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7:32 p.m.A resident on Spring Street left his house, and when he returned his car had been hit. A report was filed. 10:24 p.m.The manager of a local gas station advised that a man was outside trying to get someone of age to buy him liquor. An officer responded, but was unable to locate the subject. Desperate much? June 18 8:50 a.m.CCSO requested assistance referencing a hit-and-run accident on Highway 23 S. with property damage. They advised that the suspect was going to be at a local gas station, but the suspect was gone on arrival. Later, the officer came across a man meeting the description of the suspect and made contact. State police picked him up on their charges and took him to CCSO. He was also cited by ESPD for possession of an instrument of a crime. 11:03 a.m.An officer responded to a local grocery store on a report of fraudulent checks. A report was filed. 6:45 p.m.A car backed into a motorcycle in a parking lot. A report was taken. June 19 11:03 a.m.A complainant asked to talk to an officer in reference to a child custody issue. An officer talked to him, but referred him to CCSO since the mother lives in the county. 11:20 a.m.A complainant advised that he had items stolen out of his vehicle. An officer took a report. 2:26 p.m.A complainant advised that she had taken a $100 bill that was counterfeit in her retail shop, and described three people who had passed the bill. A report was taken, and officers are watching out for these people. June 20 1:03 a.m.A caller advised that he heard an explosion near Valley View Road. Officers investigated and found that it was a transSee Dispatch, page 27
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The photograph of Rachel Fields and Larry Brick in last week’s edition of the Lovely County Citizen was in fact taken by David Stowers of Fayetteville ( www. stowersphoto.com). The Citizen apologizes for the error.
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Sadie Tested, Emerson Approved Eureka’s new dog park passes inspection by a nose By Jennifer Jackson JJackson.Citizen@gmail.com
For almost two years – 14 in dog years – Rachel Brix has been working to get a dog park built in Eureka Springs. Three weeks ago, she did the final walkthrough of the park with Sadie and Emerson. It passed inspection, almost. “There was a gap and of course, Emerson found it, and there she went,” Brix said. “They let us know what else needed to be done. And we got to use the poop bag.” Emerson and Sadie are Brix’s dogs, who are eagerly awaiting the opening of the Eureka Springs Bark Park on July 14. The first and only dog park in Carroll County, it will be a draw for tourists who own pets, but is mainly designed with resident pet owners in mind. “It’s good for Eureka,” Brix said, “because our dogs don’t have yards.” Almost everything is ready for the July 14 opening, Brix said. Parks is re-installing the entry gates, after deciding that both the large and small dog area gates should be side by side instead of having the large-dog gate up the hill. Parks staff will also do some grading, and mow before the opening, Brix said. Brix, a Eureka Springs Parks commissioner, organized the Eureka Springs Dog Park Advisory Committee in September of 2012. Since that date, $15,000 was raised to buy posts and fencing, which were installed by volunteers. “Thank you, community,” Brix said. “If it was not for the generosity of the community, we wouldn’t be where we are.” That the park went from idea to reality in a relatively short time is due to Parks and Recreation donating the land, Brix said, a giant step in getting the project rolling. The other major hurdle, planning permission, was already overcome when she took charge because the dog park was in the Harmon Park Master Plan. “That those two major things were done was a huge blessing,” Brix said. The donated land is on the slope below the skateboard bowl, which makes makes the level land, especially in the small dog area, relatively narrow. But the dogs don’t
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From left are Tucker the dog, Carol Martin (holding dog Lily), Emerson the dog, Ryan and Rachel Brix, and Sadie, hanging out at the new ES Bark Park.
mind, Brix said, and if you go all the way to the end of the small dog area, it flattens out and goes around in a loop, which leads back to the gates. “It’s typical Eureka terrain,” Brix said. “It’s good for the dogs and for us, too.” The City of Eureka Springs contributed by installing the culvert at the entrance to the parking lot. Yet to be done: putting up the Bark Park signs and erecting a kiosk where the rules will be posted. The rules are divided into those for dogs and those for people, Brix said, but are actually all for people because the dogs are not going to read them. She and spouse Ryan Brix visited tons of dogs parks all over, Brix said, and then consulted with the Dog Park committee members to decide which rules to adopt. The 16 rules they selected are standard, she said, including that no children under the age of 8 are allowed in the park. “Some dog parks don’t allow children at all, or have a height limitation,” she said. “It’s safer for small children not to be in a dog park with strange dogs.” Other rules, like no toys or treats, are designed to mitigate the possibility of canine altercations, she said, for example, if someone is throwing a ball for their dog to retrieve. No harnesses, chain (choke) collars
or other restraints are for the safety of the dogs, Brix said, because they can get caught or hung up. A poop bag dispenser will also be installed, and bags provided. Brix said she hopes people take ownership of the park by not only cleaning up after their dog, but also by picking up any “orphan poop” they find. The park will be open from dawn to dusk, but will have lights, and Parks has a security system for Harmon Park on its agenda, Brix said. The last touch: laying the bricks at the entrance, but that may happen after the ribbon cutting on July 14. Emerson and Sadie will be there. “We’re pumped,” Brix said, speaking for her entire family. “Woof Woof!” The opening ceremony for the Eureka Springs Bark Park is Monday, July 14 at 11 a.m., rain or shine. The park is located on Grand Avenue (Dairy Hollow), the road below Harmon Park. Parking lot off Grand adjacent to Bark Park entry. For more information, go to the Eureka Springs Bark Park facebook page. The Eureka Springs Dog Park Committee will be conducting a Children and Dogs Safety Seminar on Tuesday, July 8 at 6:30pm at the Eureka Springs Library Annex.
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Bark Park rules DOGS: 1. Dogs must be at least 6 months of age and be spayed or neutered. 2. No dogs over 30 pounds in the small dog park. NO WOLF HYBRIDS ALLOWED. 3. Dogs must have proof of vaccination for rabies & distemper/parvo. 4. Dogs must be leashed outside the fenced area at all times (per Eureka Springs City Code Sec. 6.04.10), but unleash your dog once inside the park; leashed dogs can sometimes become protective of you. 5. Dog owners must close gates upon entering and exiting the park. 6. ABSOLUTELY NO unattended dogs at any time. Only 2 dogs per person. 7. Aggressive dogs are prohibited. Dogs displaying signs of aggression must be removed immediately by owner. 8. No dog treats or toys. 9. No rough play. 10. Dogs that bark excessively must be quieted or removed from park. 11. No digging. 12. No collars with spikes or prongs, chain (choke) collars, harnesses or gentle-leader type collars. PEOPLE: 13. Dog owners are legally and financially liable for injuries or damages caused by their dog(s). Guests assume all risks when using the dog park. 14. No children under 8 years old are allowed in the park; kids under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. 15. Owners must pick up and properly dispose of their dog’s poop. Bags are provided. Help keep our park clean! 16. Food, glass containers, alcohol and tobacco are prohibited. All rules and regulations are in place to protect all of the people and dogs that visit the park, as well as to help promote responsible pet ownership in our community. Healthy well-socialized and exercised dogs not only make great family members, but great neighbors, too.
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The Eureka Springs City Council voted 4-2 Monday night to approve an ordinance that vacates a portion of Rock Street. The ordinance was amended on its third reading. The portion of Rock Street was initially a part of the plans for a master trail, but runs through the property of Ryan and Rachel Brix of 1 Magnetic Drive. The Brixes have attended several meetings and provided research and maps that suggest the city does not own the property, or street, that runs through their land. Additionally, the Brixes have expounded on what they describe as the negative effects that the city’s use of the land could have on their ability to access, use and enjoy their property. They requested the city vacate the land during a previous council meeting. Aldermen Terry McClung and Mickey Schneider both voted against the amended ordinance to vacate the area. “It’s unwise for this council to vacate a section of street that may be missed sometime down the road,” McClung said. Schneider was opposed to voting on the issue at Monday’s meeting, saying that the council should give the matter two more weeks and decide at the next meeting. However, the majority of City Council preferred to resolve the issue Monday, after almost about a year of debating and discussing the matter.
“It’s unfortunate that we are rehashing this. I would like this stalling to end,” Alderman James DeVito said. The amended ordinance also includes changes regarding an underground utility easement granted to the city of Eureka Springs. The permanent easement would be 20 feet, and the temporary easement for construction would be 10 feet, totaling 30 feet. In addition to discussing and approving Ordinance No. 2213 at its Monday night meeting, City Council also briefly discussed the prospect of constructing a parking garage in downtown Eureka. DeVito explained that a good location for the parking garage would be a lot located across from New Delhi Café, which is partly owned by the city. “We have the potential of addressing many problems of the city [with a parking garage],” he said. DeVito said a parking garage would not only provide much-needed parking for residents and visitors, but would also provide a revenue stream for the city, help with congestion in the downtown area and lessen pollution in the city, as it would decrease the number of cars driving around in search of a parking space. “We can’t dismiss the number one question our visitors ask: ‘Where do I park?’” Devito said. Council agreed to further discuss the matter of a parking garage in the future.
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Eureka student to attend national chess tournament By Hanna Davis
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Sara Bloch, a 14-year-old Eureka Springs student, has earned a spot in the National Girls Invitational Chess Tournament. The tournament is scheduled to take place from July 26 to July 29 in Orlando, Fla. Sara and her twin sister, Gabi, both had success in county tournaments and last year’s state tournament organized by the Chess Association for Arkansas Schools. This year, Sara went to the NGIT in Little Rock, where she won her matches and advanced to the national tournament. “Winning at chess is fun,” Sara said with a smile. There will be a player representing each state at the tournament, and Sara is the representative from Arkansas. “I’m excited to compete against different players,” she said, explaining that she often plays the same people, which can
“Playing chess is better than spending time on an iPhone, watching TV or playing video games. It’s a mental game that requires logical thinking. It’s very old, very complicated.” – Kaja Bloch
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Sara Bloch, 14, will compete in a national chess tournament next month.
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ECHO Clinic’s Dr. Elizabeth Knowles passes By Kathryn Lucariello
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A big hole was left in the Eureka Christian Health Outreach Clinic with the passing last week of Dr. Elizabeth Knowles, the outfit’s volunteer clinical psychologist. Knowles, 69, passed away June 19 after a nine-month battle with cancer. Knowles had a B.S. in human development from the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. After moving to Arkansas following Dr. Elizabeth Knowles a divorce, she earned an M.A. in psychology at the University of Arkansas and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology at UA in 1989. She did her internship at the Oklahoma Sciences Center in Oklahoma City and then worked as a clinical neuropsychologist for the Rehabilitation Unit at the Washington Regional Medical Center. She went into private practice in Fayetteville in 1991 until retiring in 2009. After retirement she began volunteering at the ECHO clinic as its psychologist. “In her 25 years as a clinical psychologist, she counseled numerous people and supervised the clinical training of several beginning psychologists,” her obituary
states. “She loved the work she did helpArnett said that upon attending the reing people grow and change to lead hap- ception following Knowles’ funeral, she pier and more peaceful lives.” was surprised to learn that Knowles was “She had a great personality,” said an artist. personal friend Amy Ward, who met “I was amazed at the paintings on those Knowles at the Coffeepot Club, and they walls. She was a very talented lady.” became close friends. “She was funny and She said the clinic still has not replaced very loving. She was special; I loved her her, and not only because they have been very much. She had a unable to find somedry wit and loved to one. give advice from her “I looked at the heart.” She had a great personality. crowd of people that “She dealt with our were at the house She was funny and very patients and would today. She was a loving. She was special; I just commit herself very well-liked and loved her very much. She to these people,” said well-respected indiECHO Clinic Dividual.” had a dry wit and loved to rector Janet Arnett. give advice from her heart.” Elizabeth Courtney “Normally she saw Eagles Knowles was – Amy Ward three patients in a born in Columbia, clinic evening and deS.C., on Oct. 12, 1944. vote an hour to each She was the second one. It wasn’t just that daughter of the late one time; she signed them up and worked William Barnfather Eagles, Jr., and Helen with them until whatever problem or Terry. She was raised in Louisville, Ky., situation they had she could help solve. until both of her parents died in separate That could take several months, so conse- events in 1961. She graduated from Kenquently we had a waiting list for patients tucky Home School in 1961 while living to see her.” with her aunt, the late Julia Eagles Perkins Arnett said Knowles was always “will- of Anchorage, Ky., and was presented to ing to listen to any one of us.” the Louisville society in 1963. “She could tell if we were having a She attended Chatham College in busy evening and could detect if some- Pittsburgh, Penn., until her marriage to thing was bothering one of us and ask O. Harley Wood on April 11, 1964. The how are you doing, and that made me couple had two children, Elizabeth Trafeel very special to her. I kept thinking cy Wood of Tucson, Ariz., and Tyler now I know how the patients feel who go William Wood of Eugene, Ore., both of behind that closed door.” whom survive her.
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The Quorum Court took a step towards making the sheriff’s office responsible for collecting fines and fees owed to the county in the judicial system. Sheriff Bob Grudek reluctantly accepted the task, but said he hoped the court would not make collections a political issue. Grudek said he would not want to have to explain every month about uncollected money. Some justices of the peace have criticized Circuit Clerk Ramona Wilson because of the amounts owed the county, and most of that criticism has fallen along party lines. Justice of the Peace Ron Flake, a Republican, has claimed that Wilson, a Democrat, has not been aggressive enough in collections. This issue has returned periodically to the table, and each time Wilson has explained the problems of collecting from indigents, felons, and people who have left the area. With no apparent improvement, Flake said, “We need a change in attitude., and we need to be more aggressive in collecting money
owed to the county.” Kevin Caveniss, a staff attorney with the Administrative Office of the Courts at the Arkansas Supreme Court, had recently presented a seminar on collecting fines and fees at the Arkansas Association of Counties. He attended Friday’s meeting at Flake’s request, and said, “State law provides sufficient tools to have an efficient fine-collection system.” Caveniss, however, did not think it mattered what agency the county designates to collect fines. He also admitted that collecting fines in district court is much easier than from circuit court. “We don’t have enough teeth at circuit court,” he said. Although some underutilized tools exist, like suspending drivers’ licenses, Caveniss said, “You have to change the whole culture, because if people coming before the court don’t think they’ll have to pay their fines, they won’t.” The ordinance passed on its first reading by a six-to-five vote. County airport Lonnie Clark, chairman of the Carroll County Airport Commission, spoke on the
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conflict between the commission and the Ozark Flying Club, a group who had rented hangars at the airport and then left after problems developed between the two sides. Last month’s quorum court meeting included charges and counter-charges from both sides, and quorum court members urged the two sides to work together towards an agreement. No meeting between the parties has taken place, but Clark said the CCAC had issued a formal invitation at its meeting the previous day, encouraging the OFC members to contact Airport Manager Dana Serrano to pursue a new agreement. He also acknowledged some of the airport maintenance issues about which the OFC members complained. Clark took issue with criticism directed at him and at Serrano, and said most of the OFC members were not even residents of the county, and many live across the border in Missouri. “This is a county airport,” he said. Speaking for the OFC, Dennis Kelly said the club has relocated to Cassville, Mo., and would not return to Carroll County unless Clark stepped down as chairman. “He’s the person keeping the two entities from working together,” Kelly said. He also suggested making Serrano an interim manager while the commission advertises for someone with appropriate qualifications. Clark said he and Serrano were both criticized for carrying out their duties. “Are you going to criticize people for doing their jobs and following the rules?” he asked. JP Jack Deaton, however, said Serrano’s lack of experience and training created an issue, and he told Clark, “You run that airport for the county, and you can’t let your personal feelings chase customers off.” JP Tim Garrison agreed, saying that the conflict had become personal. “You’re not the best person to set up a meeting,” he told Clark. The quorum court will continue to monitor the situation, and they briefly discussed other long-term solutions, such as creating a Fixed-Base Operator (FBO). An FBO is a business established on a public airport to provide services to general aviation operators. County insurance The county judge has complete authority in awarding the county’s insurance, but
with insurance costs rising by 30 percent the past two years, Flake invited Springdale insurance consultant Cammie Scott to discuss insurance issues and ways the county might lower costs. Scott explained that she works in group benefits, human resources, and workforce development. She said health care reform has totally changed the landscape, and businesses have struggled to stay abreast of developments. Scott said the U.S. Department of Labor audits insurance plans, and non-compliant businesses can incur large fines. “It can cost more than your insurance,” she explained. Scott listed some steps toward full compliance, including making sure that county employees fully understand their benefits. She offered a free assessment of the county’s insurance, which would result in a written proposal. The county could keep its present agent, and Scott’s firm would serve as a consultant. Tom Collins, the county’s insurance agent, was on hand to answer questions. He said insuring the county’s 130 employees is “a big management issue,” and he explained the uncertainties of the next few years. The county’s insurer currently pays 40 percent more in claims than it receives in premiums, a situation not unusual in municipalities, where employees tend to stay longer. That loss ratio suggests that the county will find no easy answers, and lower rates would likely involve higher deductibles and larger co-pays. County Judge Sam Barr resisted the idea of reducing benefits, since county workers have not received raises in several years. “The responsibilities are huge,” Scott said, and Flake replied, “And the responsibilities are ours.” Rural water During JP comments at the end of the meeting, Flake mentioned that residents of the north central part of the county may soon have an opportunity to join a rural water system. He said after a map of the area is complete, residents will be notified to gauge interest. The terrain is more favorable than in some parts of the county, and the relatively high population density in that area will help to make the project feasible.
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School will continue healthy foods without grant By Kathryn Lucariello
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Local efforts will be made by the Eureka Springs School District in the coming school year to continue to provide fresh fruits and vegetables despite not being renewed for a grant, Superintendent David Kellogg told the board June 19. The discussion was part of the agenda item about the Wellness Policy, required by the state to be included in the district’s ACSIP plan, and which governs nutrition, physical activity standards and body mass index for students at all three schools. The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program is administered by the USDA, in partnership with state agencies, to combat childhood obesity. The program pays $50 to $75 per elementary student for the schools to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables to be made available to students. School districts are reimbursed for their purchases. During the past two years, the district has received around $20,000 each year under the program. “This year’s reimbursements are not complete, but I expect it to be similar,” said Pam McGarrah, school district treasurer. Although school officials don’t have information on why the grant was not renewed, Kellogg said they will be “doing some things locally.” He also said the district will add a second playground at the elementary school and will improve the walking trails around the schools, all a part of implementing the Wellness Policy. “I read it – it’s a great idea to encourage more physical activity,” said board member Al Larson. The board approved the election notice for this fall. Three board seats are available: Position 1, currently held by Chris McClung; Position 2, held by Larson; and Position 7, held by Sam Kirk. Larson said he is rerunning; Kirk said he is not; and McClung said he is undecided. Candidates have a narrow filing window, between July 1 and July 8, to run for the board.
There is no increase in millage proposed for this year. Millage stands at 36.13 mills, 25 of which is required state foundation funding. In other business, the board: • Approved electronic payments to vendors as listed for the coming school year. • Approved retaining PCMI Substitute Staffing Services for 2014-15. Kellogg said a competitive company made a staff presentation, but their fees are $10,000 more than PCMI’s. • Approved the 2015-16 budget proposal. • Heard high school principal Kathryn Lavender report teachers are getting signed up for training to scan their documents for the new teacher evaluation system. The documents, called “artifacts,” provide evidence of teacher/parent contacts, examples of student projects and other activities that support the teachers’ evaluation process. • Returned from executive session to accept the resignations of Jaime Green, Jane Houseal, Amber Jones, Jessilyn Langley-Womack and Marty Martinek (grounds only); rehire the classified staff; approve changing the contract of Daniel Patterson from a 7-hour to a 6-hour cook; and hire Laura Benton in a split position as secretary, aide and summer school aide; Kathy Elmore as a middle school math, keyboarding and career orientation teacher; and Adam Brothers as a teacher/ coach.
Cornerstone expanding into Huntsville Will be bank’s first branch outside the county By Hanna Davis
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Cornerstone Bank, based in Eureka Springs, says it will expand its operations outside the county for the first time with a planned new branch in Huntsville. The growing bank has purchased a 1.4-acre tract of land on Highway 412, immediately adjacent to the new WalMart Supercenter under construction. Cornerstone President and CEO Charles T. Cross announced in a press release the bank’s intention to construct a full-service facility offering complete commercial and personal banking services as well as an investment and financial planning center. “We are still in the beginning stages of the project,” explained Cornerstone’s Executive VP and Chief Lending Officer Jason Tennant, who recently was appointed to the bank’s Board of Directors. Tennant said the bank is in the process of creating the new building’s design and setting up construction plans. The bank intends to begin construction in the near future, once design and construction plans are completed, but they do not have a specific timeline for the project yet, he added. Cross said the bank is excited about continuing its aggressive growth strategy by moving into Huntsville.
“It is a market we have coveted and admired for quite some time, and we are excited to bring our brand of true community banking into that community,” Cross said. “We feel that our background and track record in agriculture and small business lending, as well as our outstanding personal banking services will resonate with the citizenry, farmers and small business owners of Madison County. “We feel blessed to be afforded this opportunity to serve the financial needs of Huntsville and the surrounding area.” Cornerstone Bank is a locally owned bank that has been experiencing tremendous growth over the past several years. The bank is chartered in Carroll County and has undertaken an aggressive expansion strategy. “Our bank has performed exceptionally well in recent years, and we hope to continue growing our geographical footprint moving forward,” Cross said. “Having a great personal and business relationship with our client base has allowed us to flourish in what has been a challenging economic environment during the past five or six years. ” The bank currently has locations in the communities of Eureka Springs, Holiday Island and Berryville. This will be the bank’s fifth location and the first outside of Carroll County.
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From the Editor Editor bids farewell to newspaper
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his is my last edition of the Lovely County Citizen as editor. I am also stepping down from being Managing Editor of Carroll County Newspapers’ operations in the county. I am moving on to a new career and will be taking over as Marketing and Wedding Director at Blue Spring Heritage Center. I will still, however, be writing about music on a regular basis, maintaining my live music blog on the LovelyCitizen.com website. I also will still be managing our new website MyEurekaSprings.com, the first-ever all-inclusive tourism and wedding planning site that, by the time it’s finished, will list every single local tourism- and wedding-related business in the Eureka Springs area for free. Additionally, businesses listed on the site may opt to pay a very affordable monthly rate to ensure that they are listed at the top of their category (hotels, B&Bs, restaurants, whatever). So why am I leaving the paper? Because I’m tired. The newspaper business is a hard one to work in, no doubt. For the last two-plus years, I’ve overseen a fabulous-but-overworked staff that has put out three newspapers a week, updated three websites almost daily, and created and published four quarterly (or more frequent) magazines; and I’ve personally been on call literally 24 hours a day, seven days a week most of that time, managing the Facebook pages for both papers in a manner that (A) has kept both Facebook pages and all our websites clean and friendly and without hateful or libelous comments and (B) has driven traffic to our websites and dramatically increased our website traffic and online readership. We, in my opinion, have proven ourselves the leaders of news – and especially “breaking news” – in this county. We’ve worked hard to provide a service to our readers, and we thank you for reading our work and for all the feedback, interaction and help we get from you all.
All this work has left me exhausted and stressed to the max, and it’s affecting my health and happiness in a negative way. Hell, just reading this description of what we’ve been up to and what my job has entailed makes me tired! LOL! I no longer have the energy or drive it takes to do this job and do it right. There have been numerous times in the past several months when I’ve been too burned out and too exhausted to undertake investigative-type news stories that really need to be written. This is unacceptable, because it not only affects me and my job performance, it affects all our readers and does a disservice to the practice of good journalism in general. Once I realized what was happening, and this was a fundamental problem with my choice of career and not just a passing phase, I decided I needed to find something else to do. Lucky for me, the folks at Blue Spring are interested in building up their tourism business and especially their wedding business. I will help them market themselves all over the country to potential tourists and destination-wedding couples, and I hope to really help them get on the map, so to speak, particularly in the area of social media, where they have no presence yet. Social media, to put it plainly, is THE marketing tool of this century. If you have ever been aware of any story online that any of our publications have done, it’s likely thanks to social media. And I’ve learned a ton and had a lot of success using social media to promote my writing and my publications over the last five years or so. So now, instead of writing about tourism and hoping to spur people into action to make this town better, I am going to work on the front lines of tourism, and I hope to do my part in helping our biggest industry flourish – both by working at Blue Spring and drawing more visitors there, and by See Editor, page 24
Citizen of the Week
Thanks to the quick reaction of a skilled truck driver and local resident named Larry Hodge, a Eureka Springs teenager (not yet identified by authorities) is still alive and has no injuries after a close call Tuesday morning. Hodge was driving west on Highway 62 between Berryville and Eureka Springs just before 9 a.m. when he saw an oncoming car approaching toward him, driving in his lane. The teenage driver was passing a vehicle when the morning sun kept him from seeing the oncoming potential disaster. Hodge pulled off and into a light pole, resulting in damage to his rig and the new tractor and brush hog he was hauling on the tractor-trailer bed. The light pole was broken in half also. Emergency vehicles were quickly on the scene to help and repair the downed power lines, and disaster was averted. Good driving, Mr. Hodge!
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What do
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Citizen Opinion by Margo Elliott
Do you think the U.S.A. should get involved in Iraq again? Why or why not?
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No Fourth or Veterans Day Parades? Outrage! John Gray
“Sweet Tater”
I think we need to stay here and take care of our own mess.
Mike H.
“Mike from Earth”
Korey Burke “Tulsa Guy” Hell no!
I don’t think we should go back, because it’s not our place to intervene in someone else’s affairs.
I am hearing rumors that there will be no 4th of July Parade this year, and possibly no Veterans Day Parade also, because the main organizer, Sue Glave, is seriously ill. This is an outrage! Surely in a town of over 2,000 people, someone or some group can step up and organize our future parades and continue the fine, hard work Sue started. As a Vietnam veteran, I will be very disappointed if we do not have a Veterans Day Parade this year. — Sonny Smith Eureka Spring Letter to the Editor
‘Respect Eureka’ group forming John Dragoo “Ginger Ninja”
Drew Collins “Pieces”
F*** No! We should No. Our money not! would be better spent on our internal infrastructure than on other countries.
Nathan Green
“Nate the Great”
No. We’ve got plenty of problems here to fix. We don’t need to be over there at all!
Sometimes we lose perspective on where we are located. Looking down on this area from above, our town is in the middle of a million acre national forest. This land was considered SACRED by Native Americans. It is a place of healing, natural beauty, peace and quiet. It is a shame to market this quaint, rare oasis to the likes of the people mentioned in Mr. Dale Jones’ letter of June 19. If you agree, please join us in our quest to restore Respect to Eureka. Together we will work to elect of-
Citizen Survey
Do you think the U.S.A. should get involved in Iraq again? Why or why not?
m I think we never should have been there to begin with. m Someone needs to stop the tyranny over there. m We withdrew and finished and should not go back. Go to www.lovelycitizen.com and weigh in.
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ficials who will work for the good of Eureka. Let’s not sacrifice our quality of life. We need long-term planning and tourism that is sustainable. Join Respect Eureka: respecteureka@gmail.com — Dick Titus Glenda Satterfield Steve Beacham Melissa Greene Jill and Rod Slane
With all due kindness…
Things aren’t looking good for AEP/SWEPCO. It seems that investors are becoming wise to their bottom line, and even though utilities won’t like what’s happening with solar, the development of photovoltaics on rooftops and back yard panels is happening far faster than power transmission companies had hoped. Barclays recently downgraded electric utility bonds, recognizing their higher risks resulting from their solar predicament. AEP/SWEPCO seems to have been caught with their pants down as America’s worst contributor of atmospheric carbon, just as the EPA is poised on the edge of acknowledging that too much carbon dioxide is one of the world’s most destructive forms of pollution. You can stick your head in the sands and ignore global warming or even deny if you like, but if you live on a coastline, you will likely become a believer in four-quarter time. How does AEP plan to placate
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15 votes cast
What is something you’d like to do this summer that you’ve never done before? m Try a new water sport, like Stand Up Paddleboarding maybe?: 13.3% (2 votes) m Read more – strictly for leisure: 33.3% (5 votes) m Visit somewhere with more comfortable weather: 53.3% (8 votes)
Go to www.lovelycitizen.com and weigh in. Vote by Wednesday 9 a.m.
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Surgery gives injured dog a new leash on life By Hanna Davis ReporterHanna@gmail.com
Apollo, a dog that had been shot and left to die on a road near Green Forest, went out for surgery at 4 p.m. Monday Apollo was found on May 29 and transported to the Good Shepherd Humane Society with the help of Go East Young Dog and Unconditional Love Pet Rescue, according to Amanda Van Sickle of Good Shepherd Humane Society. When Apollo was found, he was extremely underweight, with a bullet hole at the top of his front leg. “He’s been a trooper,” Van Sickle said. “He hasn’t complained or growled at all. He’s really an awesome dog.” Although Apollo is underweight now, once he gains some weight he will be a very big dog, which adds to why Good Shepherd “really wanted to save his leg.” The humane society was able to raise
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Also, individuals spontaneously started making donations through the Berryville BERRYVILLE — Dust off your lawn Organic News. chairs and scout your favorite locations. Supporter Rex Wisdom then talked to Berryville’s annual bacchanalia of fire- Liberty Fireworks in Joplin to see what works, Fire on the Mountain, is on. could be done. The annual Fourth of July fireworks “They agreed this one time they would display was in danger of fizzling this do the event for just their cost,” Wright year — not from the weather forecast or said. “They did so to help keep Fire on the another uncontrollable disaster but from Mountain on their schedule.” negligence. With the flux and changes in Wright said Wisdom also made a trip to the position of execJoplin last Saturday to utive director at the personally drop off a Berryville Chamber of check to the company “Because of the delay Commerce planning to secure the date. [they] had to find another and fund-aising for the Besides the numerevent, which normally ous individuals who certified technician to fire takes most of the year, made donations, sevthe display. That’s why it Fire on the Mountain eral businesses dowill be on the 5th.” simply fell through the nated funds to ensure proverbial cracks. Fire on the Mountain – Kevin Wright Deana Ernst made would be held. Tyson the first inquiry to the Foods led the way Berryville Organic with a $1,000 donaNews group on Facebook. tion; these businesses also provided funds: Kevin Wright, founder and adminis- Community First Bank, Geraldi’s Restautrator of the group, explained, “[Moder- rant, Poynter’s Daylight Donuts, Poynor’s ator] Deana Ernst raised a question that Rexall Drug, Berryville Ford, Quality has come up three times now. She wanted Tire, Nelson Funeral Home, Green Forest to know if the Fire on the Mountain fire- First National Bank, Brashears Furniture, works display was happening this year. Sears of Berryville, Simple Insurance and We couldn’t get a response from anyone the City of Berryville. involved to answer until we called our The date for this year’s event is Saturfriends at local radio station KTHS. We day, July 5. were told it wasn’t happening this year.” Liberty can set it up but “because of the This set Ernst in motion. delay [they] had to find another certified “We were [collectively] shocked,” technician to fire the display,” Wright said. Wright said about the situation. “Ryan “That’s why it will be on the 5th.” Phillips sent a message and said, ‘Let’s do The fund is still a few hundred dollars this,’ [along with] a nice donation.” short of the total needed but enough monTim Poynter, former general manager ey has been raised enough to secure the at KTHS, was one of the original partners services of the fireworks company. Wright with Ginger Oaks, then chamber executive feels certain the remaining amount can be director, in starting Fire on the Mountain raised in a timely fashion. in 2012. He’s a member of the Berryville Those wishing to make donations may Organic News group and when he heard do so at the Berryville City Hall. Checks there would no display this year he made designated for Fire on the Mountain may numerous phone calls to businesses to be given to Sally Phillips in the city trearaise the necessary funding. surer’s office at 305 East Madison Ave. By David Bell
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Guest Commentary Eureka Springs: Progressive? Or Regressive? By Bill Featherstone
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he following Top Ten list of reasons to support the Trails Master Plan is hardly comprehensive, but I ask anyone sitting on the fence with regard to trails in Eureka, “Shouldn’t it be enough?” 1. As much as I love my adopted state of Arkansas of 35 years, I’m not proud to say that we live in a state where 32.3 percent of its population is obese, ranking it 5th highest in a country that is nearly two thirds obese or overweight and where obesity is on the rise. Eureka should be a leader in the state by doing all that it can to help buck that trend. More trails, and better access to trails, is the least expensive and most expedient option to give the most number of people the opportunity to do what is needed most to reverse this trend, to exercise more by hiking and biking. 2. We need to connect in-town trails to Black Bass trails, to connect Black Bass trails to Leatherwood trails, and to connect Leatherwood trails to in-town trails. In other words, we need to give everyone the opportunity to quickly jump on a trail at nearly any point in town and be able to connect to any other trail within a system of trails while actually staying on a trail. For the record, sidewalks, even the ones not in disrepair, that don’t allow bicycles and are at the edge of busy, dangerous streets and that require the user to listen to loud noises while sucking in car fumes are not trails, nor are they the experience sought by those who enjoy trails. A trail, as what will be built within the Trails Master Plan, will be a safe and healthy and peaceful walk or bike ride — and through the woods, in most cases and whenever possible. 3. The addition of new trails will provide connectivity to existing trails, as well as people to places, at very little to no expense to residents. As trails have become an integral part of the very fabric of communities as they morph into places that address current needs, numerous sources of funding specifically for trails
have become available (funding not available for other uses within Parks), but only for communities that have elected to formally adopt Master Plans. Also, because the vast majority of new trails that will be built in Eureka will be soft-surface, single-track (dirt paths through the woods), volunteers alone can build much of the trail. As an example, with the exception of Beacham Trail around Leatherwood Lake and the paved trail around the Leatherwood Ball Fields — which only cost the city about $20,000 total as its small share of the overall cost of constructing those two trails) — all of the trails at Leatherwood, over 20 miles worth, were built by volunteers at no expense to the taxpayers. 4. Proximity to trails adds value to real estate, according to numerous studies; at worst, they have no effect on value, but in the vast majority of cases, they have a very measurable positive effect. Any local Realtor will tell you that the single biggest factor that adds the most value to a house in town is proximity and accessibility to downtown. As a real estate appraiser, I know this all too well: Trails will enhance values by making many, many houses closer to downtown by providing better access to downtown. 5. Trails provide a means by which everyone, regardless of socio-economic status, can get healthy exercise for free — and with the exception of those who are physically challenged, trails exclude no one. 6. Identifying corridors for new trails will assist in the effort to recognize all areas in town that are important for the city to retain and not consider for vacation. In other words, the process of working through the Trails Master Plan will help establish a much-needed data base of all unused streets, alleys, and rightsof-way that will help the city determine possible future planning needs. 7. Trails will bring more visitors to town and keep many of them here longer, folks who are the kind who spend money,
who are respectful of people and places, and who otherwise blend well within the customer profile desired by most businesses. 8. An impressive and growing amount of data has shown that a simple walk through the woods has a very measurable therapeutic effect; the Japanese have even coined a word for it, “shinrin-yoku,” or “forest bathing.” Many great writers, such as Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson, used such daily walks for inspiration; our own nationally acclaimed artist, Susan Morrison, uses a daily walk at Black Bass for the same reason. Unfortunately, as a downtown resident, she has to drive there first as opposed to just jumping on a trail close to her home that meanders through the forest right here in town and that would eventually connect her to Black Bass. 9. In a town of too few sidewalks (many of which are in great disrepair), too many narrow streets (that weren’t designed for cars and don’t allow for safe bicycle traffic), and too little parking (and where most parking is not free), anything that can be done to keep cars parked and get people on a trail to reach their destination is a good thing. Of course, trails provide such a transportation alternative, and a very green one at that. 10. Eureka has a rich history with trails; in fact, when most of the streets in town were platted in the late 1800s, the intent was to use most of them for pedestrian and equestrian purposes, as there were no cars and that’s how people got around. In a way, we have just come full circle and are now going back to our roots by promoting more foot traffic with trails, utilizing platted streets and alleys — perhaps less out of need for transportation and more out of need for exercise and recreation, but no less importantly. WHERE WE ARE The final two steps in what has been a long and tedious journey to bring positive change to Eureka is to take the Trails Master Plan to both the Planning Com-
mission and the City Council for their formal approval. We have already received enthusiastic letters of support from the ES Chamber of Commerce, the CAPC, the ES/Carroll County Board of Realtors, the Eureka Springs School District, the Parks Directors in both Fayetteville and Bentonville, and the Arkansas Recreation & Parks Association, among others. Folks at the Chamber and CAPC will gladly tell you how much interest their visitors show in trails. 446 likes (and counting) on the Eureka Springs InTown Trails Facebook page and a conservative 75 percent or more of the 100plus people who attended a town meeting on trails have also voiced their approval. As the Director of Parks and Recreation in a progressive, major city told me recently, in a phone conversation about our Trails Master Plan, “For a town that considers itself to be so progressive, not supporting the Trails Master Plan would be the most regressive thing it could do.” She would know, as she has witnessed first hand just how much parks and green spaces and trails have played a leading role in improving the quality of life for residents and the local economy with tourism for the City of Austin, TX, not to mention that she was born and raised in Arkansas and went to school at the University of Arkansas and is very familiar with Eureka. I’m very confident that both Planning and Council, who are both dedicated to doing what is in the best long-term interests of the city at large, will also recognize the Trails Master Plan for what it is, a very efficient tool by which to improve the quality of life for those who live here and to improve the Eureka Experience for those who visit here. In all of my years of personally enjoying parks and trails, and in all of my research with regard to parks and trails, and in all of my conversations with people intimately involved with parks and See Commentary, page 20
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Drink Up – and Prepare for Fear Spookalicious Tours feature Dr. Baker’s Secret Remedy
By Jennifer Jackson
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In the kitchen of the hospital he operated in the 1930s, Norman Baker carefully supervised the creation of Secret Remedy #5. Guaranteed to cure what ailed you, it was made with ground watermelon seed, brown corn silk and red clover, brewed into a tea and mixed with glycerine and carbolic acid. Now Norman Baker is again offering his secret remedy to the public – sort of. The new version is a cocktail created by Crescent Hotel bartender Tim Crownover for the Spookalicious Ghost Tours July 8, 9 and 10. Part of Fleur Delicious Week, the Spookalicious tours include a guided tour of all the haunted rooms and spaces in the Crescent Hotel, ending with a visit to the basement morgue. “Then Norman Baker will appear and offer them his Secret Remedy #5,” said Keith Scales, an actor, director and playwright who manages the hotel’s ghost tours. Scales also portrays Baker in a oneman show at the Crescent Hotel, where Baker operated a fraudulent cancer-cure hospital in Eureka from 1937 to 1939. Originally from Iowa, Baker was a nationally-known radio personality in the 1920s and ‘30s, Scales said, billing himself as a champion of the common man against the establishment, including the medical profession. Baker broadcast his diatribes on a radio station he started in
his hometown of Muscatine, Iowa, where when it didn’t. he opened his first alternative treatment “He promised he would cure them in hospital. When authorities closed down six weeks, so people came here and took the hospital and the radio station, Bak- their money,” Scales said, “and when er moved to Mexico and then to Eureka they ran out of money, he said ‘Sorry’ Springs. and sent them home.” For the ghost tour, Scales will be The recipe for Secret Remedy #5 came dressed in a white suit, dark purple shirt out as evidence in Baker’s trial, Baker and lavender tie favored by Baker. Purple said, which took place in 1940. Convictwas Baker’s favorite color – the hotel’s ed of mail fraud, Baker was sentenced to chimney stacks are four years in Leavenstill the purple Baker worth. After serving painted them – and three years and three “The bottom line is that the months, Baker retired bright circus colors mixture didn’t cure cancer, were used throughout to Florida, having the building when it bilked millions of and he never cured was a hospital, Scales dollars out of people anybody,although a lot of said. Purple is also who looked to him as people came here hoping to a last resort. Baker prevalent in the Crescent Hotel’s Skybar, died in 1958 at the age be cured.” formerly called Dr. of 76 and was buried – Keith Scales Baker’s Bistro. It still in the family plot in features cocktails that Muscatine. Scales Crownover created to has visited Baker’s fit the theme. grave, which someone puts purple flow“We used to serve purple Jello shots ers on every year on Baker’s birthday, in syringes, minus the needle,” he said. Nov. 27. But he didn’t feel Baker’s spirAlcohol, however, wasn’t allowed by it when he stood on the grave, or in the Baker, who put his patients on a strict hospital’s basement morgue, where Bakdiet of raw fruits, vegetables and nuts. er conducted autopsies. Tobacco use was also prohibited and “We sometimes have a little seance positive-thinking exercises proscribed. down there in the dark,” Scales said of Although he didn’t call himself a doctor, the ghost tours. Baker guaranteed that his regimen would Crownover, who is descended from cure cancer, Scales said, and blamed the pirates who harassed Spanish shipping patient for not following his directions in the name of Elizabeth I, will help serve his version of Secret Remedy #5 to guests on the Spookalicious tours. The ingredients are not secret: watermelon puree, a shot of melon liquor and a shot of peppermint schnapps, mixed with orange juice, cranberry juice and soda. It should be purple, Crownover said, but the ingredients make it orange. Like the cocktail, the original Secret Remedy #5 also had peppermint in it, but it wasn’t for the taste – the concoction was injected into the patient with a hypodermic needle five to seven times a day. Baker’s ingredients are anti-oxidents, Scales
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Norman Baker (a.k.a. Keith Scales) will serve Secret Remedy #5 at the Crescent Hotel’s Spookalicious Ghost tours during Fleur Delicious week.
noted, except the carbolic acid, purported to target cancer cells. Unfortunately for the people Baker treated, the acid wasn’t that discriminating. “The bottom line is that the mixture didn’t cure cancer, and he never cured anybody,” Scales said, “although a lot of people came here hoping to be cured.” Billed as America’s most haunted hotel, the Crescent runs ghost tours nightly – last Thursday, they had four tours scheduled. To reserve a place on a Spookalicious Tours, go to crescent-hotel.com and scroll down to Crescent Ghosts, or americasmosthauntedhotel. com, and click on “Spirits Tour.” The Spookalicious Ghost Tours are July 8, 9 and 10, starting at 9:30 p.m. at the Crescent Hotel, 75 Prospect Ave. on the upper historic loop. The Fourth Annual Fleur Delicious, a celebration of French food, spirits, art and culture, is July 8 through July 13. For the complete schedule, go to FleurDeliciousWeekend.com.
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Circus in the Park brings out the fun
Photos by Chip Ford
The annual Eureka Springs Downtown Network’s Annual Circus in the Park was held late Friday afternoon in Basin Park. Tons of fun and games like youth magicians, a bearded Amanda Haley, an overbearing whip-cracking Jack Moyer, Wendi La Fey preforming facial reconstruction via paint, scientific-sounding DJs, lottery number pickers, and a cutest pooch contest were there. Prizes were abound as large 10-foot-long bubbles went up and 4-foot-tall Jenga blocks went down — all to benefit Go East Young Dog.
Ringmaster Jack Moyer gets some help from a group of kids.
Melanie Pierce bathes in fire in front of the bandshell.
Sam Grat was thrilled to keep the Jenga blocks from falling.
Chuck and Rylee Ford look on a the fire dancers in amazement.
Sophie Star twirls fames around her face.
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Daniel Jackson rawrs after receiving a sweet tiger paint job by Wendi La Fey.
Mattie Crowder, 14, holds her pooch Stella – winner of the cutest pooch contest.
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The legendary Yellowjackets come to The Aud
Photos by Chip Ford
The legendary jazz band the Yellowjackets traveled to Eureka Springs on Saturday to perform a late show in the historic limestone structure. The band got its start back in 1977 when organizer Robben Ford gathered keyboardist Russell Ferrante, bassist Jimmy Haslip and drummer Ricky Lawson to form the Robben Ford Group — the band within a band. Nowadays, they’re promoting their most recent album and member lineup – to rave reviews from critics and fans alike.
Ferrante explained the history of the band name: “I wish there was a clever rationale, but there really isn’t. At the time we were making our demo in hopes of landing a recording contract, we were still the ‘Robben Ford Band.’ We had recorded one record with Robben, (primarily instrumental) but his record company was ‘encouraging’ him do do something more pop and vocal-oriented. As we also wanted to continue playing instrumental music, we all decided to form a ‘band within a band’ so to speak. At the demo session, Jimmy brought in a sheet full of possible names, most just awful. The one that popped out was Yellowjackets as it seemed to connotate something lively, energetic, and something with a ‘sting.’”
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Casting Back
Store is snapshot of summers past By Jennifer Jackson
JJackson.Citizen@gmail.com
Most mornings, Charlotte Downey drives from her home on the mountain down to the Beaver Dam Store next to Spider Creek Resort. There, she pours herself a cup of coffee and sits down at a battered wooden desk covered with miniscule hooks, spools of thread, rabbit fur, dyed feathers. But she doesn’t pick any of it up. “I used to tie the flies,” she said. “Now I just drink the coffee.” That’s because Downey retired in 2005. But for 21 years, she was the owner of the Beaver Dam Store, on Highway 187 near the Beaver Lake Dam. She doesn’t have to go far to recall her customers’ faces -- they smile down at her from snapshots posted on the bulletin board on the front porch. “These are people that came back and got their picture made with their fish,” Downey said. “There’s a lot of history here.” Originally a concrete-block bait shop, the Beaver Dam Store had three owners before Downey and partner Alice Holt bought it in 1984. They purchased it from Ed Grovlebe, who had bought it eight years earlier from John Cudia-some people still call it John’s Beaver Dam Store, Downey said. Cudia added onto the back of the store to create the grocery section, and built an apartment over the addition. Downey and Holt squared off the front of the building by enclosing the inset corner of the front porch and adding a second apartment over the front. That still left a porch across the front of the store, where the bulletin board now hangs. The Beaver Dam Store was originally built in the 1960s, Downey said. She doesn’t remember the name of the couple who built it, but met one of them. “A woman came in here who was one of the original owners,” Downey said. “She said she laid the blocks and
hauled the water to mix the mortar from Dry Creek, which runs right outside the store.” The nearby White River was a warm-water fishery until Beaver Dam was built and cold water pumped into the river from 60 feet below the surface of the newly-formed Beaver Lake. Mitigation of the warm-water fishery led to the White River being stocked with rainbow trout. It’s still stocked every week to 10 days, Downey said. During their ownership, she and Holt developed the fly-fishing side of the business and the guide service. “The trout fishing is one of the drivers of the economy in this little part of Eureka,” Downey said. A fly-fishing instructor and fishing guide, Downey wrote a fishing column for the local newspaper called “Current Conditions.” She also started the One Fly Fishing Tournament in 1997, which is held every year in October on the Beaver tail waters of White River. The whole area was busy from Memorial Day to Labor Day, she said, and still is. “A lot of people still come to camp and fish, or go to the lake,” she said. Beaver Dam Store is now owned by Pete Godfrey, who also owns the adjacent Spider Creek Resort. But Downey is the keeper of the memories, the bridge to the store’s past and the faces in the faded photographs on the “Wall of Fame.” The fun part about the snapshots: “A lot of the folks who came in here, now have children and grandchildren who come in,” she said, “or they were little and they’re grown up and bring their own grandchildren.” More recent photographs are posted inside the store, next to where Downey sits and sips her coffee in the morning. The photographs were taken with cell phones or digital cameras, and printed out from a computer, but still show people with smiling faces holding up their catch.
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Minton named branch manager at Eureka’s Arvest Bank
Arvest Bank is pleased to announce that Mark Minton has been named branch manager in Eureka Springs. Minton has 14 years’ banking experience, most recently as a vice president and regional director for Cornerstone Bank in Holiday Island since 2003. Prior to that, he worked as a registered Minton representative for Edward Jones Investments in Dardanelle since 2000. “Mark has wealth of banking experience
he can use to help our customers achieve their financial goals,” said Allen Huffman, Arvest Community Bank President in Eureka Springs. “He also knows the Eureka Springs area and will have an immediate understanding of what our customers need from Arvest.” A native of Hot Springs, Minton graduated from Lake Hamilton High School and graduated from Arkansas Tech University with a degree in history and political science in 1993. He is also a 2010 graduate of the Graduate School of Banking in Boulder, Colo. Minton previously served as the secretary for Holiday Island Rotary Club and vice president of the Holiday Island Chamber of Commerce, and is currently the treasurer for the Carnegie Library in Eureka Springs.
Preservation Society to present awards
The Eureka Springs Preservation Society is presenting its awards for historic preservation projects completed in 2013 at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 26 in the downstairs reception room of the Grand Central Hotel. The public is invited to attend. The evening will include a program, “Eu-
reka Springs Historic Street Vignettes,” by by Glenna Booth and Sandy Martin. Founded in 1978, the E.S. Preservation Society is celebrating 36 years of historic preservation in Eureka Springs. The Grand Central Hotel is located at 37 N. Main. Refreshments will be served
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lives, they can often be understandably distracted by the numerous pressing issues with which they have to deal, as well as by the voices of a few constituents who unfortunately don’t appreciate the wisdom of a connected trails system for Eureka and the lift it will provide for our only industry, tourism. So I ask that everyone who loves trails, everyone who understands the numerous benefits of trails, everyone who wants to make Eureka the best that she can be, that you stand up and be counted: Please contact your Planning Commissioners and your City Councilpersons, by email or by phone, and simply let them know how you feel about trails. Their telephone numbers and emails are posted on the city website at cityofeurekasprings. us; you can also email me at eurekat-
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trails, whether it be locally or regionally or nationally, I have never heard anyone say that they wish they had fewer parks, fewer green spaces, and fewer trails to connect them all — not once. However, I have heard many, many times that they wish they had more parks, more green spaces, and more trails. Surely our city feels the same as it recognizes that our parks, our green spaces, and our trails are Eureka’s greatest assets. However, as I find it to often be the case with the Parks Commission, city officials need to hear directly from those who support positive change in order to gauge the pulse of the people whom they serve. As volunteers with busy personal
Rotary gives to Merlin Foundation
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On behalf of the Eureka Springs Rotary Club, Rotary President Dave Teigen, far left, presents a donation of $2,000 to Merlin Leach, founder and chairman of the Merlin Foundation; along with, from left, Rotarians Patsy Miller, Tom Scantlin and Mickey Finefield. They helped organize the Rotary Club’s Spring fundraiser, the Victorian Classic, which always benefits a local nonprofit. Eureka Springs Rotary designated the Merlin Foundation as the recipient of money raised during this year’s event; the foundation serves Carroll County and the surrounding area by helping child abuse victims through intervention and education, while ensuring minimum additional trauma to the child. It also has programs that focus on teen pregnancy prevention and drug-endangered child intervention programs. The Foundation has a fully operational Children’s Advocacy Center, known as “Grandma’s House,” located in Green Forest. This safe, child-friendly facility is the home of the Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Team and is the oldest of 30 teams serving the state of Arkansas. It provides forensic interviews, medical care and counseling services for child victims and non-offending family members. Since 2001, with funding from the Susan G. Komen Foundation, the foundation is now helping with breast cancer screening for women who would not be able to seek care on their own. According to Dr. Leach, the money received from the Eureka Springs Rotary will be earmarked primarily for children living in Carroll County. For more information about the Merlin Foundation, go online to www.merlinfoundation.com.
rails@gmail.com for their contact info. For all those who still need more information on the Trails Master Plan, I ask that you please contact me for the facts. I implore you not to rely on local chat boards and the ubiquitous Eureka grapevine in forming your opinions on trails, as those sources are grossly inaccurate and misleading and, in some cases, downright deceiving. Again, you can get the actual facts by emailing me at eurekatrails@gmail.com. Of course, Eureka could always take the easy route and just stay the same, maintain the status quo, and refuse to recognize what all of us need, what most of us want, and what all other progressive communities have already determined: that trails are a big part of the answers to the problems of health and
transportation. Or we could choose to show real vision for the future, something lacking far too often in Eureka, and develop a trails system that makes us a connective community, that gives us all a sense of place, where more folks will choose to stay, more folks will choose to make their home, and more folks will choose to visit. The funding to make that happen, and the willingness by others in the trails community to help us make that happen, is available; the only thing standing between where we are and where we could be is us. •••
Bill Featherstone is chairman of the Parks Commission and is on the Trails Committee. He can be reached at eurekatrails@gmail.com or at the Parks office at 479-253-7921.
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Eureka officials attend Summer Energy Academy Program focuses on economic development through energy efficiency Leaders from Eureka Springs and four other Arkansas cities participated in the two-day Summer Energy Academy hosted by the Applied Sustainability Center of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas on June 5-6 in Fayetteville. Eureka Springs completed a Greenhouse Emissions Study and a Climate Action Plan in 2012 and conducted numerous energy improvements for its municipal buildings, including interior storm windows for the historic City Auditorium and a solar hot water system for washing trolleys at the Transit Department. A Citizen’s Climate Action Committee was formed by Jerry Landrum and continues to meet on a monthly basis. Eureka Springs Team leader Glenna Booth from the Office of the Mayor said, “We were very pleased to have such a diverse team of nine citizens attend the Summer Energy Academy. We came away with many new ideas and tools to move our community forward in both energy efficiency and renewal energy.” During the conference, the Eureka Springs team participated in strategic energy planning, analyzed data about the city’s energy usage and listened to experts discuss strategies regarding energy efficiency. Representatives from the educational, municipal, commercial and industrial, and residential sectors spoke about energy efficiency projects being implemented throughout Arkansas. City representatives also visited the University of Arkansas’s solar farm lab and discussed renewable energy opportunities with Kate Shoulders of the University of Arkansas, Mayor Ralph Relyea of DeWitt, and Matthew Kisber of Silicon Ranch. Dustin Hoover, a University of Arkansas graduate student, shared his solar mapping research and discussed how geographic information systems can be used to find optimal locations for installing solar panels. The two-day event is part of the Applied Sustainability Center’s Sustain-
able Energy Scorecards and Education for Municipalities program. Five cities – Bryant, Eureka Springs, Hot Springs, Rogers and Russellville – attended the workshop. As cities implement the program, they will track usage and savings related to energy efficiency, benefitting taxpayers, community residents, schools and business and industry. Arkansas cities that participated in 2013 were able to save more than 13 million kilowatt hours of electricity, which translated into annual savings of nearly $1.5 million for the seven participating communities. “Cities use different strategies to reduce energy intensity,” said Michele Halsell, managing director of the Applied Sustainability Center. “Harrison focused on city operations, while Searcy focused on the residential and commercial sectors.” The five cities were selected for diversity in population, region of the state and utility type. The Applied Sustainability Center chose participants based on their previous support for sustainability initiatives and the ideas and commitment expressed in their applications. The program provides municipal leaders with information, tools and resources that they can use to reap the benefits of energy efficiency and renewable energy for their communities. The program includes the provision of baseline data on energy usage, a measure of energy intensity, a municipal energy education workshop to be conducted by the Applied Sustainability Center in each city, monthly energy strategy calls and webinars and the Summer Energy Academy. The Arkansas Community Foundation awarded a two-year grant to the center as part of the foundation’s Sustainable Energy Initiative to fund the program. There was no charge for cities to participate, but city managers and mayors have committed the participation of city staff and stakeholders from their communities.
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Members of the Eureka Springs delegation attending the Summer Energy Academy were, from left, Bill Freeland, Amanda Haley, Robert “Butch” Berry, Mickey Schneider, Jerry Landrum, Richard Pile, Ken Trimble, Francis Davilla and Glenna Booth.
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Village View
Alison By Sandra TaylorSynar Brown
Tales on the Rails draws stories
Our column this week from the Village Writing School family is by Pat Carr, our new Program Coordinator. Pat will teach once a month and help me line up great visiting instructors. Today, she comments on the learning process for writers at any level.
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once introduced a friend to my mother with, “This is Bob Lewis.” He corrected immediately, “That’s Dr. Lewis. I have a Ph.D.,” to which my mother, who had a high school diploma, said haughtily, “Doesn’t everybody?” Every time a writer tells me he/she sees no reason for going to a writers’ workshop because he/she already has a book published, I really want to say, “Doesn’t everybody?” I’m not my mother and would never say it, and I do understand the question of why published writers should even consider a writers’ workshop. Well, for starters, to join a group of like-minded souls who love what every writer loves—words. No matter if an author is a novice dreaming about writing someday or is someone who’s been writing for years and may even be established, each one wants to reach a reader who understands. And there’s no better place to find readers than among the ranks of those who also write. Thirty years ago, I joined a group called the International Women’s Writing Guild, which held a writing conference in Saratoga Springs, New York every summer. I’d already won the Iowa Short Fiction Award—at the time the only prestigious award for short fiction out there— with my story collection The Women in the Mirror, so I was published. And one of the instructors. But this writing group of around three hundred women was largely experimental and democratic, so all instructors also attended the
other workshops. There was no ranking of the new and the seasoned writer, and some women were such absolute beginners that they’d never heard of a scene. But they could learn. And they could contribute. And since scores of women came to the critique sessions in the evenings that Barbara Kingsolver and I held, everyone could hear the reactions of the listener/readers to a work and everyone could benefit from comments of both established and newly hatched writers. It was with Barbara that I heard for the first time that the opening sentence of a piece of fiction should promise what the story will deliver. She couldn’t remember where she learned that particular bit of advice, but we both wished we’d received it before we ever started writing. Another reason for even the best writers to consider a workshop is that there we can test out ideas and theories among our tribe, our guild. All writers have individual work habits, individual strengths, and I think it’s as valuable to know Hemingway’s technique of stopping in mid-sentence to jump start his next day’s writing as it is to know his theory that if the writer is conscious of a tragedy, he needn’t mention it in the story for the reader to sense it as well. What better place to exchange prompts and methods than among the committed, who want what we want from the printed page. So you have a published book. Doesn’t everybody? You can still learn something new. Maybe even at a writing workshop.
Pat Carr has a B.A. and an M.A. from Rice, a Ph.D. from Tulane, and she’s taught literature and writing in colleges all across the South. She’s published sixteen books, including the Iowa Fiction Prize winner, The Women in the Mirror, and the PEN Book Award finalist, If We Must Die, and she’s had over a hundred short stories appear in such places as The Southern Review, Yale Review, and Best American Short Stories. Visit patcarrbooks.com to learn more about her and visit VillageWritingSchool.com for a list of her upcoming workshops.
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Alison Taylor-Brown has an MFA in Fiction and a lifetime of teaching experience from preschool to university levels. She directs The Village Writing School, whose mission is to foster the development of area writers through workshops, writers’ circles, and coaching. Her column, Village View, appears weekly. To talk to Alison about your writing goals and dreams, contact her at alisontaylorbrown@me.com or 479 292-3665.
ABOVE: 38 storytellers from 11 communities relax in the parlor car on their train ride, which was part of the Village Writing School’s Tales on the Rails event held Sunday in Rogers. AT LEFT: Paula Morell, Executive Producer of Tales from the South, inspires the trainload of storytellers.
Village Writing School June 26: Memoir Series – Rebecca Mahoney How to create a true scene How to incorporate dialogue, How to create a story arc How to create characters. Where to draw the truth line? Part workshop, part writing circle, this 3-afternoon series will allow you to get some feedback on your story and your writing.
Driven-Stories – Pat Carr
Aug 9 - Framing Love Scenes & Other Major Scenes - Pat Carr Sept 20 - Vision & Voice - Pat Carr
Oct 4 - Point of View & Narrative Distance - Marian Szczepanski
Oct 4 - My Book’s Journey Before & After Publication - Marian Szczepanski
Nov 1 - Heal Yourself Through Writing July 12 - Infinite Choices: Character - Catherine Ann Jones Register online at VillageWritingSchool.com For more information, contact alisontaylorbrown@me.com or 479 292-3665. Follow Village Writing School on FB.
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Calendar of Events June 25-27: Hobbs State Park Summer Day Camp
Hobbs State Park - Conservation Area announces a summer Day Camp for 9-12 year olds. This Day Camp is for nature lovers with a passion for hiking and spending time outside exploring and learning. Video games stay home. At Hobbs State Park Day Camps, participants will be immersed in a natural setting and enjoy a variety of fun, hands-on activities which include hiking, games, live animals, nature-related programs, crafts, snacks, stream studies, a T-shirt, and more. Each Day camp runs from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. June 25-27, at the Hobbs State Park visitor center on Highway 12 just east of the Highway 12/War Eagle Road intersection. Cost is $50 plus tax for the three days. Registration and pre-payment required. For more information and to register call: 479-789-5000.
June 26: Fundraiser Reception with guest Governor Mike Beebe
A special fundraiser reception with honored guest, Governor Mike Beebe, will take place from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 26 at the Avondale Chapel, 2005 E. Central Ave, Bentonville AR 72712. Gov. Beebe will be joined by five of NWA’s own Democratic Nominees for State Representative, JP Candy Clark, Grimsley Graham, Tom McClure, Councilwoman Leah Williams and Sonny Carter. Host sponsorships and tickets are available now for this unique event. The proceeds will be equally split between each candidate. Contact Tyler Clark at tylerbclark@gmail.com.
June 26: Flower Arrangement Contest
Get your creative juices flowing and unleash your inner designer for the Eureka Springs Farmers Market Flower Arrangement Contest this Thursday, June 26 at the Farmers Market. Contestants may use any kind of vase or container that they like. Use your own flowers, or flowers will be available for purchase at the market.
Judging begins at 10:30 a.m.. For the latest information, visit www.facebook.com/ ESFarmersMarket.
June 29: Still on the Hill Free Concert
The award-winning folk duo Still on the Hill is writing and recording a new CD to create awareness about Beaver Lake’s history, collective stories and its origin as the White River. The project is sponsored by the Arkansas Arts Council and Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. The popular duo is set to perform 10 free concerts in spring-summer of 2014 in watershed-area communities, including Eureka Springs. They’ll give away 100 CDs (one per family) at each show on a first-come, firstserved basis. Their Eureka Springs performance will be on Sunday, June 29 at 7 p.m. at the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 17 Elk St.
June 29: Self Care, the Basics: Personal Wellness as a verb, a process, and an easy commitment
On Sunday, June 29, Alexa Pittenger will speak on: “Self Care, the Basics: Personal Wellness as a verb, a process and an easy commitment.” Alexa is a lifelong learner interested in sharing practical, effective strategies for being at ease in a dis-eased world. Program is at 11 a.m., followed by refreshments. Childcare is provided.
June 29: Film showing
There will be a showing Sunday at 4 p.m. at Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 17 Elk St. on the updated release of the critically acclaimed film, “Koch Brothers Exposed: 2014 Edition.” There is no charge to attend.
July 2 Fleur Delicious Bartender Competition
The 2014 Fleur Delicious Weekend Ciroc Vodka Bartender Competition at the New Delhi Cafe takes place on 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 2, at 2 N. Main St. in Eureka Springs. The competition will be emceed by Bert Jones of Gaskins Cabin Steakhouse. Judges are Dacre Whitaker of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, KJ Zumwalt of Caribe Restaurante y Cantina, Lisa McMahon of Gaskins Cabin Steakhouse, and LeRoy Gorrell of Community First Bank. Judges’ Choice winner will get $100 cash from New Delhi Cafe and Patio, and the People’s Choice winner will get a $50 gift certificate from New Delhi Cafe and Patio. Both winners will receive a bottle of Ciroc Vodka. Any local bartenders wanting to participate need to arrive no later than 5 p.m. to register. Competitors need to bring: 1 pre-made gallon of their cocktail, which will be poured into little shot glasses for audience participation for People’s Choice. Also bring ingredients, garnishes and serving glasses to make four of your cocktails during the competition for Judges’ Choice. Creativity and presentation are part of the judging. For more information, go to www.FleurDeliciousWeekend. com or search for Fleur Delicious Weekend Eureka Springs on Facebook.
July 4: Independence Day celebration
Experience an old-fashioned and smalltown Independence Day celebration complete with a variety of family-friendly activities at the Holiday Island Chamber of Commerce’s Fifth Annual Holiday Island Old Fashioned 4th of July Celebration. The celebration is free and will take place at the Recreation Complex at Holiday Island Friday, July 4. It will begin at 2 p.m. with lawn games available throughout the day, various vendors offering Italian shaved ice, farmer’s market items, ice cream, watermelon, baked goods, T-shirts, etc., ending at dusk with the fireworks display which will be choreographed to music. The Recreation Center will host children’s games (3-legged race, water balloon toss, egg toss and cotton ball race) with goody bags for all participants, and putt-putt golf will be available through out the afternoon. There will be live music from 2 to 5 p.m.; then The Ariels will
provide live entertainment from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. A Tribute to veterans will start at 3 p.m. A pulled-pork dinner will be held from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., or until sold out, at the historic Barn and will be available for dine-in or carryout. Hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, and a variety of snacks and drinks will also be available for purchase on location. Holiday Island Chamber members, who also coordinated the event, are proud to announce that J&M Displays will provide Holiday Island’s fireworks display.
July 5: Grassy Knob Ice Cream Social
The Auxiliary of the Grassy Knob Volunteer Fire Department invites the community to their annual ice cream social, Saturday, July 5, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Grassy Knob Community Center, 12037 Highway 187. There is no charge although donations will be accepted. Enjoy ice cream, cookies and a cool drink with neighbors and friends. Sponsors for this event include Ice Cream Delights and Hart’s Family Center of Eureka Springs and Wal-Mart of Berryville and Rogers. For further information contact 479-2538684.
July 12: Elks Lodge Drug Awareness BBQ
The Holiday Island Elks Lodge 1042 will hold a BBQ to raise money to fund its Drug Awareness Program on Saturday, July 12. The BBQ will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Cornerstone Bank parking lot near the Holiday Island entrance. The cost if $5 for a burger or a brat, chips and a soft drink or ice tea.
July 16: A Taste of Opera
A Taste of Opera will be at the 1886 Crescent Hotel on July 16 at 5:15 p.m. Reserve your seat right away for a meal with singers going from table to table singing your favorite arias and Broadway songs. Tickets are $55 each. To purchase tickets, call 479-253-8595 or buy tickets online at www.opera.org. See Calendar, page 30
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their many investors in the Great State of Florida? Mortgages there have been underwater, and the homes might be too if the Antarctic ice sheet does what scientists now fear most. Research has proven that the ice sheet is melting at a far more alarming rate than they had previously thought. Please imagine what a 5 or 6 foot rise in sea level will do to Florida, Louisiana and every coastal city in the US. AEP/SWEPCO has alienated citizens across Northwest Arkansas through their thoughtless shenanigans, and if the Public Service Commission agrees to their plan, they may soon be feeling that state regulatory agencies are their only remaining friends in the whole world. Investors will leave in droves. Power companies like AEP have bragged to their investors about raising profits at a steady pace while the demand for their product has declined. They have been successful at getting public service commissions to allow them to keep raising their rates, but how long will that last? Sooner or later folks will wise up, and make certain that public officials represent the public concerns instead of corporate greed. In a strange way, our opposition to the AEP/SWEPCO Shipes Road to Kings River power line is the best thing we could ever do for the power industry. If successful we will have done our small part in keeping them from being overly encumbered by insurmountable debt. It is unlikely that AEP/SWEPCO will ever thank us for our action against this power line. But if we can stop their ugly malfeasance we will be able to rest assured that we’ve done what’s right for
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overseeing MyEurekaSprings.com and its growth and development. In the future, I can be reached at MyEurekaSprings@gmail.com. I am so grateful to Carroll County Newspapers, which has been a wonderful place
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to encourage the biker trade. Say goodbye to galleries, the Passion Play, and quality shops, and hello to more biker bars and tawdry motels. Even when they visit in hordes, bikers do not spend the kind of money that will support the local economy. Many downtown businesses are now in dire economic circumstances, and we are not attracting the kinds of visitors that will spend money to keep them afloat. We are in trouble! — George Macy Eureka Springs
I thank Dale Jones for his letter concerning the biker situation in Eureka Springs. I wish to relate two incidents reported to me by reliable friends. First, a kind and respectable lady from Holiday Island joined her adult son in Basin Park, on an afternoon when her son was present with his guitar, busking. The two of them were singing together, softly, when a group of bikers approached them in a menacing fashion, glaring in order to intimidate them. The bikers retreated but returned several times, making the lady more than a bit uncomfortable. Her son, tall and muscular and a former police officer, was less afraid and reassured his mother. Another friend stopped by Basin Park one morning at dawn, and was confronted by the sight of three bikers, two men and a woman, engaged in sexual activity — yes, right there in the open, copulating, on Spring Street. As for me, I have been given “the finger salute” by bikers who have tried to cut me off on the streets of the town when I’ve had the right of way. And I have had to idle in traffic while dozens of them, in single file, commandeer the streets, stopping traffic, so that they can ride together, making noise and taking more than their share of the roads. And then there’s the noise. If we are not to become another Sturgis, it is time to take steps to curb “bad biker” activity and to discourage visits by bikers of any stripe. Laws need to
be passed, the police force increased in size, and the constabulary made to enforce the new laws. It will not be cheap and it will not be easy, but the alternative is the destruction of the peace and serenity of our beautiful town. The municipal drive to attract bikers to Eureka Springs must be eliminated. We are losing (and have lost much of) the family business that was once the backbone of our local tourism industry. It is time to cease advertising to bikers and encouraging them to visit. We live here because it is a haven; we must not let trashy outsiders ruin it. There are those who will yelp, “I have rights, they have rights,” and so on. Well, let me tell you, nobody has the right to infringe upon someone else’s life in a blatantly destructive way, to deprive anyone else of peace and quiet, or to impose on or inconvenience any citizen of Eureka Springs in any fashion. It is wrong for uncaring outsiders who have no stake in the town to come here and call the shots. Ultimately, having the bikers here will ruin the economy of the town, and we will all be the worse for it. It is time to save the town now, with harsh measures if necessary. If everyone could agree that this is a severe problem that needs solving — just as has happened with the SWEPCO situation — we can prevail over the evil (yes, I said it, and it’s true) from outside. And I would encourage the many businesses that have decided to cater to bikers for the sake of the short-term bottom line to think ahead and foresee that the immediate financial gain is not worth the destructive effects that can almost be guaranteed for the future. If you think times are tough now — and they are — just imagine how much tougher they will become if we continue
Traveling along Stateline Drive located in Holiday Island, I noticed a newly bulldozed site with a sign in front stating future home of Holiday Island Fire Station. Why does Holiday Island need a fourth station when there is NO police station on the Island whatsoever and calls to the Sheriff’s Office taking sometimes an hour? Reported by Kathryn Lucariello in the Lovely County Citizen, page 7 issue on June 6, 2014, was a article showing “Ambulance tax revenue down, expenses up.” With the 60 percent of Holiday Island calls being answered by contracted Eureka Spring Fire and Ambulance, and assessment taxes being high, why does Holiday Island need a fourth substation? More expenses for maintenance and manpower. As there is turnover of Commissioners, mayhap they need to do their homework and come forth with a balance for the needs of the Holiday Island Community. – Unbiased Observer Name Withheld upon Request
to work, and to my staff at both papers for all their loyalty, friendship, hard work and support over the past two-plus years. So in this farewell column, I must give special shout-outs to those who have made my life and my job easier the past two years: Bob Moore, the best publisher an editor could hope for in this
business; Melody Rust, the most gifted graphic designer I’ve ever worked with; Margo Elliott, the “Mom” of the Citizen office who has given me great advice numerous times; Kathryn Lucariello, for helping me with anything and everything and often at a moment’s notice, and doing so with skill; David Bell, for being a loyal friend and a diversely tal-
ented photographer who never gets his feathers ruffled; and Jennifer Jackson, for being the most steady, most dependable and most immersed-in-her-beat reporter I’ve ever worked with. The entire staffs of the Citizen and Carroll County News have been a treat to work with, and I’m grateful to you all. Now, on to the next chapter!
– Doug Stowe http://dougstowe.com
Eureka Springs is in trouble!
Why does HI need fourth fire station?
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started writing this column when the Citizen was first startJim Fain ed (about 14 years ago). I’m always excited to hear and learn from my readers. This is a quote from a reader in Berryville, who took the time to tell of his experience dealing with asthma. He says, “Asthma is a very debilitating condition and can just make life miserable. I found several things that helped alleviate the symptoms somewhat; turmeric as an anti-inflammatory seemed to be of some use. But the one supplement I found that has almost completely alleviated all of my symptoms/ suffering is L-Glutathione. I take 500 mg. a day and almost forget that I have the condition”. Glutathione is an anti-aging, anti-toxin, anti-disease amino acid which is critical to health which most people know little to nothing about. Pharmaceutical companies have done extensive study on this very natural supplement. Taking as little as 150 mg/day (in a reduced form) by mouth has helped many. Still, I like a supplement called N-acetyl cysteine even better than straight glutathione. Glutathione levels decrease as we age. There is a corresponding decline in our health and longevity as levels drop. Low glutathione levels have been linked to cardiovascular disease, cataracts, macular degeneration, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s as well as aging in general. In our animal friends, researchers at Louisiana State University showed a clear and definite linkage to the levels of glutathione and the drop in inflammation which goes hand in hand with the healing of inflammatory bowel disease. Asthma is connected to inflammation, too, as is coronary artery disease. I checked PubMed and the National Library of Medicine, searching for N- acetyl cysteine which produces glutathione in our system. I found hundreds of scientific studies showing benefit including liver health. I found none demonstrating toxicity especially at 600-1200 mg per day when swallowed. Cruciferous veggies such as broccoli and especially Brussels sprouts are good sources though you have to eat them regularly and have large servings. Garlic, scallions, onions and shallots all make the glutathione in the broccoli (and family) work better in your system. A supplement of 150 mg (or more) of reduced glutathione or better yet 1200 mg of N-acetyl cysteine seems prudent and workable.
Wisecrack Zodiac ARIES: Beauty is only skin-deep, but that’s fine for you since you swim in the shallow end of the personality pool anyway. Enjoy those compliments on Twitter, they will be the most meaningful conversations you have this week. TAURUS: You don’t expect life to be easy, but you would appreciate some hand rails along the muddy parts. Keep walking and you’ll make it through, just don’t try to take your Rascal scooter four-wheeling in the muck. GEMINI: Don’t worry about everything coming up roses; those suckers hurt and they’re such divas. Wish for everything to come up chamomile, coffee beans or even tomato plants. At least that would be useful. CANCER: Some days you toss a coin into the wishing well, other days a weird Japanese ghost with long hair crawls out and chases you around. Life’s funny like that. LEO: The universe has no problem kicking you when you’re down. If you grab its ankle, twist and sweep the other leg, it will think twice about doing it again. Sometimes you must make karma tap out before things go your way. VIRGO: You’ve lost your mojo, but retracing your steps around the house should help you find it again. Be prepared to wipe dog drool off it, though. LIBRA: For every action there is a reaction, which means if you do something stupid on Tuesday, you’ll be knocked around like a pinball until the stupidity stops. Think twice before putting that so-called brilliant plan into action. SCORPIO: Everyone has a story, but your monologue is taking on Scheherazade-like proportions. Talk less, observe more and you’ll be ahead of the pack on Friday. SAGITTARIUS: The optimist in
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you says “the sky’s the limit,” but the realist in you knows that gravity works. Before you blast off, make sure you have enough energy to see your mission through to a safe landing. CAPRICORN: If life hands you lemons, it’s probably just been to the farmer’s market. Take a bag and tag along next time, because life definitely knows how to get a good deal. AQUARIUS: An idea has dropped into your mind like an errant seed from
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a distracted bird. Keep up your daily affirmations, because that’s enough to fertilize anything, and wait for something weird to bloom. PISCES: Just when you get your sails up, a sudden storm blows you off course. Do what you must to survive, just don’t drink your own pee. This isn’t “Waterworld,” you’ll be back on track in no time. Answers on page 29
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Lively Entertainment By Kristal Kuykendall
by Kristal Kuykendall
Great bluegrass this weekend
Following are my recommendations for the best live music in Eureka Springs this weekend. If you want to get out of town for a night, I’ve got a suggestion for that too on Friday night. FRIDAY SxRex – the region’s “band of Bower brothers” – will play their final show of the season, and likely the year, on Friday night at Chelsea’s Corner Cafe & Bar. SxRex has one of the most unique and melodic folk-rock sounds I’ve heard in a while. Their sound features hard-rock drumming, blues-influenced bass lines and a heavy dose of Celtic and folk musical flavor – and a mandolin to boot; think Queens of the Stone Age plus a mandolin meets Mumford & Sons. SxRex’s biggest strength is its soulful, on-the-mark lead vocals by personable and fun-to-watch frontman Josh Bower, who also plays mandolin and guitar, de-
pending on the song. The band is about to start concentrating on finishing up their second album, and Josh Bower is going to hit the road for a while to expand his musical wings so to speak. So come on out Friday and wish him well, and hear SxRex while you can. Admission will be $5 and the show is open to all ages. Chelsea’s is located at 10 Mountain St., 479-253-6723. FRIDAY IN FAYETTEVILLE Regional favorites Mountain Sprout headline a show Friday night at Fayetteville’s George’s Majestic Lounge, and the talented traditional-leaning bluegrass band Foleys Van will open. Foleys Van is one of my new favorite bluegrass/acoustic groups based in Arkansas; they’ve by now performed a dozen or so well-received shows at New Delhi Cafe and at Chelsea’s and deserve every
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bit of their strong following regionally. I have been highly impressed with not only the group’s renditions of old traditional bluegrass tracks but especially with their bluegrass-y covers of more modern songs by, among others, Railroad Earth and Phil Collins. Yep, Phil Collins! Foleys Van formed in early June 2012 after getting tired of just pickin’ on porches, doorsteps and kitchen countertops. Their fast-driving, foot-stomping, and whiskey-sippin’ tunes are geared toward the newer generation of string music fans, and their music captures aspects of several genres. But Foleys Van goes back to our roots now and then too, performing bluegrass and old-time music using the single microphone approach. Their recent addition of a young, energetic and gifted fiddler has proven to be a boon to their sound, as well. This band rocks (if you like bluegrass)! After Foleys Van, Mountain Sprout will perform. It is Mountain Sprout’s first year with a new fiddler after the departure last fall of longtime member Blayne Thiebaud. But with a new album just recorded, Moun-
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tain Sprout is not slowing down, and the 24-year-old fiddle prodigy who’s just joined the group has proven to be a stellar addition to the band’s already-top-notch lineup of musicians. You won’t hear Mountain Sprout cover old bluegrass standards; but you won’t mind when you hear these humorous story-songs about this group of back-country, pot-smoking, nature-lovin’ good ol’ boys trying to survive life in an unnamed dry county. The Sprouts are a full-time working band and play shows year-round all over the country, including at Wakarusa Music Festival and its younger, smaller sister festival, Yonder Mountain String Band Harvest Fest, also held at Mulberry Mountain Ranch near Ozark. Critics and fans alike adore Mountain Sprout, which also features Grayson Van Sickle playing his machine-gun banjo, singing out a redneck novel of the members’ hilarious lives; guitarist Adam “Chucky Waggs” Wagner, who yanks the melody up by the ear and keeps it kickin’; smilin’ Daniel Redmond, who pulls out cannon-fire notes pounding the stand-up bass; new fiddler Mike Schembre, who you can expect to see loosen up and let go as the show progresses; and Dean Thiebaud, with his silky-smooth, country-tinged, deep vocals and Western finger-picking guitar style. Tickets to the Mountain Sprout - Foleys Van show are $10 in advance at www. GeorgesMajesticLounge.com or you can purchase at the door if it doesn’t sell out. George’s is located at 519 W. Dickson adjacent to the railroad tracks. 479-5276618. SATURDAY If you can’t make it to George’s on Friday night, you can still catch a great bluegrass show this weekend, as Foleys Van will perform at Chelsea’s Saturday evening beginning around 9 p.m. Admission will be $5 and the show is open to all ages. Chelsea’s is located at 10 Mountain St., 479-253-6723. Following is the complete entertainment schedule for Eureka Springs venues for the coming week: THURSDAY, JUNE 26 • Basin Park Hotel Balcony Bar & Restaurant, 12 Spring St., 479-253-7837:
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Maureen Alexander, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. • Blarney Stone, 85 S. Main St., 479-3636633: Eclectic Night with Tim Forsythe, 8:30 p.m. • Chelsea’s, 10 Mountain St., 479-253-6723: The Coliseum, 9 p.m. • Jack’s Place, 37 Spring St., 479-2532219: Karaoke with DJ Goose, 8 p.m. to midnight • Madam Medusa’s Hookah Lounge, 1 Center St., Ste. C, 310-720-5487: Underground electronica and hookah specials, BYOB, 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. FRIDAY, JUNE 27 • Basin Park Hotel Balcony Bar & Restaurant: Hogscalders, noon to 2 p.m.; Hogscalders, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. • Berean Coffee House, 4032 E. Van Buren, 479-244-7495: TBD, 7:30 p.m. • Blarney Stone: Jim Mills and the Hellbenders, 8:30 p.m. to midnight • Cathouse / Pied Piper, 82 Armstrong St., 479-363-9976: Dusty Pearls, 8 p.m. to midnight • Chelsea’s: SxRex, 9 p.m.
• Eureka Live, 35 N. Main St., 479-2537020: DJ & Dancing, 9 p.m. to close • Henri’s Just One More, 19 1/2 Spring St., 479-253-5795: Juke Box, 9 p.m. • Jack’s Place: Blue Moon, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard), 105 E. Van Buren, 479-253-2500: TBD, 8 p.m. • Madam Medusa’s Hookah Lounge: Hot Beats, BYOB, 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. • New Delhi Cafe, 2 N. Main St., 479253-2525: TBD, 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Den, 45 Spring St., 479363-6444: TBD, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. • Rowdy Beaver Tavern, 417 W. Van Buren, 479-253-8544: Karaoke, 7:30 p.m. • The Stone House, 89 S. Main St., 479363-6411: Jerry Yester, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. SATURDAY, JUNE 28 • Basin Park Hotel Balcony Bar & Restaurant: Catherine Reed, noon to 2 p.m.; Catherine Reed, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. • Blarney Stone: Blew Reed & The Flat-
heads, 8:30 p.m. to midnight • Cathouse / Pied Piper: Stowaway Gypsy, 8 p.m. to midnight • Chelsea’s: Foley’s Van, 9 p.m. • Eureka Live: DJ & Dancing 9 p.m. to close • Henri’s Just One More: Juke Box, 9 p.m. • Jack’s Place: Blue Moon, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): TBD, 9 p.m. • Madam Medusa’s Hookah Lounge: Bring your instruments, experimental open jam; henna/hair wrap artist; jugglers unite, meet and greet, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; BYOB, 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. • New Delhi Cafe: TBD, 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Den: Jeff Fox & the Man on the Wall, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Jeff Fox & the Man on the Wall, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. • Rowdy Beaver Tavern: September End, 7:30 p.m. SUNDAY, JUNE 29 • Basin Park Hotel Balcony Bar & Restau-
rant: Jeff Lee, noon to 2 p.m.; Jeff Lee, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. • Chelsea’s: Nathan Kalish, 7:30 p.m. • Eureka Live: DJ, Dancing and Karaoke, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. • Madam Medusa’s Hookah Lounge: Henna artist; Downtempo chillout, learning party, and hookah specials, BYOB, 2 p.m. to midnight • New Delhi Cafe: TBD, noon to 4 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Den: Cooter & Friends, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. MONDAY, JUNE 30 • Chelsea’s: Springbilly, 9 p.m. TUESDAY, JULY 1 • Chelsea’s: Open Mic, 9 p.m. • Madam Medusa’s Hookah Lounge: Game night, BYOB, 4 p.m. to midnight WEDNESDAY, JULY 2 • Chelsea’s: Diesel Dean & the 18 Wheelers, 9 p.m. • Madam Medusa’s Hookah Lounge: Arabic break beat, BYOB, 4 p.m. to midnight; Bellydance class upstairs, 6:30 p.m.
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on a motorcycle behind a local saloon. The male subject was uncooperative and was taken into custody, then taken to the hospital where he was kept for mental observation. 1:55 a.m.A caller said that some males were trying to start an altercation and seemed to be waiting to attack him outside a local downtown restaurant. The males left before the officer arrived on the scene. 8:30 a.m.A complainant advised that his brother sideswiped his vehicle. An officer responded and took a report. Not the best way to express brotherly love. 10:36 p.m.A caller reported that a female had fallen on stage at the Passion Play and hurt her shoulder. She was transported to the hospital. 11:35 p.m.A worker at a local hotel had witnessed a truck hit a parked car that was in the parking lot. The truck had left the scene, but they did get the license plate number. The trucker was later found and a male subject was arrested and charged with leaving the scene and DWI. Justice is served! June 22 7:59 a.m.A caller reported that a man at a local campground was yelling and waving around two large sticks, scaring other campers. Officers responded. An ambulance transported the subject to the hospital
for further mental evaluation. Good call on the mental evaluation… 10:07 a.m. An officer responded to the changer in a parking lot on a complaint that the changer wasn’t working. An officer was able to get it working again. Such heroics from our police force. 10:43 a.m.A caller advised that he hadn’t been able to locate his parents who are on vacation. Their last known location was here in Eureka Springs but they are staying in a hotel near Branson. They are on a 1997 black Harley Davidson. He doesn’t know their vehicle license or a clothing description. Officers said they would be on the lookout, and CCSO would be on the lookout as well. The couple from Illinois was later found deceased next to their wrecked motorcycle on Highway 23 North about a mile north of Holiday Island. (See Tuesday’s edition of the Carroll County News for more information.) 10:44 a.m. Officers responded to Eureka Springs Hospital for a subject who was reportedly becoming combative again. Officers arrived and the subject calmed back down. 10:58 a.m.A man came to the PD and reported that he thought his hearing aid had been stolen out of his room at a local inn. An
officer took a report. Can you hear me now? 11:13 a.m.A local shop asked for an officer to come repair an out-of-order parking meter. An officer got the meter unjammed and working again. Again, such heroics! 2:24 p.m.A caller advised that while on the phone with someone, she heard the phone drop and then silence. An officer responded, and the subject was OK. Her phone had died and she was charging it. So you heard the phone drop, did you? 3:45 p.m.A complainant advised that a vehicle had backed into her vehicle. An officer responded and a report was taken. 4:20 p.m.Eureka Springs Hospital wanted some assistance with a patient that was combative. An officer responded and assisted. 9:20 p.m.A complainant advised that his room key would not work, and he could not make contact with the manager where he was staying. An officer responded and was able to get the door open. June 23 1:01 a.m.Central Dispatch called to advise of a domestic disturbance in progress at a local lounge. Upon arrival, officers witnessed a female striking her boyfriend. The female subject was arrested on a charge of third-degree domestic battery.
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former that blew. Carroll Electric was notified. Quite a fright in the middle of the night! 2:42 p.m.A complainant wanted an officer to drive through a cemetery the couple of times. The caller had seen a vehicle in there with two males in it who were disruptive. An officer responded. Word of advice: Of all places to be disruptive, don’t do so at a cemetery. Have some respect… 3:11 p.m.A caller advised that someone hit a bike with their motorcycle. Officers met the subject and took a report. 3:37 p.m. An officer initiated a traffic stop on East Mountain resulting in the arrest of a male subject for driving on a suspended license and possession of a controlled substance. 10:14 p.m. An officer initiated a traffic stop on Van Buren resulting in the arrest of a male subject for DWI. 10:23 p.m.A caller reported a break-in on Valley View. Officers responded and there was no sign of a break-in, and no items missing. No report was needed. Someone was paranoid… June 21 1:02 a.m.An officer initiated a traffic stop
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ENJOY PRIVATE DINING on the water at Dock 'N Eat on Big M Marina Wednesdays 5p.m. 'til 8p.m. Minimum group of 20. Perfect for church group, club, or large family. Reserve with Annelise at 417-271-3883.
LOCAL FLAVOR CAFE is accepting applications and resumes for all positions. Please drop off between the hours of 3p.m.-5p.m. Monday-Friday. 71 South Main.
CHARMING COTTAGE on Owen St. 1BR/1BA Stucco on 2+ landscaped lots. Built 2003. $129,000. 479-244-9155.
GET A READING, here in Eureka Springs. Spirit Guided and Angel Cards. Call 417-543-4704 or 816-273-3668 for an appt.
TWO for ONE, 1886 cottage refurbished & updated 1991 and studio apartment & garage built 1997. Best location in town, no traffic & quiet, one block above Spring St. $175,000/OBO. Call 951-545-3740 or kd6uih@juno.com for pictures .
LAST RESORT SOLUTIONS for old and new injury affecting nerves, brain, vascular, respiratory, digestive and urinary systems. Pain, Numbness, Fatigue, Brain Fog, Allergic or Inflammatory states. Neurology, Acupuncture, Kinesiology, Clinical Nutrition. Steven Shiver, DC, ND. 479-665-2544
JUSTICE FOR LAURA in 2014. facebook.com/RememberLauraAcevez Stop Domestic Abuse in Carroll County THE EUREKA SPRINGS FARMERS MARKET welcomes you on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7a.m. to noon at Pine Mountain Village. Flower arrangement contest this Thursday, June 26th. Judging at 10:30. See www.facebook.com/ESFarmersMarket WHITE STREET SATURDAY MARKET. Open 8:00a.m.-11:30a.m. every Saturday, Hearth baked breads, locally grown produce, and other items! Ermilio's parking lot.
Garage Sale MULTI-FAMILY YARD SALE: Furniture; TVs; old books; misc.household items; thermal-pane glass windows, great for greenhouse! Thurs.-Sat. 9a.m.-2p.m., 1768 Hwy.23 South.
NOW TAKING APPLICATIONS for Part-time office clerk and part-time wait staff. Please apply in person at ES & NA Railway depot. PARTS UNKNOWN, Eureka Spring's destination for a broad assortment of fine men's and women's fashions and accessories, is hiring Part-Time Sales Professionals. If you are a service driven, energetic fashion enthusiast, we'd like to meet with you. Please email your resume to eureka@partsunknown.com or fax to 866-498-2780 THIS HOUSEKEEPING POSITION pays $10/hour plus $1 bonus, starting out as part-time and potentially turning to full-time for the right person. You will work year-round if you are dependable and get the job done. Cell phone and personal vehicle required. For a phone interview, call 479-253-9493.
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RAIN OR SHINE, Front entrance to HoIiday Island, 19 St. Andrews Lane. Fri.&Sat., 27th&28th, 8am-5pm. Butcher-Block, settee, rugs, home-decor items, lots of yard statuary and outdoor decor, lots more!
Brighton Ridge of Eureka Springs is seeking a qualified individuals to fill the position of:
MULTI-FAMILY YARD SALE, 53 Alamo Street, June 27, 28, & 29, 8a.m.-4p.m., Renko's Music Collection 100's of LP's and CD's $1-5, Home Decor, Kitchenware, Furniture, Clothing & Accessories, Toddler sizes, Womens size 8-14, Mens size L-XXL.
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Pets GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS, AKC, black/tan. American & German bloodlines. Breeder for over 25 years. Excellent temperament/health. Please call 479-244-7899.
Help Wanted CABIN RESORT IN THE MUNDELL area is looking for a part-time housekeeper. Competitive pay. Must work weekends. Dependable transportation and cell phone. Call 479-363-9991. FRIENDLY MORNING PERSON to help with B&B breakfast. ALSO want experienced morning housekeeper. Saturday and Sunday a must. 479-366-0298 HOUSEKEEPER NEEDED PART-TIME. Great pay plus tips. Experience necessary. Call 479-253-5548 for appointment.
Brighton Ridge offers a newly remodeled living and working environment located in the beautiful city of Eureka Springs, AR. Brighton Ridge offers a competitive wage scale, full health insurance, 401K plans, and vacation benefits.
Please inquire at the Business Office or send resumes to Jayme Creek. jcreek@victoriahealthcare.net FX: 479-253-5325 235 Huntsville Road Eureka Springs, AR 72632 479-253-7038
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FOR LEASE OR SALE: Operating bar/restaurant business, unlimited potential. Excellent location and parking with numerous options. Call 479-903-0699. PRICE REDUCED! Residential &/or Commercial. Red cottage next to Ermilio's on White Street. Call 479-253-6911.
Services Offered ASK ME ABOUT FENCING! New fencing and repairs. Call 870-480-3884. CHEF4YOU CATERING/PERSONAL CHEF SERVICE: I can work with any budget and all types of events. PERSONAL CHEF Service available, healthy weekly meals prepared for you and your family. Call Denise at 479-253-6118. CHIMNEY WORKS - Complete chimney services: sweeps, repairs, relining, and installation. Call Bob Messer. (479) 253-2284 FANNING'S TREE SERVICE Bucket Truck 65' reach. Professional trimming, stump grinding topping, removal, chipper. Free estimates. Licensed, Insured. 870-423-6780, 870-423-8305 HANDYMAN HOME REPAIRS & REMODELING carpentry, drywall, decks, tile. One call does it all. We do small jobs. Bonded. Serving NWA since 1977. Bob Bowman. 479-640-5353 TOM HEARST Professional Painting and Carpentry Painting & Wood Finishing Trim & Repair Carpentry Drywall Repair & Texturing Pressure Washing 479-244-7096 TREE WORK - Skilled tree care: trimming, deadwooding and removals. Conscientious, professional arborist and sawmiller, Bob Messer (479) 253-2284 FLORA ROJA COMMUNITY ACUPUNCTUREproviding affordable healthcare for the whole community. Sliding scale fee. $15-$35 per treatment with an additional $15 paperwork fee on the first visit only. You decide what you can afford to pay! Francesca Garcia Giri, L.Ac, 479-253-4968. 119 Wall Street.
NEED HELP? CALL BILLY for yard clean-ups, haul-offs, gutter cleaning, landscaping, leaf removal, power washing, etc. 734-624-9006 (lives in E.S.) OZARK PAINT COMPANY: Interior, Exterior, decks and pressure washing. Call Andy Stewart at 479-253-3764 PATHWAY MEDIATION — private, informal, confidential, affordable. Check us out at www.pathwaymediationworks.com. 870-423-2474. Q&R OUTDOOR SERVICES Gutter cleaning, mowing, painting, pressure washing, staining, tree removal. Call John 479-244-0338 THE CLEAN TEAM Housecleaning and Janitorial. Bonded and reliable. Many references. Free estimates. 20 years experience. Call 417-655-0694 or 417-597-5171.
Motorcycles for Sale 2007 SUZUKI C50T. Saddlebags and backrest. 9,000 miles. $3200 firm. Call 870-480-3884. 2009 HONDA METROPOLITAN Scooter. Many extras! 100 miles PLUS per gallon! One owner. $1,350.00. Call 479-981-1900.
For Rent 2BR/1.5BA TOWNHOUSE: W/D hookups, full equipped kitchen, CH/A. On-premise mgr. Pivot Rock Village Apartments, 479-253-4007 or 479-244-5438. 2BR/2BA HOUSE AVAILABLE for lease in Holiday Island starting Aug. 1st for $725/mo. CH/A, w/wood stove, all appliances, W/D hookup, lg.front porch& back-deck. Dep./1st month's rent prior to move-in. Call Michael at 870-423-3498 or 870-480-6425. 2BR/2BA w/garden-tub, big room, deck. All-electric. $550/mo. +dep., ALSO: 1BR furnished unit, ALL included $125/wk. 6965 Hwy. 62, E.S. 417-561-5360. 3BR/2BA HOLIDAY ISLAND. Serene and peaceful. Lovely home. $750/mo. Call 870-421-6340. 9 COLLEGE ST. Apt. A, 2BR furnished, W/D, CH/A, covered parking, back deck with wooded area, in town. $850/mo. 1st/last/security. No smoking, No pets. 479-244-5427. FOR RENT OR SALE: 3BR/3BA home behind Eureka Springs Middle School. $750/mo. + security deposit. Available August 1st. Call 608-432-8785.
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HOLIDAY ISLAND: 1BR Apartment. Deck, woods view. $525 single. $575 couple. Includes utilities, cable. No Pets. No Smoking. References. Lease. First/Last/Security, 479-981-2979 COUNTRY LIVING, close to town. Beautiful and spacious LOG apartment. 1600sq.ft. Large kitchen, 3-car garage, W/D. Water/trash included. Call 870-421-6340. HOLIDAY ISLAND 2BR/2BA, Double garage, closed-in sunroom, fireplace, W/D hook-ups, close to amenities. $725/mo. +Utilities, +Security&Cleaning Deposit. Call Doreen 479-981-1055 or 479-253-8893. IN EUREKA, 3BR/1.5BA, W/D hook-ups, gas fireplace, tile and hardwood floors, open kitchen/living area with granite bar, garage, screened-in back deck, on quiet dead-end, 1 or 2 neutered/spayed cats okay. Credit check and excellent references required. $800/mo. Available August. 501-416-6001 NEAR EUREKA SPRINGS, 2BR/2BA Country home with large porch, W/D, plus much more. No Smoking. References required. $800/mo. Call 479-981-1900 STORAGE SHEDS AVAILABLE at Bass Lane Storage on Holiday Island. 479-253-1772 or cell 262-496-5025.
KINGS RIVER CABIN – Brand new 1,536 sq. ft. cabin on 1.3 acres, 2 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath, native cedar floors, tile kitchen floor, custom pine cabinets. 480 sq. ft. covered porch on front and 480 sq. ft. covered porch on back. Metal roof. On the Kings River close to Trigger Gap. Only 9 miles from Eureka Springs. $199,000 or best offer. Call (479) 981-1177.
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STUDIO APARTMENT. Kitchen, Large bathroom. Private fenced yard. Near Hart's and downtown. Quiet neighborhood by woods. $425/mo. 1st/Last/Dep. 970-404-5199.
Commercial for Rent COMMERCIAL OR OFFICE SPACE, 3022 E. Van Buren, Suite F, below Amish Collection. For immediate occupancy. Call Rex at 479-981-0081 or Joe at 479-981-0404, 9a.m. to 5p.m.
Misc. for Sale 16' x 20' LOG HOME KIT. Dove-tailed and drilled for electric. $5900 or will complete. 479-253-2383 COMFORTABLE FUTON COUCH, well constructed Mission style w/cherry finish; pulls out into full-sized bed. Pattern on one side; solid on other. $250. Call 479-981-4444 evenings. DERKSEN PORTABLE BUILDINGS for sale or rent-to-own. Hwy 62West, across from Walmart, Berryville. No deposit or credit check. Free Delivery. 870-423-1414 WALL UNIT, IKEA, light oak with 2 bookshelves and 2 cabinets. Excellent condition. 63''x22''x80''. Great for home or retail display unit. $195/OBO. 479-253-2883.
Wanted I BUY AND REMOVE older vehicles, running or non-running. Reasonable prices paid. Vintage Vehicles. Call Bill at 479-253-4477.
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ES Downtown Network designated as National Main Street Program Eureka Springs Downtown Network, the Main Street Program of Eureka Springs, has been designated as an accredited National Main Street Program for meeting the commercial district revitalization performance standards set by the National Main Street Center, a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Each year, the National Main Street Center and its partners announce the list of accredited Main Street programs in recognition of their exemplary commitment to historic preservation and community revitalization through the Main Street Four Point Approach. “We congratulate this year’s nationally accredited Main Street programs for their outstanding accomplishment in meeting the National Main Street Center’s performance standards,” says Patrice Frey, President & CEO of the National Main Street Center. “Accredited Main Street programs create vibrant communities by using a comprehensive strategy to preserve their historic character and revitalize their commercial districts, which helps make these great places to work, live, play and visit.” The organization’s performance is annually evaluated by Main Street Arkansas, which works in partnership with the National Main Street Center to identify the local programs that meet 10 performance standards. These standards set the benchmarks for measuring an individual Main Street program’s application of the Main Street Four Point Approach to commercial district revitalization. Evaluation criteria determines the communities that are building comprehensive and sustainable revitalization efforts and include standards such as fostering strong public-private partnerships, securing an operating budget, tracking programmatic progress and actively preserving historic buildings. “We are proud to be part of the national and state Main Street programs,” said Jacqueline Wolven, Executive Director of the Eureka Springs Downtown Network. “It allows us to offer programming, resources and concepts that have been tested throughout the U.S. to our community; lending to the credibility of the work that we do and
what we can offer our district property owners and businesses.” “We are currently working on a long term development plan for the actual Main Street and the staircases that lead from Spring to Main,” said Amanda Haley, ESDN Board Secretary and ReImagine Main Street Project Leader. “We see the potential along Highway 23, which runs directly through the district, and are excited about all of the resources that the Main Street programs offer us that we then can give back to our community to redevelop this area. Since starting we have identified two staircases that are under redevelopment, are working to implement a crosswalk plan and have seen three new businesses open just in the few months of our project starting.” For those interested in participating with ESDN they hold a monthly meeting downtown at 9 a.m. on the first Tuesday of every month. The locations move within the district to highlight the different businesses. July’s meeting will be at 9 a.m. July 1 at Eureka Thyme, hosted by owner Marsha Havens. Eureka Springs Downtown Network, in partnership with Main Street Arkansas and the National Trust for Historic Preservation Main Street Center, strives to support preservation, business education, promotional programming, economic development and beautification in downtown Eureka Springs with the understanding that a vibrant downtown is in the best interest of the whole community. Established by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 1980, the National Main Street Center helps communities of all sizes revitalize their older and historic commercial districts. Working in more than 2,200 downtowns and urban neighborhoods over the last 34 years, the Main Street program has leveraged more than $59.6 billion in new public and private investment. Participating communities have created 502,728 net new jobs and 115,381 net new businesses, and rehabilitated more than 246,158 buildings, leveraging an average of $33.28 in new investment for every dollar spent on their Main Street district revitalization efforts.
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Restaurant Guide
Calendar
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Aug. 1-2: Summertime Yards of Yard Sales
YOUR GUIDE TO THE EATING OUT IN EUREKA SPRINGS AND THE REST OF LOVELY COUNTY
Myrtie
It’s Love At First Bite At
Myrtie Mae’s!
FINE DINING RESTAURANT & LOUNGE EXTENSIVE WINE LIST FULL BAR
FEATURING Chef David Gilderson
OPEN
THURSDAYS LOCALS NIGHT $14.95 $16.95 Specials
LunchServing 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Thurs., Fri. & Sat. Dinner Nightly Dinner Nightly p.m. pm Seating from 5:005-9 – 9:00 37 N. Main • 479-253-6756 • RESERVATIONS SUGGESTED
Wed - Sat 5-9 pm • www.horizoneurekasprings.com
304 Mundell Road, West Eureka Springs off Highway 187 479-253-5525
ALL YOU CAN EAT BUFFET 11-7 Monday – Saturday
BRUNCH EVERY SUNDAY Red’s Hillbilly BBQ
Serving Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Daily Don’t miss our famous Sunday Brunch In Best Western Inn of the Ozarks Hwy. 62 West, Eureka Springs, AR www.MyrtieMaes.com
See Our Lunch Specials and Dinner Buffet
3 Parkcliff Dr. #A • Hoilday Island • 479-363-6711 • Catering 479-363-6719
“BEST ITALIAN” - Around State *Runner Up “MOST ROMANTIC” - Around State
Arkansas Times 2014 Readers’ Choice Awards
Great Food Efficient Service Smoke Free Family Friendly
OUR 23rd YEAR In Eureka Springs Open 5 - 9pm Daily • FREE Parking
Sept. 27: Eureka Classic Movies
26 White St. on the Upper Historic Loop
479-253-8806
Lunch & Dinner 7 days a week
Breakfast Saturday & Sunday
Wi-Fi Access
Take-Out Available
“A Family Atmosphere” *New Sunday Brunch Menu
*Breakfast Extended to 1pm *Lunch 11am - 3pm Award Winning Coffee and Dessert
Open Daily 8am – 3pm Except Tues & Wed Junction of Spring & Main in Historic Downtown 479-253-6732
www.mudstreetcafe.com
Aug. 9: Wheelin’ and Grillin’ BBQ Cook Off
The Relay For Life of Carroll County is hosting Wheelin’ and Grillin’ BBQ Cook-off at Wheelin’ World Off Road Park outside Eureka Springs. The cookoff will be held on Saturday, Aug. 9 from 7 to 8 p.m. This will be a fun event for the whole family. There will be a kids’ zone, beer garden and of course lots of BBQ. The event is open to the public, and more competitor “cooks” are being sought. Call 479-246-0002 for more information.
Once again VOTED “BEST IN EUREKA”
479-253-9768
The 20th Annual Summertime Yards & Yards of Yard Sales event sponsored by The Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce will be held Aug. 1-2. Rain dates are set for Aug. 8-9. Stop by the Visitor Info Center at Pine Mountain Village. A seller permit costs $15, and you can plot your location on the map and receive your official YYYS permit sign. The chamber does the promotion – you set up and sell! For guaranteed placement showing the location of your yard sale site, sign-up deadline is noon on Friday, July 25. For more information, call 479253-8737.
Catfish, Burgers, Chicken & Salad All-You-Can-Eat CATFISH “The Best Around” Playing on the deck Fri. & Sat. evenings
DIRTY TOM weather permitting
14581 Hwy 62 W • 479.253.4004 Just 3 miles West of Town – Towards Beaver Lake
The Eureka Classic Movie Association have added an additional film, “The World’s Fastest Indian,” to their 2014 schedule. The general public and those participating in Bikes, Blues, & BBQ are invited to see the film, which will be shown on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 7pm at Eureka’s Aud. The movie stars Anthony Hopkins, Diane Ladd, and Iain Rea, and is particularly loved by motorcycle enthusiasts and bikers. Tickets will be sold at the Aud’s box-office on the evening of the showing, and cost is $5 per person. More information regarding this and other upcoming films can be found at the group’s Facebook page: https:// www.facebook.com/eurekaclassicmoviesecm
June 26, 2014 – Lovely County Citizen – Page
Pet of the Week
It is inhumane, in our opinion, to force people who have a genuine need for coffee to wait inside in line behind those who apparently see it as some kind of recreational activity.
Welcome to the new Walmart AMP! A new concert experience for Northwest Arkansas.
EUREKA SPRINGS This large, beautiful 5-yr old chocolate Siamese is Mears. Mears is diabetic, but it’s diet controlled. He enjoys a quiet environment, more of a lovable loner. He likes people & responds to loving attention. A really great pet. Mears has all his shots & is neutered & can be adopted at the Good Shepherd Animal Shelter, Hwy 62, east of Eureka Springs, open 12-5 every day but Wed; phone 253-9188. The Shelter has many, many beautiful cats & kittens of all colors. Plus extra nice dogs of almost every size & breed. Adopt a pet & save a life & thank you for caring.
Coffee
Espresso
Hot or Iced Latte’s
THE COFFEE STOP
Chai Tea
FAST CONVENIENT DRIVE THRU
Pastries
Mochas
Protein Drinks
OPEN M-F 7:30-3, SAT 8-3 & SUN 8-2. “Just Right” on Hwy 23 Past The 62 Junction
Resident of the Month Shawn Flodman Is always the life of the party and loves the ladies! He’s also the one who really runs Brighton Ridge! 37 years old, Resident since 2008
July 7
August 2
Willie Nelson & Alison Krauss and Union Station
Pepe Aguilar
with Jason Isbell
August 3
July 12
and the Steep Canyon Rangers feat. Edie Brickell
Steve Martin
Miranda Lambert
+ more!
with The Swon Brothers & RaeLynn
July 24 Steely Dan
235 Huntsville Rd., Eureka Springs, AR 479-253-7038
Home Improvement Made Simple Everything you need to build and maintain your home
Faucet Fixing Professionals Ask us HOW!
COX CONCERT SERIES
tickets + information 479.443.5600 | amptickets.com 5079 W. Northgate Road, Rogers All shows are rain or shine Gates open at 6:00 p.m.
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WANT TO SEE YOUR AGENT’S PICTURE ON A BUSINESS CARD, BILLBOARD, FLYER OR PERSONAL PROMOTION OR SEE YOUR HOME ADVERTISED?
WE SELL PROPERTIES, NOT AGENTS. CALL AL HOOKS - 479-363-6419 Lovingly m a i n tained lake house offers the best for full time or vacation living. Spacious open floor plan in the living/dining area opens onto the back deck w/hot tub. Bedrooms on either side of living space provides privacy for owners & guests. Tons of storage space including 2 ~ 2 car garages. MOVE IN READY! Call today for your private showing. $235,000.
CHERYL COLBERT 479.981.6249 cherylcolbert.com – cjceureka@yahoo.com
T h i s charming 2,250 sq ft home w i t h finished downstairs boasts 2 bedrooms, 1 & 1 1/2 bath, huge kitchen, w/w, covered deck upstairs PLUS 2 bonus rooms, large living area with stone fireplace, a 2nd kitchen, Jacuzzi tub, covered deck and another bonus room downstairs. Sits on a nice sized lot. $139,900.
PAUL FAULK 479-981-0668 eurekasprings-realty.com - pbfaulk@cox.net
Great Investment opportunity. Extremely well maintained 4 plex with proven rental history. All units are spacious with 2 Bdrms, 1 bath, porch or private balcony with wooded views. Off street parking, hiking paths, minutes to shopping, downtown Eureka, marina and lake. $199,000.
4 UNIT INCOME
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STUNNING LAKE VIEWS from almost every room of this custom built beauty. No expense spared, Brazilian Cherry floors, cathedral ceilings, massive stone fireplaces, wet bar, granite counters, Beech wood cabinets, travertine flooring, 2 master suites, whole house generator & MUCH MORE!!! Have to see to believe – CALL TODAY. $395,000.
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Lovely custom built home has been meticulously maintained. Great open floor plan, oversize windows take in the awesome views of the hills & valleys. Owners quarters has his & hers baths, walk-in closet. Gleaming hardwood floors. Screened in back porch. Pocket doors throughout, Jack & Jill bath between guest bedrooms, TONS of storage space. $339,000.
This 2 unit duplex provides flexibility with an open floor plan home with 2 bedroom, 1 & 1/2 bath unit and rental in the second unit or rent both units for income. Nice gently sloping grass yard. Easy Hwy 62 access. $132,000.
CHERYL COLBERT 479.981.6249
PAUL FAULK 479-981-0668
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Fabulous 3 story 5,000 sq ft home on mountain top ridge near Blue Springs Resort. Stunning river & mountain views abound. Great privacy factor on 1.72 (+,-) acres. Minutes to historic downtown Eureka Springs. This 3+bed/ 4 bath, 3 car garage home has too many amenities to list. Call for a private showing today! $388,000.
VIEWS!
1,240 sq ft 1800’s shotgun-style farmhouse on 1 acre offers end of road privacy. Double parlor, covered porches and old barn. Open garden area. Minutes to downtown. $124,000.
This cleared 3.96 acre property comes with a beautifully maintained 3 bed / 2 bath home, separate garage w/ electric, gas, water, a well house & bonus building. 4th room in home used as office but can be bedroom. Nearby school bus stop, stores, amenities. Minutes to downtown Eureka. Don’t miss this one! $121,000.
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This beautifully updated Upper Spring Street home features an open living / dining area, contemporary kitchen, open front porch, yard, koi pond and decks, off street parking PLUS a renovated carriage house used for nitely lodgings. Attention to detail and quality throughout. Call for a showing today! $369,000.
Meticulously constructed & maintained home with attention to detail and quality. This totally custom home offers amenities galore! Spectacular mountain & valley views are offered from your private decks or soaring living room windows. Gourmet kitchen, beautiful balconied library, fantastic work shop and studio, 3.5 car garage, 3.3 private acres and much much more. Call me for a private showing. $459,500.
CHERYL COLBERT 479.981.6249
PAUL FAULK 479-981-0668
This 2008 2 bed/2 bath home on 1.82 acres boasts a solid concrete foundation & 8” concrete walls. Reinforcements, 12” insulation throughout walls & ceiling adds to it’s fuel efficiency. Open floor plan, stainless appliances, 2 ply door & windows w/built in blinds, newer carpet, tile & laminate floors. 2 addtl rooms. Separate laundry room. Sky/solar lights. Walk in closets. Low maintain exterior, buried cable & lines, picnic area. $174,500.
Fabulously restored 8,528 sq ft historic 2 story landmark building w/basement. Shop on main floor & balconied living quarters upstairs both hosting approx. 3000 sq. ft. each. Located in historic downtown on Main St. flanked by parking on 3 sides. This rare totally restored piece of history has amenities galore. Additional revenue producing pay parking lot included. $859,000. $795,000.
Fantastic open floor plan accented with attention to quality & detail compliments this home with entertainment areas on the main & lower levels. The double decks offer you private views for your outdoor living pleasure. Custom kitchen, formal dining room, 4 bedrooms & much much more are but a few or the amenities offered to you. This MUST SEE home offers not just an address but a true Ozark lifestyle. $219,900. $199,900.
Beautiful commercial lots located between Planner Hill and downtown Eureka shopping. The heavy foot & road traffic make this an ideal location for a commercial business. $349,000. POSSIBLE SELLER FINANCE!
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eurekaspringsrealtor.com – cjceureka@yahoo.com
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