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Performer taps into Golden Age of Magic By Jennifer Jackson When he was eight years old, Sean-Paul was bitten by the magic bug in the basement of a Presbyterian church in St. Paul, Minn. He was attending his Cub Scout pack’s Blue and Sean Paul Gold banquet. In addition to the awards ceremony, a magician performed. “I watched him right before my eyes turn a glass of ink into a glass of water with a goldfish swimming in it,” Sean-Paul said. “I couldn’t imagine how it was possible.” Making the impossible appear before your eyes is what Sean-Paul has done at community fairs, car shows, theme parks and theaters, onboard ships and in front of audiences from New Jersey to Las Vegas. His newest show, which opens Friday at the Gavioli Theater in Eureka Springs, combines illusion and mentalism – mind-reading – with a side trip into the Victorian world of spiritualism. “The closest to what we’re doing is Harry Houdini,” Sean-Paul said. In the show, “The Illusionist and the Medium,” his partner, Juliane, performs a seance, using Anna Eva Fay, the mind-reader and stage medium who trained Houdini, as her spirit guide. Sean-Paul also has done Houdini-like escapes – last fall, he freed himself from chains and a strait-jacket while hanging upside down from the roof of the Crescent Hotel. But the person Sean-Paul feels the strongest tie to is Houdini’s rival, Howard Thurston, considered to be the last great magician. “Magicians back in the early 1920s were the entertainment superstars of that era,” Sean-Paul said. “Before movies took over, people were willing to suspend belief so much more. They had more of a sense of
wonder.” Bringing that sense of wonder back to audiences is the goal of Sean-Paul, who signed up for magic classes after the Cub Scout banquet in the church basement. Within six months, he was doing magic shows at neighborhood birthday parties for $5 a piece. By the time he was 11, he was performing at the Minnesota Renaissance Fair. “The biggest thing I Iearned there is that you better be captivating, because people will walk away and look for something else,” he said. “By my fourth year at the Renaissance Fair, I was pretty good at keeping people captivated.” By high school, he was sawing people in half, and turning his spare time into money doing banquets, parties and company picnics. He now performs under his real name, but back then, was billed as “The Amazing Dexter Damain,” with his younger brother, Neal, as his assistant. “He actually had a little monkey that was his sidekick, and he was my sidekick,” Sean-Paul said. “Now I have a real monkey.” The monkey, Frankie, was acquired in 2002, and incorporated into the act. A parallel with The Great Thurston: “He did have a pet monkey, and he did perform with his brother,” Sean-Paul said. But when Neal failed to appear regularly for shows, Sean-Paul advertised in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune for a replacement who didn’t mind being sawn in half. Juliane, a dancer for the Minnesota Timberwolves’ basketball team, responded and was hired. They have now been married almost 12 years. “We had an almost instant chemistry,” Sean-Paul said. Juliane quickly became a magician in her own right, he said. Together, they have done all the big-stage illusions, like making a stealth bomber disappear on stage. But unlike Howard Thurston, whose traveling show filled six train boxcars, Sean-Paul See Magic, page 25
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Jumbo taxis, limo ordinance finally gets it day By Landon Reeves The Eureka Springs’ City Council at its Monday night meeting heard the first reading of an ordinance that will broaden the uses of taxis and limousines, but council members could not come to an agreement on the issue of residents who are – either willingly or mistakenly – breaking the law by operating tourist lodging in residential districts under the guise of weekly rentals. Jumbo taxis and limousines The City Council’s agenda included two different items for one issue: public transportation regulations for taxis and limousines. With the ordinance that resulted, the city is defining and contrasting taxis and limousines as well as adding the concept of “jumbo” taxis to the older ordinance. The new ordinance would increase the maximum amount of passengers for limousines and taxis from seven to 18. “If all they own is limos, they don’t need a taxi business license, but they then have to wait two hours (before customer pick-up),” explained Alderwoman Mickey Schneider at the meeting. “But if they have a taxi license they can still use a limo as a ‘jumbo’ taxi without waiting two hours.” Taxi and limo services will still require different licenses to operate, but the new ordinance defines the difference between the taxis and limousines by creating a mandatory two-hour waiting period for limousines. With the new ordinance a customer must wait two hours after they call before their limousine arrives, but a taxi can be available as soon as the driver can reach the customer. “This solves the problem,” said Alderman David Mitchell. “It puts controls on limousines and it allows the two companies that we have approved to operate to carry up to 18 passengers – and I would presume the city attorney has blessed this.” “I wrote it,” replied City Attorney Tim Weaver. The council had two paths to choose from in terms of regulating limo service. It could set a minimal hourly rate for limos or a minimum wait time, but setting prices might be government overreach, said Alderman James Devito after the meeting. In time, the city may have create a special space designated for taxis to pull over and/or pick up customers since parking is so difficult to find, warned Alderman Dee Purkeypile.
“As far as I am concerned, if you are a taxi and you want to rent or stay in a space all day long, you can just pump quarters into the meter when you have to,” Purkeypile added. The ordinance was numbered as 2181 and met no resistance on its first reading. It still has to get through two more readings and a waiting period to be enacted. After that, the police will enforce the ordinance with a fine against the any limousine service provider who does not respect the waiting period. The fine can be up to $100 per customer plus $50 court costs per customer, since each customer involved in the transaction is a separate offense, Weaver explained. Weekly Rentals The city is having a problem with some of its residents violating city zoning ordinances by operating tourist lodging in residential areas. The violators have typically obtained a 199 business license and then presumed they could legally operate guest lodging. But the 199 license only allows its owners to collect taxes and is considered a “catchall” category that is usually reserved for businesses that have not yet been classified by the City Council. There are several other licenses that are for lodging businesses, but 199 is not one of them. The current ordinance being proposed restricts guest lodging to bed and breakfasts that have obtained a Conditional Use Permit. So tourist lodging is available in residential districts if you have the correct permit and follow guidelines, such as the owner of a bed and breakfast must live on site and serve at least one meal to guests. The ordinance violators are issuing nightly rentals to tourists under the guise of weekly rentals to tenants. Since the city set the time limit on tenant and landlord rates as weekly, and the state protects landlord-to-tenant transactions, the violators are presuming that they have discovered a loophole in the system where they can rent to anyone for any length of time as long as they claim it is for one week and to a tenant not a tourist. But they are mistaken, city officials have said, and if they understand what they’re doing, they are willingly breaking the law. “We visited this issue last year and we came to the conclusion that our ordinances were clear enough for what we felt was
a proper role for weekly tenant rentals. We even refunded the businesses for their licenses as an attempt to graciously tell them they were mistaken,” explained Devito. “But now they are trying to renew their licenses, so now it is an issue of enforcement. And last time the building inspector did not feel comfortable trying to distinguish the difference between the transient guests (tourists) and tenants.” Some council members have considered increasing the rental time limit from weekly to monthly to make it harder for people to color nightly rentals as weekly and to stop anyone who attempts to illegally harbor tourists in a residential zone. “I think if you want to prevent rental by the week in R1 and R2 (residential areas), you are going to have to prevent that with something that is more specific on time,” Weaver said. “You could simply prevent anyone whether (tourist) or other from renting for anything less than a 30-day term in (residential areas) to protect the R1 and R2.“ Some council members have considered better informing the public on the existing ordinance and allowing anyone who claims they did not know they were violating the ordinance to continue their business, but not allowing any new businesses the option to ignore the ordinance. This disagreement in tactics has caused the issue to be tabled, or put on hold perpetually, so that council members can research and better form their arguments. “Nobody knew about this supposed loophole until we on Planning Commission two years ago brought this discussion up. That was when it came forward and that is when people jumped on the band wagon,” said Schneider. “People who have been doing this should not be penalized. and at the same time you cannot show discrimination and say, ‘Well you can get grandfathered but you can’t,’ ... Let’s fix the damn ordinance, put the proper time in there, and grandfather in who is doing it and end it.” But some fear that grandfathering in the current violators would be discriminating against people such as Pam Ensminger, who attended the meeting to appeal the decision to not allow her a Conditional Use Permit to operate a bed and breakfast in a residential area. Allowing some to continually ignore city ordinances because they previously ignored city ordinances is unfair to those who correct-
ly abide ordinances, some aldermen said. “Essentially by grandfathering these people in, you are awarding them for skirting our law, and I can’t be a party to that. We need more residents, our population is dwindling and that disproportionally burdens every last resident that is left in this community,” Devito said. “What is at stake is the identity of Eureka Springs, and if we keep selling ourselves like a cheap hooker, people aren’t going to want to come here any more because people don’t live here any more – and when we lose that we won’t get it back.” Other Business • The council decided to start sewer repairs and construction on Glenn Street to solve the sewage back-up problems of the city, specifically around Sherwood Court. The project will begin as soon as Public Works Director Dwayne Allen has the time and the estimated $10,785 that the project will cost. The project may continue by repairing sewage systems on Avo Street, and officials are viewing the project as a gateway into solving all the city’s problems related to sewage. • The Demolition By Neglect workshop has not been given a date or outline of activities, both of which are being drafted with the help of Alderman Michell. • Ordinance 2180 passed its second reading with no opposition. The ordinance sets new fines for loading and parking areas. • Mayor Morris Pate has decided on the future locations of bicycle racks in downtown Eureka. The racks are being constructed from scrap metal by Denton West at no cost to the city, and the Pate said his goal is to place the racks where they are the least intrusive to traffic in each area. • The discussion of raising council members’ salaries was stricken from the agenda. • Pam Ensminger was awarded a Conditional Use Permit to operate a bed and breakfast after her appeal to the City Council. • The city has requested more time to consider contracting Ed Well to digitize the city’s paper records for $30,000. • Pate proclaimed May 2013 as Historic Preservation Month and April 26 as Arbor Day for the city of Eureka Springs. He asked everyone in the community to acknowledge and participate in all the activities related to both proclamations.
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Eureka health-care groups speak out against SWEPCO By T.S. Strickland Local health-care providers have joined the ranks of those opposed to the planned construction of a 345 kV transmission line across Northwest Arkansas. The project, proposed by investor-owned Southwestern Electric Power Company, is currently pending before the Arkansas Public Service Commission. If the company has its way, a 48-mile-long line would be constructed between the Shipe Road station, currently being built in Benton County, and another, yet-to-be-constructed station off Highway 143, northwest of Berryville. Six possible routes have been proposed for the lines — all of them traversing parts of Carroll County — with one preferred by SWEPCO. In its application to the PSC, the company argued the construction was necessary to meet increasing demand in the region, as
determined in a 2007 study. However, in the month since that application was filed, the proposal has attracted a flood of protest. In recent weeks, both Eureka Springs Hospital and Eureka Christian Health Outreach, Inc. have filed formal objections to the project with the PSC. The ECHO Board of Directors voted unanimously on April 30 to oppose the plan. In a letter later submitted to the PSC, Medical Director Dan Bell wrote that board members had done so out of concern for the health of area residents, the environment, and the local tourist economy. He added that the board saw no “clear need” for additional transmission capacity in the area, and that other technologies, such as underground lines, were feasible alternatives. Chris Bariola, CEO of Eureka Springs Hospital, voiced similar concerns in a May 13 letter to commissioners. “We are deeply concerned with the poten-
ES School Board to explore compromise on public comment By Kathryn Lucariello At its regular monthly meeting Thursday, the Eureka Springs School Board will discuss exploring the issue of public comment at its meetings, said Superintendent Curtis Turner Monday. The board has been under attack by members of the public in online forums for its decision last month to forbid all public comment of any kind at board meetings. The action was done per the advice of the school district’s lawyers, said board president Al Larson last week. When board member Karen Gros made the motion, according to those present at the meeting, she said it was to prevent the public from commenting on personnel issues, which by law the board cannot address in open meeting, only in executive session. Several commenters have also disagreed with board member statements that they are accessible by email. Turner said the board will discuss the
issue Thursday. “We’re going to see if we can reach some type of a middle ground on it,” he said. “We’re going to explore some possibilities and see if we can come to some compromise.” Also on the agenda, the board will discuss renewing the three-year contract with First Security Beardsley Public Finance, the school district’s fiscal agent. The board will also hear a report from Gary Andrews on the 21st Century after-school program, vote on ACSIP amendments from this school year, vote on school choice participation and hear the financial report. The board has an executive session scheduled, which will include discussion of hiring a technology coordinator and a school technician, Turner said. The meeting will take place Thursday, May 16, at 5:30 p.m. at the administration building at 147 Greenwood Hollow Rd. The public is invited.
tial health and economic effects of the proposed high voltage lines SWEPCO intends to erect across the region,” he wrote. “These proposed lines fall near homes, businesses, and tourist attractions that provide the majority of the income in this area.” He also addressed the potential health effects of the proposed lines on area residents. “Scientific evidence indicates that children under the age of 15 living within 0.6 miles of a high transmission line have twice the risk of developing leukemia,” he wrote. “Pesticides used under the lines are a threat to the watershed, as well, considering the proximity to Beaver Lake and the White River.” “Further,” Bariola wrote, “we feel that the need for these lines is based on population growth studies which are no longer relevant due to economic changes within the community,” referring to the economic downturn that began in 2008, the year after the cited
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studies. The hospital and ECHO are among several thousand individuals, organizations, and governmental bodies to have submitted feedback on SWEPCO’s proposal to the PSC. The Eureka Springs City Council and the town of Beaver have both passed resolutions opposing the project. This Friday, the Carroll County Quorum Court will consider doing the same. The court will assemble at 10 a.m. on May 17 at the County Courthouse, located at 210 West Church Ave. in Berryville. Members of the public will be given the opportunity to speak early in the meeting, with each speaker restricted to three minutes. To view the feedback submitted to the PSC thus far — or submit your own comments— visit www.apscservices.info/ EFilings/ReceivedFilings/Received.asp?CaseNumber=13-041-U.
Bryan Lawrence Stoppel January 14, 1961 – May 8, 2013
Bryan Lawrence Stoppel, a resident of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at the age of 52. He was born January 14, 1961 in Eureka Springs, AR, a son of Manfred Lawrence and Mary Louise (Hull) Stoppel. Bryan received his Bachelor’s degree from the College of the Ozarks. He was a member of the Rock Springs Baptist Church. He loved music and his dogs. Bryan spent a lot of time reading his Bible and seeking Christ. He was a ghost tour guide at the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs before his retirement. He is survived by mother, Mary Louise Stoppel of Eureka Springs, AR; two sisters, Venita & husband Vernon Summers of Berryville, AR; Cheryl & husband Richard Hattenhauer of Berryville, AR; five brothers, Billy Ray Stoppel of Bentonville, AR; Ronald Lee Stoppel of Little Rock, AR; Dennis Gene & wife Susan Stoppel of Rogers, AR;
David & wife Jackie Stoppel of Berryville, AR; Arthur Dale & wife Vanessa Stoppel of Eureka Springs, AR; several nieces and nephews and a host of family and friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Manfred Lawrence Stoppel. Visitation will be 5 until 8:00 PM, Monday, May 13, 2013 at the Nelsons Chapel of the Springs. Funeral service will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at the Nelsons Chapel of the Springs with Rev. Tim Garrison officiating. Interment will follow the service in the Oak Hill Cemetery under the direction of Nelson Funeral Service. Memorial donations may be made to the Rock Springs Baptist Church, 1898 CR 211, Eureka Springs, AR 72632 or Carroll County Relay for Life, First National Bank of Green Forest, c/o Tiffany Ball, POB 272, Berryville, AR 72616. Online condolences may be sent to the family at nelsonfuneral.com.
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Quorum Court to consider opposition to SWEPCO plan By T.S. Strickland pristine natural resources, and comproJustices of the peace will consider Fri- mise one of the county’s primary ecoday whether to join the already swelling nomic drivers: the tourist mecca of Euchorus opposed to the construction of a reka Springs. new power line across Carroll County. In a resolution to be considered FriThe project, proposed by inves- day, JP Lamont Richie echoed many of tor-owned Southwestern Electric Power these concerns. Richie’s constituency Company, is currently pending before the is centered on Eureka Springs, which Arkansas Public Service Commission. would be disproportionately affected by The 345 kV power line would connect the project. the Shipe Road station, currently being “I believe it would have a serious detbuilt in Benton County, with another, rimental impact on the environment and yet-to-be-constructed the economy in this station — to be locatcounty,” Richie said ed off Highway 143, Monday. “I believe it would have a in Carroll County. Though he is not serious detrimental impact Six possible routes among those whose on the environment have been proposed property lies within and the economy in for the lines, with the proposed rightsone route preferred of-way for the powthis county.” by SWEPCO. er lines, Richie said – JP Lamont Richie If the company has his livelihood, an its way, the new powart gallery in Eureka er highway would Springs, did stand to consume a 150-foot-wide, 48-mile-long be affected. swath of land and could increase SWEPThe resolution Richie authored cites CO residential customers’ bills by 51 the potential impact of the project on cents per kWh, according to a company such landmarks as the Pea Ridge Nationspokesman. al Military Park, Thorncrown Chapel, In its application to the PSC, the com- the Inspiration Point observation area, pany argued the construction was nec- the historic Beaver Bridge, the City of essary to meet increasing demand in the Eureka Springs, and the Silver Wings region, as determined in a 2007 study. Air Filed — all of which are in close Opponents, however, have disputed proximity to one or more of the proposed whether such a need still exists, citing routes. the economic downturn that began in The resolution also makes special 2008. mention of the White River, designated They have also argued the new lines just last year as the nation’s second Nawould jeopardize public health, damage tional Blueway, in recognition of ongo-
ing preservation and restoration efforts. said earlier this month that the project SWEPCO has proposed saddling the was part of “broader, long-term, regional river with 160-foot-tall towers. That — responsibilities ... in Northern Arkansas and widespread spraying of herbicides and Southern Missouri.” on power line easements — has led some Richie said he hoped the resolution, if residents to worry what effect the project approved, would help persuade commismight have on the river’s pristine views sioners to reject SWEPCO’s proposal, and water quality. though he acknowledged it would not “The use of herbicides and the poten- likely do so alone. tial impact on wildlife ... is incalcuable,” “My hope is that it’s going to be cuRichie said. mulative,” he said. JPs would certainly The resolution argues that the poten- not be alone in their opposition. tial environmental As of Monday, costs could trickle several thousand obdown to the econojections had been “Please do not allow the my, as well. filed with the PSC, reliably and perpetually “There is great by individuals, orgaafflicted ‘anti-everything’ potential (that) this nizations, and other crowd to delay this vital loss of natural beauty governmental bodies. (will impact) the ecoThese objectors process.” nomic engine that, in include the cities of – JP Dan Mumaugh 2012 alone, generBentonville, Cave ated sales in Eureka Springs, Eureka Springs of over $94 Springs, Garfield, million, resulting in over $450,000 in Gateway, Springdale; the Town of Beasales tax revenue to the county,” the res- ver; the Arkansas Department of Health; olution states. State Senator Cecile Bledsoe; State RepThe resolution does not favor one of resentatives Duncan Baird and Jim Dotthe six routes proposed by SWEPCO, son; and the Wal-Mart Corporation. but flatly rejects the entire proposal. “By and large the concensus from those “I think the entire project, regardless who have submitted comments is that the of which route is chosen, will affect Car- project is not worth it,” Richie said. roll County,” Richie said. He added that However, it isn’t clear how many of he wasn’t convinced the project was nec- Richie’s fellow JPs feel the same way. essary, in the first place — at least not for JP Dan Mumaugh, who also has conCarroll County. stituents in the Eureka Springs area, said “I haven’t seen anything to indicate he was in support of the resolution. the demand is needed for this area,” he said. SWEPCO spokesman Peter Main See JPs, page 30
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Old high school furniture goes on the block By Jennifer Jackson Want to buy the desk you sat in during high school English? Surplus furniture from the old Eureka Springs High School will be up for sale at a community garage sale, school district superintendent Curtis Turner told the district’s facilities committee last week. “Our goal is the end of May or early June,” Turner said. “We are going to give everybody the chance to buy a desk or table.” Turner said alumni have been asking about buying furniture from the classroom building, vacated when the new high school opened in January. The district has now gotten almost everything out of the building, Turner said. According to Sam Kirk, facilities committee chairman, the district is not planning to invest any money into fixing the building’s leaky roof or dealing with other issues. “There is a lot of work that needs to go into it to stabilize the building,” Kirk Said. “It’s a very large expense.” An architectural firm that did a use assessment of the campus, which is for sale, recommended stabilizing the classroom building. Community input revealed widespread support for turning the gym into a community center. A finance study group, a subcommittee of the facilities committee, is looking into possible funding sources for purchasers of the property, Turner said, although no entity has come forward at present. Focusing of the district’s active school
campuses, facilities committee members turned to capital improvements that have been backlogged during the construction of the new high school. Proposals included going forward with the remodel of the elementary school playground, starting with an assessment of the site by an engineering firm. Expanding the middle-school science lab by knocking down a shared wall with the next room, which is under used, was also discussed. The expansion, which could be done in-house, would double the space and include installing sinks big enough to clean lab equipment. Warren Utsler, high school EAST Lab coodinator, reported that students are still mapping the new campus, identifying erosion abatement and rain garden sites. EAST Lab has also received a donation of a hydroponic system for the greenhouse, Utsler said, and is getting an estimate on putting solar energy panels on the roof, which would make it the first EAST Lab classroom in the state to be off the grid. Also being developed are plans for a water feature including a waterfall and a pond, and an outdoor pavilion, which could be used for an outdoor classroom or a shelter for people attending sports events. With the approval of the school board, site preparation of the elementary school playground could be completed this summer, Turner said. “The playground is one of the things we desperately need to get done,” he said. “I think we need to get started on it right away.”
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Eureka Springs High School valedictorian does the math By Jennifer Jackson Keegan Wilbur is good at math. So when the college with the top-rated engineering program in the country offered him a financial aid package that covered more than half the cost, he accepted. That the school’s engineering students are recruited right out of college was also a factor. “Of the graduates last year, five went onto graduate school and the rest got jobs,” Keegan said. “They have a 100 percent job placement rate out of college. It was a big selling point.” With a 3.96 grade point average, Keegan Wilbur is valedictorian for the Eureka Springs High School Class of 2013, which will graduate May 24 in the school gym. Next fall, he will attend the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a private college in Terre Haute, Ind. that since 2000, has been ranked by U.S. News and World Report as having the best undergraduate engineering program in the country of engineering schools that do not offer doctoral degrees. Four years at Rose-Hulman costs a total of $53,000, but Keegan isn’t paying that. “They offered me a lot,” he said. “I’m eligible for a $30,000 reduction.” The son of John and Heather Snow, Keegan has attended Eureka Springs schools since fourth grade, when his family moved here from Springfield, Mo. When he started high school, he thought about the possibility of being valedictorian, he said, and as the years progressed, realized he was getting closer and closer. The nearest competition his senior year was Keaton Boardman, with whom he had a friendly rivalry. Boardman is the salutatorian of the class, which consists of 36 graduating seniors, and will also speak at commencement, along with senior class president Shelby Clark. Keegan’s favorite teacher at ESHS is Miss Stainer, from whom he has taken classes for three years: Algebra 2, Pre-Calculus, Advanced Placement Statistics and A.P. Calculus. He chose civil engineering as a college major because it was math-oriented and prepared him for a career.
“I felt it would be more practical than majoring in math,” he said. Some of his friends have suggested another career – politics. Keegan is vice-president of the senior class, and has been either vice-president or president of his class through high school. He is involved in the Rotary Interact Club and the Young Democrats at ESHS, and likes public speaking – he made a short speech at an Obama rally. “I enjoy math more, but when I get to college, I’m definitely going to be involved in something political,” he said. Keegan has visited the Rose-Hulman campus, and also visited MIT his sophomore year as part of a team of high school students who entered an invention contest. He is past president of the National Honor Society, has been a member of Future Business Leaders of America and the Arvest Junior Bank Board, and won this year’s DAR Good Citizen essay contest. Keegan also played sports during high school – he ran cross-country his freshman and sophomore years, and for three years, was a mid-fielder on the Highlander soccer team. He was involved in drama his freshman year – his first role was in the Halloween play, which helped him get over stage fright. During the summer and on weekends, he works as a busser and expediter at Sparky’s Cafe. When does he study? “On Sundays and after school,” he said. This past summer, he went to Governor’s School, where a math instructor told him that the school is what you make it – if you go to classes and back to your room, you won’t get as much out of it as the person who makes an effort to socialize and meet people. Keegan said he doesn’t know what the topic of his valedictorian speech will be, but does have similar advice for high school students: be involved, try new things, meet new people. “The biggest thing is to be involved as much as you can,” he said. The Eureka Springs High School Class of 2013 will graduate on May 24 at 6 p.m. at the high school gym. The ceremony is open to the public.
Keegan Wilbur wears the old school tie, the Highlander Stewart plaid, to class last week. The valedictorian for the Eureka Springs High School Class of 2013, Keegan has an extensive collection of neckties, including two bowties. Photo by Jennifer Jackson
An Invitation EUREKA, Thank You for being a part of our lives for all these years. Kay, for Kay and Randy
A Celebration Of Life For
Randy Middleton
Sunday, May 19th 2013* Lake Leatherwood • Noon-3pm (Signs Will Be Posted)
Please come with your best Randy stories and any photos for a special sharing at 1:00pm Food and soft drinks available and YES to those of you who want to bring finger food (and Thank You) *Rain date: June 2nd, 2013 Noon-3:00pm Please call Kay (Middleton) at 981-0476 for more info or questions
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Editorial On preserving the planet: Keeping it simple Here at the Lovely County Citizen, we do what we can – little, everyday things – to help care for Mother Earth. Even though commercial recycling is limited in our fair city (by what can be recycled, what they will pick up, and how much they’ll pick up for no extra charge each week), we nevertheless recycle everything the Carroll County Solid Waste Authority will accept. We simply take our recyclables bin to them since we usually have more (especially paper) than they will pick up as part of our regular service. But this is not meant to toot our own horn – it’s just an example of how we, individually and as an office, pay attention to how we impact this planet. But for goodness sake, we – and we’re guessing you do as well – sure do get confused by some of the jargon and discussion of how to better take care of Mother Earth and ensure her health for generations to come. One local environmental crusader, Jerry Landrum – featured on the cover of the April Currents magazine – often has intelligent, even riveting, ideas and opinions about how we can all do this. (Jerry can be spotted with his large solar panels at the Farmers’ Markets in Eureka most days. If you care about preserving our planet, or have questions about any aspect of the cause, you should stop and chat with Jerry, and he will likely have an answer for you.) One thing we have noticed – not just in Jerry’s presence, but in any discussion with experts or about their theories in this field: Eyes glazing over. We have come to the conclusion that this occurs not because the glazy-eyed listener or reader doesn’t care; it’s more because the listener/ reader doesn’t always understand the language of the discussion. Hell, we don’t even understand a lot of the time. The science of preserving the planet is ... just ... complicated. It’s rich with scientific jargon and theories and all sorts of mumbo-jumbo that normal people simply do not use or run across in everyday language. We received the following letter from a reader who attempted to “break down” a recent letter from Jerry on reducing CO2 emissions into the
atmosphere, and we thought we’d share it, because it sure helped us understand the dilemma at hand, and helped us understand what we can do about it: “A few weeks ago, Jerry Landrum wrote an important letter to your paper. It dealt with the Carbon Fee and Divide Proposal to help reduce CO2 emissions into our atmosphere. Apparently, it took a rocket scientist to advance a realistic solution to this colossal and seriously dangerous problem of global warming. The proponent for the Fee and Divide idea is, in fact, employed by NASA, and he is climate expert James Hansen. His carbon fee proposal was presented to Congress by John Larson of Connecticut. It was simple and direct, 21 pages long. (By comparison) the corporate-sanctioned Cap and Trade bill that was presented – supposedly to solve the same problem of CO2 emissions – ran to 1,500 pages and really solves nothing but allows for increased profits for the multinational corporations. Because I believe the Fee and Divide Proposal is so powerful and important, I want to bring this up again to keep this idea alive locally. It is very improbable that you will hear or read much about it in the corporate media. As Jerry said, the basic idea is simple. A fee is charged for all carbon extracted at the production site; well head, mine shaft or entry point of import. This fee is collected and distributed equally to every legal resident of the U.S., one unit for each adult, a half unit for each child up to two children per family. One hundred percent of the carbon fees collected are sent back to us each month divided equally as above. Under this plan, U.S. residents who use less carbon-based fuel now, because of either poverty or conservation efforts, will all get back more money than they spend on the increased fuel prices. Those who waste or use excessive fuel will pay more (get back less). And, of course, all subsidies to these big energy corporations will be halted. Importantly, all fees will be distributed directly to the general population and, except for distribution, will not pass through any corporation or government agency, so they will not be able See Editorial, page 25
Citizen of the Week On Friday, May 17, Sue Hopkins will retire from Eureka Springs Hospital after serving people of Eureka Springs, Carroll County and Northwest Arkansas for 30 years. Her title may be Case Manager but she is a social worker – licensed, professional, and a good listener. She is well-known throughout Northwest Arkansas and has trained many social work students. During Social Work Month, Sue was featured on KUAF, National Public Radio out of Fayetteville as a medical social worker. She has trained many volunteers and had a major role in starting People Helping People, a program that assists patients that can’t pay for their prescriptions. Sue has knowledge of community resources and has volunteered at ECHO throughout its five plus years. She is supportive of other social workers and health professionals, so her influence has been felt well beyond the walls of Eureka Springs Hospital, her nominator said. For all you have done for the region’s health community, Sue, we say “thank you” and wish you the best in your retirement!
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Citizen Opinion by Cindy Worley
In celebration of the May Festival of the Arts, what is your favorite art-related activity in Eureka Springs?
Send your opinions to Citizen, P.O., Box 679, Eureka Springs, AR 72632, fax to (479) 253-0080 or e-mail to: citizen.editor@yahoo.com
Editorial Policy The opinions on the Editorial page are our opinions. The opinions on the Forum pages are your opinions. All forum entries must be signed and verifiable. We reserve the right to edit submissions.
John Two-Hawks’ objection to the SWEPCO Project
Barrett Procell Tony Peters “Eureka Songwriter”
Eureka Springs is an art activity, I enjoy the exhibits and parade.
“Cowboys Fan”
I’m enjoying the sphere in Basin Park, but it should be lit every night.
Joe Peters “Joe Six”
My brother and I are enjoying the fine art on display.
Paul Daniel
John Lobaugh
As an artist, I’m enjoying creating my own art.
The White Street walk, just to I’m enjoying look, browse and the music and exhibits, especially socialize. the MUGS.
“Pretty Boy”
“Gabriel the Angel”
Kirk Tetter “Dish God”
I wish to submit my public comment regarding the proposed 345 KV Transmission Line, which SWEPCO wants to run through the pristine forests of northwest Arkansas. Let me begin by saying that I never write public comments. I am moved to do so because I care immensely about the amazing forests that surround my community. I moved here for these forests, and I will not stand idly by and watch them be desecrated for material gain. I am not a fanatic, just a man who understands deeply how desperately important the preservation of our natural forests and ecosystems are. Over the course of many centuries, the pristine forests which once graced this continent have, tree by tree, mile by mile, acre by acre, been whittled away until they are either completely lost forever or chopped into such small bits that they can barely sustain the once vibrant ecosystems that once thrived in them. My friends, we are human beings, and these forests and ecosystems are not just pretty scenery for us to look at, nor are they merely scenic attractions to draw tourists and feed our economy. They are among the last survivors of the once mighty and vast natural forests I spoke of above, and we NEED them for our very survival. Have we really gotten so far removed from this truth that we have forgotten it completely? I pray not. I am sure there are good people at SWEPCO who
Citizen Survey In celebration of the May Festival of the Arts, what is your favorite art related activity in Eureka Springs?
m The ARTrageous Parade is the best show all year. m The White Street Studio Walk m Special art studio exhibits and artists’ receptions. m The MUGS project has really gotten me into it this year. Go to www.lovelycitizen.com and weigh in.
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believe they care about the environment. It is not my intention to call names. I will however assert that whoever thought that it was a good idea to cut an ugly, gargantuan swath through unspoiled forest to run transmission lines was not thinking things through! I for one believe there are intelligent people at SWEPCO who can develop a route for these transmission lines that doesn’t go through the pristine forests of Carroll County and northwest Arkansas. I encourage you to put on your thinking caps, use your common sense, and do the right thing. Future generations will thank you for it Speaking for our great grandchildren, John Two-Hawks
To the APSC and SWEPCO A letter from the Department of Arkansas Heritage dated April 30, 2013 found the Environmental Impact Statement on the SWEPCO powerline project to be grossly inadequate. They noted that each proposed route but the one in Missouri would be destructive of important Arkansas cultural, economic and historic resources that had been overlooked in SWEPCO’s haste to foist this project upon us. In a response dated May 9, 2013, the SWEPCO project manager Stephen G. Thornhill first noted that
LAST WEEK’S QUESTION
See Forum, page 31
31 votes cast
Now that spring has arrived, what warm-weather activity are you looking forward to most? m Grilling out.: 32.3% (10 votes) m The patio at my favorite eatery.: 6.5% (2 votes) m Floating the river.: 35.5% (11 votes) m Camping.: 9.7% (3 votes) m Weekend events downtown.: 16.1% (5 votes)
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Carroll Electric announces annual meeting, agenda By Kathryn Lucariello Carroll Electric Cooperative Corporation has announced its annual meeting will be held Thursday, May 23, with registration starting at 9:30 a.m., and the meeting at 10 a.m., at the Carroll County Fairgrounds. Members should have received notice, which was mailed out May 9. Enclosed is a ballot for board election. This year’s one candidate, nominated by Carroll Electric’s Nominating Committee, is incumbent Winfred Prier, from District 9, running unopposed. Members who wish to elect this candidate must return their ballots in the official pre-paid envelope provided to be received by Carroll Electric by Monday, May 20, at noon. The election results will be reported at the meeting. The meeting announcement also states the only issue before members this year is the election of a director. “The Cooperative has not received any member-initiated ballot proposals and there are no matters referred by the board of direc-
tors to be voted on by members,” the mailout states. To have initiated a proposal, a member would have had to submit it on a form provided by Carroll Electric at its Berryville office, would have required the exact action desired by the proponents of the proposal signed by at least 10 percent of the corporation’s 70,000+ members and would have been due 90 days before the annual meeting. Carroll Electric would then verify the authenticity of the signatures. Also enclosed with the meeting notice was the 2012 annual report, showing revenues and expenses, the minutes of last year’s meeting and a survey asking for responses to Carroll Electric’s performance in areas of low cost, reliability, disaster response, energy efficiency, public safety and environmental. Operating revenue was down from 2011, although still higher than in 2010. Last year Carroll Electric took in $146,040,609, $1.6 million less than in 2011. Operating expenses were also slightly less. Those were $146,525,979, $255,000 less than in 2011,
but more than the operating revenue. The net operating loss of $485,370 was absorbed by capital credit dollars and other margins of $7,585,388 and non-operating revenues of $770,244, leaving the corporation with a positive balance of $7,870,262. Total assets are $472,214,252. Carroll Electric serves seven counties in Arkansas: Carroll, Benton, Boone, Madison, Newton, Pope and Washington and four in Missouri: Barry, McDonald, Stone and Taney. Statistics for revenues and expenses show the highest income from farm and residential electricity sales of around $103 million and commercial at $40 million. Highest expenses are cost of power at $90 million, followed by operation and maintenance at $22 million. Carroll Electric reported a total of 88,669 average number of meters billed each month, with 9.52 average number of meters per mile, and 9,317 average miles of power line in operation. Average monthly kwH usage per farm/ residential member is 1,173, with the aver-
Transition
Alison Taylor-Brown helps Louanne Cousins and other aspiring bloggers to join the blogosphere at the Village Writing School’s blogging workshop last weekend at the Garden Bistro. Most attendees wanted to learn to blog about their lives, but the Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce will also be blogging now on their website. Photo Submitted
Jason Lee Polan, age 72, passed away May 4, 2013, at Green Acres Lodge, his former residence being Victoria Woods Senior Community in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, where he had been living for the last five years. He was born April 5, 1941, in Houston, Texas, and lived most of his life in Dallas. He is preceded in death by his parents, Alice McCown Polan and Lee Roy Polan. He is survived by brothers Don and Roger Polan of Dallas, nephew Matthew Polan of Dallas, niece Emily Polan Randle of San Antonio, and several cousins. Jason was a graduate of Highland Park High School & Southern Methodist University, where he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. It was during these years that he made many life long friends. Jason was a true entrepreneur, achieving success as a real estate developer & restaurateur. Jason will be remembered for his independent spirit, sense
age bill of all members at $134 per month and the average charge at .09 cents per kwH. In his message included in the mailing, CEO Rob Boaz outlined the issue of electricity generation sources. He stated that if the corporation were to rely on any one source of electricity generation and build a single power plant based on it (“pick any fuel source you like – natural gas, nuclear, coal, wind, hydroelectric, solar, or biomass”), it would cost more than all past investments made into its power lines, substations, equipment and facilities and existing power plants made over the last 75 years. “Fortunately, Carroll Electric and the other 16 electric distribution cooperatives in Arkansas have not put all of your eggs into one basket,” he wrote, adding that through the Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation, “we have a good mix of power generation resources available to keep your power reliable and affordable.” He urged members to work with policy makers to determine the future mix of generation sources.
Jason Lee Polan
April 5, 1941 – May 4, 2013 of adventure, love of art, zest for life, & continual quest for fine cuisine. Jason had a very sweet and poignant recent five years while making his home in Eureka Springs ... in this Village of diversity, friends old and new touched his life in a manner of care & nurture he was not able to experience in Dallas. He came here with advancing Diabetes and ultimately passed away suddenly without visible struggle of a Massive Coronary Heart Attack, at peace in the knowledge that he was loved and attended. Eureka Springs and it’s eclectic community lifestyle was where he wanted to be; we were fortunate to enjoy his company and stories of his fascinating life well lived. His generosity throughout a life of 72 years was one trait he will be memorialized for by many. An intimate Celebration of his life will be planned at future date. Memorials may be sent to Good Shepherd Humane Society, 6486 Hwy. 62E, Eureka Springs, AR 72632.
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The envelope please:
Youth Advisory Council awards grants By Jennifer Jackson The Youth Advisory Council awarded $5,225 in grants last week to community service organizations and schools for projects benefitting youth and children in Carroll County. The presentations were made at the Berryville Park Pavilion, with YAC members taking turns presenting the checks. Karen Fitzpatrick accepted a grant for Clear Spring School to buy kits to build two picnic tables, one for the school campus and one to donate to Harmon Park for use as outdoor classrooms. Berryville High School Vocal Music Department will use its grant to buy dresses for choir members, and the Green Forest School Band will finish out the timpani drum set. The Carroll County Learning Center’s grant will help pay for a keypad entry system. Arts-related grants were given to Opera in the Ozarks to help create sets and costumes for this season’s onehour outreach opera for all ages, “Cinderella.” The Eureka Springs Downtown Network and the Eureka Springs School of the Arts received funds for free art activities for children, including ESSA’s art event in Basin Park on Memorial Day weekend. A grant to the Loaves and Fishes food bank will be used to buy peanut butter. The Carroll County Resource Council and Prevention Planning Board will use
their grant to buy food to send home with school children. A buying power of five to one makes the YAC grant really big, the council director said. The Carroll County Coalition for Youth received funds to offset the cost of putting on the annual Teen Summit for county seventh graders. The Eureka Springs Soccer Club’s grant will offset equipment costs and keep fees from increasing. A grant to Project Self-Esteem of Carroll County will be used to buy backpacks with school supplies for children. Last year, more than 500 children received backpacks, and more needed them, according to Lamont Richie. “This year our goal is 600 backpacks,” Richie said. The Carroll County Fair and Livestock Show received a grant to buy tables and chairs for the West Wing meeting room, which is used for dinners and classes. The Eureka Springs High School Sustainability Program received funds, as did the high school’s EAST Lab, which is purchasing a biofeedback program designed to improve the attention span of students with ADD. The YAC received 20 applications for requests totaling more than $20,000, according to advisor George Purvis. The grants awarded ranged from $100 to $750, according to Chris McClung, Carroll County Community Foundation director.
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Calendar of Events May 16: Cocktails For a Cause Eureka Springs Downtown Network will host a Cocktails for a Cause on Thursday, May 16 at DeVito’s of Eureka Springs from 5 to 7 p.m. Admission is $10 per person and these proceeds plus a third of all drink sales during the event will benefit the Merlin Foundation and ESDN. May 17: White Street Studio Walk The 23rd Annual White Street Studio Walk will take place Friday, May 17, from 4 to 10 p.m., in Eureka Springs. Historic White Street is the working address of several local artists who will welcome the public into homes and studios to view their latest works. They will be joined by more than forty guest artists from the Eureka Springs area, who will show weaving, watercolors, jewelry, oils, pottery, stained glass and much more. Among those displaying will be 23-year show veterans: weaver Eleanor Lux; watercolorist Zeek Taylor; and painter/sculptor Mary Springer. The three are the walk’s organizers and all by coincidence ended up living on White Street after attending the Memphis College of Art. The event draws visitors to White Street who delight in experiencing a “hidden” Eureka Springs where they can visit with artists in their private spaces. Visitors get a sense of neighborhood in an area of town that is primarily residential. One of Eureka Springs’ most popular events, the White Street Studio Walk is attended by those seeking art while enjoying the street fair atmosphere combined with refreshments and music. Turquoise flags will identify participating locations. White Street is on the upper historic loop. The event is free to the public. Info at zeek.taylor@cox. net. May 17: Meet and greet with Books in Bloom author Eureka Thyme will host author Jerusalem Jackson Greer for an author event to celebrate her new book, “A Homemade Year: The Blessings of Cooking, Crafting and Coming Together.” She is a featured author at the annual Books in Bloom literary festival here in Eureka Springs. This gorgeously-designed book is a guide to celebrating the rhythm of life’s calendar of events, as well as the Christian liturgical year, focusing on God’s love in our lives. Jerusalem is a crafter, writer, former pastor, blogger, nest-fluffer, speaker and
farm-gal wannabe. She lives with her husband and two sons in a 1940s cottage in Central Arkansas with an ever-changing rotation of pets, including a hen house full of heritage chickens and an English Sheep Dog mutt. As a family, they are attempting to live a slower version of modern life. She blogs about all of this and more at jerusalem.greer.com Meet this delightful author between 5 and 8 p.m. on Friday, May 17 at Eureka Thyme, 19 Spring St. in historic downtown Eureka Springs. May 18: Recycling tips, workshop The Carroll County Solid Waste Authority will hold a “mobile classroom” on Saturday, May 18, from 9 to noon at the Barn. It will focus on the Solid Waste Authority, why it’s important to recycle and what can and can’t be recycled. There is no charge for this event. May 18: Fire Dept. BBQ The Inspiration Point Fire Department is planning a fundraising Firehouse Barbecue on May 18, 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Station 1, 31 Ozark Automotive Road, west on Hwy 62. The menu will be chopped brisket sandwiches, baked beans, potato salad, condiments, iced tea and cookie for dessert. Price will be $8 per plate, $6 for children under 12. Funds from the barbecue will go to the Building/ Equipment Fund. The Department is looking at purchasing another pumper truck and providing proper updated equipment for its growing department. They are also planning for the future with an expansion of Station 1, building larger bays and creating more training space and community service space out of the older bays. The department has a total of 28 members with multiple responsibilities: 26 are firefighters, 9 are medical responders and 8 are traffic personnel. For more information, please contact Margy Thompson at ipnews@ip-fire.org. May 18: Reception, meet-and-greet with local artists From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, Tinmaker & Glitz, at 45 1/2 Spring St., will host a reception for artists who exhibit with the shop as well as a meet-and-greet for the public and a viewing of the artists’ work. Artists included in this event are Jay Vrecenak; Steve Wood; Barb Kampbell; Melony Watts; Sue Glave; Jeffery Smith; Daniel Larmay; Weston Bryant; and Mariellen Griffith. The shop will re-open at 6 p.m. Saturday for
the Gallery Stroll. May 18: Copper-blowtorch artist to be featured The Jewel Box will feature the work of David Rush who creates paintings on copper sheet with a blowtorch! His masterful blending of fire,air, earth and water results in art that shimmers with vibrant color and movement. David will be demonstrating this unique form from 2 to 5 p.m. and again from 6:30 to 9 p.m. 40 Spring St. May 18: View and meet the artist behind ‘Scenes of Eureka Springs’ Artist Larry Mansker and his newest paintings of Eureka Springs will be featured at Iris at the Basin Park’s Saturday Gallery Stroll, from 1 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. Larry is a member of the Plein Air Painters of Eureka Springs and has been documenting the local architecture, gardens and springs. Both original paintings and prints will be on display. Come in and enjoy. May 18: Meet-and-greet with Photographer Eureka Thyme will host local photographer, Randal Thompson, in a show celebrating the May Festival of the Arts in Eureka Springs. Randal will be debuting photos of natural beauty in the Ozarks. Join us to meet Randal and see what he has in store for us this year. He will be in the gallery from 1 to 4 p.m. and again from 6 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, May 18 at 19 Spring St. in historic downtown Eureka Springs. May 18 & 21: Self-editing, publishing workshops Self-Editing and Publishing is the topic for The Village Writing School’s all-day workshop at the Holiday Island Clubhouse (repeated on May 21 at the Garden Bistro). Alison Taylor-Brown and Sanderia Smith will lead this workshop from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on May 18 & 21. Cost is $45. To register or for more information, contact Alison Taylor-Brown at alisontaylorbrown@ me.com or 479-292-3665. ONGOING SERVICES/MEETINGS ES Buddhist study group ES Buddhist Study Group meets at the ES Library Annex every Thursday at 4 p.m. for silent meditation, followed at 4:30 by study and discussion. Our current book is Stages of Meditation by H.H. Dalai Lama. Quilters Guild monthly meetings Whether you’re an experienced quilter or interested in learning a new art form, the Holiday Island Quilters’ Guild cordial-
ly invites you to its monthly meetings at the Clubhouse in Room A, lower level at 1 Country Club Drive in Holiday Island. Meetings are normally held on the 3rd Thursday of each month. For more information, call 363-6442 or visit the website https://sites.google.com/site/holidayislandquiltguild/. Wildflowers Food Bank Wildflowers Food Bank is open every Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. If you are in need of food, bring your ID and come to the Food Bank. If you are out of food anytime, you can call us Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and we will try to help you with enough food to get you to our Friday food bank time. Call first at (479) 363-6408. Or call Wildflowers Ministry at (479) 2535108. Audiobooks and eBooks The Carroll County Library System now has eBooks and audiobooks available for download from your library’s website. For help call the Eureka Springs (479) 253-8754 public library. Alateen meetings Sundays from 10:15 – 11:15 a.m. For more information, call or text 479-981-9977, or e-mail ALATEEN1ST@gmx.com. Ham Radio Club For anyone interested in ham radio, the Little Switzerland Amateur Radio Club meets every second Thursday of the month at noon at the Pizza Hut on Highway 62 in Eureka Springs. For more information email patriciadean@cox.net. Overeaters Anonymous Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. in the Coffee Pot building behind Land O’ Nod at US 62 and Hwy. 23. More information: Barbara (479) 244-0070. Drug problem? The Eureka Springs Coffee Pot Narcotics Anonymous Group meets Fridays at 5:30 p.m. at the Coffee Pot building behind Land O’ Nod Motel. Contact Shawn H. 417-2711084 or Robin S. (479) 244-6863 for more information. Al-Anon Family Group meetings Eureka Springs AFG meets at the Coffee Pot behind the Land O’ Nod Motel Sundays at 11:30 a.m., Mondays and Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Coffee Break Women AFG meets at Faith Christian Family Church, Hwy. 23S, on Tuesdays at 9:45 a.m. For info: (479) 363-9495.
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Photography by Chip Ford (you read that correctly, Chip Ford)
May Drum Circle
June Owen, left, and June Hegedus were in perfect rhythm during the monthly Drum Circle on Saturday evening. The duo attends the event regularly and upon viewing this image on our Facebook page (Facebook.com/ LovelyCountyCitizen), Hegedus responded: “We refuse to grow old!”
Above left are Alaric and Breanna-Ruth Bennett receiving a Wendy LaFay face-painting. LaFay set up her station moments after marching in the parade and continued into the night, painting the faces of men, women and children alike. Above right is the renowned and illustrious John Rankine as he shakes it unison with the estimated 100-plus in attendance.
Eureka Springs Police Officer and drum circle leader Angelo Yao amps up the drum- Eurekan Adrienne Gremillion wears an expression of true happiness during the drum ming tempo with some old-fashioned hand-clapping. The overall tempo often chang- circle event. The general public was encouraged to converge on Basin Park with their percussion instrument of choice, and many did. es drastically as the event moves into the night.
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Photography by Chip Ford (you read that correctly, Chip Ford)
Snow delayed the much-anticipated ARTrageous Parade by one week this year. The cornucopia of creative spirit blossomed as the parade started its route from the library to Basin Park at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Though it was just as colorful as ever, the parade’s participation, its length and viewership was noticeably smaller than in years past – and many noted the snow in May and the subsequent parade rescheduling as the culprit. As the parade closed in on Basin Park, many cheers could be heard reverberating through the corridor. Participants were all smiles and engaged in acts of hilarity with the crowds, who did not want the fun to end, if their attempts to follow the last float were any indication!
The talented staffers from the illustrious 1886 Crescent & 1905 Basin Park Hotels dazzled the judges and took home the first-place award for parade entries.
Annalee Grat, age 5, holds her treasure trove of beaded necklaces she acquired through dedicated persistance.
Sean Johnson, representing The Fine Art of Romance, Philanthropist and preservationist Elise Roenigk tosses cracked a flail across the back side of Lilah Stiger as beaded necklaces to onlookers from atop the colorful she rode a massive jaguar – quite impressive good sir! Corps du Cavalier float.
Mark “Sparky” Wetzel expresses his love of the arts and of Eureka Springs, adorning his body with feathers and balloons of every color in the rainbow. Wetzel obtained the second-place parade entry award.
Margo “The Clown” Pirkle positions her prize prop for a photo after performing for the public along the parade route Saturday.
Artistic movers-and-shakers John Rankine, left, and Zeek Taylor march alongside the historic Flatiron Heights, waving to fans and holding Rankine’s MUGS posters that can be seen all over town this month.
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Edward Robison III poses alongside his son, at right; the juggling duo portrayed the infamous The Son of Man. The Robison Family, including Edward’s wife, Jana, celebrated their family art show at Sacred Earth gallery on Sunday, showcasing new works.
Nationaly acclaimed juggler Ethan Robison and his father, at left, rode unicycles while juggling green apples down Spring Street. The pair took the third-place award for parade entries.
Suzanne Stillman carries the MUGS portrait of this year’s Grand Marshal Jeremy McGraw – who was very upset that he was Marshal of the first-ever rescheduled ARTrageous Parade. It’s OK Jeremy, you did a great job!
Eureka Spring School of the Arts Honorary Volunteer Debbie Haven tosses her last freebie into the densely packed crowd as Sabina Miller cheers her on.
Lilah Stiger rides atop the Mardi Gras’ Jaguar float – representing The Fine Art of Romance – and representing “awesomeness” in general.
Ricky Waggoner introduces Charity-Ball, the quarter-eating dragon, to onlookers. Charity’s hunger turned out to be enough to provide some gas money.
Lorna and Craig Trigg Hirsch of Fire Om Earth Studio leads the belly-dancer troupe in an elaborate feat of dance prowess in front of Basin Park.
Artist Valerie Damon pauses for the camera, in her full parade garb.
Carol Saari looks on in amazement, as she rides through downtown on the Opera in the Ozarks float.
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2 nd Li g h ti n g of The S phere an d th e Glow Party
Above: The once-a-century May snow resulted in The Sphere being re-lit in ceremonious fashion on Saturday night. Though the image is deceptive, The Sphere is shown lighting up at nightfall amid the estimated 100-plus in attendance. At right is a group of dancers with glow sticks in hand. At left is a flame dancer from Spingfield, Mo. He exerted an extensive array of skills – including a flame sword, yeah, a FLAME SWORD.
Above is the revered Melanie Pierce as she elegantly dances with the flame, below the bandshell. At right is The Sphere creator Robert R. Norman, giving props to Suzanne Stillman for all her assistance in adding a plethora of skillsets to the project. At left is internationally recognized photographer Jeremy Mason McGraw as he introduces Norman to the art-hungry crowd. Photography by Chip Ford (you read that correctly, Chip Ford)
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5:28 p.m. — Central Dispatch called to advise they have received complaints about an erratic driver on Hwy 23 South headed towards Eureka in a green Mitsubishi. Officers kept an eye out for the suspect vehicle but did not locate the vehicle. 7:47 p.m. — A caller reported a one-vehicle rollover with entrapment on Hwy 62. No obvious injuries. EMS and officers responded. Report was taken. May 8 7:54 a.m. — A caller reported an injured armadillo by the playground of the elementary school. Officer put the animal down and it was disposed of. 9:46 a.m. — Berryville school principal asked if an officer could escort children on a field trip from across the street to the train station. Officer assisted. 10:54 a.m. — A caller reported that the vehicle that they had reported yesterday had stolen plants from them and had it on video was spotted heading eastbound on 62, a blue Corsica with a loud exhaust. Detective working the theft case located the vehicle at a store on Hwy 62 and arrested the driver for ESPD warrant for FTA and for felony parole violation out of Benton Co. The stolen plant was recovered and released to the owners. In good condition, we hope. 10:55 a.m. — CCSO reported a 911 hang-up at a local bank in Berryville, lower offices. Officer responded. All OK, was a problem with the phone lines. 1:29 p.m. — A caller reported two dogs running loose on Lake Lucerne Road. ACO located the animals but was unable to catch them. Got info on an owner from a passerby. ACO said he would contact owner and have him come get his dogs. 1:30 p.m. — A caller needed an officer to deliver an emergency message to her daughter at a mobile home park. Message delivered. May 9 1:32 p.m. — Officers arrested a gentleman on a valid CCSO warrant at a local motel for failure to pay fines. 4:09 p.m. — A gentleman called to advise ESPD that he believes his two sons lost their backpacks down at Lake Leatherwood ball fields yesterday. He said he went to look for them but didn’t find them. Both back packs have Mario on the front and will
have their names on the name tags. 5:02 p.m. — A gentleman called to advise ESPD that he stopped down at the Leatherwood ballfields to use the restroom. He noticed that there was a duffel bag by the women’s restroom. He said that the women’s restroom was propped open with a rock. He said three was no one in the restroom but there was some flip flops and shorts. He also said there was a blue van down there. He just wanted to advise officers of this. All officers were busy at the time. 6:17 p.m. — A person who runs the after-school program called to report a possible intoxicated driver in a green Mazda who just left the school probably heading towards Pivot Rock Road. Officers were busy and unable to make contact. 8:34 p.m. — A caller advised ESPD that she was staying at a local establishment and there was a male in the room that she had asked several times to leave but he won’t. She wants an officer to come and make him leave. Officer responded and the male subject left with no incident. 10:44 p.m. — A caller from a local nursing home called to report that a female had gone missing. Caller advised that she was around 60 years old with salt and pepper mid-back-length hair. She is wearing black sweat pants and a purple top. Officers responded to look for the individual as well as fire/EMS and the sort team. Subject has been located. May 10 2:46 a.m. — Central Dispatch called to advise ESPD that a caller needed a welfare check and help finding the keys to his house. Officer made contact. 9:40 a.m. — EMS requested officer for traffic control for a medical call in the historic loop area. 10:05 a.m. — A caller advised that a skinny tan pit bull mix was running around the area behind a popular gas station. She said she would attempt to keep it in the area and corral it for the ACO. ACO responded but the dog had run away again. 10:42 a.m. — A caller reported damage done to artwork posted around town. 2:11 p.m. — A caller requested officers patrol the area of a local bank after contact with an irate customer who will be coming in to close his accounts. 3:31 p.m. — A caller advised that a beagle was on the loose and headed down lake
Lucerne Road. He appeared to be limping. He is full-grown, white, tan and black in color. ACO kept an eye out for the suspect. 5:13 p.m. — A caller reported he had a hot check issue and needed a report taken. Officer made report. 7:35 p.m. — A caller reported a male on a black sport motorcycle on Spring Street revving his engine and making a racket. Officers kept an eye out for the subject. 8:14 p.m. — Caller reported open doors at a downtown establishment, when officer checked both doors were closed and locked. 9:02 p.m. — A caller reported a tan pit bull puppy running down 23S near the intersection of 23S and 62. Officer responded and kept an eye out for the suspect. 10:46 p.m. — On a routine traffic stop, officer arrested a subject for DWI, refusal to submit, driving without a license, endangering welfare of a minor, no proof of insurance, no child restraint, no seat belt and driving left of center. Wow, that was a mouth full! 11:21 p.m. — On a routine traffic stop, an officer arrested a male for DWI #2, failure to yield, driving on suspended license, implied consent, drinking on public highway and ESPD warrant for FTA on DWI #1 and – wait for it – driving left of center. May 11 12:36 a.m. — A caller said while he was walking his dog on Hwy. 62 he saw two cars chasing each other. One car was black twodoor, possibly a Pontiac. The other was a navy blue or black suburban. He said they went by the lodge toward Berryville about 55-60 MPH and then a minute later, they went back the other way headed towards town. Officer responded but were unable to locate the vehicles. 1:47 a.m. — A person called to make a noise complaint at some apartments outside of town, she said it sounded like they were having a party. Officers responded and advised them to keep it down for the night. 2:03 a.m. — CC dispatch called to say that they got a call from veterans hotline saying that they got a call from a local veteran and he said he was going to hurt himself. He has been known to cut himself. Officers responded and talked to the gentleman who had been drinking, and he said he would stop for the night and would not hurt himself. The officer noted that there were no visible injuries on the subject. The officer gave him his card and told him to call if he needs anything. Very nice.
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3:07 p.m. — The veteran hotline called to report that they are concerned about a suicidal veteran. Officers responded as well as EMS, the veteran was uninjured upon arrival. 11:03 p.m. — An employee at a bar on Hwy 62 called to advise ESPD that there was an intoxicated female in the bar that was attacking the employees because they would not serve her any more alcohol. (Sorry, I was just thirsty!) The employee then said the female was over in the ditch, just sitting by where the employees park. Officer responded and arrested the female for public intoxication and disorderly conduct. The employees did not want to press charges. May 12 1:11 a.m. — A caller from a downtown lounge called to advised ESPD that there was an intoxicated male in the bar that had head-butted someone and was causing trouble. When officers responded, they found the inferred guilty party was actually the victim and the bad guy had already left. He refused any treatment and did not want to file a report. He took a taxi home. Officers will be on the lookout. 10:53 a.m. — A caller advised ESPD that she found some bones in her yard and would like for someone to come by and look at them for her. Officer and ACO determined that they belonged to a deer. 11:26 a.m. — Officer spotted a dog running loose on North Main Street. ACO arrived but didn’t locate the dog. 12:03 p.m. — Baxter County reported to ESPD that they took a call from a lady in our city in reference to her being harassed by a male subject. Officer made contact, determined that she actually lives in Baxter County and is only here for the weekend. She didn’t want to file a report. Officer advised her to get a protection order in her county of residence but in the meanwhile, if the male comes to the house, ESPD will respond and advise him to leave and not come back. 12:45 p.m. — A caller reported a dog running loose at Harvey and Cedar. ACO arrived on scene but the dog owner was already there getting the dog, he hadn’t realized that it got out. 1:08 p.m. — A caller reported a German shepherd in the cemetery. ACO responded and being familiar with the dog, returned it to its owner with a citation. Owner has been See Dispatch, page 22
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Village View
Alison By Sandra Taylor Synar Brown
Writing Down the Bones
This week I’m devoting my column to an interview that Pamela Toler did with Natalie Goldberg, author of Writing Down the Bones. Natalie has inspired us for years. – Alison Natalie Goldberg is the author of Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (1986), which started a revolution in the way people practice writing. tThe book has sold more than 1.5 million copies and has been translated into 14 languages. Goldberg has written eight other books, including fiction and a memoir, and a book on writing memoir, Old Friend from Far Away. She has been teaching seminars on writing as a practice for the last 30 years. In her newest book, The True Secret of Writing: Connecting Life with Language (Atria, $25), she focuses on the technique and outcomes of her silent writing retreats. Pam: You’ve been leading writing groups for 30 some years, including “silent retreats” based on sitting Zen. Do you see The True Secret of Writing as a “how-to” for reproducing your silent workshops? Natalie: Partially that. I wanted to record it because it’s something wonderful. It’s been incredible for every one who’s done it. People who’ve done it never come back to my regular workshops. The silence has been tremendous for people. But also, I’m 65 now. I’m not going to live forever--so here it is, someplace you can find it if you want it. It’s a legacy book--all of it rolled together Pam: Explain the combination of spirituality and writing that’s the core of your work in so many ways. Natalie: It’s never been any other way. My great writing teacher was my Zen teacher, Katagiri Roshi. Even though we never discussed writing, I learned about being present and I learned about the elements that you
need as a writer through practicing Zen. I got to study my own mind. What are the tools of a writer but pen, paper and the human mind? The better you understand the human mind the better you can use it. Also, I think I understood that life isn’t permanent, and at the same time we have an incredible urge to express our life. Not make it permanent, but to say “I was here, I did this, I exist.” And really everything I teach is backed by 2,000 [Zen] years of watching the mind. That’s true from Writing Down the Bones on. This is my 12th book and I’ve never veered from that. Pam: Tell us a little about the phrase “shut up and write.” Natalie: Oh! It’s everything. Shut up and eat. Shut up and live your life. Shut up and run. We have such a monkey mind that goes on and on. I’m having trouble writing; I should hire a psychiatrist to discuss it. I need a really nice studio. I need a comfortable café. Finally, stop all this. Just shut up, pick up the pen and get moving. And really, it’s what I have said from the very beginning. That’s really the only teaching you need. Silence is the back of all the talk. And so we need to get more in the center. We’re leaning too far forward. In a way, the silence for a week [in the workshops] is the antidote to all the talking all the time. The idea isn’t to be silent all the time: you call me and I don’t say a word. The idea is to feel comfortable eventually with silence and non-silence and to move in and out of that. You’re not afraid of the silence and you’re not running from it. In the silence, you get to digest things. And really, you know what silence is? A relief. We don’t shut up. I don’t know about you, but I go to parties where I meet someone. They’ll go on and on. I have not said a word for the entire conversation.
They have no idea who I am. What happens is that isolates us. We want to communicate back and forth. Silence will teach you that. – Pamela Toler , blogging at History in the Margins A version of this interview originally appeared in Shelf Awareness. Shelf Awareness is a free e-newsletter about books and the book industry. Discover the 25 best books coming weekly as selected by our industry insiders on Tuesdays and Fridays. Sign up now.
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Alison Taylor-Brown has an MFA in Fiction and a lifetime of teaching experience from preschool to university levels. She began the Community Writing Program for the Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow and now directs The Village Writing School, whose mission is to foster the development of area writers through workshops, writers’ circles, and coaching. Her column, Notes from the Village, appears weekly. To talk to Alison about your writing goals and dreams, contact her at alisontaylorbrown@me.com or 479 292-3665.
The Village Writing School coming workshops • Friday, May 10: Blog Right at the Garden Bistro on North Main in Eureka Springs. Pamela Toler and Alison Taylor-Brown will get you up and running in the blogosphere or help you improve your current blog. 9-4 $45 • Saturday, May 18: Self-Editing and Publishing Eureka Springs. • Tuesday, May 21: Self-Editing and Publishing
Alison Taylor-Brown will teach you the fine art of taking your writing to the next level of artistry and craft though an understanding of effective self-editing. Sanderia Smith of Dallas, whose novel was recently accepted for publication by the UA Press, will discuss how to find markets for your work and how to submit a successful manuscript. 9-4 $45. At the Holiday Island Club House
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The Village Writing School Paradise Hill I was thirty-three years old when my husband died. My oldest child, Sarah, was twelve at the time. Kathryne was five, and Alex, fourteen months. For the next seventeen years, I raised my family in Tahlequah Oklahoma, supporting us with a busy career in real estate. One of the things I wanted most as a young girl was a vacation home. When I was twelve years old, I would sit on my bed upstairs and read in Circle magazine how the rich owned second homes. They even named them. All the furniture was covered in sheets to keep off the dust. Pulling the sheets off the furniture, the family opened the windows and cleaned the entire house to make it presentable for the summer. “We should get a vacation home,” I called down to my mother from my bedroom. “We’ll see, Honey,” was her usual response from the bottom of the stairs. After I moved my children to Tahlequah, I decided to use the small insurance policy I received from my husband to purchase a weekend house, a place for me to de-stress and a haven for us to share some real family time. Criteria: lake area, fireplace, screened porch. I purchased a small cinder block house on one acre and named it Home Port. There we spent as many weekends as my schedule permitted, creating memories of wiener roasts, swims at the lake, Fourth of July parade and fireworks, invasions by wood bees. I spent the quiet moments writing about my life and all these adventures with my kids and my mother when she came to visit. Then she too bought a lake house in Paradise Hill after my dad passed away.
One of my fondest memories was a day we worked in her yard. We had all kinds of ideas and projects, and they usually took most of the weekend. We had to go back to our original homes and rest up for the next weekend trip. “Let’s concentrate on one project this weekend,” I said, pulling the rake out of my shed. “Okay. I want to cut these stalks down before they get too high and out of control.” We went to work raking leaves into a pile by the road. Stuffing pieces of brown paper sack into the dry leaves, I lit a match and watched the fire take off in a thin stream up the side of the hill. I pulled an overgrown stalk out of the dry ground and threw it in a pile. My mother took off to get the water hose at the pump. Her silver-rimmed glasses, sitting on the end of her nose from the warmish morning, complimented her silver white hair. She watered the rocks that outlined the hill to stop the fire from going into the front yard. We worked until lunch. “Liver, onions, potatoes and corn. What else do we need?” asked my mother. Butter,” I replied over my shoulder. Just washing my hands made me feel better. Warm water running over the tiredness was like a massage to my fingers. The thought of the long afternoon ahead of us made me hungry. “I’ll cut some onions,” said my mother. “Sounds good,” I said. “How many potatoes do you think we’ll eat?” “My pans are small. Let’s see how many will fit.”
Luanne Bullard resides in Beaver Arkansas with her husband Dinny. Together, they have six kids and one granddaughter. Luanne graduated from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah Oklahoma with a BA in Communication. Her writing inspiration stems from real life experiences, and she hopes to write a collection of personal essays.
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To support our local emerging writers, the Lovely County Citizen is providing space each week to showcase a student of The Village Writing School. For more information, email alisontaylorbrown@me.com
This Week’s Writer: Luanne Bullard
My mother cut a tab of butter and plopped it into the frying pan. It sizzled and melted into a yellow liquid. “I like some of the peelings left on my potato,” I said, finally getting the hang of a different peeler. After putting the potatoes into the frying pan, I reached for the liver thawing on the counter. Tossing it into the colander, I turned the cold water on to rinse it off. Just as I picked up the liver with my hands, it fell into the sink. I grabbed the slippery brown slime as it was about to go down the drain, floured it in a baggy, and browned it with the sweet red onions my mother sliced. Just as Mother was going to stir the potatoes, the pan slipped off the burner. “I can’t keep these pans on the stove. I just about lost the potatoes.” Seeing her delicate hand clasp the handle of the frying pan reminded me of one of the many things I admired about my mother. Somewhere between my dad’s death and her new life as a single woman, she took off the familiar wedding ring he bought her fifty years before and laid it in her jewelry box. I knew she loved my father, but that simple gesture spoke of the stength to go on in the face of whatever life might throw at us. She looked at me, and we both managed a tired laugh, as she reached for the paper plates to lighten the load of the cleanup afterward. The liver and onions were exceptionally good. My mother picked up a piece of liver with her fork and then nabbed a potato to combine the two in one taste. She looked up at me. “Did you ever think we would own lake houses?” “Yes. Don’t you remember my asking you if we could get a vacation house when I was growing up?” “Probably.” Her usual response.
Free Verse Ann Carter is a Carroll County native with roots back seven generations. She has an MFA in poetry from U of A, and lives in Eureka Springs, where her book of poems, Sweetness, is available at Prospect Gallery and Studio 62.
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Fast Take, Slow Life Imploding like ripe fruit, She stares past her kids’ jam Thumbprints on towel rack and toaster And feels that old rage For clean chrome. Coming in September
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scouting for new recipes. The next morning, I watched the sun rise over the lake, melting the water into sparkles. I sipped my coffee and realized what a great life I had. I wasn’t rich, although I once thought I would be independently wealthy by now. My kids were grown, and I was a proud grandmother of a little blueeyed, blond baby girl. I heard my mother stirring inside the tiny lake house, as we often took turns sleeping over. It was going to be another good day.
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Outdoor movies have begun at Pine Mountain Pamela Stewart, owner of the Book Nook, is presenting outdoor movies at the Pine Mountain Village amphitheater in Eureka Springs, starting last Saturday. The premiere show was “Ghostbreakers� with Bob Hope. Stewart said there will be a different classic family movie every weekend on Friday and Saturday nights. This week it’s “Whistling in the Dark� with Danny Kaye. Memorial Day
weekend will be “Buck Privates� with Abbott and Costello, which features the song, “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.� Tickets are $4 for adults, $2.50 for children, $10 for a family. Bring your own chairs or blankets and refreshments, or buy something at the bakery or the ice cream store. “All vets and currently serving servicemen and women get in free that Me-
morial Day weekend,� Stewart said. Tickets are available in advance at the Book Nook, 306 Village Circle Drive, Pine Mountain Village, or the night of the show at the amphitheater, located at the back of Pine Mountain Village. No smoking. No unattended children. For more information, contact Pam Stewart, 479-363-6650.
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lings. Officers arrived and made contact with the mother, who said the juvenile ran off when she told him she was taking his computer away from him. The child was retrieved from the neighbor’s house and the mother and stepfather was questioned about the incident. The mother was arrested on charges of thiird-degree domestic battery. 8:17 p.m. — A caller advised ESPD that a German shepherd mix was running loose in the area of the apartments on the south bound side of Hwy 23S. Officers were
advised and checked the area but did not locate the dog. Information was left for ACO. May 13 12:19 a.m. — A caller advised ESPD that there was a possible domestic dispute in some apartments just outside of town. He said he could hear a man and woman yelling and screaming sounds like they are fighting. Officer responded and spoke with the female in the situation and her and her boyfriend were just arguing really loudly – nothing physical. No report taken.
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warned about the dog running loose. 5:46 p.m. — A caller reported deposits missing from an establishment on Hwy 62. Officer made contact and collected information for the report. 6:35 p.m. — A juvenile called to advised ESPD of a domestic dispute between his mother and stepfather. He said his mother beat up his stepfather and trashed the house. He said he has two younger sib-
Pine Mountain show to benefit to local women of courage
Cornerstone Bank representative Autumn Hudgins and Eureka Springs Police Chief Earl Hyatt team up to serve burgers and hot dogs to all Eureka Springs School District staff on Friday. Last week was Teacher Appreciation Week, and many restaurants took the time to provide lunches for the staff members. The schools would like to thank Mud Street Cafe, Local Flavor, Rockin’ Pig, Roadhouse Cafe, ESPD, and Gary Peter.
Photo by Rachal Hyatt
As many readers know, RoAnna McDaniel and Susan Chamberlain, both leaders in our community for years, have had a tough battle with medical issues over the RoAnna McDaniel past year. They are winning the battle and their future is bright, but, with the fight comes escalating medical bills making the challenge for daily existence almost impossible. So, in typical Eureka Springs fashion, this community is invited to once again rally together for an evening of great music, fun, fellowship — and to raise money for Ro and Susan. The public is invited to help out by coming together at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday May
23 at Pine Mountain Theater, 2075 East Van Buren in Eureka Springs. The show is free, but donations will be accepted with all proceeds going to these two ladies. “This gives everyone a chance Susan Chamberlain to preview the new 2013 Pine Mountain Show, see old friends and help these two women of courage,� organizers said. More information on activities for the evening will be coming soon, but mark your calendar now and start spreading the word. Invite your friends, challenge them to collect donations, and plan to attend. For more information call The Pine Mountain Theater (479) 253-9156.
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Preschool Recess At left: Brooklyn McGehee, 5, plays on the bouncy chairs. At right: Georgia Allen, 4, excells in the rare art of “goofyface” making. Below: Emma Ayres, 4, falls to the ground in laughter – in what was apparently an “inside joke.” Silly goose!
At left: Ariana Randels, 4, and her classmates watch the movements of a roaming Eastern Tent Caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum) in amazement. At right: Lacey Ayres, 5, has a blast on one of the many tricycles the preschoolers have access to. Below: From left are Alyson Plumley, 4, Brooklyn McGehee, 5, and Rylee Ford, 4, making faces in respone to being asked to “smile.”
At left: Asher Pearson celebrates his 5th birthday in his classroom after recess. At right: Preschool teacher Kristy Dycus shares a hug with Alison Plumley, 4.
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Lively Entertainment By Kristal Kuykendall
By Kristal Kuykendall
Covers, hip-hop – and Ice Cold Fatty!
This weekend brings a new local favorite to Chelsea’s and a highly unusual (for Eureka Springs) hip-hop show to Squid and Whale, as well as some strong cover bands (including bad-a** female blues vocalist Anna Williams and her band Moonshine Mafia Saturday night at The Lumberyard – read more about them on my music blog this week since we’re limited on space here). Following are my other recommendations for the best musical entertainment in town this weekend: FRIDAY If you enjoy a good cover band, then Jack’s Place is where you need to be Friday night. The Ground Rattlers is a Harrison-based band formed out of several former members of the late band ThunderCrow that plays primarily country and Southern rock. The four-man group was founded about three years ago and has been growing more popular ever since, all over Northwest Arkansas and Southwest Missouri. Besides playing country and Southern
rock hits that everyone knows and loves, the Ground Rattlers also perform many classic rock favorites during their sets. The group will perform at Jack’s Place at around 8:30 p.m. on May 17. Open to ages 21 and up. Jack’s Place is located at 37 Spring St., Eureka Springs, 479-253-2219. ••• Now, if original music and jamband-style rhythms — think Grateful Dead when they were on a country & western/bluegrass kick — are more your thing, then you should definitely go see Ice Cold Fatty on Friday. Ice Cold Fatty is an original psychedelic rock band from Eureka Springs. Their sound touches Southern rock, country, jam and even a bit of bluegrass. All the band’s members are versed in different genres, but they meet in the middle to create a hard-driving, fun, dancing rock show. Louisiana native Webb Cooper plays rhythm guitar and sings like a bird — as he did prior to this effort when he led several
bands in the Colorado area before relocating to the Ozark Mountains. Justin Easter is the band’s “hot licks� guitar player that is versed in jazz, blues, rock and everything between. His smooth melodies and funky, flowing riffs will cut right through you. Drummer Caleb Lindsey has a plethora of styles under his belt from rock, blues, and electronic to Afro-pop. If there’s a pulse, he’s got the feel for it. Dan Redmond plays electric bass with backgrounds in bluegrass, jazz, blues and rock, and is known for his doghouse bass playing for Eureka Springs’ more-established super-group, Mountain Sprout. Their songwriting is impressive, with complex progressions that show that not only have these tracks been worked on for quite a while by the songwriter (Webb Cooper writes a lot of their songs) but also that the band is practicing a lot, not a little. Their debut show at Chelsea’s was stellar and wholly impressed a very large crowd of music fans, me included; and their St. Patrick’s Day show was even better and filled up the patio at Pied Piper Pub with music fans for several hours. This performance promises to be their best
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home show yet, since the group has had lots of practice, having been on the road touring recently, playing around the Northwest Arkansas region as well as in Tulsa and southern Missouri. Ice Cold Fatty will take the stage around 9 p.m. that evening, and the show is open to ages 21 and up. Admission $5. Chelsea’s is at 10 Mountain St. in Eureka Springs; 479253-6723. SATURDAY Squid and Whale Pub is hosting a unique music show on Saturday night, what promoters are calling “Party Rap/Hip-Hop.� (This is not gangsta rap as you might know it.) The show begins at 8 p.m. and features no fewer than eight regional hip-hop acts, four of which are from Kansas City. Opening the show will be Prhym8 of Minneapolis, Minn., Smar-T Jones of Fayetteville and Grotesk of Fayetteville. Following them will be The Abnorm, Huey P. Nuisance, iR neKo and Second Hand King, all of Kansas City. Headlining is Ecid of Minneapolis, who is closing out his Midwest tour, promoting his newest album “Post Euphoria,� which was recently featured on Rolling Stones’ website along with a free MP3 download (www.
Happy Hour 1-6 WITH MARY BO. Tuesday POOL TOURNAMENT • Prizes • 7 P.M. Thursday BEER PONG TOURNAMENT • Prizes • 7 P.M. Friday DJ / KARAOKE • Dance • Sing • 8 P.M. Saturday, May 18th “MOONSHINE MAFIAâ€? • No Cover • Sunday FREE TEXAS HOLD EM • Prizes • 6 P.M.
May 16, 2013 – Lovely County Citizen – Page rollingstone.com/music/news/insomniac-bychoice-by-ecid-free-mp3-20130313). If you enjoy hearing what amounts to intelligent, modern, street-smart poetry recited rhythmically to hip-hop beats and mixes, this show will be fun and most likely riveting. Considering the number of performers, the ticket price – $5 in advance or $7 at the door – gives you a lot of hip-hop for not a lot of dough. Squid and Whale Pub is located at 37 Spring St., 479-253-7147. THURSDAY, MAY 16 • Chelsea’s, 10 Mountain St., 479-2536723: Club Night W/ MC Glossy, 9 p.m. • Jack’s Place, 37 Spring St., 479-2532219: Karaoke with DJ Goose, 9 p.m. • Squid and Whale, 37 Spring St., 479253-7147: Open Mic Musical Smackdown with Bloody Buddy & Friends, 7 p.m. FRIDAY, MAY 17 • Basin Park Hotel Balcony Bar & Restaurant, 12 Spring St.,479-253-7837: Hogscalders, noon to 3 p.m.; Hogscalders, 6 p.m. • Berean Coffee House, 4032 E. Van Buren, 479-244-7495: Neil Ogle, 7 p.m. • Cathouse / Pied Piper, 82 Armstrong St., 479-363-9976: Little Buffalo River Band, 8 p.m. to midnight • Chaser’s, 169 E. Van Buren, 479-2535522: Blue Moon, 9 p.m. • Chelsea’s, 10 Mountain St., 479-2536723: Ice Cold Fatty, 9 p.m. • Eureka Live!, 35 N. Main St., 479-2537020: DJ & Dancing, 9 p.m. to close • Eureka Paradise, 75 S. Main St., 479-3636574: Dance music, 8 p.m. • Henri’s Just One More, 19 1/2 Spring St., 479-253-5795: Jukebox, 9 p.m. • Jack’s Place, 37 Spring St., 479-2532219: Ground Rattlers, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. • The Lumberyard, 104 E. Van Buren, 479-
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253-0400: DJ/Karaoke, 8 p.m. • New Delhi Cafe, 2 N. Main St., 479-2532525: Gone Was Here, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Den, 45 Spring St., 479363-6444: Muddy Rivers, 9 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Tavern, 417 W. Van Buren, 479-253-8544: Mark Shields & Good Company, 8 p.m. • Squid & Whale: Method to Madness, 9 p.m. • Voulez-Vous Lounge, 63 Spring St., 479363-6595: Brenda Meyer Band, 9 p.m. SATURDAY, MAY 18 • Basin Park Hotel Balcony Bar & Restaurant: Jeff Lee, noon to 3 p.m.; Chris Diablo, 6 to 9 p.m. • Cathouse / Pied Piper: Little Buffalo River Band, 8 p.m. to midnight • Chaser’s: Downtown Strangers, 9 p.m. • Chelsea’s: Blue Moon, 9 p.m. • Eureka Live!: DJ & Dancing 9 p.m. to close • Eureka Paradise: DJ and Dance music, 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. • Henri’s Just One More, 19 1/2 Spring St., 479-253-5795: Jukebox • Jack’s Place: Beneath the Surface and Chad Emmert Birthday Party, 9 p.m. • The Lumberyard: Moonshine Mafia, 9 p.m. (no cover) • New Delhi Cafe: Swinging Be-bops, 1 to 4 p.m.; Gone Was Here, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Den: Jon Dooley, 1 to 5 p.m.; Ground Rattlers, 9 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Tavern: Diana and the Heartbeats, 8 p.m. • Squid and Whale: Smar-T Jones, 9 p.m. • Voulez-Vous Lounge: Brenda Meyer Band, 9 p.m. SUNDAY, MAY 19 • Basin Park Hotel Balcony Bar & Restaurant: Shawn Porter, noon to 3 p.m., James White, 5 to 8 p.m. • Chelsea’s: Victor & Penny, 6 to 10 p.m. • Eureka Live!: Customer Appreciation Night specials 5 p.m. to close • New Delhi Cafe: James White Trio, noon to 3 p.m.; Effron White, 4 to 7 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Den: Philbilly, 1 to 5 p.m. • Squid and Whale Pub: Local Kine Local Talent Showcase, 8 p.m. MONDAY, MAY 20 • Chelsea’s: Springbilly, 9 p.m. TUESDAY, MAY 21 • Chelsea’s: Open Mic Night, 9 p.m. WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 • Chelsea’s: Drink & Draw with Skinny Gypsies, 8 p.m.
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and Juliane were hired by producers of shows already running that needed new headliners, sparing them the expense of equipment. One of the shows was Magic Beyond Belief, a theater in Pigeon Forge, where they worked with white tigers. “Basically, Juliane enters the cage and turns into a tiger,” Sean-Paul said. They discovered Eureka Springs while performing in Branson, and in 2011, decided to produce their own show here. Their first venue was the Queen Anne Mansion, where Juliane drew on local ghost stories for the seance. Their two shows a day were sold out, so the next year, they moved to the Auditorium, then the Gavioli Theater on the upper historic loop. A stone chapel built in 1901, it provides Sean-Paul with space to interact with the audience, and Juliane a suitably Victorian ambiance. “She’s doing a re-enactment of what a spiritualist would have been doing in the 19th century,” Sean-Paul said. “She is making contact with whatever spirits are in the room.” The whole show is full of historical references, he said, and while not developed with children in mind, kids love it. This spring, the couple adapted the show for performances in the historic Masonic Temple in St. Paul, Minn., doing two sold-out shows and adding a third. The increased exposure has led to the possibility of taking the show on tour. “When I look out, I see the audience
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to nip away at it and so dilute our rebate. So, of course, the corporations and government will fight this idea vigorously. It will take a strong and cooperative action by the “99 Percent” to get this idea passed and through the bureaucracy of our federal government. This will be a rare chance to directly see the class divisions of our society and how only we, the
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leaning forward in their seats and laughing nervously,” Sean-Paul said of the seance. “They can’t believe what they are seeing.” What he’s not been able to make appear – information about Pat Bettenger, the magician who performed for the Cub Scouts back in the ‘70s. But Sean-Paul can still conjure up the image of the magician in his blue polyester tuxedo with ruffles, a black sequined cape with a star of David on the back, and hear the recording of “The Pink Panther” playing offstage. Sean-Paul also remembers sitting there and trying to figure out how it was technically possible to make the goldfish appear in water, and not coming up with a solution. He figured it out within a year of seeing it done, he said, but has never performed it as part of his act. “I’ve played around with the idea of putting goldfish in the show,” he said. The life of Howard Thurston, who was born 100 years before Sean-Paul, is documented by Jim Steinmeyer in the book, “The Last Greatest Magician in the World – Howard Thurston versus Houdini and the Battle of the American Wizards.” What intrigues Sean-Paul about his predecessor: “He was always taking risks, always trying to push the envelope,” Sean-Paul said. “He was absorbed and obsessed with what he could make happen.” “The Illusionist and the Medium” debuts Friday, May 16, at Intrigue Theater at the Gavioli Theater, 80 Mountain St., Eureka Springs. For tickets, go to www. intriguetheater.com.
99 Percent, can protect ourselves from the continuing degradation of our common atmosphere/environment and our common well-being. We must be able to reach across our social, racial and philosophical barriers to form a union of cooperation to save our beautiful, irreplaceable planet. In every way that you can think of, put forward your support of the Fee and Divide proposal.” – Rand Cullen
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Raising funds for ESHS basketball
Mathew McClung and Lisa Ray await takers for the dessert choices.
Members of next year’s Highlander boys’ basketball team serve dinner at last Thursday’s team fundraiser. From left are Nathan Andress, Jake McClung, Brandon Ray, Trevor Lemme, Jacob Holloway, Lucas Vazquez and Avery Drennan.
Travis Holloway bids on a Razorback shirt for spouse Misty Holloway, who was scheduled to graduate from the University of Arkansas last weekend. At right is Dante Kruse.
Seventh-grader Shana Perkins, right, bids on a set of tools for Frances Black, center, “because I need them,” Black said.
Highlander basketball coach Nolan Helder invites people to go through the serving line at Thursday’s dinner, held in the new high school cafeteria. A large number of teachers, students and families turned out to support the event.
Avery Drennon, right, asks Kaiden Kimbrell, 9, if he wants a roll or cornbread with his meal. Members of next year’s Highlander basketball team served the dinner, prepared by families of the players and the coach.
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The Natural Way Yes, Virginia: Chocolate is good With Mother’s Day and Easter behind us I think it is important to remind everyone that chocolate is a Jim Fain health food. Of course this is to assuage any guilt for eating to much of this alltime delectable. Worldwide chocolate is a favorite delight with roots reaching deep into time. Recently, modern science has been uncovering some of the benefits beyond the making amends by a spouse in the doghouse. Chocolate has many compounds/chemicals that make it the “God Food” the ancient Greeks named it. The darker the chocolate the more theobromine you taste. This gives chocolate the distinctive taste. Theobromine is a Greek derived word made up of theos meaning God plus broma meaning Food, literally, God Food. Medical science knows this is useful for dilating blood vessels (lowers blood pressure), improves blood flow to the extremities, is a mild stimulant and is a diuretic causing you to get rid of excess water. Without using too much imagination, it is easy to see why chocolate is a romantic lover’s food. Additionally, the muscles around the main tubes of the lungs relax with theobromine often relieving hacking coughs. Can you get enough theobromine from chocolate? That depends upon the quality and darkness of the chocolate (70% or higher) as well as how much you eat along with how your own body reacts. The fun thing is experimenting with how much you need! What is known for sure is the amount you eat stays in your system between six to ten hours before it decreases by half. This is called biologic half-life. A little bit can go a long way. It is a stimulant but much more mild than caffeine. A little extra boost of energy happens with dark chocolate but watch out for the sugar content. Usually, the darker the more bitter but the better for you. Some have noticed chocolate lifts them from a blue mood and science does know it can raise serotonin levels reducing depression. One warning and that is to keep chocolate away from household pets and horses. Small amounts can be toxic, as they cannot digest it like we can... more for us! Wow, what a world we live in! A couple of squares of deep, dark, rich chocolate along with a glass of deep, dark, red wine and you’ve got a health food!
Wisecrack Zodiac ARIES: Your mind is overloaded this week, and it’s making your brain cells pop like bubble wrap. Take a break and do something that doesn’t require thought, like watching the E! Network. TAURUS: When it comes to love, it’s the little things your sweetie does to catch your attention. Like placing scorpions in your underwear drawer. Better find out what you did wrong, and get some flowers immediately. GEMINI: Some things even your famed charm can’t fix. You’ll have to dig deep and dust off that mint condition can of sincerity if you want to sweeten up someone’s day. Wow, you should occasionally run a broom through that emotional basement. CANCER: Life can’t be all lollipops and roses. Sometimes it’s clearance jelly beans that taste like plastic Easter grass and poison ivy. Swirl that sad candy in some vodka, and you’ll forget to scratch your welts for a while. LEO: You can run but you can’t hide from your feelings, even when you try to bury your widening butt in that half-gallon of butter pecan ice cream. Put down the spoon and pick up the phone. And don’t order another pizza, we’re on to you. VIRGO: Put down the screwdriver and duct tape, because this time you can’t fix that problem for someone in your life. Just accept who they are. Besides, they still walk funny from that time with the monkey wrench. LIBRA: Freedom is more than sitting naked on the white vinyl couch; it’s also about where the paper towels and spray cleaner is stored and when your sweetie is expected home. True freedom comes from not getting kicked out to the dog house again. SCORPIO: Tuesday is shaping up to be your lucky day, unless it forgets to wear its Spanx, and then
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Wednesday will be the day. Definitely. Or Thursday. Depends if there’s Mexican food for lunch. SAGITTARIUS: You don’t have to meet every challenge. Some you can just text or e-mail. If you really want to impress, send a postcard. CAPRICORN: When everything is dark all around you, it’s time to rely on a higher power. Good thing you installed that solar panel on the roof, otherwise you wouldn’t be able to Facebook your way through the blackout. AQUARIUS: This weekend will
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be a blur of glitter-soaked bagel deliveries, ditch-digging in a tuxedo and touching batteries to your tongue for nickels. You really should have read the fine print in your iTunes User Agreement. PISCES: Not only are you putting the cart before the horse, you’re not even near the barn. Get your life in the right order, and your pimped-out chariot will be cruising down the road in no time.
Crossword Puzzle Across 1. Where the capital of Munich is 8. Baseball’s Doubleday or comedy’s Yokum 13. Going fast 14. Nary a soul, (2 wds.) 15. Daughter of Minos 16. Din 17. Tail motion 18. Dope; poop 20. Son homonym 21. Acting mercifully, generously or indulgently 24. Table scrap 25. VW classic 26. Go on and on 28. Gelatinous garnish 31. What the poor are 32. Japanese dancing girl 34. Ferocious aviator 35. Little Rock is its cap. 36. What gym class teaches 41. “_’__ about had it with Eureka’s sewer plant!” 42. Enlarge a hole 43. Meadow 44. See 2 D; more than one halo 46. Turpentine Creek Wildlife
Refuge serenade 49. Has them rolling in the aisles 50. Advocate 51. Dogmatic belief 52. More like the stem than the stern? Down 1. Melee 2. See 44 A 3. Winston smoker’s and Churchill’s distinctive alphabetic digital display, (2 wds.) 4. “Eureka! I found it!” 5. Disencumber
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6. One of nine in a baseball game unless it’s a tie 7. Gig booker 8. Nuisance 9. Scary word 10. Annoying 11. Made certain 12. When the space shuttles’ heat tiles protect the crew 19. Opal ___ and thy Faery Pranksters 22. Nile heron 23. The consecrated elements of Communion
27. Foot race event 28. Not for 29. Menial; slavish 30. Logger, at times 33. What diners did 34. Just about 37. Rabbits 38. The last segment of the small intestine 39. Burn myrrh at a church service 40. Like a wiser bud 45. Hello opposite 47. Mimic 48. CD-___
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Notes from the Colony
Linda By Sandra Caldwell Synar
Sleeping in Cars: An AutoBiographical essay
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Bowen is a 10-month-old medium size brown/white shepherd mix who came to the shelter in September along with his 2 siblings as strays. He is the most bashful of his litter, but after he gets to know you, he is playful and affectionate. He needs someone who will be patient and gentle with him, and teach him to play. Bowen is neutered and has had all of his shots. Bowen can be adopted for half the usual fee. For more information, call the Good Shepherd Humane Society Animal Shelter at 479-253-9188 or stop by the shelter on Highway 62 East in Eureka Springs. Shelter hours are noon to 5 p.m. daily except Wednesdays.
Short story workshop next Monday Sanderia Faye-Smith is teaching a Community Writing Program workshop on Crafting the Short Story at the Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow on Monday, May 20, from 1-4 p.m. Students will work with writing prompts and will begin a short story during the class. Smith is a PhD candidate and professor in the School of Arts and Humanities at the University of Texas at Dallas. She received an MFA in Creative Writing/ Fiction from Arizona State University, and she taught English Composition for The United States Navy (PACE) through Central Texas College. An excerpt from her novel Mourning Bench appeared in Mythium Literary
Journal, and in Arsnick: The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in Arkansas, by Jennifer Wallach and John Kirk. This led to her moderating the grassroots panel for the Arkansas Civil Rights Symposium during the Freedom Riders 50th Anniversary. Her novel Mourning Bench will be published in 2014. Pre-registration is required for the May 20 class. The fee is $25, payable on registration. For more information, see www.writerscolony.org. To register, call Linda Caldwell, Writers’ Colony director, at 479-253-7444 or email director@writerscolony.org.
This week I’d like to feature some work by a Writers’ Colony founder and a current member of our board, Crow Johnson Evans. She is a songwriter and singer of some repute, a fiber artist and a writer whose book, “Flights of Fancy-Short Stories, Essays, Novella, and Other Pieces” was recently published. … Someone … grabbed my ankle. A startled male voice shouted something gruff in Arabic. Then I felt a shudder and heard the car door slam. How could I end up in this mess? I’m a fairly intelligent twenty-three-yearold American woman. Right! Sleeping in an abandoned car that’s mired axle-deep in sand, outside the city walls of Gibraltar is smart? Dear God, please don’t let him come back. My obituary might read: “She died violently on a tiny beach that pokes off the southern coast of Spain. Her body was found in an abandoned car.” No, no, too melodramatic. How about “On the northern gatepost to the Mediterranean Sea…” No, that sounds like a travel brochure. Sleeping in cars has been a recurring theme in my life. Rather than an image of poverty, promiscuity, or desolation, it’s been a recurring symbol of hope and adventure. I was four when my mother
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converted a Model-A Ford into a camper. …We left Woodstock, New York, heading south to folk festivals and “something better” — certain it was just over the next mountain. I was four and we were going somewhere just like gypsies. Tonight as I watch the stars over Gibraltar, I go back in time to the fouryear-old me, watching stars from a different back seat car window. A rooster screeches daybreak in the North Carolina woods. I follow a big man in bib overalls as he feeds the chickens. Through an open farmhouse window, I’m mesmerized by the site of a boy, sleeping shirtless. Mother has permission to camp here. I wonder if that includes permission to see my first half-naked boy. I can still taste the cool moist air that blanketed the Smoky Mountains that morning. Tonight — this Mediterranean night — the air is moist, but it has a warmth and thickness absent in my North Carolina recollections. An hour or more has passed. The… man who grabbed my ankle hasn’t returned…I relax my hold on the backpack and drift back into sleep. I dream about shirtless boys sleeping while white lace curtains float out of open car windows. I call to the chickens, who run to me along white sand beaches, clucking in Arabic… Crow is a founding member and current Vice President of The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow and an award-winning songwriter/performer, a writer, poet, textile artist and cancer survivor. She received the “Lifetime Achievement Award” Northwest Arkansas Music Awards; World Folk Music Association, Kate Wolf Award Arkansas Arts, and several awards including “Best of Show” for her fiber arts and spinning/ weaving. She lives in Northwest Arkansas with her husband Arthur.
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Mumaugh was one of the several thousand to comment on the proposal to the PSC. The language he used has attracted outrage from some in Eureka Springs. In his letter to commissioners, Mumaugh urged them to render a decision as soon as possible. “Please do not allow agitators in and around Eureka and Beaver, many of whom are not directly impacted by the project, to slow you down,” he wrote, later adding, “please do not allow the reliably and perpetually afflicted ‘anti-everything’ crowd to delay this vital process.” Speaking Monday, Mumaugh said he was firmly opposed to the project — The sale of his own home on Pivot Rock Road has been been jeopardized by the SWEPCO proposals. He only wanted to see a decision rendered quickly, he said, so as not to prolong the “anguish” of those affected. Other JPs are not as invested in the issue. JP John Reeve said he had not yet decided whether to support Richie’s
resolution. “From my personal standpoint, I’d rather stay on the sidelines,” he said. He added that some SWEPCO representatives had recently given a presentation during his Rotary Club meeting. “I’ve got to believe that there’s a need to have this line,” he said. “There’s a lot of research that has gone into deciding whether or not its needed.” “If there’s a need,” he added, “it’s going to have to come from some place ... People who know a lot more about it than me have evtaluated it. I don’t believe that our utilities put lines out just for the hell of it.” JP Jack Deaton said that he was also still undecided on the resolution and wanted more information before making a decision. “Its not a bad deal if it doesn’t affect you,” he said. “It’s a bad deal if it does affect you.” JPs will meet at 10 a.m. at the County Courthouse, located at 210 West Church Ave. in Berryville. Members of the public will be given the opportunity to speak early in the meeting, with each speaker restricted to three minutes. For more information, call 870-423-2967.
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Clear Spring School Kansas native and folk artist Bobby Huffman displays one of his many steampunk birds at his reception on Saturday night at Fusion Squared. This was his first showcase in Eureka Springs and he said he loves being featured at the gallery. “There was something special about Fusion Squared,” he said. Huffman has practiced artistic endeavors since the age of 13 – culminating into his current whimsical found-art pieces.
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the laws that apply to other public utilities in Arkansas do not apply to SWEPCO. Secondly, he notes, where there are major concerns, SWEPCO can simply move its right of way and 150 foot tall poles onto adjacent properties if necessary to avoid areas of particular concern as they come up. I have to marvel at the arrogance of this company. How much notice will they give landowners who to this date have received no notice and had assumed their own property to be safe from SWEPCO’s path of destruction? Mr. Thornhill notes: “At this stage of the project, access to private property was not available, nor is it practicable to obtain access and conduct an on-the-ground survey for cultural resources for hundreds of miles of project alternatives.” And so I have to ask, when will SWEPCO come down to earth and actually examine what they intend to destroy? And further, how can they reasonably ask the Arkansas Public Service Commission to decide on routes when each is already proven to be deeply flawed?
In the meantime, this project is extremely costly for the communities it threatens. Here in Eureka Springs, real estate sales are already suffering. Home construction is being put aside as landowners wait to know whether they are safe in proceeding with their investment or whether they’ll face the ugliness of massive landlines and need to pull up stakes. The truth of our humanity is that we all make mistakes. The measure of human dignity is demonstrated when we can say “I made a mistake and I’m sorry.” This whole project is ill-conceived and should be abandoned with all possible haste, if not by SWEPCO, then by the APSC which should be able to recognize shoddy proposals so arrogantly and thoughtlessly put forth. I ask in this open letter that SWEPCO acknowledge their gross error in proposing this project, withdraw their proposal to the APSC, let us get back to the enjoyment of our properties and that they go away and leave us in peace. Sadly, however, corporations are not human beings. And we are made to suffer for their mistakes. Doug Stowe
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