Lovely County Citizen June 8, 2017

Off to the races Collins leaving K-Way Auto Page 4

Visit us online: www.lovelycitizen.com VOLUME 18 NUMBER 51

New COO in town Miller excited to be at chamber Page 5

YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER JUNE 8, 2017

TOPNEWS New leader, familiar face Gilmore returns to ESHS as principal Page 3

n Early voting for parks tax

Renewal would fund Leatherwood repairs Page 6

n ESSA unveils wood studio

Event features music, woodworking demos Page 7

n National Trails Day celebration

Local groups complete trail at Black Bass Lake Page 10

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May 30 12:23 p.m. — Officers responded to a complaint of someone bothering guests in the park. They were unable to make contact.

12:34 p.m. — An officer responded to a report of a large vehicle stuck on the side of the street and unable to turn around.

7:05 p.m. — An officer and EMS responded to a local bar owner requesting a female to be removed from a bar. The female refused to sign the waiver for EMS and was advised to leave the property and not return. The female returned to the property as soon as the officer left. The officer returned to the premises and arrested her. Well, you can’t say she wasn’t warned.

7:30 p.m. — An officer responded to a report of gunshot sounds. The officer was unable to locate the source of the noise.

10:03 p.m. — Officers responded to a 911 call reporting a male was beating up someone and a female was hiding in the woods. Officers made contact with the female and escorted her back to her hotel.

May 31 10:53 p.m. — An officer responded to an alarm at an area business. All was secure.

June 1 3:38 p.m. — An officer responded to the report of multiple intoxicated subjects causing a disturbance. The officer pursued a female subject in a vehicle

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that wrecked near Highway 62 and East Mountain Drive. The subject was taken into custody for driving while intoxicated and various traffic charges.

10:23 p.m. — An officer responded to an alarm. All was well.

June 2 12:10 a.m. — An officer responded to the report of a complainant receiving harassing texts. The complainant asked the officer to make contact with the subject and advise him to quit calling.

2:54 a.m. — An officer responded to the report of possibly intoxicated people yelling loudly. The officer checked the area but did not hear or see anyone.

3:32 a.m. — An officer responded to a complaint of people being loud and yelling near Drummond Street. The officer spoke with the couple and advised them to go home for the night.

June 3 8:15 a.m. — An officer responded to the report of a pickup blocking a fire hydrant near a residence. The owner moved the vehicle.

2:13 p.m. — A traffic stop resulted in the arrest of a subject for driving on a suspended license.

10:40 p.m. — An officer responded to an alarm. All was well.

June 4 12:01 a.m. — Officers responded to an area motel that was having an issue with a guest. A report was taken.

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Coming home

Gilmore returns to alma mater as principal

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

David Gilmore graduated from Eureka Springs High School in 1996. A little more than 20 years later, he’s coming back as the school’s principal.

“It’s very cool to come back home and be the principal at the school you graduated from. I’m just amazed at the school building we have,” Gilmore said. “The buildings are in great shape, and we have so many opportunities for all the kids.”

This isn’t the first time Gilmore has applied for an administrative position at the school.

“I’ve actually applied here a few times, and the timing just wasn’t right. People with more experience were beating me, and I understand that,” Gilmore said. “Now, I finally get to come back home. The fourth time was a charm this time.”

He remembered how his career began, saying he was a teacher for 11 years before being promoted to principal of Berryville Elementary School. He’s continued to move up the ranks, Gilmore said, serving as the principal of the Berryville Middle School and the Berryville High School.

“I’ve been an administrator for five years and a teacher for 11,” he said.

Eureka Springs School District superintendent Bryan Pruitt said Gilmore’s experience in administration is one of the reasons he was hired.

“He’s the rare candidate that’s been the principal at elementary, middle and high schools,” Pruitt said. “That does not come around very often. We had one superintendent we interviewed, who was a great candidate, but David is a graduate of Eureka Springs and familiar with our school.”

Pruitt continued, “The expertise he brings in … we’re just really excited about David coming over and joining our team. With his leadership skills, I think he will come in and fall right in there and go to work with our staff.”

Gilmore said he loved teaching but always wanted to move into administration. The reason for that, he said, is to reach more students.

“You have a lot more contact with your class day-today being a teacher, but being a principal … it kind of feels like I’m the teacher of the building,” Gilmore said.

“I know good instruction when I see it, and I know how to manage people.”

Gilmore described his philosophy on teaching, saying every student is an individual and has different needs.

“It has to be student-centered. The decisions we make have to put the kids first. I want a quality education for all of our students,” he said. “It can’t be a one-size-fitsall education. I’ve got to make sure we’re doing the right things in the classroom, that we’re keeping up with the

Photo by Tavi Ellis

David Gilmore is the new principal of Eureka Springs High School. He officially starts on July 1.

technology and keeping our teachers trained with the newest methods.”

He said he hopes to interact with students throughout the school and not just in his office.

“I’d like to get out there and be with all the kids and recognize them for their successes and lead them along the right path if they’re not making the right choices,” Gilmore said.

The school has lots to offer to students, Gilmore said.

“We’re expanding our agriculture program. There’s going to be FFA now,” he said. “You’ve got to have a strong band, a business department, an athletic department and an art department. You’ve got to have all those things kids are interested in to make it a school that meets their needs.”

He said he doesn’t plan to change anything major at the school.

“I just want to come in here and see how things are done. I don’t want to come in and change the whole world,” he said. “It’s an excellent school to start with.

We’ll make changes as they’re needed, if it feels right.”

He loved his job at Berryville, Gilmore said, but he’s excited to come back to school where he grew up.

“I’ve always thought the kids coming out of the Eureka Springs School District get a quality educate, and I want to continue that,” Gilmore said. “A lot of the people I graduated with are very successful today. Some of them are teachers here. Some of them are doctors and lawyers.”

He continued, “Twenty years ago when we graduated, they wouldn’t have said, ‘Gilmore is most likely to come back and be high school principal.’ But it happened. I’ve been very fortunate with my career and worked my way up the ladder, and I’m happy to be here.”

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Racing to retirement

Collins reflects on 20-year career in auto repair

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K-Way Auto Repair has new management, but regular customers shouldn’t expect the place to change all that much.

At a retirement party for former owner Dan Collins on Saturday, June 3, new owners Jill and Bo Walker said they plan to maintain the family atmosphere Collins created 20 years ago. Bo Walker started working at K-Way a year and a half ago, saying he’s learned a lot from Collins during that time.

“Whenever I started here, he kind of had it in mind that he might approach me at some point about buying the business out, and I was happy to do it,” Bo Walker said. “He’s helped us out tremendously.”

Jill Walker agreed.

“Dan’s made it very easy for us. We want to keep it as much the same as possible … serving the community as well as we can and keeping it going,” she said. “We have a good name already, so we want to keep it that way.”

There’s already a great team at K-Way, Bo Walker said.

“Everybody feels like they’re family. Everybody feels like they’re part owners of the shop,” he said. “That’s the way we want it to stay.”

Collins said that’s the very reason he chose to pass the business on to the Walkers. The shop was always run by family, Collins said, and he’s been there every day to work with his employees.

“I never had anybody else doing my job. I just loved it. I’ve gotten to talk to almost everybody in this town at one point,” Collins said.

His wife, Ann Collins, recalled when she married Collins in 2008, saying she was happy to see the camaraderie at K-Way. “We enjoy getting together with all of our mechanics and their families. We’ve had barbecues at our house where we have all the families out,” she said. “It’s a lot of fun. You build a relationship with each and every one, and they’re always there and willing to help one another out regardless of time of day or night.”

Collins said he’s hosted a race car day in the past.

“We take the employees to the track and let them drive and see how scared they get,” he laughed. “It’s been a happy place to work.”

Collins remembered how he got started, saying he opened K-Way as a gas station where Equity Bank is located today. He decided to move the shop to Passion Play Road 12 years ago.

That’s when it turned into a full-blown auto shop, Collins said.

“My whole life I’ve been involved with cars. I got into drag racing back when I was just a young teenager, and I haven’t been able to stop since,” Collins said. “I moved to Eureka Springs 26 years ago, and I will never leave Eureka Springs unless it’s in a casket.”

Another thing he plans to do, Collins said, is race cars. He said he’s drawn to cars because of their beauty and function.

“They do what you want them to do. You put in the right part … get the right combination, and they’ll run and do whatever

Photo by Tavi Ellis

Dan Collins shows off his race car at his retirement party on Saturday, June 3. For more photos from the event, see Page 13.

you want to do with them,” Collins said. “It’s dangerous, yeah.

I’ve crashed one time.”

“But he loves a risk,” Ann Collins said. “He’s always been a risk taker.”

Collins wants to continue pursuing his passions, but he said he wants to use his retirement to relax.

“I’ve made only one plan, and that’s to make no plans for the first year. It’s my only plan,” Collins said.

Ann Collins said she’s glad the Walkers will be running the shop.

“We were really blessed to have it work out the way it did, where Dan can retire and another family was able to come in and take over,” she said. “They’re going to do amazingly with this.”

Collins agreed, remembering when he received a loan from Community First Bank to open the shop 20 years ago.

“They financed me to get this all going. It helped the community,” Collins said. “So I’m passing it on to Bo and Jill so they can continue to serve the community.”

“It’s kind of another way to pay it forward,” Ann Collins said.

See Collins, page 15

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Miller excited about new role with ES chamber

By Amanda Nettles AmandaNettlesCCN@gmail.com

Paul Miller is eager to begin his new role as the Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce’s chief operating officer.

Miller said he is feeling absolutely wonderful since being hired the position, which he will officially start on July 1. He said he is 100 percent committed to this role and to the community.

“I’ve been part of Eureka now for five years, six years, so as far as settling in, I’m just very excited to start the position,” Miller said.

His favorite thing about Eureka Springs, Miller said, is its diversity.

“I like the way the community comes together to treat the guests that come to our town in a very pleasant manner. I think we all try to reach out and make them very comfortable and accommodate them as best we can,” Miller said.

Miller said he will be in charge of recruiting new members to the chamber, along with supporting the chamber’s events. One of the most important parts of his job, he said, is carrying on the mission of the chamber.

“I’m hoping for the most part just [to be] very transparent between the goals of the chamber, being able to lead the different areas of the team as kind of a unified entity,” he said.

Miller said the goal of the chamber is to bring all of the business communities together.

“This is a very exciting time for the chamber. I think there’s a positive and a new direction that they want to follow.

But, really, it’s just building upon what’s already been established,” Miller said.

Miller described what brought him to Eureka Springs, saying he and his wife, Catherine Pappas, relocated from Houston years ago. Since moving here, he said, the two have started a business. They have already worked with the chamber, he said, and feel confident in it.

“We’ve had a tremendous experience with the chamber. We were well-invited into the community. We always felt included. We always had that reach back to them,” Miller said.

Photo by Samantha Jones

Paul Miller is the Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce’s new chief operating officer.

Miller has spent the last 17 years with NASA. “I’m currently the supervisor over outreach. I’ve had experience with guest operations. Right now, we’re getting ready to announce the new astronaut core. We do a lot of event support,” Miller said.

He said he’s hoping that he can bring the love that he has for business development and creative business models to Eureka Springs to unify the chamber and the local businesses it serves. Cathy Handley, chairwoman of the chamber’s board of directors, said the chamber is excited to work with Miller.

“What we’ve noticed over time, and we’ve heard this from members and non-members, is that nobody ever reached out to them, period. That was kind of surprising to me. I didn’t realize that we had not been doing that. We talked to Paul about that, and Paul is definitely going door to door to door to door,” Handley said. “I don’t care if they are a member or not … he is still going to reach out and say, ‘We’re here.’ We found that everybody’s needs are different and as long as you feel like they’re being met, then they’re happy.”

Handley said she has heard lots of feedback since former COO Tammy Thurow resigned last month. Not all of that feed-

back has been negative, Handley said. “[Thurow] did some things very well, as we know, and she did some things not so well. So what we’ve done is people have come to me and people have come to Paul already wishing him the best, and people are excited,” Handley said.

Handley said she thinks people are ready for a new direction.

“I think people know we really do care.

We have an amazing board. There’s some great people on that board, and they work really hard,” Handley said.

If the chamber is short on staff for anything, she said, the board is always willing to help out and do it. Handley said the chamber has three new full-time employees and two new volunteers.

“They are 120 percent pro Eureka.

They are native-born. They have been here forever. They are really stepping up to the plate,” Handley said. “When you walk into the chamber I think you will get a totally different feel. When you walk in, the people are outside the desk …they are there to greet you, and they are there to help you. I’ve seen just an amazing change.”

Handley said the chamber is doing pretty well financially.

“We’ve had our ups and downs over the years, because we’re cash-run. But we’re actually OK. We’re behind. Tammy did fall a little bit short on our finance side,” Handley said.

Handley said she believes Miller will work well with the finances.

“I think he’s more [of a] project manager type and will watch that closer. I don’t think that was [Thurow’s] expertise, in fairness to her,” Handley said. “Paul doesn’t really have a chamber background, but I don’t know that you have to. I think if you believe in the town and believe in the people and you’re a good business head, then you can run that chamber. That’s why we picked Paul.”

Miller said he feels that he can work with the chamber’s board members and employees to reach more local businesses.

“I told them I’ll rely on their expertise.

Again, I have my expertise, but I’m certainly going to take full advantage of every staff member, every board member,” Miller said. “The goal is to wrap our arms around the entire community and let them know we are here.”

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Early voting for Leatherwood tax continues

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

Eureka Springs residents don’t have to wait to vote on the proposed renewal parks department’s 0.125 percent tax.

Early voting began on Tuesday, June 6, with the special election slated for Tuesday, June 13. Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation chairman Bill Featherstone said residents will vote to renew the tax, which has been in effect for the past four years. The tax was passed in 2013, he said, with a four-year sunset clause.

“We weren’t certain we could get it passed without a sunset clause,” Featherstone said.

If the tax passes this year, he said, it won’t have a sunset clause. Featherstone said residents can petition to have a special election terminating the tax if they don’t like the way it’s going.

“It’s not a hard process at all to repeal, but there’s no sunset on this tax,” he said.

Over the past four years, he said, the parks department has managed the tax well. He said the tax has raised $500,000 in that time; including matching grant money, he said, that total comes to $675,000.

“We’ve added that because we had the ability to get the grants because of the tax,” Featherstone said.

Featherstone listed all the improvements the department has made at Lake Leatherwood with the money, saying one of the most important changes is the road that leads to the park. That road has been paved, Featherstone said, and provides a much easier way to get to the area. Eureka Springs Mayor Butch Berry said that improvement has been major for the city.

“For the people who haven’t been involved or don’t remember Eureka Springs before the tax, you couldn’t hardly drive into that without needing a four-wheel drive vehicle,” Berry said. “I think they’ve just done a great job of using that money and managing it.”

The paved road isn’t the only improvement, Featherstone said.

“We’ve remodeled one cabin completely. We’ve done the exterior on all the cabins. We’ve got new campground areas, all new campground areas,” he said. “We put in the playground …obviously, that was a big one. Having been a part of the finances on all those improvements, I think we’ve gotten equal return for our investment.”

He added, “I hope people see it that way. I don’t know why they would see it otherwise, because no money has been wasted.”

Parks director Justin Huss said the the

parks department has big plans for Lake Leatherwood City Park if the tax passes.

Huss said the department will focus on four major repairs: upgrading the septic system, dredging the lake, repairing the dam and building a modern, handicap-accessible bathhouse.

“These are all things that have to be done. They’re not really elective projects,” Huss said. “They’re not as fun as our new playground, but if we don’t address them now, we’re going to find ourselves in a bad situation down the line.

These are vital issues we have to address.”

He continued, “This is our responsibility as stewards. We get to enjoy these parks, but we also have to take care of them. The tax is a way we can do that and have visitors pay for a lot of these improvements.”

Featherstone said the tax costs each household in Eureka Springs roughly $30 a year, one cent for every $8 spent in town.

“It’s not very burdensome at all. I think people should think of it that way and what we get in return for that, which is a continuation of the improvements at Leatherwood,” Featherstone said.

It’s free for everyone to visit the park, he said.

“Anybody can out to Leatherwood and use the playground and hike and do whatever they want at no charge,” Featherstone said. “That’s a darn cheap membership to a heck of a park … 1,600 acres with a lot amenities and more to come. I think it’s the deal of the century.”

Featherstone continued, saying the tax is the best way to keep funding improvements at the park.

“This is the most efficient, least punitive way of paying for all the work that needs to be done, and we certainly get to see some tangible results from this tax,” Featherstone said. “We get to see and enjoy how this money is being spent.”

If the tax doesn’t pass, Huss said, the parks department will have to re-assess its plan for improvements city-wide.

“We’d have to put the brakes on everything and go from doing something proactive to waiting until something breaks that we have to fix,” he said. “It’s a whole different way of operating without the tax.”

Berry said the city is completely in favor of the continuation of the tax.

“Absolutely, and I encourage everybody to get out and vote for the tax,” Berry said. “It’s just a great opportunity for the citizens to keep on developing one of our natural resources.”

Democratic Party of Carroll County hears from state party representative

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

The Democratic Party of Carroll County had a special visitor on Monday night.

Tyler Clark, chairman of the Washington County Democrats and treasurer of the Democratic Party of Arkansas, addressed the group about how to build up the local party.

Clark said the group is already doing well, with 180 members signed up for the party.

“I appreciate every one of you for digging in and doing a wonderful job,” Clark said.

“There’s a lot of passion going on right now.

I knew people would come out of the woodwork in January and February, but you’re

sticking with it in June. It’s hard to stick with it this long.”

Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Clark said, only 32 have active Democratic parties.

The state party is hoping to get that number up to 50, he said.

“The state party should be in constant contact with you as a constituent and county member, helping you get out information about the party, informing, training and engaging for the party whenever possible,” Clark said.

The state party needs money to be successful, Clark said, and people haven’t been donating very much recently. He said this is

because the Democrats don’t have any power in Arkansas at a state or federal level.

“The well has run dry. There’s no more godfathers out there to give us cash,” Clark said. “They just don’t exist anymore.”

Clark said Sen. Bernie Sanders did a good job raising money for his presidential campaign by asking for $27 per person. The state party wants to focus on that kind of strategy, Clark said, as well as recognizing those who have been donating to the party.

“We have people who have been donating for years and years and years. If you don’t thank them, what’s their motivation to give?” Clark said.

There are 518 days until the next general election, he said, and 265 days until people can file to run for positions. When it comes time to vote, Clark said, the local party should focus on early voting.

“In a large area like Carroll County, you need to have voting centers open five days a week at various locations. Ensuring people have access to early voting is key,” Clark said.

The state will be removing the option to vote with a paper ballot by 2020, Clark said, making it important to teach voters how to vote using a touchscreen.

See Clark, page 22

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ESSA unveils wood studio

By Kelby Newcomb CCNNews@cox-internet.com

In Eureka Springs, art seems to grow on trees, and the Eureka Springs School of the Arts (ESSA) has a new wood studio to reflect that.

ESSA had a grand opening for the new Wood Studio Building, designed by architect Dave McKee, on Sunday, June 4. The event featured live music, a silent auction of works by local artists and woodturning demonstrations.

Kelly McDonough, executive director of ESSA, said the new wood studio is the culmination of the dreams of so many in the community.

“The school is founded on the tradition of artists who have been here for decades and decades,” McDonough said, “particularly in the spirt of Elsie and Louis Freund, who started the first school here in the 1940s. That spirit has been picked up and carried forward until the opening of this school in the late 1990s.”

She said the wood studio is the latest addition to ESSA’s growing campus over the last few years.

“We have grown from a school with no campus at all to a school with one building and one acre of land,” McDonough said, “to today, when we have all these dedicated studios and 55 acres. Now, we have the addition of this wood studio, which is a way to bring yet another community into our group.”

She said ESSA has a full slate of classes at the wood studio starting in just a week. The first one will be a woodturning class, she said, and the second one will be a beginners’ class for woodworking.

“Our woodturning class is already full. There is a great class coming up at the end of June that’s a beginners’ class,” McDonough said. “Even if you’ve never done woodworking before, the class is geared toward how to use all the equipment and safety practices. You also come away with a project you can take home. The class is only three days, so it’s easy for people to take.”

She said the wood studio also will host carving classes,

David Bell / Carroll County News

Board members, staff and friends of the Eureka Springs School of the Arts (ESSA) cut the ribbon for the new Wood Studio Building on Sunday, June 4. The school celebrated the wood studio’s grand opening with live music, a live auction of local art and wood-turning demonstrations.

furniture-building classes and more wood-turning classes over the next year.

“I really see this as a way to give people an opportunity to pass on everything they knew,” she said. “We have so many people with such a rich knowledge, and now they have a space to share it.”

Woodworker Doug Stowe, a founder of ESSA and a course instructor, said the building of the new wood studio took about 22 months from conception to completion. The dream of having a wood studio on campus, however, dates back to the origins of the school, he said.

“I think our founding was in 1998. I was one of the

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founders, and building a wood studio was part of the plan from the outset,” Stowe said. “At the time, we were a school without walls and would have our classes in individual studios owned by certain artists. We went from nothing to what we are now.”

He said the wood studio has a state-of-the-art design, even featuring a television monitor so students can see exactly what their teacher is trying to show them.

“The studio has a lathe room, a bench room and a seam room,” he said, “so we can have as many as three classes going on here at the same time.”

See ESSA, page 22

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Jesus Parade coverage I want to thank our newspapers for doing a great job covering the news: international, national, state and local!

However, you missed a stitch on May 27. You covered the Jesus Parade with lovely photos but not one picture of the Joy in Diversity and Love parade right after the Jesus Parade.

I would like to reiterate why many of us felt a necessity to counter these churches’ parade. They would not allow the Methodists or the Episcopalians (fellow Christians) to march because they openly welcome LGBTQ people into their fellowship. This is discrimination, plain and simple.

Those of us who walked behind the Joy in Diversity and Love banner do not discriminate against anyone, not even the fundamentalist churches who banned the Methodists and the Episcopalians and anyone else who is accept-

ing of LGBTQ folks from their Jesus Parade.

I simply do not believe Jesus would discriminate: his 12 disciples were males (gays?) and some of his other followers were prostitutes. I have read about his teachings and see the necessity for love for all living things.

Dr. Jimmy Creech, pastor for 30 years at a United Methodist Church, says, “At the heart of the claim that ‘homosexuality is forbidden by God’ is poor biblical scholarship and a cultural bias read into the Bible. ... What is condemned in the Bible is the violence, idolatry and exploitation related to some [same-sex behavior], not the same-gender nature of that behavior.”

The pretend Christians cherry-pick verses, mostly from Leviticus, that damn male relationships while they ignore the cultural No-No’s about what should not ever be eaten, or how one should wear her/his hair, or other cultural habits from that time period.

Citizen of the Week Maria Sherlyn Jaramillo Tapia is this week’s Citizen of the Week. Tapia was nominated by Barbara Gavron, who said Tapia alerted her to smoke coming from one of her cottages on Mill Hollow Road. Gavron said she contacted the Eureka Springs Police Department and the fire was contained. “Maria saved the day!” Gavron said.

To nominate someone for Citizen of the Week, email Samantha Jones at Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com.

I think these pretends have an agenda they refuse to acknowledge and mask their hatred behind, “We don’t hate you, just your actions.” I have been married to a woman for 35 years and have no idea what “actions” we have that are so ungodlike.

— TRELLA LAUGHLIN ••• I was a bit surprised by the coverage of the Jesus parade in the local press, so I will add some of my own. The parade was notable as much for what was absent as anything. Once again the Eureka Springs United Methodist Church was not included. Their banner, however, was on display in Basin Park. A group of non-Christians felt that the message “Jesus Loves All” and “All Are Welcome” was too important to ignore. We were treated to many high fives and well wishes from both onlookers and paraders. The grand finale was the colorful diversity group that invited us to join them. There was one hellfire and brimstone gentleman that damned us all to hell. God bless us everyone.

— MARK EASTBURN ••• To the Editor, Hey, Jesus People, how can you profess to be Christians while hating ev-

eryone in the LGBTQ community and those who support them? If you don’t like the LGBTQ community here in Eureka Springs, move! Love is love!

Sincerely, – JUDITH ULCH

Climate concerns

Dear Editor, Au Revoir, Paris.

“President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement is the biggest failure of leadership in American history.” So said Citizens Climate Lobby’s executive director, Mark Reynolds. I agree.

With the White House abdicating any responsibility for dealing with the clear and present danger of climate change, American governors and mayors including those of Little Rock and Fayetteville are courageously stepping up to maintain America’s honor and fill the climate leadership gap.

The way is also clear for Congress to show some guts and act on curbing carbon emissions. Statements made by Arkansas’ Congressional delegation, however, indicate that these Republicans still cling to an outdated mindset, erroneously believing that taking effecSee Forum, page 22

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No, I don’t support it. We need to control the climate.

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No, not at all.

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No. We need to do our best to control what goes on in the climate.

Abigail Ayuba “Abbie”

Yes, based on the information, he made the right decision.

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Support the parks tax

his Sunday, Gideon and I decided to do something healthy. We spend most Sundays playing Wahoo and eating tacos, but we thought maybe we’d earn those tacos with a hike.

Off we went to Lake Leatherwood City Park to explore one of the many trails we’ve come to love in Eureka Springs.

We decided to hike up past Miner’s Rock. Gideon is fascinated with the sinkholes along that trail, even though I’m convinced he’s going to fall in one day. We never get close enough for that to happen, but that doesn’t stop me from having anxiety about it. Normally, we walk pretty far along the trail. This time, we stopped at Miner’s Rock and relaxed for a bit. It was calm. Gideon and I have completely opposite work schedules, and Sunday is the only day we get to spend together. Sitting near Miner’s Rock, I gazed at the trees and the trail and the puddles from a rain earlier that morning. I felt so lucky to be in a beautiful park with the kindest, funniest person I know. All at once, I realized I was experiencing a perfect moment, the kind that reminds you of how wonderful it is to be alive.

Gideon was certainly a big part of that moment, but it wouldn’t have been possible without that trail and the park around it. Lake Leatherwood is one of my favorite places in Eureka Springs. Gideon and I have hiked several trails there, and I recently spent a day on the lake there with my friend Kelby. We rented a paddleboat for 30 minutes. Even though we failed miserably at steering and powering the thing, we still had a great day. It was the type of day I had with Gideon on the trail Sunday, but much, much more platonic.

Again, none of that would have been possible without Lake Leatherwood City Park. That park is a place where families play, couples hike and

friends bike. It’s a special place ... special to me, and certainly special to many of those who live in or visit our little town. I hope those of you who agree with that will also agree that the 0.125 percent tax for Lake Leatherwood is vital to the development of our park and, in turn, our city.

A special election to renew that tax will take place on Tuesday, June 13, and you can bet your hiking boots I’ll be votSamantha Jones ing for it. See, I’m the kind of person who puts my money where my mouth is. Quite frankly, I’m pretty comfortable paying taxes to help the general welfare of my community. Without a doubt, our city’s parks are a major contributing factor to that. I’ve got a special place in my heart for Lake Leatherwood, but I’d vote for any tax that supports the parks.

To be specific, this tax would help pay for much-needed improvements — expensive ones that would make Lake Leatherwood City Park more sustainable long-term. I’d like to keep hiking on the trails. I’d like to rent another paddleboat one of these days, even though I’m not very good at operating them. That park has given so much to me and the people I love.

I’m OK with giving something back to it, and I hope you are, too.

••• Samantha Jones is associate editor for Carroll County Newspapers. Her email address is Citizen.

Editor.Eureka@gmail.com

LAST WEEK’S QUESTION

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Do you think the government’s system of checks and balances is working? m Yes: 23.5% (8 votes) m No: 67.6% (23 votes) m I’m not sure: 8.8% (3 votes)

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National Trails Day

Local groups build new trail at Black Bass Lake

By Amanda Nettles and Samantha Jones AmandaNettlesCCN@gmail.com

Black Bass Lake got a bit of a facelift this past weekend.

In celebration of National Trails Day on Saturday, June 3, the Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Commission worked with local groups to build a new trail at the lake.

Eureka Springs parks director Justin Huss said these groups include the Carroll County Riders, Ozark Off-Road Cyclists and Main Street Eureka Springs. Carroll County Riders is an off-shoot of Ozark Off-Road Cyclists; both groups help build and maintain trails throughout Northwest Arkansas.

Eureka Springs parks director Justin Huss said many showed up to help build the trail, saying the volunteers from the Ozark OffRoad Cyclists came to Eureka Springs from places like Fayetteville and Rogers.

“We actually had a number of folks from the OORC, the mother ship of the CC riders,” he said.

Huss said about eight to 10 people came out to help build the trail and were there from almost 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.

“They got really excited when they saw what we had out there. It was really a great day…we got a lot done,” Huss said.

He said it was nice to have active and strong people show up to do some of the bench cutting and hard work. He said he was very grateful for their support.

“Trails offer quality of life, not only recreational opportunities. We’re really looking right now to start the connectivity in town … to be able to walk to the grocery store, to be

Photo courtesy of Amanda Haley

Volunteers help build a trail at Black Bass Lake on Saturday, June 3, to celebrate National Trails Day.

able to walk to the community center when it gets going, so people have an active and healthy way to get around town,” Huss said.

He said they want to work on connecting the town in a clear and safe manner that is easy for others to follow.

“It’s a lot of work. It’s one thing to build trails but to keep them maintained and smooth and user-friendly requires a lot of work, as well as events like this to keep it going,” he said.

Amanda Haley, who works with the Cres-

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cent Hotel and volunteers with the Carroll County Riders, said she was happy to see so many groups involved. Haley said the Crescent Hotel donated some items for a cookout at Harmon Park after the groups finished trail-building for the day. The idea for the event, Haley said, came from a discussion she had with a friend about National Trails Day. Haley said she has partnered with that friend to form the group Outdoor Adventures for Women, saying they got together as a group and decided to support the day.

“We put a little Facebook event together and offered anybody to help trail-build this past Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. That’s where the CC riders and OORC got together to help finish that trail we’ve been working on for the last several months,” she said.

Haley said she’s a huge outdoor enthusiast and trails advocate, saying there are many trails to experience in town. She remembered being out at the Harmon Park Loop trail, a 1.4 mile trail, putting up posts and talking with some tourists.

“It was so cool to see so many people who use that trail already. Hopefully with the signage complete this week it’ll make it a full experience,” she said.

The CC Riders meet the second Wednesday of the month, Haley said, to receive input from the community. The next meeting will be at the Berryville Community Center.

“We’re going to blow up these huge trail maps and really kind of agree to have everyone brainstorm ideas on trails they’d like to see. It’s going to be an open discussion. Anyone’s welcome to come,” she said.

She said being part of the group has given her more of an idea of what’s happening and how she can help as a citizen of the community.

“I really enjoy being part of that,” Haley said.

Haley said the group is putting up the Harmon Loop Trail signage at 6 p.m. Monday, June 12, at Harmon Park.

“We’re going to take a hike on the trail with the new signage,” Haley said. “Everyone’s invited.”

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Ozark Mountain Transformation Conference scheduled for June 9-11

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he 12th Annual Ozark Mountain Transformation Conference, a unique metaphysical and spiritual gathering with a psychic fair, will take place at the Best Western Inn of the Ozarks in Eureka Springs from June 9-11.

The conference will also be live streamed so anyone who is unable to travel to Eureka Springs can watch online.

Founded by renowned author, hypnotist and past life regressionist Dolores Cannon, the conference is a venue for Ozark Mountain Publishing authors to share their books and insights into all sorts of metaphysical topics, from healing to channeling, psychic abilities, dreams, spirituality and much more. Many of the speakers will also offer workshops, personal readings and sessions that can be booked in advance by calling (800) 935-0045.

Day 1 of The Ozark Mountain Transformation Conference on June 9 features keynote speaker Tricia McCannon, clairvoyant, historian, author and teacher who has traveled the world in search of answers to the greatest Mysteries of the Ages and will present Awaken: Antarctica and the Scientific Evidence for the Existence of Ancient Advanced Civilizations on Earth.

Dr. Daniel Bird will kick off Day 1 by presenting What Just Happened? Signs You are a Spiritual Being based on his book Waking Up in The Spiritual Age, written to help us understand this lifetime for what it is: a temporary stop in a much bigger journey.

The next speaker on June 9 will be Carolyn Greer Daly, who will present Fullness of Spirit based on her book Opening to Fullness of Spirit, about her journey of spiritual exploration through automatic writing and adventures she experienced in her quest for truth.

Carolyn’s workshop on June 12 is titled Writing with Spirit – Let the Pen Do Its Magic.

Also on June 9, veteran UFO investigator and niece of world famous alien abductees Betty and Barney Hill, Kathleen Marden will present UFOs and the Paranormal Converge. Marden’s expert testimony has been seen on the History,

H2, Discovery and National Geographic, among other television shows.

Day 2 of the conference on June 10 begins with writer, mystic, and astrologer Annie Stillwater Gray presenting Embrace Your Spirit Helpers based on her inspirational books Education of a Guardian Angel, Work of a Guardian Angel and The Dawn Book, the true-life account of the Annie’s experiences with her Spirit Guide or Guardian Angel. Her workshop titled Help From Spirit will take place on June 13 after the conference.

Janie Wells also presents Embracing the Human Journey on June 10, based on her book of the same title about her late daughter Joann who will share with you the meaning of our earthly existence from her heavenly perspective. Because of their closeness during her daughter’s human lifetime, Janie Wells is now able to become Joann’s “vehicle” for delivering messages of healing to all of us.

Conference alumni Guy Needler will then discuss What is the Ego and How it Affects Us, explaining what the ego really is, how it is created and how it controls us and our spiritual progression. Guy will also offer private sessions and three workshops before and after the conference: Traversing the Frequencies, Levels 1, 2 and 3.

Guy’s latest book is The Anne Dialogues, a conversation about reincarnation with his late wife Anne.

Keynote speaker Tricia McCannon’s second lecture at the conference, The Shift of the Ages, the Cycles of Time and the New Earth, concludes Day 2.

The annual Speakers Dinner on the evening of June 10 will provide a special opportunity to dine and mingle with our amazing speakers one-on-one at the convention center.

Day 3 on June 11 begins with Donna Lynn’s presentation Translating the Alien Experience, based on her new book From Fear to Love, about overcoming extreme fear and developing relationships with alien entities that had been interacting with her since childhood.

James Nussbaumer will then take the See Conference, page 18

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ESSA Wood Studio Grand Opening

Photos by David Bell

Eureka Springs School of the Arts hosted an open house for the grand opening of its new Wood Studio on Sunday, June 4.

ESSA board member Doug Stowe holds the cere- Cathrin Yoder and her grandson Austin Burnside clown Woodworking instructor Les Brandt makes wood shavings fly monial scissors. around. on some of the school’s new equipment.

ESSA board member Elise Roenigk (left) and executive director Kelly McDonough This is Magic Mule bass player Slim Nelson. make a tie for board member Doug Stowe.

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Off to the races

A retirement party for Dan Collins, former owner of K-Way Auto, was held on Saturday, June 3. Collins said his retirement will be focused on racing cars and relaxing.

Here’s a common sight at the auto repair: men standing around to talk shop

The new owners of K-Way Auto, Bo and Jill Walker, officially take over operations of the shop and say their goodbyes to Dan and Ann Collins.

Coworkers and friends sign their farewells and congratulations as Dan is ‘Off to the Races.’

Collins poses with one of his beloved cars.

Dan Collins hops in his 1967 Chevelle, saying, ‘This is the first race car I ever owned. I’ve had it for 40 years!’

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ESSA to have fourth summer session June 26-30 Eureka Springs School of the Arts will have its fourth summer session from June 26-30, offering five workshops during that time.

“Beautiful boxes, design and technique,” will be taught by Doug Stowe.

Students will learn a variety of techniques for making boxes, from finger joints to miters. They will also learn how to make their boxes lovely, lasting and unique through application of the principles and elements of design.

Mary Springer will teach “Figure Drawing,” where students will study the foundations in figure drawing that will build lifelong skills. Spring, a sculptor, teaches a different way of seeing form using the interplay of light, shadow, shapes and tones to define the figure.

“The art of the tile” will be taught by Cathrin Yoder and Sheri Cunningham.

Students will learn how to make and glaze ceramic art and focal tiles entirely by hand. The workshop includes a mixture of traditional methods and the instructor’s special techniques to create these unique tiles.

Eleanor Lux will teach “Warp weighted loom,” where students will learn to make the oldest loom dating back to the caveman and still used by North American tribes today. The results will be tapestries that can hang on the wall.

“Metal Magic” will be taught by Lyla Allison. Students will learn the tricks and techniques necessary to transform sterling silver sheet, wire and stones into beautiful and unique jewelry.

For more information or to sign up, visit www.essa-art.org or call 479253-5384.

Submitted photos

These are two of the paintings that won awards at the Eureka Springs Plein Air Festival, held May 22-26.

Eureka Springs Plein Air Festival announces winners

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The second annual Eureka Springs Plein Air Festival, held May 22-26, ended with 14 paintings receiving prizes. There were 39 participating artists from 10 states and one from Canada; these artists spent four days painting scenes from Eureka Springs.

Prizes were awarded in 14 categories, with a total of $6,800 in cash awards. These prizes are: Best of Show for Tim Tyler’s Rubenesence; Blue Ribbon for Richard Stephens’ Beaver Town Store Display Window; Red Ribbon for Carole Dickie’s Forest Patterns; Yellow Ribbon for Julie Kahn Valentine’s New Delhi; $1,000 purchase prize for Nyle Gordon’s Flat Iron Flat; $1,000 purchase prize for Tim Tyler’s Ken Romancing the Stone; $1,000 pur-

chase prize for Nyle Gordon’s Bridge Closed; $1,000 purchase prize for Carole Dickie’s Not So Blue Springs; $500 purchase prize for Nyle Gordon’s Basin Park Hotel View; $500 purchase prize for Tim Breaux’s Leatherwood Creek; $500 purchase prize for Kent Landrum’s Onyx; Best New Talent for Marty Benson’s High View; Honorable Mention for Terry Shoffner’s Sun on Main and People’s Choice for Patrick Saunders’ Rogues Castle Manor.

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Relay for Life scheduled for June 24 Local teams of families, friends, businesses, places of worship and residents will help save lives from cancer at the American Cancer Society Relay for Life from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 24, at the Old Victorian Inn. The Relay for Life movement unites communities across the globe to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost and take action to finish the fight once and for all.

This year’s Relay for Life event will feature a car show and a barbecue cookoff.

Relay for Life is the world’s largest fundraising event to fight cancer in every community, with 4 million participants in 6,000 events worldwide in

2015. Last year, 140 people participated in Carroll County’s Relay for Life, raising more than $108,000.

The funds raised help the American Cancer Society help people facing the disease today, educate people about how to reduce their risk for cancer or detect it early when it’s the easiest to treat and fund groundbreaking cancer research.

Community members can get involved in the event by forming a team, participating in the car show or barbecue cook-off or making a donating to the Relay for Life of Carroll County.

For more information, contact Skylar Pannell at 479-273-3906 or skylark. pannell@cancer.org.

Free summer sword series offered every Sunday

This summer, a free study on the Japanese sword will be offered at Harmon Park from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. every Sunday. There will be basic footwork and partner drills using a wooden sword. The teacher will provide one to borrow, or you can feel free to bring your own. Come dressed in loose-fitting clothes. For more information, call Zach at 479-244-0559.

Presbyterian Women

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Presbyterian Women of both First Presbyterian Church and Holiday Island Presbyterian church learned about the People Helping People prescription aid program at a June 1 brunch held at The Gazebo. Shown with donation checks are Nancy Wharton, Sue Hopkins of People Helping People and Terri Hegna.

Baker named to UALR dean’s list Samuel Baker of Holiday Island was named to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock dean’s list for the spring 2017 semester.

Students who have had at least a 3.5 grade point average in a semester are recognized with the dean’s list.

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Collins said the Walkers have already moved to computer databases to organize customer information.

“They’re going to do better than I did. They’ve already improved,” Collins said.

Bo Walker said he wants to model his management style after the way Collins did it.

“He doesn’t hesitate to give you his opinion, and he’s very honest and straightforward but at the same time, he’s not rude,” Bo Walker said.

Though he’s looking forward to retirement, Collins said he’s going to miss working in the shop.

“I love them all. I’ve known them a long time…over 20 years. I’m going to miss them,” Collins said. “The people have just been fantastic. They’ve made me feel good living in this town. They all encouraged me to build a shop for many years. It took quite a while do it, but I finally did it.”

Jill Walker said she’s excited to welcome customers to the shop Collins built.

“We’re here for whatever you need.

We’ll do what we can do to help you,” she said.

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

June 8: Eureka Springs Rotary Club

Dr. Dan Bell will speak on medical marijuana at the Eureka Springs Rotary Club meeting at noon Thursday, June 8, at the Crescent Hotel.

June 11: Kings Hill Pioneer Church

Pastor Al Pryor has invited Jim and Charlene Phillips to minister to the Kings Hill Pioneer Church at 10 a.m. Sunday, June 11. The Phillipses have been doing missionary work in Panama for the past two years before pastoring the El Shaddai Ministries congregation in Harrison. For more information, call 479-981-6388 or email JimAndCharlene@EarthLink.net.

June 11: EUUF Service

Rabbi Rob Lennick will return to the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship to inspire, educate and share his wisdom at 11 a.m. Sunday, June 11, at 17 Elk St.

June 11: Line Dancing

The non-profit group Friends of the Barn will host Country and Western Couple and Line Dancing at the Barn at Holiday Island from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 11. Music will be

provided by Arnie the DJ. Guests are asked to bring a snack to share. Donations will be accepted. For more information, contact Susan Smith at 479-253-5136.

June 12: Metafizzies Meeting

Rebekah Clark will lead the Eureka Springs Metaphysical Society (Metafizzies) meeting in a session of divine singing and sound meditation at 7 p.m. Monday, June 12, at the Heart of Many Ways at 68 Mountain St. Chants and mantras from multiple traditions will be used. All are welcome.

June 12: Carroll County Republican Committee

The Carroll County Republican Committee will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 12, in the Community Room of the Carroll Electric building in Berryville. The Carroll County Republican Women will meet at 6 p.m. before the committee meeting. Refreshments will be served.

June 14: Flag Day Celebration

The community is invited to take part in the Elks Lodge’s annual Flag Day commemoration ceremony at 3 EVERY DAY 2PM $13.50 ADULTS

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p.m. Wednesday, June 14, at the Elks Lodge in Holiday Island. The program involves the Elks, VFW, American Legion, a representative from Opera in the Ozarks, Pastor Jeff Timm of the Holiday Island Community Church and the Boy Scouts. The public is invited to bring any old flags, those no longer fit for public display, for proper retirement and disposal. Refreshments will follow.

June 24: Relay for Life

The Carroll County Senior Activity and Wellness Center is offering yoga classes from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. every Thursday starting on Thursday, June 15. The class was developed with seniors in mind, and beginners are welcome. The class is free for seniors over the age of 60. For more information, call the senior center at 870-423-3265.

Relay for Life of Carroll County will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 24, at the Old Victoria Inn at 4028 E Van Buren in Eureka Springs.

Join local volunteers and participants as they celebrate cancer survivors, remember those lost to the disease and take action to save more lives from cancer. The opening ceremony, which includes a special Survivors’ Lap, will begin at 11 a.m. This year’s relay will also feature a car show and a barbecue cook-off. Registration for the car show will run from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. For more information, visit RelayForLife. org or RelayForLife.org/CarrollAR or contact Skylar Pannell at 479-2733906 or Skylar.Pannell@cancer.org.

June 18: EUUF Service

June 25: EUUF Service

June 15: Senior Yoga Class

The Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will feature George Myers, a retired Dallas-based architect, discussing creating a sustainable lifestyle where material, physical, emotional and spiritual needs are sustained and enhanced by guaranteeing life’s basic needs at 11 a.m. Sunday, June 18, at 17 Elk St. Myers is creating and developing Rockspire, a 125-acre propSATURDAYS 2PM & 4PM KIDS ARE FREE

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The Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will feature Kim Clark, the owner of Hawkhill Run on Passion Play Road who has more than 20 years experience in permaculture and permaculture design, speaking on this planned community that will demonstrate affordable sustainable permaculture at 11 a.m. Sunday, June 25, at 17 Elk St.

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LOOKING BACK

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Michael White will teach a program on drawing at the Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library on June 12.

Library’s summer reading program features drawing, kites and Legos

The Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library’s summer reading program, Build a Better World, kicks off at 3 p.m. Monday, June 12, with illustrator Michael White’s fun and instructional all-ages program on drawing. Kids will leave with new creations and drawing methods.

On Wednesday, June 14, the program will feature singing and creating at Preschool Craft and Story Hour at 10:30 a.m.

At 3 p.m., kids 7 and up will experiment with aerodynamics and build their own kite.

The popular Lego Club meets at 3 p.m.

Thursday, June 15, with a new weekly building challenge.

All programs are free and appropriate for families with children. For more information, visit EurekaLibrary.org, email info@EurekaLibrary.org or call 479-2538754.

Dispatch

to a report of a subject sleeping in the laundry room of an apartment complex.

The officer was unable to make contact with the subject. Maybe because he was asleep?

11:25 a.m. — An officer responded to a report of a minor two-vehicle accident with no injuries and took a report.

2:36 p.m. — An officer responded to a report of a young female dancing around and playing the harmonica. The caller advised the subject did not appear to be all there and was concerned for her welfare. The officer checked the subject, and she was OK. No report was taken.

3:59 p.m. — An officer responded to a report of someone running over a post at an area hotel and took a report.

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subject was arrested for criminal trespassing and on an outstanding warrant on theft. Another subject was arrested for criminal trespassing and on an outstanding warrant for failure to pay fines.

The final subject was arrested for criminal trespassing and possession of drug paraphernalia.

8:11 p.m. — An officer responded to the report of an intoxicated woman throwing bottles onto the roadway on Center Street. The subject was arrested for public intoxication.

June 5 1:51 a.m. — An officer responded

Photo courtesy of Eureka Springs Historical Museum

Perhaps in the past, while strolling down ‘The Boulevard’ section of Spring Street, you might have wondered to yourself, ‘Why is there a Styracosaurus Albertensis in that yard?’ Or perhaps you pondered the great mystery, ‘What happened to the Pence House?’ Both queries stem from the Farwell Family.

Built around 1885 as an elegant private residence, the Pence House sported the grand tower popular in this neighborhood. By 1905, as the glory days of spa life dwindled in Eureka Springs, it was a boarding house on North Spring Street operated by J.A Bridgeford. The tower was gone, a story added, and porches wrapped around. It spanned the entire lot where the small house at 222 Spring St. now sits. The long, gray house at 218 Spring was not the Pence House/Hotel.

Sometime in the 1940s it went away. How? Why? That is a mystery.

Now, we go back to the Styracosaurus Albertensis. Ola and Maye Farwell moved to Eureka Springs in the 1930s. They owned a grocery store on Main St. where the Trolley Depot now sits called Farmer’s Market. Their next market was located in the space on Spring Street now occupied by the Carnegie Public Library Annex. In 1944, Maye Farwell purchased the house a 218 Spring St. for $750. She was a businesswoman in her own right who made and supplied school lunches for the Old Red Brick Schoolhouse, in addition to working in the grocery.

Ola Farwell loved dinosaurs and children. When the sculptor Emmett Sullivan came to ES to create the Christ of the Ozarks Statue, he and Ola became friends. Farwell owned land out by the newly built Beaver Dam. He hired Sullivan to build a Dinosaur Park on Highway 187. The park was completed in the late 1960’s. Those dinosaurs were so cool, that Ola had to bring one home for his own yard. After he retired, he was a fixture on Spring Street — sitting in a metal chair surrounded by concrete bunnies and his own personal Styracosaurus Albertensis. He died in 1989, but his grandson, Freddie Norman, is still approached by visitors who remember him sitting out in his yard ready to chat. And that Styracosaurus Albertensis is still a fixture in the yard. If you go by at night, you will see it lit up with Christmas lights!

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LIVELY Entertainment

THURSDAY, JUNE 8 • Cathouse, 82 Armstrong, 479-363-9976: Jimmy Wayne Garrett, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

• Eureka Live, 35 N. Main, 479-2537020: Green Screen Karaoke, 9 p.m.

• Grande Taverne, 37 N. Main St., 479253-6756: Jerry Yester, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

• Grub & Pub Club 169, 169 E. Van Buren, 479-253-7122: Boss Karaoke, 7 p.m.

• Legends Saloon (Lumberyard), 105 E. Van Buren, 479-253-2500: Happy Hour, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Live Music TBA, 9 p.m.

FRIDAY, JUNE 9 • Brews, 2 Pine St., 479-244-0878: Jessamyn Orchard, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

• Cathouse, 82 Armstrong, 479-363-9976: Los Roscoes, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.

• Chelsea’s, 10 Mountain St., 479-2536723: Sad Daddy, 9:30 p.m.

• Eureka Live, 35 N. Main, 479-2537020: Free Drag Event, 9 p.m.

• Grande Taverne, 479-253-6756: Arkansas Red, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

• Grub & Pub Club 169, 169 E. Van Buren, 479-253-7122: TBA, 9 p.m.

• Legends Saloon (Lumberyard), 479253-2500: Happy Hour, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.; DJ Karaoke w/ Stan, 8 p.m.

• New Delhi Cafe, 2 N. Main,479-2532525: Blind Driver, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Den, 47 Spring St., 479363-6444: Tightrope, 9 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Tavern, 417 W. Van Buren, 479-253-8544: 2 Dog 2 Karaoke, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, JUNE 10 • 2 Wheels on the Pig Trail, 2250 Hwy 23S, 479-244-6062: Aaron Tyler Roe Trio, 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

• Brews, 2 Pine St., 479-244-0878: Dan Lavoie, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

• Cathouse, 82 Armstrong, 479-363-9976: Frisco Cemetery, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.

• Chelsea’s, 479-253-6723: Buddy Shute & the Motivators, 9:30 p.m.

• Eureka Live, 479-253-7020: Disco Drag Event, 9 p.m. $10 Cover

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• Grande Taverne, 479-253-6756: Jerry Yester, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

• Grub & Pub Club 169, 479-253-7122: TBA, 9 p.m • Legends Saloon, 479-253-2500: Happy Hour, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Hedley Lamar, 9 p.m.

• New Delhi Cafe, 2 N. Main,479-2532525: Vibe Tribe, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Den, 479-363-6444: Tightrope, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Tightrope, 9 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Tavern, 479-253-8544: Double Clutch, 7 p.m.

SUNDAY, JUNE 11 • Brews, 479-244-0878: Trivia, 7 p.m.

• Eureka Live, 479-253-7020: Green Screen Karaoke, 7 p.m.

• Grub & Pub Club 169, 479-253-7122: Sunday Funday w/ Specials • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): Happy Hour, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.: Texas Hold’em, 7 p.m.

• New Delhi Cafe,479-253-2525: Melissa Carper & Friends, noon to 4 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Den, 479-363-6444:

Dorrian Cross, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

MONDAY, JUNE 12 • Brews, 479-244-0878: Board Games, 6 p.m.

• Chelsea’s: SprUngbilly, 9 p.m.

• Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): Happy Hour, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

TUESDAY, JUNE 13 • Cathouse, 479-363-9976: Los Roscoes, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

• Chelsea’s: Open Mic, 8 p.m.

• Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): Game Night: Happy Hour, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.: Texas Hold’em and Pool Tournament, 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14 • Brews, 479-244-0878: Anitra Jay, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

• Eureka Live, 479-253-7020: Retro Rockin’ w/ DJ’s Rocky & Dave, 9 p.m. to close • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): Happy Hour, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Den, 479-363-6444: Shawbee Karaoke, 8 p.m. to midnight.

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stage as the final speaker of the conference on June 11 to present Where is Our True Home, a talk about how you may be guided to the supreme freedom of miracles on your own, through the deepest levels of forgiveness and enlightenment being part of your daily life, based on his books The Master of Everything and Mastering Your Own Spiritual Freedom that were inspired by reading A Course in Miracles while he served a prison sentence for white-collar crime. James will also offer private sessions and his workshop How to Begin Experiencing Everyday Miracles”on June 12.

For more information and to register, visit www.transformation-conference. com.

For the latest updates follow the Ozark Mountain Transformation Conference on Facebook at www.facebook.com/OzarkMountainTransformationConference or Twitter at https://twitter.com/OzarkConference (@OzarkConference).

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’ve found a supplement that is shown to be excellent for pre-diabetics, type 2 diabetics Jim Fain and also for those with high cholesterol. This is clinically studied in people and tested in the laboratory. The herbal supplement is called Berberine which has been used by the old grannies and now has been discovered by medical science.

The old ones would utilize the benefit by making tea from Oregon Grape Root, Goldenseal, Barberry or Bloodroot. While each of these is a source for berberine, each herbal is used for different things. Berberine all by itself is what is so exciting.

The berberine researchers studied 36 adults with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes and were randomly assigned berberine or the prescribed drug Metformin. They found the usefulness to be similar. They found no negative impact on the liver or kidneys and did find beneficial effects on cholesterol particularly lowering LDL and triglycerides. Some people had temporary belly cramps that went away on their own. Other studies prove a long list of benefits.

You don’t have to have diabetes to use berberine but you should at least consider it. You see, it not only helps you manage sugar but it also helps with weight loss, reduces cirrhosis (fatty liver) and protects against heart disease/blood pressure. All of these ailments are common to the diabetic. The list gets longer, too. Research supports potential for bacterial and fungal disease, prevention of some types of cancer, protection against Alzheimer’s and other nerve diseases as well as helping with bone and cartilage regeneration. Some showed stabilization of arterial plaque as well as reducing inflammation and lowering blood pressure.

The science is so strong, pharmaceutical companies are looking to combine the active compounds with synthetic drugs to make Berberine prescribable.

You know in doing so the price will increase and side effects skyrocket. Why not try nature’s better solution as a simple Berberine supplement? If you struggle with diabetes, give this a try. There is a huge overlap between diabetes, cholesterol and heart disease. This supplement hits three of our worst and most common ailments: diabetes/weight loss, cardiovascular disease/cholesterol and antibiotic resistance bacteria — pretty amazing.

Wisecrack ZODIAC ARIES: Look deep inside and do some mental housecleaning. In the couch cushions of your mind, you’ll find an old Blockbuster receipt, two ancient Skittles and a weird memory from summer camp. Toss all of that, spray a little Febreze and you’re fresh as a daisy for the weeks ahead.

TAURUS: Tuesday presents you with an opportunity. You can encourage it to bloom or stomp on it like an errant weed. It wouldn’t hurt to develop some gardening skills, so life could smell a little sweeter.

GEMINI: Time moves fast, but so do lizards on the sidewalk. Both can be fun to watch if you hold still for a few minutes, especially when that lizard runs up the pants leg of your snobby co-worker.

CANCER: Nobody’s perfect, but you could aim for at least being semi-normal once in a while. If you don’t, Karma will slap an “irregular” tag on you and ship you off to some discount outlet store.

LEO: Take a breath. Take another. There, now you have some oxygen getting to the brain and you can see how bad your new plan is.

Think up something new, and keep that breathing habit.

VIRGO: Thursday is fine, but Friday gooses you like that weird guy at the bus station. Keep an eye on it, and your back to the wall.

LIBRA: If you stay on the straight and narrow, you’ll never learn to handle the curves. Get out and find a crazy new road, so you’ll see what this baby can do.

SCORPIO: Stop and smell the roses, but don’t get too close.

There’s a bee named Merle who has it out for you because he saw what you did in the garden last month.

SAGITTARIUS: Some days you’re the moth, some days you’re the flame, and other days you just wonder who started this fire in the

trash can. Don’t worry, you’ve had three cups of coffee; you know how to put it out.

CAPRICORN: Admit it. You’re tired of the same old crazy. Head over to the conspiracy singles mixer and pick up a brand new crazy; you’ll both look great in tinfoil hats.

AQUARIUS: Time to get into shape for bikini season! You’ll

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be on your third sit-up when you realize your best shape is a trapezoid. Good thing you bought a very stretchy thong and some water-resistant tassels.

PISCES: You believe your thoughts make beautiful music of the mind but in reality, it sounds like two mice having a wild party on a keytar. Good thing is, you can still dance to it.

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Retail development workshop scheduled for June 8 Winrock International and the Eureka Springs Mayor’s Task Force on Economic Development will be hosting a retail development workshop from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 8, at the Eureka Springs City Auditorium.

The workshop will be held in conjunction with Goodman & Associates LLC and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Institute of Economic Advancement. It is specifically designed to show the current state of the retail economy of Eureka Springs, existing retail opportunities and tools local businesses and community leaders can implement to improve the local economy.

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The Holiday Island Rotary Club presented Eureka Springs seniors with $12,500 in scholarships at the senior awards ceremony on Friday, May 19. Juan Jesus Tapia, Kyle Rains, Heidi Kirk, Aurora Fields and Azziah Brothers each received a scholarship worth $2,500 that will be paid out over their first two years of college.

These scholarships are funded by the club’s American Flag Program, where residents pay $30 a year to have Rotary install a flag stand in their front yard and then put out the American flag for them on designated patriotic national holiday weekends six times a year. Pictured from left are Tapia, Naomi Floyd, Rita Trickel, Rains, Kirk and Fields. Brothers is not pictured.

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She likes a cave to hide in and needs to be petted often to socialize but not forced beyond her comfort zone. She is spayed and has her shots. She’s available for adoption at the Good Shepherd Animal Shelter on Highway 62 east of Eureka Springs. The shelter is open from noon to 5 p.m. every day but Tuesday and Wednesday. For more information, call 479-253-9188.

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TRANSITION Christopher Koger was born in Los Angeles on July 5, 1969, and moved to Eureka Springs in 1975. He was a student of Clear Spring School and a 1988 graduate of Eureka Springs High School. On April 23, 2017, he passed away in Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 47.

From the age of 6, “Christo” was a “Eureka kid.” With his pals, he explored the streets of Eureka Springs and the terrain of the Ozarks with equal exuberance. He rappelled, spelunked, hiked, floated the rivers, jumped off the bluffs of Beaver Lake and swam in Lake Leatherwood.

Chris marched in Eureka parades, attended countless community potlucks, was a cast member in the Passion Play, frequented the Berryville cinema and enjoyed Eureka friends of all ages. His school days were constructive and social, overseen by a host of adept instructors. Chris played basketball and was a Boy Scout who later became an assistant Scout leader. He attended U of A in Fayetteville.

An Army vet, Chris participated in “Operation Just Cause”, the 1989 U.S. inva-

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tive climate action, safeguarding family pocketbooks and creating a healthy economy to be incompatible goals.

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Of the classes to be held in the wood studio, Stowe said he will be teaching three himself.

“One is a weekend class on making boxes, and one is a class based on this book I wrote called ‘Making Classic Toys That Teach,’” he said. “I will also have a weeklong class on making tiny boxes.”

Stowe said he is excited to see the new wood studio finished because it will give students the chance to experience creating something with their own hands.

“I think people are so involved in their digital technology but are missing out on the tactile experience of creating some-

Christopher Koger

July 5, 1969 – April 23, 2017, sion of Panama.

Despite an unassuming charm and effortless generosity, Chris relished a challenge. With characteristic wry humor, he took the Mensa test “just to see if he could pass it,” and he did. As a fashion-conscious teen, Chris declared that he would never be a “computer nerd.” As an adult, however, his natural abilities prevailed, and he forged a career in the IT sector. In the 1990s, he headed a team contracted by MCI to design and build network security systems internationally. At the time of his death,Chris was employed by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs in Atlanta as a network engineer.

Sensitive and insightful with a gentle, loving spirit, Christopher Koger will be missed, loved and remembered always and forever by those who knew and loved him.

He treasured his family and is survived by his wife, Ingrid, and two daughters whom he loved dearly, Evelyn and Savanna, ages 13 and 11, of Atlanta; his Mom, Elaine Van Natta of Eureka Springs; brother, Tim Freeman of Fayetteville; step-dad, Clarke

Freeman of Eureka Springs. He is already greatly missed by his aunts, Michelle Cook Holloran of Beaver; Deborah Van Natta of Salt Lake City; Julia Freeman Bingham of Hindsville; his uncles, Randy Cook of Springfield, Mo. and Burton Freeman of Rogers and his Bingham and Freeman cousins, Billy, Sally, Jennifer and Susan.

Chris was preceded in death by his father, Gary L. Koger.

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“We’ve got to educate our voters about that and make sure they feel comfortable using it. We’ve got to get better at connecting with voters,” he said.

The state Republican party, he said, has three major platforms.

“They win on guns, gays and God. What are our three G’s?” Clark said. “We have to figure that out. You know why you’re a Democrat, but how do we articulate that to people?”

The issues most important to the state Democratic party, he said, are healthcare access, Medicare and Medicaid, access to pre-K programs and LGBT rights. Moving forward, Clark encouraged the local party members to embrace their political views.

“Don’t be shy. Wear those T-shirts. Tell people you’re a Democrat,” Clark said.

Also at the meeting treasurer Ty Mrahunec said the party has $13,392.46 in its bank account, with $852 in donations over the past year.

The party’s next regular meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, July 10, at Best Western Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center.

Au contraire, Citizens’ Climate Lobby is advocating a 21st Century non-partisan, market-based solution that supports shifting from fossil fuels to green energy, encourages innovation, protects families, and stimulates job growth.

On Tuesday, June 13, Citizens Climate Lobby volunteers will be visiting all 535 Congressional offices in Washington D.C. Eighteen Arkansans will be advocating with Boozman, Cotton, Crawford, Hill, Westerman, and Womack. I will be

augmenting their efforts, calling in to Boozman, Cotton and Womack’s offices on Friday, June 9, voicing my support for effective climate action. Readers’ calls would be appreciated. Merci!

— JAN SCHAPER

thing with useful beauty,” he said. “The idea of creating useful beauty- something that you can touch, hold and share with each other- is kind of at the core of this shop.”

The best part about making something both useful and beautiful, he said, is that the artists alter themselves in the process.

“You’ve gone from being a consumer of information to being someone who is actually making and producing something,” Stowe said. “There’s a real shift in consciousness and a shift in self-consciousness that results from being a maker of things.”

He continued, “Wood is such a moving material. It comes from the forest and literally grows on trees. It comes from out

there and connects you with the natural environment in ways that some other materials don’t. To me, I think that explains the role this wood studio will have.”

Stowe said he believes the wood studio will be a place where people will make connections to the natural world, to their own creativity and to those joining them in learning.

“Those connections are really what it’s all about,” he said.

Mayor Butch Berry spoke at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the wood studio, telling the board members and staff of ESSA that they should be proud of how much their campus has grown over the years.

“It is such an honor for me as mayor to be part of the time when this is com-

ing about,” Berry said, “You’ve grown so much, and Eureka Springs is now recognized as an artist community nationwide.

That’s something you all should be really proud of, and I’m proud to be here to celebrate the opening of the wood studio.”

Board member Suzanne Reed said she has been thrilled to be part of the process of creating the wood studio.

“I think this is a real boon for our community, and I look forward to many people taking classes out here and enjoying this great facility,” Reed said.

McDonough said she encourages people interested in classes at the wood studio to visit ESSA-Art.org, call 479-253-5384 or pick up one of the school’s class catalogs.

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A lightly sloping yard provides easy access to the White River along a semi private drive, but before reaching the river the land becomes open flat just awaiting a ball court or other outdoor living area.

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GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY! Beautiful lake views. The facility is clean and neat and ready for a new owner. Look out over the lake through the many picture window on both the upper and lower levels. There are 3 dining area, and two potential bar areas. There are several delightful details such as built in shelves, stain glass windows and a fireplace that will give your business a cozy feel. Business wise the Mundell Peninsula has the highest tax base in Carroll county while the closest restaurant is more than 20 minutes away.

BOAT SLIP INCLUDED. BOAT SLIP and LIFT INCLUDED Home with Beaver Lake views on Mundell peninsula. Starkey marina, state park, and the main channel are near, Approximately 30 Minutes to Historic Eureka Springs. This home is located near the dam at the deepest and cleanest part of Beaver Lake. Bedrooms are good size, and there is a “THIRD” garage below for the boat. Plenty of storage for full or part time home. Road to dock is across the street, Back towards Mundell Rd about 25 feet.

Super home, great location. GREAT VIEW. IMMACULATELY maintained, lovingly upgraded. Close to main channel of Beaver lake and Starkey Marina, seasonal slip rental, slips for sale close by. Lot is easy to maintain, gentle slope with mature dogwoods, redbuds, and hardwoods. Lower level has a large suite now a bar and den. All rooms freshly painted. Lakeview is nicest road in this subdivision. This is one home to see. New roof and gutters, newer a/c extra deep one car garage. Furniture is negotiable.

INCLUDES BOAT SLIP. BOAT SLIP INCLUDED, Lake View!

Top of lot real buildable, could have GREAT VIEW with minimal trimming, Bottom of lot has huge bluff and overhangs, Looks like prime area for forest flowers.

May be able to put path to dock from top, SHORT drive otherwise & Park below. Area of upscale homes, this is one of the prettier lots available. About 20-30 minutes to Eureka Springs.

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