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VOLUME 18 NUMBER 48
MAY 11, 2017
TOPNEWS Cinco de Mayo Fiesta Scotties celebrate Mexican culture Page 3
n Board hires HS principal
David Gilmore to take over for 2017-18 year Page 4
n Changes at the chamber
More details revealed in Thurow’s departure Page 7
n Ozarks Chorale to host concert
Concert celebrates 20 years of making music Page 9
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DISPATCH Desk May 1
10:24 a.m. — A caller advised of an incident at an area business where another male subject allegedly threatened him with a gun. An officer made contact with both parties to get statements. 10:24 a.m. — A caller reported credit card fraud theft. 5:04 p.m. — A caller advised of a suspicious vehicle behind an area hotel. Officers responded, but the vehicle was gone on arrival. 5:14 p.m. — The transit center advised they thought someone had shot out a window on one of the trolleys. After going through video footage, it was discovered to have been caused by a rock going through the window as the trolley was passing lawn care workers. 10:03 p.m. — A caller advised a male subject was walking down the middle of the road with two guitars, screaming and acting erratic. An officer checked the area but was unable to locate the subject. Maybe he was just pretending to be a rock star. 10:46 p.m. — A caller advised of a possibly inebriated male at a neighbor’s house trying to get a ride. An officer located the subject, and a towing company was called to pick up his vehicle on Main Street. May 2 1:50 a.m. — A subject was arrested for driving on a suspended driver’s license and speeding. 11:00 a.m. — The hospital requested extra patrol because of multiple break-
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ins. Information was given to officers. 8:36 p.m. — A caller advised that someone broke a glass window out of her residence. Officers responded and arrested a subject for a bench warrant out of the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office and domestic assault in the third degree. 11:33 p.m. — An officer responded to an area business to check suspicious activity. The worker had permission to be there. May 3 12:22 p.m. — A landlord advised of complaints from a tenant about the neighbor’s dog coming into her yard and running loose in the neighborhood. Information was given to the animal control officer for a follow-up. 4:04 p.m. — A caller advised of threatening text messages from an employee who was terminated that day. An officer filed a report and made contact with the former employee to advise them not to contact the caller anymore. 4:31 p.m. — A caller wanted to report damage done to two large vases outside of her business and advised the damage was caused by an employee’s boyfriend. An officer made contact with the suspect at the owner’s request and told him not to return to the property. 4:38 p.m. — Carroll County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a white vehicle driving left of center and almost causing accidents. Officers responded but were unable to locate the vehicle. See Dispatch, page 18
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Cinco de Mayo Fiesta brings rhythms of Mexico to Eureka Springs By Kelby Newcomb CCNNews@cox-internet.com
A group of Eureka Springs Elementary School Scotties brought the music of Mexico to the Middle School Gym on Friday for their Cinco de Mayo Fiesta. The students dressed in traditional outfits and performed Mexican folk dances, such as “La raspa de melon,” to celebrate the holiday and share their culture with the rest of the school. Cinco de Mayo, an annual celebration held on May 5, commemorates the Mexican Army’s unlikely victory over French forces on May 5, 1862. In the United States, the holiday has expanded over time to include the celebration of Mexican-American culture. “It’s a celebration of freedom,” said Cesar Estrada. “We celebrate it here and make it fun, and other people celebrate it in Mexico.” Jessica Herrera-Tapia said her favorite part of the Cinco de Mayo Fiesta was getting to wear the traditional outfits and sharing Mexican culture with Eureka
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These proud students get together for a photo after performing a traditional Mexican folk dance for fellow students at the Eureka Springs Elementary School’s Cinco de Mayo celebration on May 5.
Springs Schools. “It’s fun to dance and make people happy with the performance,” she said, “and they get to see how we dance in Mexico.”
Marie Tapia said she enjoyed getting to celebrate the holiday with the rest of the school at the fiesta. “Cinco de Mayo is about Mexican cul-
ture, and we’re sharing it with the other students,” she said. “We get to share in the holiday together and have fun celebrating.”
Council OKs resolution for police department grant By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com
The Eureka Springs Police Department could have a little help identifying highway safety issues in town. On Monday night, the Eureka Springs City Council approved a resolution allowing police chief Thomas Achord to apply for an Arkansas State Police STEP grant to help the department assess safety concerns. Mayor Butch Berry said the grant is for $20,000, and the city won’t have to match any funds. The idea of the grant, Berry said, is to give the police department guidance on how to reduce automobile crashes, fatalities and injuries in the city. “This is something we apply for on an almost annual basis. They use it to identify highway safety issues … to make our roads safer,” Berry said. The council unanimously voted to ap-
prove the resolution. In other business, alderwoman Kristi Kendrick asked whether or not those who obtain permits to have events on city property should follow the guidelines in Ordinance 2223, the city’s non-discrimination ordinance. Kendrick said her concern was that the Celebrate Jesus Parade is excluding certain churches from participating. Alderwoman Mickey Schneider elaborated on the parade, saying churches that accept LGBT members were excluded. “They forbid certain churches from joining them … because they were saying that wasn’t what Jesus taught,” Schneider said. City attorney Tim Weaver said the ordinance has exceptions that would allow the parade to continue as planned. “It has exceptions within its own body, so you would have to judge it by who holds the permit and whether they fit into one of the
exceptions or not,” Weaver said. “There is no clear-cut ‘Yes, all permit holders have to do this or all permit holders do not’ because of the exceptions written into the original ordinance.” Weaver said there is a difference between a public parade put on using city money and a private parade hosted by an individual or group. Kendrick asked if a parade would be considered a place of public accommodation, and Weaver said it depends on the type of parade. “It could be … a freedom of speech exhibit,” Weaver said. Berry said the exceptions in the ordinance apply to religious beliefs. “Businesses in town who have one business marrying and another business selling wedding gowns … they’re willing to sell the wedding gowns to anybody, and they have to, but they don’t have to marry everybody,”
Berry said. “That’s the difference.” Alderman Terry McClung asked if the city could dictate which groups participate in a parade. “If someone got this permit to do something specific and excluded others, and we said, ‘No, you can’t do that,’ could we not also be in violation of 2223, because we didn’t let them?” McClung said. “It’s a catch-22. I don’t get it.” Alderman David Mitchell said he could see both sides of the argument. “I can see where if it’s a private parade applied for by individuals. They’re asking to parade in the city down city streets,” Mitchell said. “I guess we’ll leave it with the city attorney and hope he’s right. It still bothers me that 2223 … we worked real hard to get that passed and took a lot of heat on it so we don’t appear to be a discriminating commuSee Council, page 18
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The Eureka Springs School Board voted at its Tuesday meeting to hire David Gilmore as the new high school principal. Gilmore is currently the principal of Berryville High School and will begin his term as the principal of Eureka Springs High School for the 2017-18 school year, contingent upon background checks. Also at the meeting, the board voted to adopt the 2017-18 Classified Salary Schedule. “We hope to be able to do the bonus again on Christmas,” said Superintendent Bryan Pruitt. “Every other year, we want to increase the base of our classified schedule just like our certified schedule,
so I will make that recommendation next year. The only real difference on this year’s schedule is that we removed our nurse because she now has a bachelor’s degree, so she is on the certified schedule.” The board voted to adopt the Board Governance and Operations policies as recommended. “We have not updated our policies since I’ve been here,” Pruitt said. “This was put out by the school board association, and the main thing I noticed they did change is if a member is absent they can call by phone or by Skype and be part of the meeting.” Board member Debbie Davis asked if board members would be able to vote on agenda items if they called into a meet-
ing. “They can vote on regular agenda items but not anything that comes out of executive session,” Pruitt said. The board voted to adopt the Special Education Assurances and Agreements for the 2017-18 school year. “Each year, we have a statement of intent that shows we follow all procedures on spending our special education funds,” said Pruitt, “and that we meet our memorandums of understanding for our special education students. We need to approve that stating we will spend that money where it’s earmarked.” The board also voted to approve a field trip to Louisville, Ky., for June 18 through 23 for the National Skills ComSee Gilmore, page 6
WCCAD continues discussing contract for ambulance service By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com
The Western Carroll County Ambulance District is still working on its contract with Eureka Springs Fire & EMS. Eureka Springs Fire & EMS received the bid in April to provide ambulance service for the Western District. The department bid to receive 85 percent of the tax dollars available to the district, which is expected to be somewhere between $280,000 and $300,000. In its bid packet, the department promised to provide two ambulances with crews on a 24-hour basis. Commission Chairman Sam Ward said May 3 he is considering how the commission should react if ESFD fails to respond to 90 percent of calls within 15 minutes. The required response time is 15 minutes, Ward said, but the commission has kept in mind how difficult it is to get from Eureka Springs to certain parts of western Carroll County in that time. Ward said the commission would have to be less lenient if
ESFD repeatedly has a longer response time. “My thoughts on a penalty would just be leverage, because I don’t think Eureka really thinks we would give the contract to somebody else if we had a problem with them,” Ward said. Commissioner Melissa Lee asked Ward what he meant by “leverage.” If ESFD responds to every call in 20 minutes, Ward said, the commission would need to do something about it. “We could say, ‘We don’t like that, and you owe us’ or ‘We don’t like that, and it’s in the contract that we can cancel the contract and presumably give it to somebody else,’ ” Ward said. Ward pointed out that the commission has few options when it comes to awarding the contract to another organization. The only other organization that fit the bill, Ward said, asked for too much money. Lee suggested reprimanding ESFD on a sliding scale if the response time isn’t up to par. Commissioner Ken Mills said he’d
like to put a complaint in writing and give it to Eureka Springs Mayor Butch Berry. “That’s what I would rather do,” Mills said. Commissioner David Carlisle said the commission needs to find some way to handle situations where ESFD fails to meet requirements in the contract. “We’re not dealing with an unknown entity. None of us, I believe, is of the opinion that we’re dealing with somebody who’s in the business of hoodwinking us or non-performance,” Carlisle said. “A failure of that sort is a failure. A failure that is a pattern means you’ve got people who cannot do what they said they could do.” Carlisle continued, “That’s what we’ve got to say in here … say what happens, and then how they are going to remediate it and then they remediate it or they don’t.” The commission’s next regular meeting is scheduled for 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, at Grassy Knob.
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Seussical, Jr.
Musical combines talents of high school, elementary school students By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com
The Eureka Springs School District is ending the year with song and dance. The Eureka Springs High School Drama Department and the Singing Scottie Choir will perform the musical Seussical, Jr. at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 25, and Friday, May 26, at the high school auditorium. Tickets cost $10 for adults, $5 for students outside of the district and are free for pre-school students and Eureka Springs students who are accompanied with an adult. The production is sponsored by First National Bank of North Arkansas. Elementary school music teacher Donesa Mann said she is working with third and fourth-grade students on the musical. Mann said the students performed their own version of the production at the elementary school’s Fine Arts Night Tuesday, May 9. “Some of them are one part in one production and another part in another one,” Mann said. She described the story of the production, saying it’s based on various works by Dr. Seuss. In the musical, Mann said, a child with a big imagination is encouraged by the Cat in the Hat to be creative. “The cat keeps giving him wild, outlandish things. As he thinks them up, they happen in the musical,” Mann said. “One of the things he thinks up is the story Horton Hears a Who.” She added, “There’s a moral lesson to it, but it’s told in such a fun and entertaining way. It’s great, because many of the students are very creative, and the plot encourages them to be even more creative.” Mann said it’s been challenging to work on the musical, saying the elementary school students haven’t had much opportunity to work with the high school students. “We just work on one song at a time, one scene at a time,” Mann said. “That’s all challenging, but it’ll come together.” The best part of the musical, Mann
said, is the way students respond to it. “I see their eyes light up, and they’re having so much fun. Sometimes, it’s hard to get them to calm down after we rehearse a song because we have so much fun,” Mann said. The musical has more music and dancing than dialogue, Mann said. “We’re performing it to entertain, and anyone that comes will be very entertained,” Mann said. “It will be a wonderful chance to see the little ones getting to perform on a bigger stage with a bigger audience and the upperclassmen.” Third-grade students Erin Manus, Evie Hatch and William Linker said they have enjoyed all the singing and dancing in the musical. “I feel pretty excited and confident,” Manus said. “I feel like I’m going to pass out,” Hatch said. “I’m nervous and excited at the same time,” Linker said. What makes the musical so special, Manus said, is everyone will be having fun on stage. Linker said he likes the story behind the musical, too. “It is a very good story, and it teaches a lesson,” Linker said. “A person is a person no matter how small.” High school seniors Heidi Kirk, D.J. Rassinier and Gabriel Hatch will be performing with their siblings in the musical. Kirk said it’s been fun working with her sister, and Rassinier said it has been a bit of a challenge working with the younger students. “It’s definitely bringing us together, because we’re having to work through all these new and different challenges,” Rassinier said. “Getting these two age groups to cooperate effectively is very challenging. If nothing else, this is a good experience for the younger children.” Freshman Sam Gay agreed. “At first, I was a little concerned, because I haven’t done a musical before and introducing little kids doing a music they’ve never done and I’ve never done See Seussical, page 21
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Eureka Springs High School drama teacher Rick Mann directs the students at a rehearsal for Seussical, Jr. last week.
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Cemetery commission bores into pine beetle problem By Kelby Newcomb CCNNews@cox-internet.com
The Eureka Springs Cemetery Commission is working on pest control plans for the trees in the cemetery. During the commission’s meeting on Wednesday, May 3, cemetery superintendent and commission chairwoman Peg Adamson said several of the trees on cemetery grounds have been infested with southern pine beetles, also known as pine borers. She said the insects bore into the trees’ bark, causing the trees to die over time. Adamson said she and assistant secretary and treasurer David Sallee had looked into purchasing medications for the trees to deal with the infestation. “David and I worked on acquiring proper medications for the trees with the pine borer problem,” she said, “but we’re having difficulty getting the license to apply these medications.” “This pest control for pine beetles is a restricted-use chemical,” Sallee said, “so you have to have a license so you can be
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debriefed on how to use it.” Adamson said she spoke to Eureka Springs Parks director Justin Huss about the issue, and he suggested the commission should look into reforestation with hardwood trees instead of treatment because of the number of infected trees on the cemetery grounds. “Once the trees are infected, they have about a year until they’re really dead,” Adamson said. She said she has begun talking to the Arkansas Forestry Commission about the pine beetle problem. “They know a lot about this and can give us advice,” she said. “They’re willing to come over here and tell us the best course of action. I think we ought to do that.” Secretary and treasurer Bob Thomas said the commission should probably arrange for a representative from the Forestry Commission to speak to Eureka Springs City Council as well. “If someone comes up and basically says the same things you guys have found out
about us needing to get rid of these trees and plant hardwoods, then I would schedule them to come to City Council and talk to them,” he said. “This is a huge thing.” Adamson agreed, saying the problem is bigger than the cemetery commission. “This is an ongoing thing, and I can speak to the Forestry Commission about it,” she said. “The seriousness of it is huge.” “We would need to have a public workshop for the citizens and go before City Council,” Thomas said. Adamson said she would speak to the Arkansas Forestry Commission and bring the new information to the cemetery commission’s next meeting. Also at the meeting, the commission reviewed the cemetery’s expenses to determine which should be paid for out of the superintendent’s fund and which should be paid for out of the commission fund. The commission also discussed upcoming plans for Memorial Day activities in the cemetery on Monday, May 29. The commission voted to hold a special workshop
at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, May 11, to finalize plans for the event. The commission also voted to provide restroom facilities on site for the event. Adamson said groundskeeper Charles Johnson suggested he knows welders who could make two donation boxes for the cemetery for about $250 to $300. “They said they could do two for the price of one, and they would have a slot for money, be water-tight, a little door with a lock on it and a base that would fit on a pole and could be bolted on,” she said. “I have not pursued it yet because of other things going on.” Thomas said placing the donation boxes around the fountain would make the most sense because visitors would pass them on their way into and out of the cemetery. The commission’s next regular meeting is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 17, at the Auditorium.
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Changes at the chamber
More details revealed in Thurow’s resignation By Samantha Jones and Scott Loftis Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com
The Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce accepted the resignation of its president and chief operations officer, Tammy Thurow, on Wednesday, April 26. Since then, the community has been buzzing about the reason for Thurow’s resignation. This week, the Citizen spoke with Thurow and chamber officials to determine what led to the resignation and whether it really was a resignation at all. Forced to resign? One of the biggest questions regarding Thurow’s resignation is whether she resigned willingly. Thurow said she had been planning to resign for quite some time, saying she had two job interviews in Northwest Arkansas before resigning from the chamber. The day she resigned, Thurow said, she had already moved most of her personal items out of her office. “I had a resignation letter prepared, and I sent it to different people in the community, so people knew I was planning on leaving,” Thurow said. “The writing was on the wall. I knew it was coming.” Cathy Handley, chairwoman of the chamber’s board of directors, said she didn’t expect Thurow to resign the day it happened. Handley said she was meeting with Thurow about a salesperson Thurow recently hired. “We sat down. The girl’s resume was on the desk. We noticed that everything was gone from Tammy’s office,” Handley said. “The desk was cleaned off. We were going, ‘That’s a little strange.’ ” Thurow said chamber officials got straight to the point during the meeting. “They said, ‘We would like you to resign.’ I said, ‘Well, as you can see, I was planning on resigning,’ ” Thurow said. “I was going to give two weeks notice, but they wanted me to go ahead and leave then.” Handley said it didn’t happen quite
like that, saying she and Thurow clashed over the salesperson Thurow wanted to hire. “She did start shouting at us, and we just weren’t going there,” Handley said. “We couldn’t even talk about what we came to talk about, and we said, ‘This isn’t a good fit’ and she had her letter of resignation. I do believe she was planning to resign.” Catherine Pappas, vice chair of the chamber board, said she didn’t know Thurow had been interviewing for another job. Pappas remembered the morning Thurow resigned, saying she wasn’t at the meeting until after Thurow had decided to leave the chamber. Pappas said she arrived just as Thurow was gathering the rest of her personal items. Thurow didn’t have very many items to take with her, Pappas said. “We were coming to the meeting that day to talk about a new employee she had hired that no one knew about,” Pappas said. “[Thurow] was ready to go. She was really ready to go. That was not our intention, but it was her intention.” Thurow said she and the chamber board agreed to say she resigned to pursue other business opportunities, saying the chamber didn’t follow through with that. Thurow said the chamber sent out a press release announcing the resignation without saying Thurow would be pursuing other business opportunities. “They kind of disparaged me, talking about my performance. That’s what was surprising,” Thurow said. “It was disappointing. I wanted to keep things on a very professional level, and it didn’t happen that way. If they had left it where we had agreed, I don’t think there would be this big uproar.” John Speed, second vice chair of the chamber board, said Thurow caused the uproar by going to local businesses to talk about the chamber the morning she resigned. “The line she used to a lot of peoSee Chamber, page 17
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Historic District Commission OKs work at 32 Vaughn By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com
The Eureka Springs Historic District Commission on Wednesday, May 3, approved a request to replace and enlarge the front porch at 32 Vaughn. The work also includes resurfacing the front walkway. The application says the historic character of the property will be retained and preserved. The porches on the front and side facades will be maintained, the application says, in their original configuration and with original materials and detailing. Also at the meeting, the commission approved new decorative fencing at 24 White St. The commission moved on to approve the consent agenda, which includes Level I applications the city preservation officer believes to be in
accordance with the design guidelines. These approvals are new fence colors at 50 Wall, a front walkway and painting the porch floor and ramp at 60A Wall, new paint colors at 26 Council and a new sign at 121 Spring. In other business, the commission gave its OK for administrative approvals, which are applications for repair and work involving no changes in materials or color. This approval is re-roofing at 287 Spring. Commissioner Dee Bright said the Eureka Springs Preservation Society will host an event featuring a talk on the city’s Doughboy sculpture at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 15, at the Grand Central Hotel at 37 North Main St. The commission’s next regular meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 17, at City Hall.
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Ozarks Chorale singers looking forward to 20th anniversary concert By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com
The Ozarks Chorale has been singing for Eureka Springs and the surrounding area for 20 years now, and its members are ready to celebrate. The chorale will perform its 20th Anniversary Homecoming Concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at the Eureka Springs City Auditorium. Conductor Beth Withey said the concert will feature pieces from past performances, truly a throwback to the chorale’s history. The chorale has had seven conductors since it began, Withey said, and will perform one piece associated with each conductor. To figure out which pieces to perform, Withey said, the chorale looked over the hundreds of pieces that have been performed over the years. Withey said the chorale performed Mozart’s Coronation Mass at Carnegie Hall years ago, saying the anniversary concert will showcase part of that mass. “We’ve pulled a piece from it. That’s really added a different kind of depth and variety to the concert,” Withey said. “The chorale likes to end with really big, passionate, uplifting numbers.” Another piece at the concert, Withey said, will give former chorale members a chance to relive their time on the chorale. She said the chorale will be performing a traditional piece near the end of the concert, where former members will be asked to sing along. “We’re going to invite them to sing with us and have a chance to enjoy that piece again,” Withey said. “We’re hoping that some of our former chorale members who may have moved will come back to this concert so we can welcome them and honor them.” Withey said the chorale will debut the first arrangement of the official state song Arkansas (You Run Deep in Me) at the concert. “It’s the first chorale arrangement ever made of the state song. I think that’s a really important as-
pect,” Withey said. Pam Jones, a founding member of the chorale, said she’s excited about performing Choose Something Like a Star. Jones said the piece combines the poetry of Robert Frost with the music of Randall Thompson. When the chorale originally performed the piece, Jones said, it was part of Frostiana: Seven Country Songs. Jones said the chorale performed all seven pieces. “It was quite an undertaking. I had never had that experience, personally, to sing every piece in Frostiana,” Jones said. “That was quite memorable.” After serving under every conductor of the chorale, Jones said she has seen the quality of musicianship rise over the years. “We have become more of a presence in the community, and that’s wonderful,” Jones said. “It is quite extraordinary. We have an amazing, amazing conductor and then our accompanist who is a composer and arranger … we love singing her music. Their professionalism spills over into the chorale. It’s a thrill.” Jones said the chorale began as a project of the Eureka Springs Opera Guild. The opera guild wanted to have a musical presence in the community, Jones said, at a time when there wasn’t much opera music in the area. “I sang once as a first soprano and once as a second soprano, and now I’m singing alto,” Jones said. “That’s how long I’ve been in it … long enough for my voice to change.” Martha Benson, president of the chorale, said she joined the chorale after moving to the area. “It was a great place for me to go make friends. I love to sing, but singing with a group of people is just a very special and magical experience,” Benson said. “Making music together is one of the most beautiful and powerful things we can do. To be a part of that is the highlight of my week.” See Concert, page 19
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Juniors heading to Boys and Girls State By Kelby Newcomb CCNNews@cox-internet.com
Carroll County students will be practicing politics this summer at Arkansas Boys State and Arkansas Girls State. According to ArkansasGirlsState. com and ArkansasBoysState.com, the programs are sponsored by the American Legion Department of Arkansas and immerse high school juniors in civics education, teaching them about the duties, privileges and participation in the functioning of their government by having them live together in mock cities and counties as self-governing citizens. Boys State will be from May 28 to June 2 at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, and Girls State will be from May 28 to June 2 at Harding University in Searcy. Linzy Wolfinbarger, Dalton Arnold, Brandon Ray, Faith Martin and Annissa Cline will be representing Eureka Springs High School at Boys and Girls State. Wolfinbarger said they heard about the program from the school counselor and thought it would be interesting to participate. “I thought it would be a good experience to have for college,” said Arnold. “I’m excited to be learning more about how the government works,” Martin said. Ray said he is excited to meet new people and hear different viewpoints while participating in the mock government. Marco Berrios, Claira Watson and Nora Waller will be representing Ber-
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Eureka Springs High School juniors (from left) Linzy Wolfinbarger, Dalton Arnold, Faith Martin and Brandon Ray will be participating as delegates at Arkansas Boys and Girls State from May 28 to June 2. Boys State will be at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, and Girls State will be at Harding University in Searcy. Not pictured is Annissa Cline, who will be attending Girls State.
ryville High School at Boys and Girls State. Watson said about 200 students will form a government and participate as citizens for a week, making laws and learning the ins and outs of the law process. “I think it will be neat to see how my role as a citizen plays because we all participate,” she said. “The program gives you an inside look at what a democracy is.” Waller said the students will be divided into different counties and can run for different offices, including governor.
Group photo at Bridge of Love art installation slated for May 14
Everyone is invited to join in the group photo on the Bridge of Love at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 14, before John Two-Hawks’ Mother’s Day Hidden Medicine Concert, scheduled for 2 p.m. at The Eureka Springs City Auditorium. The Bridge of Love is a pedestrian crossing over Spring
“One girl will actually get to be the governor of Arkansas,” she said. “The candidates will give speeches, and we’ll get to vote like in a real election. We actually get to go to the Capitol one day, too.” Berrios said it will be interesting to run a mock government with a group of students. “You’re going to be with this group of people where some think a lot like you, and some are the exact opposite,” he said. “It’s really going to open us up to new and different ideas, especially when it comes to political aspects.”
and Main streets in downtown Eureka Springs. Bring your own fresh flowers or buy some from Clear Spring School on the bridge from Saturday, May 13, to Sunday, May 14. The proceeds will help the school raise funds for its beekeeping project.
Berrios continued, “I have a strong interest in political science, and this program gives us the chance to really live out those dreams of ‘what if you run for public office?’ You never know. It may happen one day.” Felipe Diaz, Elber Lopez, Vanessa Perez, Cheyenne Zimmerman, Gabriella Salazar and Trinity Tegley will be representing Green Forest High School at Boys and Girls State. Diaz said the program is about learning how the government works from the local level all the way up to the federal level. “It’s just something that’s good for everyone to know, even if you’re not going to go into politics,” he said. “It’s about learning how you can contribute to society and influence changes in your community.” Tegley said she is excited for the program because it gives students the chance to experience something new and different. “It’s something you don’t normally get offered in high school,” she said. “I’m excited to be trying something new, branching out and learning new things.” Zimmerman said she is interested in seeing what the daily lives of people in politics are like. “We’ll be getting out of Green Forest and getting to hang out where they hang out and experience what they experience,” she said. “I think we will learn a lot from this experience.” The students will leave for Arkansas Boys and Girls State on Sunday, May 28.
Celebrate Jesus Parade and Concert scheduled for May 26-27
The Western Carroll County Ministerial Association invites all Christians to join in the fifth annual Celebrate Jesus Parade and Concert. There will be Christian music in Basin Spring Park from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, May 26, and the
music will continue to play from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 27. The parade will roll through downtown at 2 p.m., followed by music and a drama. For more information, call Dale and Laura Nichols at 479253-8925.
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Top of their class
Valedictorians and salutatorians reflect on high school careers By Kelby Newcomb CCNNews@cox-internet.com
The valedictorians and salutatorians have been announced for Carroll County schools. Eureka Springs Azziah Brothers and Sarah Vaughan are the valedictorian and salutatorian of the Eureka Springs High School Class of 2017. Vaughan said it is a great honor to be the salutatorian. “It’s taken a lot of hard work, but it was worth it,” she said. Brothers said it feels pretty amazing to be announced as the valedictorian. “It’s good to know all my hard work is being shown and people know how much hard work it’s been the past few years,” she said. Brothers said she will be attending Arkansas Tech University in Russellville next year and plans to major in nursing. She said her goal is to eventually be a nurse practitioner. Vaughan said she will be attending the University of Central Arkansas in Conway and will be in the school’s Schedler Honors College. She said she plans to major in health science with the goal of becoming a physical therapist after she graduates. Brothers said she will miss all of the community support students receive in Eureka Springs. “The community is always involved and always there to support you and tell you how good you are and to push through,” she said. “I think I will definitely miss my friends the most,” Vaughan said. As salutatorian, she said she will be working on the “Remember When” speech for graduation. “It’s a collaborative speech where the whole class talks about memories from high school that really stand out to us,” she said. Brothers said she plans to focus on how the senior class’s adventure is just beginning for her valedictorian speech. “Right now, I think I might talk about
how our adventure is not done yet,” she said. “It’s just the beginning, so we should not get so down about leaving our families and our school. There is so much more to come.” Berryville Mary Michael Hudgens and Jeanessa Smith are the valedictorian and salutatorian of the Berryville High School Class of 2017. Hudgens said it is a proud accomplishment to be the valedictorian. “It’s a good feeling and a nice end to my high school career,” she said. Smith agreed, saying being salutatorian makes all the hard work she put into her classes worth it. “Going into my junior year, I kind of knew I was on track to be salutatorian,” she said. “I was really glad because it makes it all worth it at the end of the year because it’s tough trying to keep your grades up throughout all four years.” Hudgens said she will be attending the University of Dallas in Texas next year and plans to major in history with a concentration in law. Smith said she will be attending Arkansas Tech University in Russellville next year and will be in the honors college. She said she plans to major in economics and finance. They said it will be an interesting transition from the small-town atmosphere of Berryville High School to bigger universities and cities. “I think one thing that will be really different is this school is so small. I know everybody here, and everybody knows me,” Smith said. “You can go anywhere in this town and know people. Going off to another town, that will be different.” “The school I’m going to is still pretty small, so I feel like it will still have the same aspect of Berryville High School,” Hudgens said. “But I’m moving to Dallas, so living in a different city will be a challenge. I’m really excited about it, too.” She said she is most excited about focusing on her areas of interest for college. “I’m excited to be studying stuff I’m See Students, page 26
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Azziah Brothers (left) and Sarah Vaughan are the valedictorian and salutatorian for the Eureka Springs High School Class of 2017. They will be giving speeches at graduation at 6 p.m. Friday, May 19, in the high school auditorium.
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Artists honored
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Callista Audet, left, and Hayden Nance recently placed in the Youth Advisory Council’s art exhibition charity auction. Nance took first place for a colored pencil portrait, and Audet won second place for a pen drawing.
Eureka Springs High School Rotary Interact president Heidi Kirk presents a $1,250 check to Eureka Springs Rotary Club president Jayme Creek. The check will be used for Samaritan’s Feet, an organization that provides shoes for families in need. The shoe giveaway will take place at the beginning of the school year. Rotary Interact also agreed to donate $300 to Good Shepherd Humane Society and $200 to Flint Street Fellowship.
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High School seniors, dictionaries for third-grade students in area schools and grants to other local organizations. Tickets cost $9 per person and may be obtained from Rotary members, the Holiday Island branch of Cornerstone Bank and at the event.
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At the regular meeting of the Holiday Island Rotary Club at 8:30 a.m. Friday, May 12, Don Naas will present a program about the history of Holiday Island. The club meets at the Holiday Island Elks Club. The public is invited.
Grandview Bridge on Highway 143. Bring your boat and a sack lunch. The cleanup will be followed by a cookout, with live
music and door prizes. For more information, go to KingsRiverWatershed.org or call Ray at 870-654-4134.
GSHS to host annual membership meeting May 24
The annual membership meeting of Good Shepherd Humane Society will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, in the Woods Room of the Inn of the Ozarks in Eureka Springs. All members are asked to attend to vote on some changes and new directors.
Holiday Island Singers to perform May 19 and 21
The Holiday Island Singers will present “Why We Sing” in concert at 7 p.m. Friday, May 19, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 21, at the Holiday Island Clubhouse Ballroom.
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ArtRageous Parade
Photos by David Bell
Downtown Eureka Springs was filled with art on Saturday, May 6, when the annual ArtRageous Parade rolled down Spring Street.
Wendi La Fey creates some buzz at the parade in her crochet outfit.
Flowers are popular decor at the parade.
These parade participants are drumming up excitement on their float. This masked woman knows how it feels to be in an animal’s skin.
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Seussical rehearsal
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The Eureka Springs High School Drama Department is getting ready to perform Seussical: The Musical on Thursday, May 25, and Friday, May 26. The musical is a collaborating between high school and elementary school students. Here, the students rehearse some of the songs and dances from the production.
The students work on one of the dances from the musical. Junior Rachel Adams, second from Junior Rachel Adams is caught mid-song. right, has helped choreograph all the movement.
Senior D.J. Rassinier gives a passionate perfor- Senior Savannah Haney leans in to another cast mance. member.
Senior Gabriel Hatch sings with one of the musical’s younger performers.
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Special speaker Local artist and native Eurekan Randy Woodward speaks at the Eureka Springs Rotary Club’s regular meeting Thursday, May 4. Woodward talked about his project at the corner store on Spring Street and shared his long history of art in Eureka. His art project, Woodward said, gives visitors something to make and take of their own.
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ple was she got kicked off the island. That was a suggestion that she wasn’t leaving for the reasons she said,” Speed said. “I feel and felt at the time as if we were being quite delicate and generous in the way we said what we said.” He added, “Mixed messages are being sent, and that’s not by us. I think that’s by Tammy. She asked that we say one thing, but then she immediately goes to people in town and tells them she’s been kicked off the island, that we have let her go. That is just not the way this happened.” Mayor’s involvement In the weeks after her resignation, Thurow said she has received support from members of the community and the chamber. One of these supporters is Eureka Springs Mayor Butch Berry. Berry sent an email to the chamber’s board on May 4 saying he was displeased to see Thurow go. “I am very disappointed in the removal (however, you all want to frame it) of Tammy Thurow,” Berry says in the email. “Tammy …has been a breath of fresh air in helping with and working with the city. This is the first time since I can remember that the Chamber of Commerce and the CAPC have worked so closely together to accomplish as much as has been done.” In the email, Berry says Thurow was in the process of helping make downtown Eureka Springs wireless and was an integral member of the Mayor’s Task Force on Economic Development. “She has provided me with more leads and contacts for economic development (we are talking about besides Tourism) than any Chamber member,” Berry writes. “The bell cannot be unrung, but it sure appears like the Chamber keeps self-exploding. I love this city, but I keep wondering how long we will allow personalities to get before principals.” Thurow said she enjoyed working with Berry on the economic task force, saying the work she did there may not have been obvious to the chamber. “The thing about economic develop-
ment is it’s really a quiet process, because when you’re dealing with someone, you’ve got to be quiet,” Thurow said. “It is confidential for many reasons. It really is a quiet procedure.” Thurow said she helped bring a company near Eureka Springs, providing more jobs in the area. Berry said the way Thurow worked on economic development helped the city. “If [the chamber wants] to pursue economic development, I thought she was doing a good job in that aspect,” Berry said. “I think [the chamber] should be in economic development and in serving the community. Their community is hospitality.” Berry acknowledged those who have said he shouldn’t have spoken out about Thurow’s resignation but said he stands by what he wrote in the email. “Somebody said I shouldn’t have said that …that, as mayor, I should stick to my own business of running the city,” Berry said. “Well, Tammy was one of the volunteers we use to help the economic task force, and I think she was a benefit to the city. I think she brought a lot of new energy to the city, and she was developing the chamber in a positive manner.” Thurow said she may have clashed personally with the chamber’s executive committee, as Berry wrote in the email, “Maybe there were personality conflicts. I’m a strong woman, and I stick by what I believe is right and know to do,” Thurow said. “I loved my job. I loved making those connections, and I was passionate about it. I really was.” Pappas said she considers Thurow to be well-liked in Eureka Springs. “I really feel that people like Tammy here. We never not liked her,” Pappas said. “I mean, we felt she was trying. We felt she was going out and doing what she could.” ‘Constantly challenged’ When she looks back on her time at the chamber, Thurow said she’s proud of what she accomplished. She said she implemented new software to help the chamber keep up with its members better, as well as several other programs adding new benefits for members.
“I was just trying to make things a little more relevant. They were a little behind the times. I brought them into the 21st century,” Thurow said. “I built a lot of relationships, because the chamber in the community was very hurt from the past. I got out there and visited with people and talked to them and found out what their needs were.” It was difficult to do her job fully, Thurow said, because the chamber’s executive committee changed the rules regularly. “One week, it’s this. This week, you’re not allowed to hire anyone without permission,” Thurow said. “It was just constant challenges. They constantly challenged my performance.” Handley said the chamber held Thurow accountable for the people she hired. “We gave her authority to hire her staff. Let’s be fair about this. We did,” Handley said. “But this particular person … she was told not to hire a salesperson because we do not have the money. I don’t know how much more plain you can get, and she went right there and did it.” Pappas said the chamber pays employees using the money from its members. Because of this, Pappas said, it’s important that the money is spent properly. “We’re all professional here, and we all have budgets to work with. When we spend other people’s money, especially money of our members, we have to be very careful where that money goes,” Pappas said, saying she spoke with Thurow about budget constraints. “The several people she hired … she never asked, and it’s not that we were micromanaging her, but we do have to micromanage that money.” Handley said the executive committee can’t constantly change the rules, because the board meets once a month. “Nothing that is changed or redone is ever done until the entire board is aware of it and we discuss it,” Handley said. “A lot of it is financially driven. If we’re doing things and it’s working and it’s a positive thing, we keep doing it. If it isn’t, like any business, you re-
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adjust.” Pappas said she thinks it’s harsh for Thurow to say the executive committee challenged her performance. “Any person in that position is going to be asked what they are doing to gain strength within the chamber, so challenging the performance could be turned around basically to saying, ‘What did you do today?’ or ‘Who did you talk to today?’ or ‘What new members do you have?’ ” Pappas said. “It wasn’t a challenge by any means. It was just really asking what her plan was.” What’s next? Moving forward, Thurow said she is looking for a job in Northwest Arkansas. Thurow said she will miss working in Eureka Springs, especially with some of the chamber’s members. “Through all this, I have found out I have a lot of support. I’ve had a lot of members contact me,” Thurow said. “I’m glad, and I hope everyone will continue to work together and figure it all out.” She added, “What they need to do is figure it all out and make it work and challenge the chamber. You should challenge your chamber to do better all the time. The best way to be involved is to participate.” Pappas said the chamber is stronger than it’s been in a long time, saying that’s because of the people who serve on the board and all the members of the chamber. “We have some very intelligent people who sit on this board. They’re focused on making sure things are done properly and the right way,” Pappas said. Speed said the chamber has nothing to hide from the community. “Our meetings are open. Our minutes are public. We have total transparency about everything that has happened and transpired,” Speed said. “I don’t think we have anything to hide.” And when it comes to Thurow? “We wish her well,” Speed said. “We do wish her well,” Handley said. “We hope she finds a job and has a great life. We just really want to move forward.”
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7:07 p.m. — Carroll County Sheriff’s Office got a 911 hangup from a cell phone near area cottages. Officers responded to the area and made contact with the owner of the cottages, but no one had a cell phone number matching the dropped call. 8:04 p.m. — A caller reported a dog had been hit in front of an area restaurant and advised people were trying to help the dog and disrupting traffic. An officer responded and assisted. May 4
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nity, and we turn around and discriminate. That’s just odd.” If the council wants to control the content of parades, Weaver asked, that would apply to all parades. “What are we going to do when the VWs
12:57 a.m. — A caller advised of a tree down that had hit a power line. The electric company was notified, and the fire department was toned. 7:55 a.m. — A caller advised of a female standing in front of an area business yelling and flailing her arms around. Officers made contact with the subject. She was sober and in control of herself at that time. 5:15 p.m. — Carroll County Sheriff’s Office advised it received a report from Benton County wanting a welfare check after a report of a disturbance at Gateway. An officer waited west of the city limits and advised he never saw the
vehicle. 10:48 p.m. — A caller at an area business advised of a suspicious vehicle parked in front of another business for a few days. An officer located the vehicle but advised it was parked fine. May 5 1:19 a.m. — An officer responded to Dawson Road for a tree across the road. Public works responded and advised they would clear the tree sometime in the morning. Closure signs were put up. 6:50 a.m. — An officer responded to a welfare concern for a teacher at school. 10:11 a.m. — Central dispatch ad-
vised of a 911 open line. Officers made contact at the residence. Everything was fine. 11:51 a.m. — A caller reported threats made by a former employee and requested to speak to an officer. An officer made contact and took down the information. 2:22 p.m. — A caller advised of loud music from neighbors over the previous two days. An officer made contact at the residence and advised them to turn the music down. The resident complied with requests and was advised that citations would be issued for further complaints.
want to put their parade through town and every other kind of car wants to join in?” Weaver said. “Are we going to force the VW club to add them?” Kendrick said she wasn’t suggesting that the council regulate the content of the parade. “I am more concerned with discrimination. There is lots of discrimination that is
valid and is not excluded by this ordinance,” Kendrick said. “What is excluded by this ordinance is discrimination based on the classes listed in that ordinance, one of which is religion.” She continued, “That is my concern. I am not talking about the content of the parade, only that they are excluding people from the parade.” Schneider said the ordinance means people can’t discriminate at all. “The big problem with discrimination is that they can’t be non-discriminatory and fight for non-discrimination and turn around and do it themselves,” Schneider said. “They were fighting not to discriminate against gays and lesbians, but they were fighting against allowing motorcycles. That’s discrimination. You can’t do one and then turn around when it suits your need and do another.” Alderwoman Peg Adamson said cars and people aren’t the same thing. “I don’t see the commonality between gay people and motorcycles. It’s not the same,” Adamson said. She continued, saying the organizers of the parade are showing who they are by forbidding some churches from participating. “They’re just really showing their stuff. They’re showing what they really believe in town, and it shows me as a spectator that, ‘Oh, they’re not really very inclusive,’ ” Adamson said. “I kind of just might stay away. I’m just saying there is discrimination and they’re showing their stuff, and it’s part of free speech. I think they’re allowed to do it, because it’s the United States.” What it boils down to, Mitchell said, is
whether or not the city wants to get involved with what private businesses are doing. Berry said he believes the city should stay out of it. “I think people can look and see the groups who are doing the parade and then they can see … I think it’s just very ironic, and I think the citizens can see that for themselves without us doing anything,” Berry said. “It is their religious belief. That is their right.” The council moved on to discuss potential locations for all city meetings. Adamson said the meetings need to relocate to a place that is ADA-accessible, saying a local resident suggested a plan to build a metal building on an empty lot where meetings can be held. Berry said it would cost the city around $150,000 to construct the building, assuming water and sewer is available on the site. Kendrick said there are other alternatives available, and Berry said one of these alternatives is the Eureka Springs Community Center. Berry said he received a proposal from the community center foundation offering the site to the city for $20,000 for the first three years. Those funds would pay for the renovations on the site, Berry said. After the first three years, he said, the city would pay $1,500 a month to hold all city meetings there. Adamson proposed that the council have a site visit at the community center, and Mitchell moved to do so. The council agreed to have the site visit at 4:30 p.m. before its next regular meeting. The council’s next regular meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, May 22, at City Hall.
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Annual Membership Meeting Of The Good shepherd Humane Society will be held 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, 2017 The Woods Room of Inn of the Ozarks Eureka Springs, AR (room is right off the main foyer of the Convention Center)
We ask that all members attend for quorum to be met to vote on the following: 1) Proposed Amendments to the bylaws of Good Shepherd Humane Society A) Terms of Office – Directors (page 5) Instead of the staggered 1, 2, and 3-year designations that require “positions” and “slots”, which have become convoluted and outdated, we propose all directors’ terms to be one (1) year with a maximum of five (5) years with renewals of their terms at the yearly anniversary of their term. B) Amendment of bylaws (page 18) Currently states that any meeting to amend bylaws “. . . shall be announced and notice published no less than sixty (60) days prior to such meeting . . .” We propose that a thirty (30) day advance notice (such as a letter like this one) is sufficient. C) Qualifications of Members (page 19) Currently states “the qualifications for membership in this corporation are as follows: and person interested in the objectives for which the Society was incorporated and expressing a desire to support the organization’s programs . . . may, upon application and payment of dues, become a member of the society.” We propose adding “acceptance” after application. D) Fees and Dues (page 20) Currently states “All fees and dues shall be payable on the 1st day of May of each year and annual memberships shall expire April 31st of each calendar year.” We find it would be far more logistically practical and fair to those joining at other times of the year, to change this to “All fees and dues shall be payable on the
one (1) year anniversary of the date of their payment, and their membership will extend one (1) year from that day of payment.” E) Notice of Meetings (page 22) This section describes methods to advise you all of meetings and includes in person, by mail, by telephone, and by “facsimile machine”. We propose adding email to that list. And, we would like to ask you all to include your email address when you renew your membership, if you have one. This would save the organization hundreds of dollars a year! F) Quorum (page 23) Currently it calls for twenty percent (20%) of the voting members to be in attendance at any meeting to allow it to continue and for voting to be allowed. We propose that it be changed to ten percent (10%), which is much more attainable. G) Voting Rights (page 23) We propose to clarify the number of votes per each type of membership as follows: • Individual Membership = one (1) vote • Family Membership = two (2) votes • Business Membership = one (1) vote • Lifetime Membership = one (1) vote 2) List of Nominated Directors to Add/Renew to the board A) Hallie Roberts B) Jeff Burdsall (renewal) (All other board members’ renewals will be reviewed on their anniversary with the board.)
Again, we ask that all members attend so that we can vote on changes. Thank you!
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Humane society, church to hold rabies clinic, blessing of animals Saturday
By Samantha Jones
Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com
Good Shepherd Humane Society and First United Methodist Church of Eureka Springs are working together to help the animals of Carroll County. Good Shepherd will host a rabies clinic from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at the church on Highway 23 South in Eureka Springs. Several services will be offered, including a oneyear rabies vaccine for $10, a three-year rabies vaccine for $15, a feline distemper vaccine for $15, a bordatella shot for $15 and microchips for $25. Board president Jay Fusaro said the shelter hosts three rabies clinics a year. What makes this one special, Fusaro said, is that it will feature the Blessing of the Animals. Fusaro said he attends First United Methodist Church and was approached by member Peggy Way about having a Blessing of the Animals at the church. “We’ll have a little miniature service. We’re going to have chairs set up in the
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Withey said the chorale is the first community chorus she’s worked with. She has worked with college students and other academic music programs, Withey said, but there’s something special about conducting a community chorale.
parking lot after that, and the people with their pets are going to be directed to three tables,” Way said. “We’re going to have three people at each station, and they’re going to put [the pet’s] paw on an ink pad and put their paw prints on the bulletin in the program we’ll have that week.” Way said the event is a great opportunity for the church to work with the animal shelter. “We’re blessed in that our church has the facility where we can actually host something like this,” Way said. The rabies clinic will be held inside the church, she said, and other events will take place outside. If the weather is bad, Way said, everything will be moved inside. Shelter manger Sandra Mittler said she is happy to work with the church on the event. “It’s very nice. We were pleased to be asked, and I think we’re going to have a big crowd,” Mittler said. “I think it’s really going to add to the appeal. It’s more than just a clinic. It’s an event now.”
Fusaro agreed. “We’re glad the church has been so receptive. We think it’s great exposure for Good Shepherd and allows us to provide low-cost services for the community,” Fusaro said. Mittler said the rabies clinic is one of the most important community outreach programs the shelter has. “It’s an opportunity for people to get affordable shots,” Mittler said. Along with the shots and microchips, Mittler said the clinic will offer nail clipping for dogs. “Dog nails need to be cut. It’s really uncomfortable for them if it gets too long, and it can be a problem,” Mittler said. “We’re happy to have that the clinic this year.” The money raised at the event, Mittler said, will be used for general operating expenses at the shelter. “It will go toward keeping our doors open and keeping us going,” Mittler said. “It’s going to be for our general uses, everything we do every day …
utilities, food and cleaning supplies. You name it, and it’ll go to the animals.” Fusaro thanked everyone who is helping with the event, including Dr. John Muller and Arvest Bank. Fusaro said Arvest Bank is letting the Good Shepherd use a grill at the event, making it possible to offer hot dogs for those who attend. Fusaro said he’s excited to see how the event comes together at the church. “I think it’s just terrific to work with First United Methodist. We’re very fortunate to have that teamwork,” Fusaro said. It takes quite a bit of money to run the shelter, Fusaro said. “We take care of 80 animals at any one time, where the average stay is about six weeks and the average cost per stay is about $400,” Fusaro said. “The proceeds we get form these events help go toward that.” For more information, call 479-2539188.
“We come together because we love making great music and turning it into art. It’s really a labor of love for all of us,” Withey said. “We draw people who love to sing from all over the region. We have a lot of Eureka folks here, but we have people who have come from Berryville and, in the past, Green Forest.” She added, “We have people from Bel-
la Vista and, of course, Holiday Island. We’re very supportive of each other. We’re kind of like our own little musical support group. It’s sort of a family atmosphere, except we’re also very professional about making really high-quality music.” The anniversary concert is open to everyone, Withey said, and she hopes many people in the community attend.
“It’s going to be exciting. It’s going to be a really uplifting, upbeat concert,” Withey said. “The music is both fun and sort of intense. We just expect to have a lot of fun and to enjoy making music together.” Tickets to the concert cost $10 and are available from a member of the chorale or at the door on the night of the concert.
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CALENDAR of events Send calendar entries to Kelby Newcomb at CCNNews@cox-internet.com. The calendar is reserved for events sponsored by non-profit entities, benefits for non-profits and free events. First priority will be given to organizations providing a public service, such as rural fire departments, schools, churches, hospital auxiliaries and services for senior citizens or veterans. Submissions should be timely. Calendar listings should not be more than 30 days in advance of the event. The calendar is sometimes edited to fit the available space in the print edition. See the full calendar online at www.LovelyCitizen.com.
May 11: Carroll County Retired Teachers
The Carroll County Retired Teachers will hold their monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 11, at the United Methodist Church in Berryville. There will be a potluck dinner, and the speaker will be Olivia Foster from the Carroll County Extension Office. She will be speaking on the Japanese Beetle. All retired teachers are welcome.
May 12: New Bible Study
Frank Wicks will begin a new Bible Study at 10 a.m. Friday, May 12, at the Holiday Island Community Church at 188 Stateliness Drive in the lower level of the fellowship hall. The Bible Study will be on the book of Jeremiah. The study will be held at 10 a.m. each Friday in May and run for approximately one hour. Everyone is welcome.
May 12: HI Rotary Club
Don Naas will present a program, including pictures, about the history of Holiday Island at the regular meeting of the Holiday Island Rotary Club at 8:30 a.m. Friday, May 12, at the Holiday Island Elks Club.
May 12 and 13: Seussical, Jr.
The Eureka Springs Tableaux and the Eureka Springs Elementary Singing Scotties will perform “Seussical, Jr.” at 7 p.m. Friday, May 12, and Saturday, May 13, in the Eureka Springs High School Auditorium. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. Eureka Springs School District students and all pre-school children are admitted for free. All tickets will be sold at the door and are good for both nights thanks to the support of First National Bank of North Arkansas, which funded the production. Donesa and Rick Mann directed, designed and produced the show, with costume design and properties by Davina Lockhart and Jenni Hatch. For more information, contact Donesa Mann at 870-480-6464.
May 13: Ozarks Chorale 20th Anniversary Concert
The Ozarks Chorale will hold its 20th anniversary “Homecoming Concert” at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 13, at the Auditorium in Eureka Springs. The chorale is celebrating the years of exuberant and excellent singing its members have brought audiences by selecting pieces from the music archives of each of the directors’ tenures. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased from chorale members or at the box office the night of the concert. Children and students get in free.
May 14: EUUF Service
Local medium, teacher and past life repressionist Judith Ulch will speak on pastlife traumas and present-life issues at the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 14, at 17 Elk St.
May 15: Documentary on Border Wall
Indivisible Eureka Springs is offering a free showing of a 90-minute documentary on the United States and Mexico border wall at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 15, at the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 17 Elk St. The film offers insight on the current border wall and the often deadly results of a failed border policy.
May 15: Metafizzies Meeting
The Eureka Springs Metaphysical Society (Metafizzies) meeting will feature Dr. Stephen Foster continuing his discussion on metaphysical interpretation of the New Testament at 7 p.m. Monday, May 15, at the Heart of Many Ways at 68 Mountain St. in Eureka Springs. All are welcome.
May 17: Jam Session
A community song circle and jam session will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 17, at the Friends meeting room of the Carnegie Library Annex.
Instrument players, both acoustic and electric, and singers are invited to join an evening of music. For more information, contact Elby at ElbyMan1@gmail.com or at 914-584-2145.
St. in Eureka Springs. The class registration fee is $10 per person. Attendees can register either at the door or by calling Nolan at 479253-4968.
May 19 and 21: Holiday Island Singers
Rabbi Rob Lennik returns to inspire, educate and share his wisdom at the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 21, at 17 Elk St.
The Holiday Island Singers will present “Why We Sing” in concert at 7 p.m. Friday, May 19, and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 21, at the Holiday Island Clubhouse Ballroom.
May 21: EUUF Service
May 23: HI Fire Department Luncheon
An AARP Safe Driving Class will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 20, at the Holiday Island Fire Department. The registration fee is $15 for AARP members and $20 for non-members. For more information, call Sonny Carter at 479-253-2853.
The Holiday Island Fire Department Auxiliary will hold its luncheon and business meeting at noon Tuesday, May 23, at the Clubhouse ballroom at 1 Country Club Drive. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. for social visiting. The cost is $8 for lunch and $12 for dues. Reservations must be made by Friday, May 19. To make reservations or for more information, call Drendon Higcon at 479-363-8125.
May 20: IPFD Barbecue
May 24: Health Fair
May 20: AARP Safe Driving Class
The Inspiration Point Fire Department Auxiliary will host its sixth annual Firehouse Barbecue from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 20, at Station 1, located six miles west of Eureka Springs in Highway 62. Come enjoy a home cooked meal of a pulled pork sandwich or chicken, baked beans, potato salad, iced tea and a cookie for $8. Take-out is available. The meat is prepared and barbecued by IPFD Assistant Chief Austin Kennedy, who has been the cook since the beginning of the event. Proceeds will go toward a down payment on a brush truck/quick attack engine suitable for navigating some of the narrow and steep roads in the district.
May 20: Wild Edibles 101
Master gardener LouAnn Nolan will teach Wild Edibles 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Foraging from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 20, at Flora Roja Community Acupuncture and Apothecary at 119 Wall
The Carroll County Senior Activity and Wellness Center will hold the 24th annual National Senior Health and Fitness Day from 9:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday, May 24, at 202 W. Madison Ave. in Berryville. There will be goodie bags, health booths and door prizes. Come out and join the senior center in promoting senior health. Everyone is welcome.
May 27: Party in the Park
The Holiday Island Rotary Club will host Party in the Park from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 27, at Memorial Park in Holiday Island. A memorial salute and meal will be held at 5 p.m. There will be music by The Lost Bridge Trio, door prizes and a 50/50 drawing. Tickets are available from Rotary members, Cornerstone Bank and at the Memorial Park Shelter House. In the event of bad weather, the event will be held at the Elks Lodge. For more information, call 479-244-9595.
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Monday, May 15 Breakfast: French toast sticks and mozzarella string cheese, Mandarin oranges, juice and milk or bowl of cereal and strawberry banana yogurt Lunch: Pizza cheese crunchers with marinara, broccoli bites, applesauce cup, Craisins, juice and milk Tuesday, May 16 Breakfast: Egg, cheese and bacon breakfast boat, Craisins, juice and milk or mini chocolate or powdered doughnuts Lunch: Homemade macaroni and cheese with popcorn chicken, green
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LOOKING BACK beans, black-eyed pea salad, pineapple tidbits, juice and milk Wednesday, May 17 Breakfast: Mini pancakes, fruit, juice and milk or whole grain strawberry PopTarts Lunch: Homemade meatloaf and whole wheat roll, mashed potatoes, green beans, diced peaches, juice and milk Thursday, May 18 Breakfast: Manager’s choice Lunch: Manager’s choice Friday, May 19 Breakfast: Manager’s choice Lunch: Manager’s choice
Senior Center Menu The Carroll County Senior Activity and Wellness Center is located at 202 W. Madison Ave. in Berryville. Lunch is served weekdays at noon. Monday, May 15 Chicken tenders, cream gravy, herbed corn, steamed cabbage, peaches and wheat roll Tuesday, May 16 Roasted pork loin, broccoli and cheese, carrot and raisin salad, fruit cocktail cake and
wheat bread Wednesday, May 17 Chicken salad, stuffed tomato, potato salad, fresh fruit and oatmeal cookie Thursday, May 18 Smothered hamburger, mashed potatoes, glazed carrots, cornbread, melon, cake and ice cream Friday, May 19 Seasoned chicken, fluffy rice, green beans, cucumber salad, bread and lemon square
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the day,” Rassinier said. “We always look forward to it, not so much rehearsing for a show, but just the camaraderie that comes with putting on a production. That’s what makes it all worth it.” “It’s been my favorite part of high school,” Kirk said. Larson agreed. “It’s been the best part of the day for three years now, and it’s going to be something I’m going to miss a lot,” Larson said. The students encouraged everyone to come see the musical. “It’s going to be a fun play. It’s not just our drama program you’re supporting but the future drama program as well,” Larson said. “It’s building the future of the drama program.” “It’s a really fun play,” Adams said. “It’s going to be a lot of bright colors, a lot of big choreography … and it’s mostly music, so I think it’s going to be a real crowd pleaser.”
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…I was a little worried,” Gay said. “But right now, I feel confident.” Junior Rachel Adams, who is doing the choreography for the musical, said she’s been working with hypothetical children until all the elementary school students can come to rehearsals. “You leave spots for them, and you kind of have to work around how much they’re able to do versus what you’re able to do and see what level they’re at versus what level you’re at,” Adams said. For Rassinier, Kirk and Larson, the musical is the last time they’ll get to be on stage with the drama program. The three students have been familiar faces at the drama department’s productions over the past four years. “No matter what production we do, drama is still, in our opinion, the best hour of
Photo courtesy of Eureka Springs Historical Museum
The Beaver Bridge, which has been the subject of much conversation recently, is the focus of this week’s Looking Back. Predating the settlement of Eureka Springs by almost 25 years, the town of Beaver was settled in the same year as Arkansas became a state, 1836. A pioneering gentleman known as Mr. Rector built a cedar cabin on the north shore of the White River opposite what area residents called, ‘The Narrows.’ The founder of Beaver, Wilson A. Beaver, moved into the area in 1851 at the age of 20 and in 1855 settled on the “Rector Place,” establishing a village that now bears his name. The 1850s saw many folks migrating west and many settling the area so Wilson A. Beaver, who later took the title of Squire Beaver, saw an opportunity and established the first ferry crossing on the upper White River. In the early days, the village was known as Beaver Ferry. The name was shortened to Beaver after Squire Beaver persuaded President James Buchanan to establish a federal post office for the village during the late 1850s. Squire Beaver’s ferry was operated in the same location as the current Beaver Bridge that spans the White River channel on upper Table Rock Lake. Beaver’s Ferry continued operating for many years as the only method for crossing the sometimes wild upper White River. It was operated by several people, including Mark Swope, another prominent Beaver resident. In 1901, Mr. Swope built the original limestone inn in Beaver, which currently stands in it same location. Transportation progress eventually caught up with the ferry, and it was replaced in 1924-1926 with a toll bridge. Folks wanting access to the Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad line running through Beaver, the popularity of “The Narrows” with tourists, and the growing number of automobiles hastened the construction of a new toll bridge for early traffic. High waters on the upper White River soon washed out the toll bridge and in 1943, its replacement, a second bridge, was also washed out. So with an advanced new design, the third and current bridge was completed in 1949. The Beaver Bridge was placed on the list of National Register of Historic Places on April 9, 1990.
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• Grub & Pub Club 169, 479-2537122: Sunday Funday w/ Sunday Specials • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): Happy Hour, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.: Texas Hold’em, 7 p.m. • New Delhi Cafe, 2 N. Main,479253-2525: Whiskey Menders, noon to 4 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Den, 479-363-6444: Richard Burnett, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. • The Aud, 36 S. Main, 479-2537333: John Two-Hawks Mother’s Day Concert, 2 p.m. MONDAY, MAY 15 • Brews, 479-244-0878: Open Mic Under 21, 6:30 p.m. • Chelsea’s: SprUngbilly, 9 p.m. • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): Happy Hour, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. • Oscar’s, 17 White St., 479-9811436: Buffalo Gals, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. TUESDAY, MAY 16 • Cathouse, 479-363-9976: Los Roscoes, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. • Chelsea’s: Open Mic, 8 p.m. • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): Game Night: Happy Hour, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.: Texas Hold’em and Pool Tournament, 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY, MAY 17 • Brews, 479-244-0878: Open Mic, 7 p.m. • Cathouse, 479-363-9976: Jimmy Wayne Garrett, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. • Eureka Live, 479-253-7020: Retro Rockin’ w/ DJ’s Rocky & Dave, 9 p.m. to close • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): Happy Hour, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Den, 479-363-6444: Karaoke w/ Stan, 8 p.m. to midnight.
Democratic Party of Carroll County to meet June 5
The Democratic Party of Carroll County will hold a membership meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 5, at the Cattlemen’s Restaurant in Green Forest. All who are interested are invited to attend. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/CarrollCountyDemocrats/.
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Manage your hormones
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ortisol and DHEA are two hormones closely associated with health, sickness Jim Fain and weight gain. Whether eating to fill an emotional need or grabbing fast food simply because there’s no time to prepare something healthy, a stressed-out lifestyle is rarely a healthy one. But weight gain when under stress may also be at least partly due to the body’s system of hormonal checks and balances, which can actually promote weight gain when you’re stressed out, according to some researchers. Being sure your thyroid is working right is crucial for weight loss and labs such as TSH and T4 are good to do. If you eat too much of the high bad carb, sweet or salty and over-processed comfort foods, then the hormone cortisol may be elevated in your system. Cortisol isn’t from the comfort foods but is produced by glands in your body. We produce cortisol as a way to stay hyper and on top of things, part of the flight and fright reactions we are hard-wired to do. The problem with cortisol starts when we are stressed so often and for so long that we have no relaxation (sometimes called adrenal fatigue). This is where reaching for cupcakes, chips and sweets come in. Sort of a tasty treat to soften stress. Weight gain follows. Prolonged cortisol harms our brain and our immune and cardiovascular systems often raising inflammation. It also throws off the delicate balance needed by our hormonal system. DHEA is another hormone but is essential to our proper everyday health and functioning. Trouble is that DHEA plummets when cortisol levels increase. More stress, fatigue and disease follows. DHEA supplements are available and useful but I strongly suggest not using them until saliva or blood testing shows the need. If you supplement with hormones and you don’t need to then your body typically stops producing your natural ones ... not good. Additionally, too much can be harmful as well. Fortunately, testing is easy, inexpensive and reliable. Stress reduction is the key. Doing so without medicines is the ideal but may not be practical. Rhodiola as a supplement is very good. Other choices are 5-HTP, ginseng, B-complex, high doses of vitamin C, Alpha Lipoic Acid, phosphatidylserine and my favorite Pycnogenol.
Wisecrack ZODIAC ARIES: Variety is the spice of life, but you’ve added way too much garlic and cilantro to your mix. Your breath might keep cuties away, but it will also kill vampires on contact, so at least there’s a bright side. TAURUS: If your reach exceeds your grasp, don’t give up. You’re finally showing some ambition, you just need to do some yoga so you can explore the top shelf. Hint: That’s where they keep the really good stuff. GEMINI: You don’t mind the road less traveled, except that you’re getting blisters. Hop off for a while, heal up, then hit that wild path again with new shoes, new attitude and plenty of Band-Aids. CANCER: You may be a fountain of wisdom, but right now something else is spraying out of you. Avoid crowds until allergy season winds down, because pollen turns you into a snotty lawn sprinkler. LEO: Some people refuse to see the bright side, and you can’t make them. Forced jazz hands just looks weird. Keep playing your own one-person band, and you may annoy them enough that they give in. VIRGO: Forget the pot of gold; at the end of every rainbow, there’s usually someone taking a selfie instead. But they might buy you dinner if you promise to Instagram it with them, so it’s still a win. LIBRA: If music is the food of life, you’re meagerly existing on stale cheese puffs and rubbery country remixes. Shake things up with David Hasselhoff singing Japanese pop music or bagpipe death metal. At the least, you’ll be more interesting. SCORPIO: Grab a comfy chair and have a seat; no one expects the Spanish Inquisition, unless you ordered it on Amazon. Turns out the chief weapons of fear and surprise are beaten by a tracking number and delivery updates. SAGITTARIUS: Look deeply
into your soul. Is that lint? Mold? Your inner being really needs a good spring cleaning. Grab some Comet and a toilet brush, and get busy. CAPRICORN: Expanding your horizons is great, but you’ll need to switch your mind from a gas-guzzler to a sleek, efficient Prius brainpower model so you can see all the new sights. AQUARIUS: Don’t despair if you find yourself in a rut; just dec-
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orate it, install wi-fi and enjoy your new digs. You’ll do fine as long as you don’t try to flip it for a canyon. Something that big is nearly inescapable. PISCES: You see the world in a different light, mainly because of those psychedelic steampunk goggles you wear. Dance to the beat of your own mechanized, tie-dyed drum, and eventually everyone will follow. Mainly they just want to see where you end up.
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The Position shall be seen as the “face of the chamber” and affect innovative initiatives that continue to advance the Chamber’s objectives and goals. Primary responsibility will be the overall management of the Chamber’s Strategic Plan to effectively serve and promote the member businesses. Duties will include organization sales as well as day-to-day management of the Chamber of Commerce including oversight of business and membership growth, financial management, economic development, staff development, events, and business programs and initiatives. With interest please submit your resume by May 12, 2017 to:
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Butternut aka “Butternut Squash”(No. F17-0033) is a dainty kitty with a sweet little pink nose. She prefers to be the only kitty in the household, but hasn’t yet told us her opinion on dogs. She is spayed and has her shots. She’s available for adoption at the Good Shepherd Animal Shelter on Highway 62 east of Eureka Springs. The shelter is open from noon to 5 p.m. every day but Tuesday and Wednesday. For more information, call 479-253-9188.
Library to host group discussions on Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
The Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library will be hosting group discussions of the book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari, an international best-seller and summer reading pick for Barack Obama, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Thursdays beginning May 18. The group, facilitated by Gary Milczarek, will listen to a portion of the audiobook and discuss the ideas presented. It is not necessary to have a copy of the book, but it will be helpful. The program is free and open to everyone. Contact the library at 479-253-8754 or info@eurekalibrary.org for more information.
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TRANSITION
Tom Toombs
March 14, 1940 – May 3, 2017
Tom Toombs, 77, passed away Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at his home. He was born March 14, 1940 in Springfield, Mo. but grew up in the Eureka Springs area. He moved to California where he met his wife of 55 years, Louise (Martin) Toombs. After marrying in Reno, Nev., on Oct. 14, 1961, they later moved to Fairbanks, Alaska and Sitka, Alaska, where they spent 35 years. Their children, Jon and Sandra, were born in Alaska. Tom worked as a carpenter and general contractor, learning many of his early skills from his father. Tom loved to tell stories of his family and lifetime spent traveling to many parts of Alaska on construction jobs, hunting, fishing and even panning for gold. After retiring, Tom brought Louise back to his childhood home, Carroll County, residing in Berryville. Something Tom will always be remembered for was his deep love for his wife Louise, children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Tom was the son of Raymond and Marie (Rice) Toombs who preceded him in death. His wife, Louise (Martin) Toombs of Berryville, survives him. He is also survived by two brothers, Bob
Toombs, his wife Barbie of Lake Havasu, Ariz., and Bill Toombs, his wife Jody of Clam Gulch, Ala. Tom has two children, Jon Toombs, wife Kaylynn of Green Forest, and Sandra (Toombs) Bradley, husband Bill of Chewelah, Wash. He has seven grandchildren, Alexander Toombs and wife Nicole of Berryville, Heather (Toombs) Summers and husband Paige of Fayetteville, Katharine (Toombs) Englehardt and husband John of Seattle, Wash., Benjamin Toombs of Berryville, Tommi Lee and husband Adam of Addy, Wash., Jessica Jurgens and husband T. J. of Chewelah, Wash., and Daniele Bradley of Spokane, Wash. He also has six great grandchildren, whom he loved dearly. They were “his babies,” Alexis, Madelyn, Sara, Kaiya, Lynli and Logan. Visitation was from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Monday, May 8, at the Charles M. Nelson Memorial Chapel, Berryville. Graveside service was at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 9, at the Eureka Springs Cemetery, Eureka Springs, under the direction of Nelson Funeral Service. Online condolences may be sent to the family at nelsonfuneral.com.
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into one speech?” Smith said. “It’s very daunting. How do you address your peers for the last time? I don’t even know how to start.” “I’ve been having the same problem,” Hudgens said. Green Forest Alex Cisco and Sloane Coffey are the valedictorian and salutatorian of the Green Forest High School Class of 2017. Cisco said it feels good to realize all the hard work she has put into her classes has paid off. “Of course, we’ve always gotten praise from our teachers about all the hard work we do, but seeing the results of that work is really great,” she said. “I would agree on that,” Coffey said. “It’s one thing for someone to tell you, but
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specifically interested in,” Hudgens said. “I think exploring the new curriculum will be great.” Smith said she is looking forward to taking her first big step into adulthood. “I’m excited to be on my own, so to speak,” she said. “This is our first big step in the transition out of our childhood home, so I’m excited to be on my own and start this next chapter.” Before they can take that next step, however, Smith said she and Hudgens must first prepare their speeches for graduation. “I’ve tried working on it, but how are you supposed to summarize everything
Opening night
Photo by Scott Moore
Elise Roenigk, left, poses with friend Frank Green at the opening of the Plein Air Painters art gallery on Friday, May 5, at Main Stage.
it’s another to get the recognition.” She said she and Cisco have nearly identical post-graduation plans. They will be attending Arkansas Tech University in Russellville next year. Cisco said she plans to major in political science and minor in international studies. Coffey said she plans to major in political science and minor in Spanish. Cisco said she will miss her teachers at Green Forest High School and the connections made possible through the school’s small size. “Going to such a small high school, you have the same teachers for four years,” she said. “You see them for four years and get to have them for different classes, so I know I’m definitely going to miss the connection I had with my teachers.”
“I think I will miss seeing all my friends every day, eating lunch together and playing high school sports,” Coffey said. “I know it’s not the same once you get to college. It’s like a little family here, and I will miss that.” Although they will miss Green Forest High School, they said they are excited to start college at Arkansas Tech. “I’m excited to sleep in and not have to be at school and work out at 7:30 a.m. every morning,” Coffey said. “I’m going to be a member of the honors college at Arkansas Tech, so I’m excited to be a part of that community,” Cisco said. “I feel like that’s more like the closeness and tight-knit family I have here, so I’m excited to continue that into college.”
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Great land and house ready to be converted into a commercial business. The home and 4 lots are all zoned commercial. Land is stepped to provide plenty of flat area to develop. Open space, easy access and plenty of parking and turn around. Land is close to the business district of Eureka Springs and is just a few hundred feet off of hwy 62. Cute vintage house with high ceilings, pine wood floors, beautiful tall vintage windows and ship-lap interior walls.
Beautiful property and home on the White River bottoms of Table Rock Lake. Ideal for a river/fishing camp. Each bedroom comes with its own full bathroom and most have private entrances. The living area is open and spacious. Relax on one of the 4 decks and patios that run the full length of the home. A lightly sloping yard provides easy access to the White River along a semi private drive, but before reaching the river the land becomes open flat just awaiting a ball court or other outdoor living area.
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