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A community dreaming together n Page 3 n Washington Street n Missing money parking here to stay causes problems
n Council agrees to declare vacant seat
Council takes no action to restrict parking on street
Two CCSO deputies resign after failing polygraph tests
Aldermen will vote to fill the vacancy at July 25 meeting
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Foundation reaches its initial fundraising goal By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com Last Thursday, Eureka Springs residents visited the farmers market to paint their dreams on a giant canvas as part of a fundraiser hosted by the Eureka Springs Community Center Foundation. Less than a week later, one of the foundation’s dreams has come true. Diane Murphy, chairwoman of the foundation, reported Wednesday that the foundation has raised its initial $200,000 fundraising goal. Murphy said that amount has been raised in six months by more than 400 contributors. She thanked these contributors, saying every person who has believed in the project is helping to make it a reality. “Eureka once again proves itself to be a totally amazing community!” Murphy said. At the fundraiser June 23, Murphy said the foundation had raised around $165,000. She noted that the “Paint Our Dreams” fundraiser brought in $240 of that before the farmers market was even halfway over. Local artist Larry Mansker donated the canvas and prepared it to be painted, she added. “He prepped it all and gave everybody a great start,” she said. “It was looking fun before it was even painted.” Fatima VanZant, a member of the foundation’s board, pointed out that some furry friends helped paint the canvas, too. “We had a puppy paint,” VanZant said. “There are paw prints.” When the community center is built, Murphy said the finished canvas will hang in the hallway there. “We’ll make it our first piece of community effort that all came together,” Murphy said. Now that the foundation has reached its first fundraising goal, Murphy said she’ll be focusing heavily on completing a lease agreement with the Eureka Springs School District. The Eureka Springs School Board voted unanimously at its June 21 meeting to extend the deadline for signing an agreement on the lease-purchase to Aug. 1. Jean Elderwind, secretary of the foundation, said on June 23 that she believes the foundation is close to completing the lease. Murphy agreed, saying the foundation recently discovered some issues with the old high school property. “There were just some late discoveries with the property itself no one knew,” Murphy said. She reported Wednesday that the lease should be finalized in July. Another part of the next step, she continued, is figuring out where to start working to reno-
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vate the property. “We’re actually going to start working on figuring out the actual physical process of the improvements we’re doing and what we can offer up there and let the community participate in,” Murphy said. She noted that foundation is very open to community input. Murphy said a town meeting will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 30, at the old high school to discuss the trail system. A press release from the foundation says the meeting will start with a short refresher on the master plan for trails, with Guy Headland from the National Park Service speaking on how trails relate to the community center. The audience will then break out into discussion groups, the release says, and everyone will present their ideas about the project after 30 minutes. The release adds that the meeting will
conclude with a question and answer session. This meeting, Elderwind said, will give the community a chance to work with the foundation on ideas for the community center. Elderwind explained that she wants the foundation to continue moving forward to accomplish more goals and, hopefully, meet some of the needs of Eureka Springs residents. “It takes everyone to work on it. We aren’t complacent in any way,” Elderwind said. “We can start discussing things, which is a whole other phase.” As the foundation works on making the community center a reality, Murphy said she will be sure to let the community know about what’s going on. “We’ll keep you posted as work begins,” she said. For more information on the community center, visit http://www.EurekaSpringsCommunityCenter.org.
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Council puts out fire safety concerns on Washington Street By Samantha Jones
Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com Despite fire safety concerns, the parking situation on Washington Street won’t be changing. On Monday night, the Eureka Springs City Council took no action to restrict parking on the street. Alderman David Mitchell lobbied for the street to be converted into a no-parking zone, saying the parking situation could pose fire safety problems in the future. He spoke about the issue at the council’s June 13 meeting, where he presented a letter written by fire marshal Jim Kelley. In the letter, Kelley writes that he asked one of the city’s firefighters to follow him to the street in a fire engine. Kelley says he asked the firefighter to approach the street from the south and to access Point Street when he got there. “There was a car parked in the area across from Point Street that obstructed the access to Point Street with the fire engine, although we tried,” Kelley writes. “I instructed the driver to go find a place to turn around and try to access from the north. The engine had to go to the Crescent Hotel to find a place big enough to turn around.” He continues, “I have not been able to talk to the chief as of yet, but it will be my recommendation to him that we do require no parking on the west side of Washington Street directly across from Point Street and for either 60 feet in either direction to the north and south from the center of Point Street to allow fire access.” The council tabled the issue at its June 13 meeting until Kelley could provide more documentation. On Monday night, Kelley spoke and said he hadn’t changed his mind on the parking situation. “I’d have to stay with my first email I submitted to my fire chief recommending the distance it took to swing our fire engine, even with a couple attempts, was 60 feet from the center,” Kelley
said. Alderwoman Mickey Schneider asked Kelley how many streets have similar issues in Eureka Springs. When the fire department has problems getting through these streets, she continued, how do firefighters respond? “It’s almost impossible. You have one way to do it, and that’s it,” Kelley responded. “The time it takes to turn around is a matter of…someone not getting rescued.” Schneider asked if Kelley could research to figure out all the streets that have these issues, saying she wants to be aware of as many safety issues as possible. “Is it possible to do research of the city to find these streets so we can start dealing with one after another?” she said. Kelley said he could give a report on each area, adding that the city could possibly solve the problem by looking at how other cities have dealt with similar issues. Mitchell pointed out that the issue at hand was the parking on Washington Street, not the parking throughout the city. “I want to bring the focus back to this street, this time,” Mitchell said. “We have before us tonight at council the issue of homes on Point Street that do not have access by fire suppression equipment. It has been identified by our fire marshal, and we’re responsible for the health and safety and welfare.” He continued, “What would you say to the citizens if we can’t get back there and take care of fire suppression and God forbid something happened? This isn’t an issue that you can say, ‘It’s not a perfect world.’ This is an issue that … needs to be carefully handled because obviously the TV has recorded this and, at some point in the future, we need to think of how we will handle it.” Alderman Terry McClung said he was worried the council would create a domino effect if parking on Washington
Street becomes restricted. “I think you’re going to open a can of worms. It’s going to really make a mess out of things all over town,” McClung said. “Parking has been that way for a long time. Granted, there could be something catastrophic. There’s always that risk, but there’s risks with everything.” Mitchell disagreed. “We’re not out assessing all the street. We’re assessing this street this time at this table,” Mitchell said. “It’s this situation at this point in time, and the facts are before us now.” He motioned to amend Ordinance 1845 to limit parking on Washington Street, and the motion died for lack of a second. Mayor Butch Berry asked if anyone had anything to add to the discussion. No one did, so the council moved on to discuss an ordinance reclaiming jurisdiction over a portion of Hickory Street. City clerk Ann Armstrong read the ordinance, which removes a section of Hickory Street between Mountain Street and Walnut Street from the jurisdiction of the Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Commission. The council voted unanimously to approve the ordinance on a first reading, approving it on second and third readings by title only. The council also voted unanimously to approve a resolution authorizing the fire chief to apply for a grant from the Arkansas Rural Economic Development Commission. The resolution says the grant will provide $50,000 to aid and assist the city of Eureka Springs with no matching funds. If the fire department receives the grant, Berry reiterated, the city won’t have to spend any money to be edible for it. He said the grant would be used to purchase more self-contained breathing units for the fire department. The council’s next regular meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, July 11 at City Hall.
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Missing money
2 CCSO deputies resign after failing polygraph tests By Scott Loftis CarrollCountyNews@cox-internet.com Two Carroll County Sheriff’s Office deputies resigned their positions earlier this month after a Harrison man alleged that approximately $800 in cash was stolen from him after a traffic stop. Deputy Justin Snyder and Cpl. Janet Galland submitted their resignations on June 2, after being advised that polygraph examinations administered by an Arkansas State Police investigator indicated deception by both deputies when they were asked about the missing money. A third deputy, Jeremy Berner, also completed a polygraph examination, which indicated that he was being truthful when he said that did not take the money or know who did. The Carroll County News obtained the case file from the CCSO’s internal investigation on Monday, after submitting a request for the documents under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act. Sheriff Randy Mayfield confirmed Monday that the deputies did resign, but asked that they not be identified. Mayfield said the CCSO began an internal investigation immediately after being notified of the alleged theft. “We started looking at it, and realized there was a problem right away,” he said. Mayfield said the sheriff’s office takes any possible ethical violation by an employee very seriously. “Every single person that works here, the day they start is told that we will run an ethical agency and any violation of ethics can result in termination,” the sheriff said. “Everybody gets that.” Snyder and Galland will not face criminal charges, Mayfield said. Polygraph examinations are not admissible in court. “We didn’t have enough to pursue criminal charges,” he said. “It’s a different threshold. But we’re comfortable that they took his money. So they were permitted to resign. They resigned before they were terminated.” The incident began on May 7, according
to an investigative report prepared by Lt. Jerry Reddick, a criminal investigator with the CCSO. According to Reddick’s report, 42-yearold Neil Zabel was stopped in Carroll County and, after undergoing field sobriety tests, was arrested on probable cause for driving while intoxicated. “During the course of the stop there was approximately $800 that became unaccounted for,” Reddick’s report says. “According to Zabel the money was removed from his wallet when he presented his driver’s license to Deputy Snyder. The money was placed on the passenger seat before Zabel was asked to exit the vehicle for field sobriety tests. The results of the tests led to (Zabel’s arrest). He advised that he inquired about the money before he was transported to the Carroll County detention facility for a breathalyzer test and booking. Deputy Snyder advised him not to worry about the money and that it would be with his vehicle at the impound yard.” Zabel posted bond and was released from jail the next day, according to Reddick’s report. “Upon being released he inquired about the money,” the report says. “Deputy Snyder was present during his release process and advised him that it would be in his car.” Zabel then went to the towing company’s impound lot to retrieve the car, the report says, but the money was not in the car, nor was it on a tow inventory sheet. Zabel returned to the jail to file a report of theft, according to Reddick’s report. He spoke with Snyder, who advised him to write a statement to be turned over to Snyder’s supervisor. Deputy Thomas Hill prepared a report in reference to the missing money, indicating that Berner had conducted an inventory of Zabel’s vehicle and no money was seen during the inventory. On May 19, according to Reddick’s report, CCSO Chief Deputy Maj. George Frye was contacted by a female acquaintance of Zabel, who advised him of the allegations of missing money. The woman “expressed that Zabel was
concerned that no one would believe him and that no one would investigate the incident,” Reddick’s report says. Frye began investigating the allegations and met with Mayfield and Reddick to discuss the allegations and begin an internal investigation, according to Reddick’s report. On May 23, Snyder was asked to provide a memorandum in reference to the missing money, Reddick’s report says. In the memo, Snyder said that he observed Zabel take out his wallet when he was asked for his driver’s license and “fumble through what he thought could be approximately $300-$400 in cash.” Snyder told Zabel that he did not want Zabel’s money but needed his driver’s license. According to the report, Snyder said he could not see where Zabel placed the money but it was near the vehicle’s center console or in the passenger seat. Snyder then asked Zabel to exit the vehicle to perform field sobriety tests. After the tests were completed, Zabel was taken into custody. According to Reddick’s report, Snyder said that Galland, Berner and Sgt. Shaun Helmlinger were also on the scene at the time of Zabel’s arrest. Berner performed the inventory of Zabel’s vehicle. Reddick’s report says Zabel informed Snyder that he wanted the money from the car and Snyder told Zabel the money would be in the car when he was released from jail. “Snyder states in his memo that he asked Deputy Berner if he located any money and he was told that no money was located,” Reddick’s report says. Snyder said that he waited for a tow truck while Berner left the scene, according to Reddick’s report. Snyder said that he forgot to sign the inventory sheet before giving a copy to the tow truck driver, the report says. The vehicle was released to the towing company and Zabel was transported to the jail. Snyder said that when Zabel asked about the money the next day after being released from jail, Zabel was advised that Berner never located the money in the ve-
hicle during the inventory, according to the report. Snyder said he advised Zabel that he would make a theft of property report on the missing money, Reddick’s report says. On May 25, Frye met with Zabel for an interview that was recorded with audio and video equipment, according to Reddick’s report. Zabel told Frye that during the traffic stop, he removed the money and his driver’s license from his wallet. The money was described as seven $100 bills and other bills in a variety of denominations, totaling close to $800, the report says. Zabel said the money was placed on the passenger seat of his vehicle. He said that he never got back in the vehicle after performing the field sobriety tests. He said that he asked several times about the money and a cell phone in his car and was told they would be in the vehicle when he retrieved it from the impound lot, the report says. Zabel said that after he could not find the money in his vehicle at the impound yard, he was shown an inventory sheet and no money was listed, according to Reddick’s report. The tow truck driver said that he asked deputies when he picked up the vehicle if there was any money or guns inside the vehicle, the report says. Frye advised Zabel at the May 25 meeting that he had spoken with Zabel’s attorney. Zabel told Frye that he would be willing to take a polygraph examination, according to Reddick’s report. On May 28, investigator Buster Rinks with the Arkansas State Police was contacted to set up polygraph examinations for Snyder, Galland, Berner and Zabel. The polygraphs were scheduled for June 1 and June 2. Rinks interviewed each individual before conducting their respective polygraph examinations. Rinks reported that during his interview, Snyder said that after Berner conducted the inventory on Zabel’s vehicle, Snyder asked Berner if he had observed the money in the vehicle. Snyder said Berner replied: “No. What money?” Snyder said that he advised See Money, page 30
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Election commission considers vote centers in county By Kelby Newcomb CCNNews@cox-internet.com Voting could become more accessible for Carroll County residents if the county election commission decides to move forward on proposed vote centers. County clerk Jamie Correia said a vote center combines multiple precincts and allows residents to vote at any polling site within the county. To make the switch to voting centers, she said, the commission will have to draft an ordinance and have it approved by the quorum court. “A lot of counties are already doing this,” Correia said. “It’s highly recommended we followed suit because it saves money and makes the election process easier for the voters.” Commissioner Bob Grudek said switching to vote centers would cut down on the amount of paper used for elections because one ballot would be sent to all the polling centers. He also said it would help reduce the strain on crowded voting sites. “If a large number of people went to one site and it got backed up, they could just go to another site instead of coming back
later,” Grudek said. Commission chairman David Hoover said he would prefer waiting to adopt vote centers until after the November election because the centers rely on electronic voting. Carroll County is still waiting for approval from the Arkansas Secretary of State’s Office to receive 25 new voting machines, and Hoover said he would like the new equipment to come in before switching to vote centers. Correia said the county currently has 45 functioning voting machines ready to use at the six voting sites, as well as the eastern and western courthouses for early voting. Hoover said he was concerned because some of the laptops used for voting are nine years old. “I’m all for switching to electronic, but I’m struggling with the idea of using the old equipment. I want the new equipment in,” Hoover said. He continued, “We have six voting sites and early voting for two weeks, and we will have people who have never run these machines before. I don’t think we need to move to vote centers yet.”
Election coordinator Sherry Cochrane said she had completely updated 23 of the laptops and had about 15 more to do. The laptops all have wi-fi, she said, and have printers attached in order to print the voting sheets for each voter and capture signatures. “That’s plenty for right now,” Correia said. “It even gives us backups.” Hoover said he was not aware the laptops had printers with them. He said the addition of the printers resolved his concern over how signatures would be obtained if the county used the laptops. Correia said that Leslie Bellamy, director of the elections division for the Arkansas Secretary of State’s Office, encouraged Carroll County to file the paperwork to establish vote centers. “She said if Carroll County converted to voting centers it would put the county in a better position to receive the new voting equipment sooner,” Correia said. She and Cochrane said Hoover should contact Bellamy and discuss the benefits seen throughout the state when counties converted to vote centers.
The commission agreed to discuss the issue further at its next meeting. The commission discussed the possibility of using the Berryville United Methodist Church as a polling site for upcoming elections. Correia said the county originally planned to use the Berryville Community Center as a polling site, but the cost of using the facility increased from $350 to $500. “Mayor Tim McKinney said he would love to let us use it for less, but then he would have to do the same for churches and other functions,” she said. “We need to get moving on this and find a site.” Correia said the commission should consider the Methodist church as an alternative polling site because it would save taxpayers’ money. The commission agreed to tour the Methodist church on Tuesday, June 28, to evaluate its potential as a polling site. Correia said the church requested a letter stating the commission’s desire to use the premises and the pay if the commission chooses to proceed.
Planning commission denies CUP application at 38 Prospect By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com The Eureka Springs Planning Commission’s regular meeting became heated Tuesday night when attorney Tim Parker spoke on behalf of his client, who owns a grandfathered B&B at 38 Prospect. Parker addressed the commission during a hearing for alleged violations of the Eureka Springs Municipal Code regarding conditional use permits, saying his client has been repairing the property to get it ready for business. He presented a list of repairs his client has done on the property to illustrate this. “What I handed to you is a printout that my client was able to provide me in the short period of time he’s known about tonight’s hearing,” Parker said. “He’s…getting it up to where it can be operated as a bed and breakfast.”
Commissioner Pat Lujan noted that Parker’s client has been cited for no on-site owner, no signage, delinquent CAPC taxes and lack of evidence that the B&B has been open. Parker said his client could work with the CAPC to figure out the tax situation, and commissioner Melissa Greene pointed out that there are other problems with the CUP. “There has to be some evidence that someone’s been living there as manager,” Greene said. “Why would you have somebody living somewhere that isn’t open for business?” Parker asked. “That doesn’t satisfy the law,” Greene said, noting that the law says nonconforming use cannot continue for longer than 180 days. “Our laws require that you must be in business after 180 days expire.” Parker emphasized the work his client has done on the property to improve it. These
repairs, he said, should explain why the the property hasn’t been operating as a B&B. “This man has taken affirmative action … to bring a B&B to high standards,” Parker said. Lujan noted that the property isn’t being used, and commissioner Susan Harman asked Parker if there’s a reason why his client didn’t notify anybody about it. “Not to be argumentative, but I would say it’s probably the same reason y’all haven’t put him on notice until eight days ago,” Parker said. “He’s slid that long,” Lujan responded. “The regulation is fairly clear. It’s been way more than 180 days. I don’t see any recourse for our commission not to abide by the rules we have because somebody was negligent in following the rules.” Parker mentioned again how his client has been repairing the property, saying that
should be brought into consideration. Commissioner James Morris disagreed. “If it was 180 days, if it was 240 days… that’s different,” Morris said. “We’re talking 1,000 days here. Maybe the rule is stupid…” Parker interjected, “Stupid as hell.” “But we’re not stupid,” Morris continued. “You’re acting stupid,” Parker said. Lujan said the discussion had gotten out of hand, and Harman agreed. The commission voted unanimously to deny the application at 38 Prospect based on the expiration of the 180-day rule. Parker said he would appeal the decision. “You have that right,” Morris said. “I just thought maybe we was thinking with our heads tonight,” Parker said. “You wonder why people don’t come here and spend their money and they get this horse****, so there you go.” See Planning, page 27
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Council places six-month moratorium on B&B CUPs By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com If you’re hoping to receive a conditional use permit to run a bed and breakfast in Eureka Springs, you’re going to have to wait a little while. The Eureka Springs City Council voted 3-2 Monday night to institute a six-month moratorium on CUPs for B&Bs, with alderwoman Mickey Schneider and alderman Bob Thomas voting against it. Alderman James DeVito presented the issue, noting an article in a statewide newspaper that highlights issues regarding the living spaces in Eureka Springs. “It does present itself a problem. If you’ve looked at the newspaper lately, there’s no rentals … yet there are probably half a dozen established restaurants that are still looking for employees this late in the year,” DeVito said. It’s not just about affordable housing, he noted. One of the big problems the city is facing, he explained, is that it has decreased in population because of the recession. DeVito said the city is slowly starting to come back from this but pointed out how there’s not even enough youth in the community to fill up the new high school. “The school district spent $10 million to build the new high school, and we just don’t have enough families in this community to provide enough students for growth in the high school,” he said. “It’s a large expenditure for a rather small school.” He added that people buying second homes in Eureka Springs doesn’t help the housing problems. DeVito said he knows three people who own second homes in the city. “In that article, it said there’s new homes being built on East Mountain,” he said. “I’d hazard to guess that a number of them will be purchased as second homes.” One of the largest factor that contributes to these problems, he continued, is the proliferation of B&Bs in the city. DeVito noted that some cities in California restrict B&Bs to only two per district, saying some very large cities have a small population of B&Bs. He said he’d support creating
a moratorium on CUPs for B&Bs to give the Eureka Springs Planning Commission time to assess how to deal with the number of B&Bs that exist and could possibility exist in the city. “I just feel if we don’t do something soon, we’re going to find ourselves back to where we were prior to the recession with a lot of B&Bs in this community and an even smaller housing inventory,” DeVito said. If the council doesn’t do something about B&Bs, he said the city could lose a large piece of its charm. He pointed out that some tourist cities have to bus in employees because the housing market has so many problems. “The one unique thing we have about Eureka Springs and something we need to hold onto is … that we are a living, breathing community,” DeVito said. “That’s oftentimes what people list as one of the reasons they like about Eureka Springs, that we’re not Disneyland. People do live here. People do work here.” He continued, “I feel that every day, we’re losing more and more of that. People are either leaving town to go elsewhere where it might be more affordable, and it is an issue that I think we need to call attention to and be proactive about.” The moratorium on CUPs for B&Bs, DeVito added, could help the city address this problem. “I just think we need an opportunity to put a hold on things right now while we the bigger issues here and come up with better solutions … or we’ll find ourselves back where we were,” he said. Schneider disagreed, saying she’s not sure what B&Bs have to do with aggravating the housing market. She said a B&B is a home a family lives in where a room or section of the house is rented out. With this in mind, she said B&Bs should benefit the city. “They are renting out a room … to outof-town visitors who live in this B&B like it was their own home,” Schneider said. “They walk the neighborhoods. They shop See Council, page 20
Parks director says all is well By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com June was a busy month for the Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Commissioner. Parks director Justin Huss reported on Tuesday, June 21, that the month began with the Arkansas State Master Gardeners Conference, crediting staff members for helping to make that event a success. He noted the work of gardener Summer Sherrod, who worked to beautify the springs for tours during the conference. “Summer Sherrod has proven herself beyond capable and demonstrates a work ethic equal to or greater than any I have seen,” Huss said. “The springs were in excellent shape, and the response from visitors was overwhelmingly positive.” He also noted that Tom Beckendorf, a contractor with parks, helped Sherrod reclaim the gardens. The Carroll County Master Gardeners, Huss added, had a hand in preparing Eureka Springs for the conference as well. Huss said this group worked on the springs and continues to help with Harding Spring as part of an ongoing, sanctioned project. “This partnership will be a benefit to parks and master gardeners,” Huss said. Along with the conference, Huss said he’s been busy working on the commission’s capital improvement plan for Lake Leatherwood City Park. He said that plan is coming together through public input, a workshop and a review of previous plans. “I believe that we have a good document that will guide our efforts and can evolve as our needs evolve,” Huss said. Another major project, he continued, is the International Mountain Biking Association World Summit. Huss said the summit will be held in Bentonville this November, describing how parks has been working with various organizations to have representation at the
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event. “We are currently having weekly meetings that include parks, the trails committee, the CAPC, chamber and mayor’s office,” he said. “We are honing our message and believer that we will be providing an impactful presence at this event that will also provide us with the tools to further market this segment after the IMBA event at outdoor shows.” He added, “The level of communication and collaboration on this topic will provide a great many benefits to parks and Eureka Springs for years to come.” Huss recalled speaking to the Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission earlier this month and said he received a warm reception. Those commissioners, he said, suggested a workshop between parks and the CAPC to discuss how to work together on this project. “I believe this to be an excellent idea as both entities have many overlapping goals,” Huss said. There have not been any changes in the staff at parks, he noted, which will help the commission fine-tune processes through communication and honest evaluations. “Our staff takes ownership of our facilities and are offering visitors a good experience,” Huss said. He gave an update on Lake Leatherwood City Park, saying estimates and site visits for the campground, bathhouse, bike huts and cabin repairs took place throughout the past month. This work will pay off when the Fat Tire Festival rolls around mid-July, Huss said. He credited the Carroll County Ozark Off-Road Cyclists for being the driving force behind trail maintenance. “Members have been weed-eating trails, evaluating our signage, building a re-route and probably several other projects that are slipping my mind,” See Parks, page 30
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Local woman arrested on robbery, battery charges By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com A Eureka Springs woman was arrested in connection with an aggravated robbery over the weekend. The Carroll County Detention Center Intake Log says 33-year-old Teri Lyn Oswald was booked on aggravated robbery and battery in the first degree on Saturday, June 25. A report from the Eureka Springs Police Department notes that officers reOswald ceived a call from July Millslane at 6:42 a.m. Saturday saying a woman had been assaulted at Roscoe’s Cafe. Officer Travis Wolfe arrived on the scene, the report states, and spoke with Aliccia Pena. Pena said Oswald pulled into the cafe at 6:30 a.m., exited her white Ford pickup and approached Pena, according to the report. The report continues, saying Oswald noticed a guitar belonging to Travis Graham and took it from Pena. When Pena tried to take the guitar back, the report says, Oswald pulled a kitchen knife from behind her back and stabbed Pena in the left forearm. Pena says in the report that Oswald took the guitar and left. By the time officers arrived on the scene, the report says Pena had cleaned the stab wound, which made it difficult to collect physical evidence. Millslane approached Pena when she was sitting on the bench outside of the cafe, the report continues, and called the police. In the report, Millslane says she didn’t see anything happen in the parking lot before coming across Pena. At 9:48 a.m., the report says Wolfe interviewed Pena. Pena says in the report that Oswald had allegedly attacked her in the past, because Pena is dating William Cress, Oswald’s ex-boyfriend. Pena recalls being allegedly attacked by Oswald on Feb. 14 in the report, saying Oswald sucker-punched her and ran away with her cell phone. A similar
incident occurred in March, Pena says in the report, and she heard from a friend on June 23 that Oswald allegedly put a hit on her. The report says officers arrived at a residence on Emmaus Road at 12:05 p.m. and located Oswald. The officers spoke with the owner of the residence, Ratliff Thiebaud, who said Oswald was dropped off at his residence in a white Ford truck earlier that day, according to the report. Thiebaud took officers to the studio where Oswald’s property was located, the report notes, and confiscated the guitar Pena reported stolen. Sgt. Brad Handley took Oswald into custody at 12:27 p.m., the report says, and Detective Brian Jones stayed behind to interview Graham. Graham said he told Oswald to get in touch with Cress or Pena regarding the guitar but did not ask Oswald to take it from them, according to the report. Pena was still at the police department when officers were locating Oswald, the report says. Pena says in the report that Cress was there for the alleged assault and robbery and saw everything. She says in the report that she didn’t say something about it initially because Cress had a warrant for his arrest. At 1:24 p.m., the report says officers were advised to locate Cress. Wolfe found Cress downtown, the report says, and transported him to the police department. Cress corroborated Pena’s story, according to the report. Once at the police department, the report says Cress saw a vehicle pass by that looked like one driven by Travis Graham. Wolfe stopped the vehicle and identified Graham and Thiebaud inside, according to the report. The report notes that Wolfe searched the vehicle for the knife used in the alleged stabbing but couldn’t find it. Wolfe arrested Graham for fictitious license and no proof of insurance, the report adds. At 3:27 p.m., the report says Oswald signed a form stating she would be interviewed. Oswald says in the report that she approached Pena at Roscoe’s Cafe and grabbed the guitar. Oswald continues in the report, saying she pulled the guitar hard when Pena pulled it back. Oswald denies having a knife or stabbing Pena, according to the report.
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ES council declares vacancy By Samantha Jones
Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com Following the death of alderwoman Joyce Zeller earlier this month, the Eureka Springs City Council has an open seat. The council declared a vacancy at its meeting Monday night. City attorney Tim Weaver advised aldermen of the state statute, saying the council is required to vote on filling the position at the next meeting where a quorum of aldermen is present. Weaver pointed out that two aldermen will likely be absent at the council’s next meeting. Even though Mayor Butch Berry can stand in to create a quorum on other issues, Weaver said, he cannot do so in order to appoint a new council member. “My understanding the way the state statute says is you must have a quorum at your next meeting of council members,” Weaver said. “You’re talking about potentially having one vacant chair and you’ve had two council members say they may not be in town at the next council meeting.” He continued, “You may not have the ability to appoint anyone next time. It says you’re supposed to fill it at the following meeting, but it also requires there be a quorum of council members at that meeting.” Alderwoman Mickey Schneider asked if it would be better to wait to declare the vacancy until the council is guaranteed to have a quorum at its next meeting. Weaver said that was an option, but alderman Tim McClung said he’d prefer to declare the vacancy as soon as possible. The council could defer the vote until the next meeting where a quorum would be present, McClung said. He added that waiting to declare the vacancy meant the aldermen would have to wait that much longer to fill the vacant seat. “Then, you’d be putting it off until August,” McClung said. Alderman James DeVito agreed. “I’d rather go ahead and declare it tonight and if we do not have a quorum of council members, it will be deferred to the next meeting,” DeVito said. “Otherwise, we’re losing two weeks.” Schneider said she wanted to wait to declare the vacancy, and alderman Bob Thomas said it wouldn’t make sense to do that. “I’d prefer to announce the vacancy and
try to get interested people to understand they have time to apply,” Thomas said. “They obviously know they have time,” Schneider responded. DeVito concurred with Thomas, saying it’s important to get information about the vacancy out to the public in advance. “I don’t take for granted people knowing everything on any given day in Eureka Springs,” DeVito said. “This will allow the press to put the notice in the paper. That is the proper procedure. Getting the notice in the press is important.” The council voted 4-1 to declare the vacancy, with Schneider voting against it. Weaver pointed out that the council could set a date to vote on filling the vacancy when a quorum of aldermen would be present. “That way, the papers will have a date certain,” Weaver said. Berry suggested that the council set the date for Monday, July 25, the council’s second meeting in July. The council voted 4-1 to do so, with Schneider voting against it. Thomas noted that the council should have a cutoff date for applications so that aldermen and the public can have time to look over the applicants. He said he wasn’t sure how the voting procedure works, recalling a vote in the past where the council filled a vacancy. “We didn’t know how many applicants there were. There was no chance to compare,” Thomas said. “There has to be some system. How do you pick who gets nominated first, because chances are that person will win?” Alderman David Mitchell agreed. “I think the council should know in advance the applicants,” Mitchell said. “What if somebody comes in on the 25th and I don’t know them?” DeVito suggested that the council set the deadline for applications a week before the aldermen vote on the vacancy. “Since we’re delaying the vote, let’s do a week prior to the 25th that all applications need to be submitted,” DeVito said, adding that ballots should be prepared and available to the public. The council voted 5-0 to set the application deadline for Monday, July 18. Interested applicants are encouraged to submit their applications to the office of the mayor.
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Response to Curtis Shaw In his letter “Message for Homophobes” in the 6/16/16 Citizen, Mr. Shaw talked about love and then threatened harm to anyone who disagrees with his tragically distorted world view. Mr. Shaw, that is not love. Neither is love demonstrated by applause. Any loving parent knows that when a child is doing wrong, he or she must be corrected. One does not applaud bad behavior. One does not applaud sin. Let me make this plain. God loves homosexuals – and liars, adulterers, murderers, thieves, covetous, atheists, idolaters – and all sinners. But God does not demonstrate His love by applauding sin. On the contrary, God is holy and cannot abide or ignore sin. God is just, so sin must be punished. But God is also loving and wants to have an eternal relationship with us. How do we know? Romans 5:8 “... God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Faith in the Gospel (1Co 15:3-4): “that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,” is the power of God to salvation for all who believe it. Christ died for our sins. Romans 6:23 tells us that “the wages of sin is death.” Sin earns death. Whether your sin is a lie, or a harsh word, or a threat, or taking a paper clip home from work, or looking at another person with lust, sin earns death. And it only takes one sin to earn eternity in hell. James 2:10 “For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has be-
come accountable for all of it.” If you have told one lie, you have broken the whole and perfect law of God and you are just as guilty as the Muslim man who murdered the people in Orlando. What happened there is tragic, but the real tragedy is that whether victim or perpetrator, all who died there apart from Christ are already experiencing torment in Hades because they have rejected Christ’s payment for their sins. God loves us so much that He sent His own Son, Jesus Christ, to suffer our death penalty Himself. God loves sinners and so do I. I love them so much that I am willing to tell them the truth about sin and death and hell and judgment even though I will be maligned and hated for it. I love sinners enough to warn them of the consequence of sin instead of applauding as they march down the wide road to hell. That is not hate speech. That is love speech. It has and will cost me friends and family and some day, some lost deceived person may even kill me. But I am not afraid because Christ lives in me and I live in Christ. My eternal future is secure. Mr. Shaw, yours can be too. Instead of fighting against God – a fight you cannot win – you should surrender to Jesus Christ at the cross. He is waiting for you there with His loving arms stretched out on a dreadful cross that should have had my name on it – and yours. That sir, is love. — Pastor John Wallace
Trump isn’t very nice Ms. Jones, thank you for your comments on kindness. How has kindness been so crushed
in the campaign of Donald Trump? He has “toned down” his nasty remarks and does not yell or curse as much. But the content is the same harsh, judgmental and hate-filled rhetoric of a macho who “made it in business” by using his father’s gift of $1 million, going bankrupt, not paying his bills, creating phony “universities” and rejoicing in the economic disaster of the 2008 housing and stock markets because he could make more money off other people’s misery. And, what is equally disturbing is his pretense of religion, courting rightwing conservatives with quotes from ‘Deuteronomy 2,’ proud adulteries while married to some previous model and advocating policies that are far from the philosophy of Jesus. Dr. James Luther Adams, a professor of ethics at Harvard Divinity School, is quoted by his student Chris Hedges: “Adams understood that totalitarian movements are built out of deep personal and economic despair ... the flight of manufacturing jobs, the impoverishment of the American working class, the physical obliteration of communities in the vast, soulless exurbs and decaying Rust Belt, were swiftly deforming our society.” Adams said: “The Nazis were not going to return with swastikas and brown shirts. Their inheritors had found a mask for fascism in the pages of the Bible.” Dr. Adams had been in Germany in
1936 and worked with the underground anti-Nazi church led by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Detained and interrogated by the Gestapo, he was forced to return to the U.S. I sincerely hope that some of my “Christian sisters and brothers” realize how they are being used by Donald Trump, at best a swindler and hypocrite. Now is the time for people of conscience to speak out. Eugenics, the KKK touting “America for Americans,” America’s history of famous businessmen who supported European fascism (the newspaper man William Randolph Hearst, JFK’s father Joseph, robber barons Andrew Mellon, John Rockefeller, Ford and DuPont. Also, Charles Lindbergh, George Bush’s grandfather Prescott, and CIA director Allen Dulles as well as General Motors, Standard Oil, ITT, National City Bank, Coca-Cola and General Electric) have allowed an atmosphere of American fascism seem to be “business as usual.” Racism, anti-Semitism, anti-immigration and the worship of ‘business is making money no matter how” is the platform of Donald Trump. He is an egomaniac, sexist, homophobic rich boy, and proudly ignorant. I cannot move to Canada so I will try to help defeat him. Heaven and hard work help us! — Trella Laughlin See Forum, page 20
Citizen of the Week The Eureka Springs Community Center Foundation board is this week’s Citizen of the Week. Connie Featherstone nominated the foundation, which includes Diane Murphy (pictured), Glenn Crenshaw, Jack Moyer, Al Larson, Fatima VanZant, Jean Elderwind, Blake Lasater and Bill Featherstone. For three years, Connie Featherstone said the board has met every Friday morning for two hours to work on making the community center a reality. “They have worked tirelessly for the community to have a center they can call their own, a gathering place,” Connie Featherstone said. “They met their goal of $200,000 in Diane Murphy donations Tuesday night. This would not have been possible without the support of the community and the work of the foundation.” To nominate someone for Citizen of the Week, email Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail. com.
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What do
think
Citizen Opinion by Cindy Worley
The 4th of July is Monday. What freedom are you most grateful for?
Amanda Frazier
Kendall Khan
Scot McKnight
“Amanda”
I get to choose what I want to do, what makes me happy.
Freedom of speech.
Tristin Mortenson
Nemeth Lazlo
Jayme Brandt
That idiots like Donald Trump can run for president.
I am thankful for the freedom of people from all backgrounds to be themselves.
Freedom of expression of art.
“Tristin”
I’m grateful I can come and see my family for the summer.
“Kendall”
“Grumpy Laz”
“Scotty”
“Daddy”
Citizen Survey The 4th of July is Monday. What freedom are you most grateful for?
m Freedom of religion m Freedom to express m Freedom of the press
m Freedom to be you m Freedom of speech m Another freedom
Go to www.lovelycitizen.com and weigh in. Vote by 9 a.m. Wednesday
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From the EDITOR
Putting the ‘unity’ in ‘community’
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ast Thursday, I visited the farmers market to interview some locals who are involved in with the Eureka Springs Community Center Foundation. The foundation has set up at the farmers market to raise money for the community center for quite some time now, but this day was special. A large, multi-colored canvas was set up at the foundation’s booth with several different drawings, paintings and other artwork on it. Diane Murphy, chairwoman of the foundation, explained to me that the canvas was part of a fundraiser. For $5, she said, you could have 15 minutes to paint or draw anything imaginable on the canvas. I pulled $5 from my wallet and handed it to her, noting that I’m not much of an artist. I told her I didn’t intend to draw but wanted to donate $5 anyway. “Oh, come on!” she said. “You don’t have to be an artist.” Looking at the canvas, I saw that she was correct. Different artwork from multiple skill levels adorned it, from a detailed pink flower to a crayon drawing of a person holding several balloons. So I acquiesced, picked up a paper plate and squirted some blue and black paint on it. I held a paint brush dipped in blue paint over the canvas and was unsure of what to do. I started to wonder why I had agreed to showcase my lack of artistic talent, especially since I live in a town full of artists who are far more talented than I’ll ever be. Taking a deep breath, I dipped the brush back into the blue paint to buy some time. Finally, I made my mark, creating a light blue swirl. After several more strokes, it became a dark blue swirl. I finished off my piece by outlining it in black paint and hoping no one would know I was the genius behind the black-and-blue wave. I peeked at my piece one more time before leaving and thought maybe it wasn’t as bad as I was telling myself. On Monday, our photographer Tavi Ellis sent over photos of the fundraiser. One of the photos showed
what the canvas looked like once more people had added to it. I’ll admit I cringed a little before opening that photo. To my surprise, my black-and-blue wave didn’t look the way I’d left it. Somebody had drawn little black stripes on it, as well as eyes and an antenna. It wasn’t a poorly drawn wave anymore. It was a cute little bug. Looking at what my Samantha Jones painting had turned into, I realized that it embodied what a community should be. I’m not the best artist, but I tried to create something anyway. Then, someone who is a little more – OK, a lot more – gifted than I am stepped in to make my piece better. Fatima VanZant, a member of the foundation’s board, told me before I left that the canvas will be hung in the community center once it’s built. While I was a bit hesitant to paint something at first, I’m proud that I had a hand in making that canvas what it is, even if all I did was splash some blue and black paint on it. It’s going to hang in the community center, where generations of families can come to work out or hang out or attend community events together. For a community as small as ours, that’s a dream we should all strive for. In the week since the fundraiser, this dream has become even closer to reality. The foundation announced on Tuesday night that it reached its first fundraising goal, which means the community center is that much closer to being built. Like many of you, I’ve heard proponents speak for and against the community center over the past few months. I’d say the success the foundation has had with fundraising shows that a large number of See Jones, page 18
LAST WEEK’S QUESTION
32 votes cast
What big name act would you like to see in The Aud? m Led Zeppelin: 25.0% (8 votes) m Ed Sheeran: 6.3% (2 votes) m Blake Shelton: 25.0% (8 votes)
m Kid Rock: 6.3% (2 votes) m Ozzy Osbourne: 3.1% (1 vote) m Someone else: 34.4% (11 votes)
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Anniversary for America: Carroll County prepares patriotic events for Fourth of July By Kelby Newcomb
Submitted photo
Bill Featherstone, Glenn Crenshaw, Jean Elderwind, Diane Murphy, Al Larson, Bryan Pruitt and Jack Moyer sit on the Eureka Springs Community Center Foundation board.
Community center foundation to host town meeting June 30
The Eureka Springs Community Center Foundation will host a town meeting from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 30, in what was the cafeteria of the old high school. The meeting will start with a short refresher on the master plan for trails and a recap on building it out. Guy Headland, who works with the National Park Service, will then give a short presentation
on trails as they relate to the community center, including how it will serve as the hub for the entire trail system. The audience will then break out into discussion groups. After about 30 minutes, everyone will reconvene and present all of the written ideas, comments or concerns about the project. The meeting will conclude with a question and answer session.
Eurekans to celebrate freedoms at Fourth of July parade
This year’s Fourth of July parade will take place at 10 a.m. Monday, July 4. Parade lineup and bicycle registration will begin at 9 a.m. by the Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library, with Mr. Firecracker and the queen being named at 9:15 a.m. The theme is “Celebrating Our Freedoms and Defending Our Liberties.”
Residents are invited to take part in the parade as individuals or as a group. The parade needs floats, walkers, horseback riders, bikers, clowns, juggler, musicians and two convertible vehicles. Other events taking place on July 4 include a decorated bike contest, a hot dog eating contest and an apple pie contest. For more information, call 580-399-5887.
CCNNews@cox-internet.com The Fourth of July is only a week away, and Carroll County has planned several displays of patriotism to celebrate the nation’s anniversary. The city of Berryville and the Chamber of Commerce will team up again this year to set off the Fire on the Mountain fireworks display. Chris Claybaker, economic development director for the city of Berryville and executive director of the Berryville Chamber of Commerce, said Fire on the Mountain is an annual Fourth of July celebration for the city. The fireworks display, he said, is shot from high above the city at Saunders Heights overlook, providing a great view from just about anywhere in Berryville. He said the fireworks will begin between dusk and dark, around 9 p.m., on Monday, July 4. Berryville’s fireworks, Claybaker said, will be the only venue in Carroll County on July 4 this year. While Eureka Springs does not allow fireworks within the city, Kimberly Stryker, mayoral administrative assistant, said the city has several events scheduled to show its patriotic pride. An apple pie contest will be held at 9:15 a.m. Monday, July 4, at the Eureka Springs Carnegie Library, she said, along with the Queen and Mr. Firecracker contests. The Fourth of July parade will kick off at 10 a.m., Stryker said. Parade lineup and bicycle registration will begin at 9 a.m by the Carnegie Library. The theme is “Celebrating Our Freedoms and Defending Our Liberties.” Residents are invited to take part in the parade as individuals or as a group. For more information, call 580-399-5887. The Eureka Springs Historical Museum is also holding its first Eureka Springs Happy Birthday Stroll history walk from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, July 3. The walk begins at the Eureka Springs Carnegie Library and ends at Fuller House on Spring Street. A historical character will
be featured outside each home on Spring Street and give a brief summary of the home’s history. Tickets are $25 and include a boxed chicken dinner at the end of the tour. Tickets can be purchased online at www.EurekaSpringsHistoricalMuseum.org or at 95 S. Main Street. For more information call 479-253-9417. Green Forest will have a fireworks display Saturday, July 2. Mayor Charles Reece said the festivities will begin at 2 p.m. at the Green Forest City Park with activities for children, such as a bounce house, water slide, egg toss and sack races. The First Assembly of God will provide a free meal to guests at 5 p.m., he said, and the fireworks will take place at dusk. “It’s kind of a tradition for the city,” Reece said. The Holiday Island Farmers Market and the Holiday Island Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring a Farmers Market with fresh local produce and more from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, July 1, at the Holiday Island Veterans Memorial Park at 6 Parkcliff Drive. A Fourth of July Celebration will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. with music by 3 Hits and A Miss. The celebration will also feature free homemade ice cream, a watermelon seed spitting contest and a barbecue dinner. Call 417-846-3616 for more information. The Holiday Island Rec Center will hold a Fourth of July kick-off pool party from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, July 2, at 13 Buckskin Lane. A dinner of hamburgers, hot dogs or bratwurst, chips, iced tea and lemonade will be served from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The event will also feature live entertainment by J. Rock & the 3rd Street Band, door prizes and more. Tickets are available at the Rec Center for $10 for Holiday Island property owners and $12 for guests. Children under 5 can attend for free. The ticket cut-off date is Tuesday, June 28. Call 479-253-9890 for more information.
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Applicant speaks to CAPC about open seat By Samantha Jones
Photo by David Bell
Samantha Jones, associate editor for Carroll County Newspapers, won two first-place awards in the Arkansas Press Association’s 2016 Better Newspaper Editorial Contest.
Newspaper staffers earn awards from state press association The editorial staff of Carroll County Newspapers won a total of nine awards, including two-first place awards, in the Arkansas Press Association’s 2016 Better Newspaper Editorial Contest. The results were announced Saturday during a luncheon in Bentonville. Carroll County Newspapers Associate Editor Samantha Jones won first-place honors for a feature story headlined “Making of a Musical,” published in the Lovely County Citizen. She also won first place for best headline with “Getting their kicks,” for a story about a program that gives free shoes to students. Jones also won second place for In-Depth Series Reporting for a series focusing on domestic violence, and she took third place for Humorous Column for a column headlined “Dating is hard.” Managing Editor Scott Loftis took second place in the General Interest Column category for a column headlined “My Mother’s Courage,” and he and graphic designer Mel-
ody Rust won second place for Best Front Page. Photographer David Bell won second place for Single Sports Feature Photograph for a photo of a young bowler, and received an honorable mention for Best Feature Photo for a photo of a boy diving into a swimming pool. Freelance photographer Tavi Ellis received an honorable mention for Single Sports Action Photograph for a photo from the Eurekan triathlon. “I’m very proud of our entire staff,” Loftis said. “We don’t do what we do to win awards, but it is nice to be recognized. Our goal is to produce quality publications and the awards we’ve received are one indicator that we are on the right track.” Carroll County Newspapers produces the twice-weekly Carroll County News, based in Berryville, and the weekly Lovely County Citizen, based in Eureka Springs as well as several other quarterly and annual publications.
Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com The Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission has a seat opening up. At the commission’s June 22 workshop, Susan Harman and Brandon Cox approached commissioners about the seat. Commissioner Charles Ragsdell asked Damon Henke, who holds the open seat, if he plans to re-apply for the position since his term has expired. Henke said he does. “I am interested,” Henke said. “I’ll retain it if I get the opportunity.” Cox withdrew his application after Henke expressed interest in retaining the seat, but Harman said she still wanted to apply. Ragsdell pointed out that she is on the planning commission, and she said she didn’t think that would be a problem. “You’d have to drop from planning commission. I believe it’s in city code,” Ragsdell said. After reading the code, Ragsdell determined that Harman could sit on both commissions. Commissioner James DeVito asked Harman to speak a little about herself, and Harman said she has worked in hospitality and marketing for a number of years. “I’ve worked with digital marketing to try to increase revenue, to increase guests to their particular properties,” Harman said. “Now I am co-owner at 5 Ojo Inn, so that has helped tremendously.” She continued, “I’m very familiar with marketing. I’m very familiar with the hospitality side of things. There are a lot of dif-
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Heart of Many Ways is having a cell phone recycling drive. They are asking the public to bring their old cell phones (no cords) to their historic church building at 68 Mountain St. in Eureka Springs any time. Phones may be placed through the mail slot in the door on the right-hand side of the entrance. Any data on the phones will be wiped by the recycler. Funds obtained from this drive will be used to help maintain the building.
ferent tools out there available to a group like this.” The commission moved on, discussing the upcoming International Mountain Biking Association global summit in Bentonville. Director Mike Maloney explained that he’s been working with parks director Justin Huss to establish a plan for the summit, which will take place in November. At the summit, Maloney said people from all over the world will hear about what Eureka Springs has to offer to mountain bikers. “They will be representing large groups of mountain bicyclists,” Maloney said, adding that Lake Leatherwood has trails he hopes to highlight. “The unique thing about Lake Leatherwood is it’s got a great vertical drop from the top of the hill to the bottom of Lake Leatherwood. It makes it an ideal mountain biking area.” Maloney said he will be meeting with Huss and other representatives from parks on Thursday, June 30, to discuss the summit in detail. “They’re bringing their wish list and what they want, and we’re going to evaluate that list and determine what the CAPC is going to be able to do,” Maloney said. Commissioner Terry McClung said he wants the commission to do as much as it can to promote mountain biking. “I like the idea,” McClung said. “I don’t want to miss this opportunity. Let’s don’t blow it.” The commission’s next regular meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 13 at City Hall.
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Eureka Springs proclaimed first Bee City USA in Arkansas By Samantha Jones
Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com Eureka Springs is officially the first Bee City USA in Arkansas. Mayor Butch Berry issued a proclamation saying so at the Pollination Celebration on Thursday, June 23 in Basin Spring Park. Ken Trimble, who works with the Eureka Springs Pollinator Alliance, said Berry’s proclamation was the last step the city had to take to become a Bee City. Trimble explained that he’s worked with the pollinator alliance for a while now, saying the group is now the working arm of Bee City in Eureka Springs. Becoming a Bee City is important, Trimble said, because it will lead to more awareness of what bees do for our world. Without bees, he said the food we eat would be very different. “One third of all the food we eat are produced by bees,” Trimble said. “All our fruits and dairies and most of our crops are pollinated by bees. Bees occupy an extremely important niche. When bees do well, people do well.” He noted all the information available at the event on bees, saying he’s excited for more people to learn how important bees are to the environment. “We’re trying to do demonstrations. That’s what this day is about, to demonstrate what’s possible … what people can do on their own,” Trimble said. “All movements begin locally.” It’s fitting for Eureka Springs to be-
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The combined efforts of parks director Justin Huss, Mayor Butch Berry and Eureka Springs Pollinator Alliance director Ken Trimble have made Eureka Springs the 17th Bee City USA in the nation.
come a Bee City, he continued, because it is already a Tree City. “It seems like a real good fit. We’ve got a lot of nice springs and gardens, and we have a new city gardener who’s on board with us,” Trimble said. He explained that the pollinator alliance is an affiliate of the Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Commission. Parks commissioner Steven Foster said he’s happy to work with the pollinator alliance. Fos-
Guest COMMENTARY Butler Hollow fires threaten public health July 7 is the deadline to send opposing comments to prescribed fires on 3,500 acres every three years, with no end in sight. Butler Hollow provides clean air and water, shade and flash flood protection from Butler Creek. Prescribed or not, forest fires are a serious health risk, including air pollution, water contamination, and unintended wildfires. During the 2010 Chute Ridge
ter pointed out that bees aren’t the only pollinators who need more awareness around them. In the last 10 years, Foster said monarch butterflies have had a tremendous loss of habitat. “It’s created awareness of planting appropriate plants for monarchs to feed on and for other pollinators,” Foster said. “I mean, bees as pollinators are necessary for our survival as humans because they pollinate the plants we live off of.”
He continued, “It’s really about awareness. Part of being a Bee City is putting on educational events.” The pollination celebration was the first educational event the city has held as a Bee City, and Foster said it won’t be the last. He pointed out all the information being offered at the event, saying he wants to have similar events in the future. “This started out as an event that was going to be a table in the park,” Foster said. “I’m really surprised by the response. There’s a lot of free information over here, pamphlets, a great video and local honeys to taste.” Shelley Hamilton offered some of this information. Hamilton, who sells bee suits, said there are many small ways to help the bee community. “Plant clovers in your yard. Try to keep water in your yard,” Hamilton said. “You can always set up sugar water in your yard and feed them that way.” Parks director Justin Huss expressed excitement over the turnout at the event. Huss said he’s happy Eureka Springs is now Bee City, describing all the good things bees do. “It’s something we’re getting on the forefront of. It’s something to really be proud of,” he said. “Hopefully, we’ll be able to take what we learn and use these skills to increase the pollinators in the area. I hope people come out and learn more and this group continues to grow.”
By Dr. Luis Contreras
350-acre project, the fire got out of control and private property was incinerated. Warnings to stay inside on high pollution days are misleading and false. No one can escape the deadly effects of prescribed fires. For elderly people, people with asthma, chronic respiratory disease, high blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease, smoke exposure is particularly harmful. Even short exposures can prove fatal. The problem of air pollution is all about incomplete combustion. Forest fires create highly toxic compounds.
Wood smoke has to come down somewhere in the forest, polluting creeks and streams. Fine particulates (PM) are invisible to the naked eye. If you breathe you inhale PM. Wood smoke pollution is 12 times more carcinogenic than cigarette smoke, a toxic soup of chemical compounds of harmful gases that go deep in the lungs and brain. The elderly and infirm are at high risk to any level of particulate matter. The Forest Service knows about these threats, but they do not care. They choose to pretend people will stay away from
wherever the wood smoke goes, every time, for decades. Bill Nightingale will decide the future of the Hollow. Think of him as our new best friend. Ask him to cancel the project to protect public health. Email: objections-eastern-region@ fs.fed.us Subject: Mark Twain Butler Hollow, Project Number 43537 Attn: Forest Supervisor, Ranger Bill Nightingale Mail: USDA Forest Service, Suite 700 PAL/LSC Staff, 626 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202
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The National Forest Service (N.F.S.) should stop all efforts to foist “Landscape Restoration” on the American Public. These plans will surely result in the desecration of the National Forest as it exists today. Whole segments of this priceless jewel will be eliminated by wonton deforestation and subsequent burning. The very fabric of our precious heritage will be mangled and shredded beyond recognition because the N.F.S. has nostalgic notions that presettlement conditions are preferable to the forest in its present state. Failed attempts at Chute Ridge, Pine Hollow and North Rock Creek Watershed are blatant examples of unsuccessful projects to achieve their desired conditions. So now the N.F.S. have given themselves permission to despoil another 2,600 acres. That’s tantamount to rewarding themselves for their past mistakes. It makes no sense and defies all logic. You can’t keep repeating the same mistakes over and over and expect different results! The justification for this project is that the clearing and burning that form the heart of this project will have “NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT” on the forest or the plant, animal and human communities that exist therein. A basic ecological premise is that diversity is the key to maintaining the stability in any ecosystem. Clearing and repeated burning can only decrease the stability of the forest. One of the most destructive aspects of this project is that a large portion of the existing forest will be subjected to “Understory Vegetative Thinning”, where ALL trees 9 inches or less in diameter at chest height will be cut and burned. This will effectively eliminate many species of trees that will never reach that size in their entire life spans including Flowering Dogwood (the Missouri State Tree), Pawpaw, Persimmon, Witch Hazel and Redbud, to name only a few of Spring’s dazzling floral display. Clearing out the understory will cause habitat loss for hundreds of species of shade lovers from mosses, ferns and mushrooms to Yellow Lady Slippers, Ginseng, Goldenseal and countless more. Out of 3,607 acres of forest, only 17 acres of old growth forest will remain if this project goes forth as planned! This is appalling! The sad fact is, that while the forest service has asked us to voice our opinions, not one of our concerns has been specifically addressed. Their only response has been, “NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT”. We don’t believe that manipulating over 2/3 of the
forest with “Cut and Leave” and burning will not affect current plant and animal communities. They use forest decline as their purpose for the project. SHOW US THE DECLINE. We take many hikes in this forest, the last one on Forest Lane 1053 in the Chute Ridge unit and saw NO evidence of decline. We took this hike with Michelle Bowe, PhD, Botanist and professor at Missouri State University, Springfield. She agreed she saw no decline. What we did observe was a pristine, cool forest. Forest Lane 1053 descends down a steep slope right through the heart of the Chute Ridge Unit Project area. As we followed the lane downhill, we discovered several rare Ozark Chinquapin Chestnut sprouts. When the N.F.S. employs “Cut and Leave” and “Understory Vegetative Control” in this area, this rare tree will disappear. Moving further downhill, we came upon a lush ravine with a sparkling clear gravel bottomed rivulet, where to my delight, I found both minnow fry and aquatic salamanders with several patches of increasingly rare Goldenseal located along its banks. Surely when the steep slopes above the aquifer are “managed”, the ensuing muddy runoff will eliminate its inhabitants and the Goldenseal, which needs shade, will also disappear. THIS AREA DESERVES PROTECTION, NOT “MANAGEMENT”. Forest Lane 1053 could be an interesting hiking trail, featuring the rare and endangered plants and animals found there. This is mature forest that SHOULD NOT BE MANAGED FOR GLADE RESTORATION! One of the most devastating aspects of this plan is the need to keep burning, for DECADES, to ensure that the forest will not regenerate. This will deplete the forest of both moisture and nutrients and destroy the leaf mold that constitutes the forest floor. Leaf mold intercepts water from heavy rains, holds it and contains the microbial life which is the basis for life in the forest. It prevents erosion, slows run off, starts new seedlings and houses insects, amphibians, reptiles and small mammals which are the basis for a stable forest. It provides the food that feeds the forest. The leaf mold itself sequesters carbon. Climate change requires attention to carbon sequestration. Trees sequester carbon. The red cedar sequesters carbon year ‘round even when deciduous trees remain dormant. While the N.F.S. considers it invasive, it provides cover and food for animal populations and stops erosion. A total of 1,330 acres are slated for cedar removal. There is no intention to use these cedars commercially.
This is strictly a slash and burn operation with no regard for the value of the species as important nesting and bedding areas for both birds and mammals and for both erosion and flood control. The N.F.S. must be familiar with the April 2015 Climate Initiative brought forth by Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which oversees the U.S. Forest Service. He says Federal Stewardship of our national forest must include: • Reforesting areas damaged by wildfire, insects, or disease and restore forests to increase their resilience to those disturbances • Stopping Deforestation – Maintaining forests is crucial to avoid carbon dioxide pollution and ensure the ability to sequester carbon. • Reforestation – Maintaining areas as forests, trees will continue to sequester carbon • Afforestation – Converting agricultural land to forests to increase the amount of carbon sequestration • Forest Management – Improving forest carbon sequestration How does reducing forest density by 50% through “Cut and Leave” and employing the burning of our forest for decades fit into this plan? In short, present
N.F.S. practices run contrary to current enlightened attitudes about CO2 build-up and subsequent global warming. These antiquated practices must be stopped or we will all face the consequences. Repeatedly burning these areas will have a devastating effect on the human population, both local and tourists. It will destroy the esthetics of the whole area and surely squelch our tourist trade while endangering the health of all who must endure it. It appears the National Forest Service can’t see the forest for the trees. If you’re opposed to the Butler Hollow Project and similar projects around the Nation, you can still voice your opinion by going on the website www.savethemarktwain.org. There is a “take action” section where you can sign petitions and send letters voicing your concerns about this project to appropriate individuals. Please help us save this extraordinary natural resource we call the Mark Twain National Forest. Dale & Sharron Becker Co-Chairs of “Save Our National Forests”
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Pollination Celebration
Photos by Tavi Ellis
Mayor Butch Berry declared Eureka Springs a Bee City on Thursday, June 23 in Basin Park. After Berry’s declaration, attendees were invited to sample local honey and peek inside a bee hive.
Thanks to Ken Trimble, Eureka Springs is the very first Mike and Faith Shah donate their time and skill to help Frank Bland, owner and operator of Honey Creek Apiary, Arkansas community to receive the honor of becoming a restore the bee population in our area. supports local bees and encourages others to do so, too. nationally recognized Bee City.
Shelley Hamilton shares her expertise and demonstrates several aspects of bee-keeping.
Mayor Butch Berry and Ken Trimble, director of the Eureka Springs Pollinator Alliance, share their joy as well as their plans for the future .
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The Eureka Springs Farmers Market was in full swing on Thursday, June 23. The farmers market is held from 7 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Pine Mountain Village.
Live music lends an upbeat atmosphere to the humid June morning.
Rebiejo’s food truck serves fresh lemonade.
The community center foundation fundraiser brings the community together for a project in artistic expression.
Shoppers of all sizes love to stroll in the summer sun.
Dark leafy greens are Diane’s favorite vegetable to buy at the market.
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Library to host summer reading events in July
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The Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library will have several summer reading events in July. The events will begin at 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, with a showing of “Eight Below.” That will be followed by pajama story time for toddlers at 7 p.m. Preschool craft and story hours will take place at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, with Games
Around the World scheduled for 3 p.m. that day. Lego Club will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, July 7. All the programs are free and appropriate for families with children. The library will be closed on Sunday, July 3, and Monday, July 4. For more information, visit EurekaLibrary.org, email info@EurekaLibrary.org or call 479-253-8754.
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High temperatures pose drought danger for county By Kelby Newcomb CCNNews@cox-internet.com High temperatures have not only had Carroll County residents sweating, but also pose a risk of drought for the area. Joe Sellers, a hydrometeorological technician with the National Weather Service in Tulsa, Okla., said Carroll County has experienced higher than average temperatures this June. Though not categorized as being under a drought, he said, Carroll County has been placed in the “D0” category as of Thursday, June 23, signifying abnormally dry conditions for an extended period of time. “The county is not in a drought category yet, but it’s getting close,” he said. Carroll County Judge Sam Barr issued a Red Flag Warning last week, asking county residents to refrain from outdoor burning until weather conditions improve. Rain looms in the forecast for the next few weeks, Sellers said, but it will not be enough to offset the potential for drought. “There will not be great amounts of rain, but there are chances of precipitation,” he said. “It will not be enough to alter the D0 categorization. That takes large amounts of rainfall that you don’t see this time of year.” The extended outlook for the forecast, Sellers said, favors above-normal temperatures for Carroll County during the months
of July, August and September. Olivia Curry, the Carroll County agriculture extension agent, said the fluctuation between abnormally dry conditions and rain has posed challenges for agriculture in the area. Farmers have been taking extra measures to keep livestock cool, she said, such as adding extra fans or misters to the animals’ houses. “It’s also been hard for people to get hay up because first it got rained on and then it got scorched,” she said. “Now it might get drenched by rain again.” Nancy Plagge, director of corporate communications for Carroll Electric Cooperative Corp., said the increase in temperatures generally means an increase in pop-up storms and electrical storms. Carroll Electric has responded to 14 incidents of power interruptions since June 1, she said, caused by storms sweeping through the region. Lightning-damaged equipment was the cause of 13 of the outages, Plagge said, while high winds caused the other. She said the total number of members involved in all June outages was 1,712 members. Excluding two separate incidents in Holiday Island involving 759 and 714 members, Plagge said, the other outages averaged only 17 members without power. “The Holiday Island outages also affected members of the cooperative who live in
Missouri,” she said, “so the footprint involved is larger than just Carroll County.” Plagge said there have been no outages this June that involved power lines overloaded by the heat. She said she attributes this to routine substation maintenance by the company and a system improvement and performance plan. Plagge said residents should immediately call their electricity provider if their power goes out. “Don’t assume someone else in the neighborhood will call. Your home may be the only one involved in the power interruption,” she said. “You should reduce your activity to minimize the effects of high temperatures until your power is restored.” Plagge said a recent study of Carroll Electric power interruptions showed that service was restored to 90 percent of outage reports within one and a half to two hours during work hours. Fifty percent of reports were restored in about 45 minutes or less, she said. Plagge said Carroll County residents who have air conditioning should make the best use of it during the summer months. Carroll Electric recommends a setting of 78 degrees Fahrenheit, or the highest setting in which a resident can be comfortable, for energy efficiency and lower bills, she said.
“Air conditioning removes the humidity from the air within your home and cools it lower than outdoor temps, helping you stay cooler,” she said. Residents without air conditioning should use portable fans or ceiling fans, Plagge said, to promote evaporation and keep cool. She said residents should use these only when they or other family members are in the room. Plagge said residents should shut off fans in empty rooms because they do not cool the room and simply increase electric usage. She said Carroll Electric recommends people stay hydrated, take frequent breaks in the shade or indoors when working outside, wear hats, protective eye glasses and sunscreen and know the symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. The signs of heat exhaustion, Plagge said, are dizziness, confusion, fainting, headache, muscle cramps, nausea, pale skin, rapid heart rate and profuse sweating. She said the signs of heat stroke are fainting, high body core temperature, dizziness, disorientation, staggering, muscle weakness or cramps, throbbing headache, lack of sweating, seizures and unconsciousness. “Check on friends and neighbors, especially senior citizens who may not have air conditioning, and assist them in staying cool,” Plagge said. “Get medical help when necessary.”
CCSO cracking down on drunk driving on Fourth of July Every year, Americans head out on our nation’s highways to celebrate the Fourth of July picnics, parties, parades and more. Unfortunately, for many the celebrating includes drinking alcohol, which too often leads to drunk driving on one of the most heavily traveled holidays of the year. There were 397 people killed in motor vehicle crashes over the Fourth of July in 2014. Of those fatalities, 164 people (41 percent) were killed in crashes involving a driver or motorcycle operator with a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.08 grams per deciliter or higher. In every state and the District of Columbia, it is illegal to drive with a
blood-alcohol concentration of 0.08 or higher. Yet among the 164 people killed in drunk driving crashes over the 2014 Fourth of July weekend, 113 people died in crashes involving at least one driver or motorcycle operator with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.15 or higher — almost twice the set limit. This Fourth of July, the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office will be out in full force, cracking down on drunk drivers by aggressively targeting those who put lives in danger. “Don’t even think about drinking and driving this Fourth of July, or you will be arrested,” CCSO Lt. John Contreras said.
“The ‘Drive Sober of Get Pulled Over’ campaign means zero tolerance for drunk driving — no excuses.” He continued, “This has not changed for us. We are always zero tolerance. We will just be assigning deputies to focus during this time on just that, DWI enforcement.” If you’re caught driving drunk this Fourth of July, the CCSO says, you will be arrested. The consequences of drunk driving are that serious. A DUI arrest means a loss of freedom and money, including going to jail, losing your license and paying steep financial expenses. The average DUI cost is about $10,000.
“This Fourth of July, don’t lose your life or your independence by drinking and driving. Help make everyone’s holiday in Carroll County safer by driving sober,” Contreras said. “Even if you think you’re OK if you drink, don’t drive.” CCSO recommends several safe alternatives to drinking and driving, including planning a safe way home before the fun begins, designating a sober driver or using public transportation to get home safely, download the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Safer Ride mobile app at www.nhtsa.gov/link/SaferRide, and take the keys of people who are about to drive after drinking.
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the town. They visit with people.” She continued, “It’s like expanding our population because of the way we set up B&Bs. Somebody has to be living there, so you’ve got a family living there enjoying the visit of another family that is now part of our community. How does this restrict or take away from our population?” DeVito noted that families don’t necessarily operate B&Bs. “A lot of them are managers,” he said. “I wish it was families.” Alderman David Mitchell explained that the proliferation of Airbnb rentals — an online rental website that allows
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homeowners to rent out rooms — has recently led to many homeowners in Eureka Springs trying to receive a CUP to run a B&B. Because tourist lodging is banned, Mitchell said a CUP for a B&B in residential areas is the only way residents can rent out one of their rooms on Airbnb. “What happened is people saw an opportunity to rent out a room in their house and stick it on Airbnb, but the only way to legitimately do that legally was to rush over … and try to grab this B&B license because those have not been restricted,” Mitchell said. Tourist lodging, he noted, has been banned in the city. He said the city currently has 29 conditional use permit lodgings
tric so let’s compare murder rates in our country compared to other countries to see how we can stem our out-of-whack A question murder rate. Did you know that “Americans are 10 times more likely to be killed with depth by guns than people in other developed I was delighted when Cindy Worley countries and that compared to 22 other of the Lovely County Citizen asked a high-income nations, the United States’ question with depth. She posed, “What gun-related murder rate is 25 times highshould our government do about gun vi- er.” (Robert Preidt for CBS) olence? Of course, people are entitled For the last six decades, homicide has to their opinions, but it was distressful been much more common in the U.S. than that somehow each adult who answered in other developed countries. The Orgathe question thought staying with the nization for Economic Cooperation and status quo was the answer to stemming Development recently published a book gun violence in the U.S. Will no change called “How Was Life?” in which their really solve our massive gun problem? findings show that the US rate was vastly The only person with a rational response higher than the other Western countries to Cindy’s question was Kayleigh Mlay throughout the last 60 years. In addition, when the child replied, “Some people “results show that the U.S., which has just need to control themselves.” So true, the most firearms per capita in the world, Kayleigh, but unfortunately, in far too suffers disproportionately from firearms many situations, people do not control compared with other high-income counthemselves. In the U.S., when individ- tries,” said study author Erin Grinshteyn, uals get mad enough and also own a gun University of Nevada-Reno. “These rethey too often use their weapons without sults are consistent with the supposition thinking or using self-control. If I carried that our firearms are killing us rather than a gun and someone were beating a dog, protecting us.” I would be dangerous. So it is during The immense number of guns in our road rage, when a family falls apart or country are not defending American citisomeone steals your girlfriend, or when zens, but rather murdering them. Keeping someone doesn’t pay the money they owe things the way they are supports a continyou. Are these occurrences worth mur- ued homicide rate. Does it take the killdering someone? Too often, the decision ing of someone close to us before we can is “yes.” understand this concept? — Julie Freeman People in the U.S. tend to be ethnocenContinued from page 10
and 17 grandfathered lodgings, adding that the planning commission has recently been struggling with the difference between the two. “Is it another B&B, or is it tourist lodging?” he said. “That’s the big thing.” Thomas asked what the council would want the planning commission to figure out during the moratorium. He said the commission has received vague instructions in the past, notably with a recent CUP application for a B&B on Elk Street. During that application process, the commission struggled with whether or not tourist lodging is similar to a B&B. “There’s a difference between asking them to clarify ‘similar’ and ‘same’ versus make it more restrictive so we have less
B&Bs,” Thomas said. Mayor Butch Berry said he supports the moratorium and wants to give the planning commission as much freedom as possible. “Don’t limit them on what they’re going to come up with,” Berry said. Alderman Terry McClung agreed. He pointed out that planning commission chairman Steve Beacham resigned from the commission following the last CUP application. “I think we have the clear message that we need to clean it up. The best way to do that is to have a moratorium so there’s not that pressure,” McClung said. The council voted on the issue, with DeVito, Mitchell and McClung in favor of it and Schneider and Thomas against it.
Beware of barbecued bugs
An open letter to Tom Cotton
Dear Editor, What ever happened to the good old days when our worst worries on the 4th of July were traffic jams and wayward fireworks? A well-warranted worry, according to the Department of Agriculture’s Meat & Poultry Hotline, is food poisoning by nasty E. coli and Salmonella bugs hiding in hot dogs and hamburgers at millions of backyard barbecues. The hotline’s advice is to grill them longer and hotter. Of course, they avoid mentioning that the high-temperature grilling that kills the bugs also happens to form cancer-causing compounds. Fortunately, some forward-thinking U.S. food manufacturers have solved these issues by creating an amazing assortment of healthy and delicious veggie burgers and soy dogs. No nasty pathogens or cancer-causing compounds in these tasty plant-based foods. They don’t even carry cholesterol, saturated fats, antibiotics, or pesticides. And, they are conveniently waiting for us at almost every supermarket. This 4th of July offers a great opportunity to declare our independence from the meat industry and to share wholesome veggie burgers and soy dogs with our family and friends. Sincerely, Lambert Crane
Dear Senator Tom Cotton, Thank you for responding so quickly to my support of the Democrats’ sit-in at the House of Representatives. Their actions prove how terribly difficult it is to get a reasonable gun control measure passed much less listened to by the Republican House and Senate. By “reasonable” I mean eliminating all assault weapons, the gut-shredding ammunition it uses, and the ability of insane people to have a license to buy them. I have lived with hunters who are responsible gun owners. They lock up their weapons from children and burglars. They have been educated in the deadly use of these guns and have a healthy respect for their power. Right now the use of weapons of mass destruction, i.e. assault rifles (which I was trained to use in the military!) is completely rampant. Shooting innocent people in a nightclub is an example. Coupled with the notion that homosexual men and women have a right to be targeted by anyone with a weapon is completely wrong. It is anti-Christian and anti-American. I am urging you to support an assault weapon ban....Now. Thank you, Peg Adamson
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the ordinary. We drive OK, too, when there’s a cop behind us! 5:16 p.m. — An officer filed a report on theft of a cell phone. 6:17 p.m. — An officer responded to a report of a truck blocking the road, but it was gone on arrival. 10:22 p.m. — An officer responded to a report of an erratic driver but found nothing out of the ordinary. 10:43 p.m. — A caller advised that she had trespassers in her yard, had a gun and was about to use it. Officers responded and defused the situation. We think this lady wrote us a letter once. 10:50 p.m. — Numerous calls advised of a naked intoxicated person in front of an area business. Officers arrived and found the person was not naked but was intoxicated. Numerous family members arrived to take care of said person. Keep your shirt on! 11:17 p.m. — A caller advised that the music was too loud at an area restaurant. An officer responded and advised the music was not near being too loud. June 19 1:48 a.m. — A traffic stop resulted in the arrest of a subject for driving while intoxicated, no driver’s license, no insurance, driving left of center and no seatbelt. 7:33 a.m. — An officer filed a report on suspicious activity in the cemetery. 1:51 p.m. — An officer issued a ticket to a vehicle for parking in a loading zone for an excessive amount of time. 2:33 p.m. — An officer filed a report on a one-vehicle traffic accident that damaged a fire hydrant. 5:13 p.m. — An officer responded to a report of a vehicle that had rolled. The officer found the vehicle had rolled off into a ditch and got stuck. There was no accident, and no report was needed. 5:23 p.m. — A subject was arrested for public intoxication. 6:00 p.m. — A caller advised of subject drinking in the park. An officer checked the area and found no one drinking. 8:47 p.m. — A caller advised of a possible domestic disturbance. Officers checked the area but did not make contact with anyone arguing. June 20 12:16 a.m. — An officer filed a report on a domestic disturbance.
12:50 a.m. — Officers searched for but were unable to locate a reported damaged vehicle driving on the roadway. 1:34 a.m. — A subject was arrested for public intoxication. 2:40 a.m. — An officer responded to an alarm. All was well. 7:47 a.m. — A caller advised she and her boyfriend were drinking the previous night and that she could not find her boyfriend or his truck. The vehicle and male were located. All was well. Except for the hangover. 7:59 a.m. — A caller advised of an abandoned vehicle. An officer advised the property owner to call a tow truck because the vehicle was on private property. 9:51 a.m. — Officers responded to a parking issue at an area business. The issue was resolved. No report was needed. June 21 4:23 p.m. — A subject was arrested on a Eureka Springs Police Department warrant. 5:21 p.m. — Officers responded to the report of a disorderly person at an area business. The subject was gone on arrival. 6:04 p.m. — Officers searched for but were unable to locate a suspicious vehicle coming from Berryville. 8:06 p.m. — Officers responded back to the business from earlier in the evening in regards to the disorderly person. The male subject was advised to leave the property and not return. 9:25 p.m. — Officers responded to the report of a suspicious person lurking around an apartment building. Items had been stolen, and a report was filed. 11:40 p.m. — A subject was arrested on an outstanding warrant from the Berryville Police Department. June 22 9:02 p.m. — Officers made contact with a subject at a local gas station who was advised not to return there. The subject was advised a warrant would be issued for returning to the property. 9:59 p.m. — An officer responded to a report of noise coming from the rooms of a hotel that was closed down. The officer made a foot patrol but did not find any such noises. June 23 3:58 p.m. — A caller advised that jewelry had been stolen from her house during remodeling construction. 5:47 p.m. — A person came into the police department to file a report about his life being threatened. 6:01 p.m. — An officer made contact with a suspect who allegedly had threatened another
person and took a report. June 24 7:32 a.m. — A caller advised of a dog running loose on the highway. An officer responded but could not locate the dog. The officer advised he would look around the area and see if he could find the owner. 1:58 p.m. — A caller advised that a large recreational vehicle was stuck at the top of a hill. An officer responded, but the vehicle was gone on arrival. 3:35 p.m. — A complainant came into the police department to speak to an officer about possible identity theft. An officer took down information. 5:54 p.m. — A complainant came into the police department wanting to file a report and possibly press charges against his brother for using his identity. A report was filed. 7:05 p.m. — A caller advised of a disturbance between herself and another subject. The subject was arrested for domestic battery in the third degree. 10:21 p.m. — A caller advised that an accident had taken place in front of an area motel. An officer responded and filed a report. A subject was arrested for driving while intoxicated. 10:33 p.m. — An officer responded to an alarm. All was well. June 25 6:31 a.m. — A caller advised of a noise complaint at a local motel. An officer spoke to the neighbors who were being loud, and the subject went in for the night. 6:42 a.m. — A caller advised that a female had been involved in an altercation and her music instrument was taken. Officers and EMS responded. A report was filed. 7:18 a.m. — An officer responded to an alarm. All was well. 9:41 a.m. — A caller advised that they needed an escort for a funeral service. Officers responded and assisted. 12:27 p.m. — A subject was arrested for aggravated robbery and battery in the first degree. 2:22 p.m. — A subject was arrested on a Madison County warrant. 11:39 p.m. — A caller advised that a customer had thrown out their back and needed EMS. An officer contacted EMS. June 26 12:07 a.m. — A subject was arrested for public intoxication, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. 6:13 p.m. — A caller advised of a disturbance at his neighbors’ place. Officers responded and filed a report.
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Generous donation
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Eureka Springs hosted four car clubs, including three Scion car clubs, this past weekend. Some of the people involved with those clubs donated more than 1,200 cans of food, as well as boxes of hygiene items and new clothing to the Flint Street Fellowship Food Pantry.
Two vehicles collide on Highway 62
Inspiration Point Fire Department responders were dispatched to a two-vehicle head-on collision early Tuesday morning. The accident occurred on Highway 62 just west of County Road 206, in the vicinity of Bear Mountain Riding Stables. An eastbound pickup crossed the center line while navigating the 90 degree curve and struck a westbound pickup. Two ambulances from Eureka Springs Fire Department were dispatched to assist Inspiration Point EMTs in evaluating the drivers and passengers. The highway was closed for about 30 minutes while responders were evaluating patients and securing the vehicles. One-lane alternating traffic flow was then established until wreckers arrived to clear the roadway. Three Carroll County Sheriff’s Office units and two Arkansas State Police units were also dispatched. Inspiration Point responders were on scene nearly two hours.
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Firefighter Jim Wallace accesses the engine compartment on a vehicle to disconnect the battery.
Human Rights Art and Film Festival coming in August
The second annual Eureka Springs Human Rights Art and Film Festival will be held in Eureka Springs at The Auditorium on Friday, Aug. 5 and Saturday, Aug. 6. The festival is scheduled during Eureka Springs Diversity Weekend and is open to everyone. It is funded in part by a special grant from the Arkansas Parks and Tourism Department and the Walton Foundation. This year, the festival is partnering with Kaleidoscope Film Fest of Little Rock, with a feature block of the fest’s 2015 winning films. Other highlights of the festival are special screening blocks from “Arkansas Shorts” and Low Key Arts. The call for entries is open now. Entry forms can be downloaded from the Eureka Springs Indie Film Fest website at http:// www.esfilmfest.org/product-category/film. You can also enter by visiting https://FilmFreeway.com/festival/EurekaSpringsHumanRightsFilmFest. The categories include: student films,
which must be made on mobile devices and have a run time under 10 minutes; documentaries, which can cover any topics and can run under 30 minutes or be a feature-length piece; LGBT voices, which are short films made by or about the LGBT community with a special interest in pointof-view stories about Orlando and individuals or groups that have advanced the LGBT movement; and women in film, which are short or feature-length films made by or about women of note who have contributed to the advancement of women’s rights. It costs $25 to enter a documentary, but all the other categories are free to enter. Awards will be given for student films and documentaries. The festival will kick off on Friday, Aug. 5, with a preview party. Screenings will begin on Saturday, Aug. 6 at 10 a.m., continuing through 5 p.m. with the award show at 6 p.m. For more information, visit www.ESFilmFest.org or call 479-244-6636.
ESSA will host Young Artist Week in July Eureka Springs School of the Arts (ESSA) will host Young Artist Week from Monday, July 11, to Friday, July 15. Students ages 11 to 17 can participate in five different beginner level classes taught by local artists. Donna Doss will teach “Handbuilding with Clay,” a class where students learn the basics of ceramics. Students will learn to form hand-built sculptures and functional objects using the slab roller, coil technique and surface texturing with found objects. Danielle James will lead the “This is Metal!” youth metalsmithing class, teaching students the basics of small-scale metal fabrications. Students will construct their very own hinged locket out of metal during the first two days. Basic studio safety, basic soldering and finishing will also be covered. Norris Chee will teach “Airbrushing T-Shirts.” Students will dive into the history of Native American culture while learning
airbrush techniques on a T-shirt of their own designs. Denise Ryan will lead the “Acrylic Painting” course, introducing students to three basic approaches to painting with acrylics. In the first half of the class, students will be modeling color and shadow to create realism. During the second half, they will experiment with pattern, line, shape, texture and a palette knife in order to create their very own abstract painting. Gina Gallina will teach “Yarnageddon: Youth Beginning Crochet,” starting students off with basic chains and granny squares before exploring the possibilities by using math rather than patterns. Students will learn to control tension, use correct hook size and different types of yarns for specific projects. Each workshop is a five-day course. Registration is $150. To register or for more information visit ESSA-Art.org.
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Wisecrack ZODIAC
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-Phenylalanine... try saying this one 10 times fast! Pronounced feen-ill-la-la-neen, Jim Fain you can leave the L off, as it is a designator of this being an amino acid) this supplement is a mouthful. Many believe if more of us had a mouth full of phenylalanine, there would be less mouthing off as well as less unhappiness and more laughter. Amino acids are classified as essential or non-essential. There are about 80 of them but we humans only need about 20-23 depending upon whom you listen to. The ones classified as essential are required by our bodies and have to be consumed. The non-essential are necessary but are produced by our bodies. Phenylalanine is an essential amino acid. The Wellness Advisor newsletter states,” Most people — yes most — don’t naturally have enough phenylalanine in their bodies”. They also report the U.S. Military studies clearly show improved performance both mental and physical under stress. Natural health practitioners have for a long while suggested this inexpensive supplement for vascular eye disorders, bloodshot eyes and cataracts, for weight loss especially in boosting basil metabolic rate (combine with L-tyrosine for best benefit) and for low thyroid function, decreasing menstrual and arthritis pain, elevating mood, reducing depression, increasing sexual appetite as well as improving memory, alertness and ability to learn. This is a long list as this essential amino acid combines in our systems to make other amino acids as well as making some of them work better. Think of it as a cheerleading squad combined with the ability to coach your winning team. One way of gauging if you might benefit by supplementing with 500 mg per day is to ask yourself if you crave stimulants such as sugar, desserts, chocolate, coffee or cigarettes. If you already feel confident, vibrant and ready to plunge into life and enjoy yourself then you are probably getting enough from your diet. While 500 mgs is probably safe across the board care must be taken if you are taking an old style antidepressant called a MAO inhibitor. Also, an unusual condition called phenylketouria, uncontrolled high blood pressure or stumbling requires a review.
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Aries: You have an old soul, which explains why your mind creaks when it moves. Work out those brain kinks with some Sudoku or by trying to figure out all three Matrix movies. Taurus: If the universe is a circus, then your week is like a clown car: It’s packed with weird people with no sense of style. Don’t let the Bozos get you down, or you’ll never get all the cotton candy out of your hair. Gemini: You think you’re an open book, but most people never make it beyond your bizarre cover. Flutter those pages at someone so they’ll give you a good read. Cancer: A man with a nose ring brings you great news on Friday. If he also has a handlebar mustache and a pocket accordion, tell him to keep moving and wait for the next one. Leo: You need a break. Turn off the phone, get away from the Internet and see if you still have any inner peace left inside. Hopefully, all those wi-fi waves haven’t killed it completely off. Virgo: If life gives you lemons, why stop at lemonade? Make a lemon meringue pie, and twist the rest of that lemon into your vodka. Forget the milkshakes, all the boys are in the yard for your lemon-cucumber margaritas. Libra: You find the remote control in the dog bed, but changing the batteries doesn’t make it work. Your neighbor, however, is twitching like a beached catfish because you’re making him watch five seconds each of the Kardashians, QVC, and Game of Thrones without the naughty bits. Scorpio: Not all who wander are lost; some, like you, are just trying to remember where they parked the car. Install a remote-activated air horn for these moments. You may blast the doors off someone’s Volvo, but you’ll know where your car is. Sagittarius: Some days you’re the dandelion, some days you’re the weed whacker. Spread
your fuzzy little opinions on every breeze this week, before someone tries to cut you off at the knees with the string of doom. Capricorn: Now you know what you want, you just have to figure out how to get it. Draw up some plans, and include a caffeinated wombat, three toy robots and the plot of Ocean’s Eleven. Aquarius: Enjoy the fruits of
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your labor while they’re still ripe; otherwise, your only choice will be to throw them at politicians or a movie screen showing “Independence Day 16: Ernest Saves the Earth.” Pisces: Don’t worry about flying on all thrusters toward success; your spaceship has never followed a straight line. Do a few curlicues until you hit full speed. No one will be able to track you.
CROSSWORD Puzzle
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CALENDAR of events
Send calendar entries to Kelby Newcomb at CCNNews@cox-internet.com. The calendar is reserved for events sponsored by non-profit entities, benefits for non-profits and free events. First priority will be given to organizations providing a public service, such as rural fire departments, schools, churches, hospital auxiliaries and services for senior citizens or veterans. Submissions should be timely. Calendar listings should not be more than 30 days in advance of the event. The calendar is sometimes edited to fit the available space in the print edition. See the full calendar online at www.LovelyCitizen.com
June 30: Film Showing
The Unitarian Universalist Church will show Michael Moore’s latest film “Where to Invade Next” at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 30. Moore’s film visits various countries to examine how Europeans view work, education, health care, sex, equality and other issues. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the event is free. Guests are welcome to bring beverages but must take the containers home with them.
July 1: Parents’ Night Out
The First United Methodist Church will hold its next parents’ night out from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, July 1, at 195 Huntsville Road. Parents can drop off children ranging from a few months old to 12-yearsold. The kids will enjoy dinner, games, crafts and some lessons about God’s love while the parents get a few hours of free time. The event is free to everyone.
July 1: Monthly Music Jam
The monthly music name at the Carroll County fair grounds will be at 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 1. The event will begin with a potluck, and music will follow. Guests are encouraged to bring their instruments and join in or come just to listen.
July 2: Arts and Crafts
All local crafters and artists are invited to a New Market start-up at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 2, at the Holiday Island Info Center parking lot. Guests can bring their crafts or just browse. Call 479-981-2022 for more information.
July 3: Eureka Springs Happy Birthday Stroll
The Eureka Springs Historical Museum will hold the first Eureka Springs Happy Birthday Stroll history walk from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, July 3, starting at the Eureka Springs Carnegie Library and ending at the Fuller House on Spring Street. A
historical character will be featured outside each home on Spring Street and give a brief summary of the home’s history. Tickets are $25 and include a boxed chicken dinner at the end of the tour. Tickets can be purchased online at www.EurekaSpringsHistoricalMuseum.org or at 95 S. Main Street. For more information call 479-253-9417.
July 3: Salad Sunday
The Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will hold Salad Sunday at 11 a.m. Sunday, July 3, at 17 Elk Street. The meal is $4 for adults, $2 for children or $10 for a family. Jonathan Batchellor of Body Tune will speak at the service about wearing jewelry that is tuned to the frequencies of a person’s body to improve life.
July 4: Metafizzies Meeting
The Eureka Springs Metaphysical Society (Metafizzies) will feature Stephen Foster and his discussion on metaphysical interpretation of the New Testament at 7 p.m. Monday, July 4, at Heart of Many Ways at 68 Mountain St. All are welcome.
July 5: Movie Afternoon
The Eureka Springs Carnegie Library will show “Eight Below” at 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, at 194 Spring St. as part of its summer reading program “On Your Mark, Get Set, Read.” For more information call 479-253-8754.
July 5: Pajama Story Time
The Eureka Springs Carnegie Library will hold pajama story time for toddlers at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, at 194 Spring Street. For more information call 479-253-8754.
July 6: Preschool Craft and Story Hour
The Eureka Springs Carnegie Library will hold preschool craft and story hour at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, at 194 Spring St. For more information call 479-
253-8754.
July 6: Games Around the World
The Eureka Springs Carnegie Library will host “Games Around the World” at 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 6, at 194 Spring St. The event will teach kids about international games, including making and playing the games. For more information call 479-2538754.
July 6: Jam Session
A community song circle and jam session will take place at the Carnegie Library Annex from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 6. Instrument players and singers are invited to bring songs to share and join in. For more information contact Elby at 914584-2145.
July 7: Lego Club
The Eureka Springs Carnegie Library will host a Lego Club meeting at 3 p.m. Thursday, July 7, at 194 Spring Street. The meeting will feature a new weekly building challenge. For more information call 479253-8754.
July 8: Free Slideshow
Eureka Springs photographer Eli Vega will hold a free slideshow presentation for the community titled “Europe in Eureka” at 7 p.m. Friday, July 8, at the Eureka Springs Carnegie Library annex. The slideshow is a compilation of photographs in and around Eureka Springs that are reminiscent of Europe.
July 9: Kids Bible and Barbecue Camp
Faith Bible Church will hold a one day Kids Bible and Barbecue Camp from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 9, at 3 Parkcliff Drive in Holiday Island. Kids from kindergarten through sixth grade can come have fun with games, crafts, songs, skits
and snacks. For more information or to register your child call Debbie at 479-2536187 or Peg at 479-363-6010. Registration forms can also be found online at FaithBibleNWA.com.
July 9: Weekend Waiters’ Race
The sixth annual Fleur Delicious Weekend Waiters’ Race begins at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 9, at Eureka Grill and finishes at Basin Spring Park. Participating waiters from Eureka Springs restaurants should be in front of Eureka Grill by 2:30 p.m. to sign in and should bring their own trays.
July 9: Drug Awareness Barbecue
The Holiday Island Elks Lodge 102 will hold a barbecue to raise money to fund its Drug Awareness Program from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 9, at the Cornerstone Bank parking lot. The cost is $5 for a burger or bratwurst, chips and a soft drink or ice tea.
July 10: Alcoholism Sermon
Judith Ulch, spiritualist medium and teacher, will talk about her family experiences with alcoholism at the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 11 a.m. Sunday, July 10, at 17 Elk St.
July 11: Retired Teacher Trip
The Carroll County Retired Teachers will take a local trip through Carroll, Newton and Boone counties at 9 a.m. Monday, July 11. The group will meet at the Green Forest Methodist Church at 8:30 a.m. and depart at 9 a.m. The group will car pool, so attendees are asked to bring their own walking sticks and other supplies they might need. The group will hike at Lost Valley, visit Alum Cove near Deer, walk down to the natural bridge and have a late lunch at Cliff House among other things. The event will be rescheduled if it rains.
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CALENDAR of events July 16: Gospel Concert
The Missourians, a gospel music group with a progressive sound, will perform a concert at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 16, at Faith Bible Church at 3 Parkcliff Drive in the Holiday Island Shopping Center. The group will present the gospel message through song and testimony. Refreshments will be provided.
July 17: Writing Service
Shirley Lamberson, writer and member of the Village Writing School, will lead a service on how writing can be a creative outlet for everyone from young children to seniors at 11 a.m. Sunday, July 17, at the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 17 Elk St.
July 24: Mystic Moon Service
Lisa Dawn and Margo Elliott, owners of Mystic Moon, will present information about the services they offer at 11 a.m. Sunday, July 24, at the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 17 Elk Street.
July 31: Yoga Sermon
Jack Kroeck, yoga teacher, will talk about the mystery of yoga and its health-boosting aspects and demonstrate some yoga techniques at 11 a.m. Sunday, July 31, at the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 17 Elk St.
ONGOING MEETINGS
Berryville’s Alcoholics Anonymous chapter meets at 7 p.m. each Thursday at the Community of Christ Church at 501 Orchard Drive. The meetings take place in the basement next to the lower parking lot of the church. For more information call 870-929-6236. Carroll County Cruisers and Collectables meets the last Monday of every month at various locations. Show and Shine Cruise-ins will be held during the spring and summer months on the Berryville Square. For more information call 879-423-7928.
The Eureka Springs Garden Club meets the fourth Friday of each month at various locations. Everyone interested in gardening is invited to attend. For more information, call Annie at 479-275-8563. Eureka Springs Hospital Guild meets at 1:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month at the hospital cafeteria. For more information call Mary Lou at 479-253-9398.
The Eureka Springs Rotary Club meets at noon on Thursdays at the Forest Hills Restaurant. A salad bar and buffet lunch are available. For more information contact eurekasprgsrotary@gmail.com.
The Eureka Springs Farmers Market is open from 7 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the parking lot of Pine Mountain Village. There are fresh vegetables, meats, baked goods, soaps, jellies and seasonal items like wreaths and crafts. The Holiday Island Farmers Market will be held in Veteran’s Park from 4 p.m. to dark on Fridays. There will be live music, produce, baked goods, crafts and more. The Carroll County Branch of the Ozark Offroad Cyclist club will host training rides at 2 p.m. every Sunday at Lake Leatherwood.
Painter’s Palette Art School on the Berryville Square will host a free coloring book workshop from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. every Friday. Call Lynne Crow at 479-586-4868 for more information.
Holiday Island Community Church at 188 Stateline Road in Holiday Island offers Friday Bible Study at 9 a.m. every Friday in the library of Haller Hall. Call 479-2538200 for more information.
The Everything Ensemble will get together once a week to play all kinds of compositions from sheet music. There will be opportunities for innovation, experimentation, composition, arrangement and collaboration. Violin, viola, cello, string bass and wind instrument players are wanted. It is free to participate. Call 479-253-6211 or email klucariello@gmail.com for more information.
Melissa Clare will host “An Inquiry into Sufism” at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays each month.
The American Legion Auxiliary No. 36 of Holiday Island meets at 10 a.m. every third Monday at the Holiday Island Country Club. All ladies who are immediate relatives of veterans are eligible to join.
Celebrate Recovery, a 12-step Christ-centered recovery support group, will meet at 6 p.m. every Wednesday at Soul Purpose Ministries at 801 S. Springfield Ave. in Green Forest. For more information, call 870-654-4059 or 870-4809993.
The Holiday Island Quilters Guild meets from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month at the Holiday Island Clubhouse at 1 Country Club. For more information, call Suzanne at 479-363-6416. St. James Episcopal Church will host Sunday community suppers from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. This is the sixth season of the suppers, with meals provided by local restaurants. Supper will be provided every Sunday during the winter season until March 20. The suppers are free and everyone is welcome.
First Southern Baptist Church of Holiday Island will host a family movie and game night at 6 p.m. the first Friday of every month. Call 479-253-6711 for more information.
The Eureka Springs Coffee Pot AA Group will meet at 11:30 a.m. Sundays, 7 p.m. Mondays, 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 5:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Coffee Pot Club at the corner of Huntsville Road and Stadium Road. Call 479-253-7956 or visit nwarkaa.org for more information. Meditation will take place every Monday at 6:30 p.m. at 5800 County Road 3012 in Eureka Springs. The focus will
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be on Shamatha and Tonglen meditations. These two practices will alternate every week, with coffee and tea after. Call Alece at 479-244-6841 or Gary at 479-244-6840 for more information. Eureka! Quilters Guild meets the second Wednesday of the month at 10 a.m. at Lone Star Bible Church located five miles south of Eureka Springs on Highway 23. A business meeting is from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., followed by a sign-up luncheon. A quilting program follows lunch. The Eureka Springs Buddhist Study Group will meet each Thursday at 4:30 p.m. at the Heart of Many Ways in the Christian Science Church at 68 Mountain St. for 30 minutes of meditation followed by reading and discussion of “Atisha’s Lamp for the Path.” Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS), a nonprofit weight loss support group, meets at 4 p.m. Mondays at the United Methodist Church of Berryville on Highway 62. National yearly dues are $32, which includes a national magazine and $3 local chapter dues. For more information, contact Jean Vance at 870-350-6888 or Delphia Smith at 870-423-2492. The Carroll County Riders meet on the second Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at Sparky’s Roadhouse Cafe in Eureka Springs. Spiritual Healing is held every third Wednesday at the Christian Science Church reading room at 68 Mountain St. Contact Melissa Clare at 479-253-8252 or MelissaClare01@gmail.com for more information. Holiday Island Garden Club meets the third Wednesday of each month excluding July, August and December. Membership costs $12. Contact BJ Dennis at 402-3263326, Patricia Messer at 479-981-6079, Tara Lawson at 479-244-0679 or Cathie Drake at 479-253-2377 for more information.
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LIVELY Entertainment
THURSDAY, JUNE 30 • Balcony Bar & Restaurant, 12 Spring, 479-253-7837: Catherine Reed, 5 p.m. • Eureka Live, 35 N. Main, 479-2537020: Happy Hour, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Green Screen Karaoke, 9 p.m. • Grande Taverne, 37 N. Main St., 479253-6756: Jerry Yester, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. • Grub & Pub Club 169, 169 E. Van Buren, 479-253-7122: Happy Hour, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Bike Night with The George Brothers, 7:30 p.m. • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard), 105 E. Van Buren, 479-253-2500: Another Turn, 8 p.m. • New Delhi Cafe, 2 N. Main,479-2532525: Hospitality Night, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. FRIDAY, JULY 1 • Balcony Bar & Restaurant, 12 Spring, 479-253-7837: Steve Jones, noon; Steve Jones, 5 p.m. • Brews, 2 Pine St., 479-244-0878:
Eric Howell, 7 p.m. • Cathouse, 479-363-9976: Live Music TBA, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. • Chelsea’s, 10 Mountain St., 479-2536723: Skinny Gypsies, 9 p.m. • Eureka Live, 35 N. Main, 479253-7020: Happy Hour, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Drag Event, 9 p.m. $5 cover • Grande Taverne, 479-253-6756: Arkansas Red, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. • Grub & Pub Club 169, 479-2537122: Dorrian Cross, 8 p.m. • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard), 479253-2500: DJ Karaoke with Stan, 8 p.m. • New Delhi Cafe, 2 N. Main,479253-2525: Pete & Dave, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Den, 47 Spring St., 479-363-6444: Jimmy Garrett Band, 9 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Tavern, 417 W. Van Buren, 479-253-8544: 2 Dog 2 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY, JULY 2
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SUNDAY, JULY 3 • Balcony Bar & Restaurant, 12 Spring, 479-253-7837: Pearl Brick, noon; Melissa Carper, 5 p.m. • Brews, 479-244-0878: Eric Howell, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Trivia with Sam, 7 p.m. • Chelsea’s, 479-253-6723: Paseo Street Walkers, 7 p.m. • Eureka Live, 479-253-7020: Green Screen Karaoke, 7 p.m. • Grub & Pub Club 169, 479-2537122: Happy Hour, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Karaoke, 8 p.m. • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): Texas Holdem, 7 p.m. • New Delhi Cafe, 2 N. Main, 479253-2525: Whiskey Mendez, noon to 4 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Den, 479-363-6444: Tyler Brant, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Sumtin for Nuthin Band, 9 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Tavern, 479-2538544: Kirk Brown Band, 7:30 p.m. MONDAY, JULY 4 Happy July 4th! • Chelsea’s: SprUngbilly, 9:00 p.m. • Eureka Live, 479-253-7020: Hog Dog Eating Contest, Men/Women/Children Categories, 1st Place Trophies awarded, noon • Grub & Pub Club 169, 479-2537122: Happy Hour, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Den, 479-363-6444: Mudhound Watson Duo, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. TUESDAY, JULY 5 • Cathouse, 479-363-9976: Los Roscoes, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. • Chelsea’s: Open Mic, 9:00 p.m. • Grub & Pub Club 169, 479-2537122: Happy Hour, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): Game Night: Texas Hold’em and Pool Tournament, 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JULY 6 • Brews, 479-244-0878: Open Mic, 7 p.m. • Eureka Live, 479-253-7020: Happy Hour, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. • Grub & Pub Club 169: Happy Hour, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Wild Women Wednesdays, Ladies Night • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): Ladies Night
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Sixth annual Fleur Delicious Weekend scheduled for July 5-10
The sixth annual Fleur Delicious Weekend will take place from Tuesday, July 5, to Sunday, July 10. The event is a French-themed celebration in which restaurants, bars, art galleries, boutiques and music venues participate in French-inspired indulgences. The weekend kicked off at 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 29, with the “I Take the Fifth” annual Ciroc Bartender Competition. Another popular event, the Spring Street Waiters’ Race, will take place at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 9. The race starts at Eureka Grill at 71 Spring St. and finishes at Basin Park. Participating waiters should be in front of Eureka Grill by 2:30 p.m. to sign in for the race. They are required to bring their own trays. Schedule of events July 5-10: Tasting and sniffing tours at Fresh Harvest, sniffing tours at The Spice Boat and wine tastings at Railway Winery and Keels Creek Winery July 5: Sips and Samplings from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow July 6-8: Wine pairings at Keels Creek Winery from 11 a.m. to noon and 2 p.m. to 3
p.m. Cost is $15 a person July 6: Artist reception for Bossa Screwanova from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at DeVito’s of Eureka Springs July 7-9: Fleur Delicious weekend specials offered from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Grand Taverne July 7-10: KJ’s Caribe Restaurante y Cantina presents a French-themed dinner featuring Eureka Springs Farmers’ Market produce paired with Railway Winery wines. Regular menu also available. July 7: Eureka Springs Farmers Market events, including waking up taste buds at 9 a.m. with Chef Sarah of The Cookery at KJ’s Caribe Restaurant and Cantina, Chef Jeff of Grand Taverne Restaurant and Lounge sharing some of his specialties with the crowd at 10 a.m. and enjoying the culinary delights of Chef KJ from KJ’s Caribe Restaurant and Cantina at 11 a.m. July 7: Julie Hop will host an evening of watercolor and wine from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Basin Park Hotel’s 6th floor lobby. Tickets are $40 at the door and online. Paint, paintbrushes and watercolor
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ing the standards set by the planning commission. “She’s providing a meal and has an onsite manager,” Greene said. “Our definition says they must provide a meal, and she’s proven to me that she is providing that.” The commission voted unanimously to end Smith’s hearing, agreeing that Smith is using her CUP properly. The commission’s next regular meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, at City Hall.
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Greene told Parker to contact Glenna Booth at the mayor’s office for information on the appeal. The commission held other hearings at the meeting, with Beth Martin Smith speaking on behalf of he property at 4 Armstrong. Lujan said Smith was cited for not having an on-site manager or serving a meal. Smith said she does have an on-site manager and has since the B&B began running. She added that her guests are offered breakfast every morning. “We’ve always made breakfast available. We stock the fridge every time,” Smith said. “We say, ‘Would you like us to cook your breakfast?’” Usually, she said, people prefer to have their privacy during breakfast. Smith added that she didn’t advertise the on-site manager because she wanted visitors to have the Airbnb feel but said she would change her advertisements to reflect that. Greene said she thought Smith was meet-
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This large, beautiful 18-monthold red pit bull mix is “Lilly” (No. R77). She’s a sweet-natured pet who likes to chase cows. She’s very trainable and loves to play in water. Lilly has her shots and is spayed. She’s adoptable at the Good Shepherd Animal Shelter on Highway 62 east of Eureka Springs. The shelter is open from noon to 5 p.m. every day but Tuesday and Wednesday. Call the shelter at 479-253-9188 for more information.
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Huss said. “We would not be part of the conversation about mountain biking in Northwest Arkansas without the longterm hard work of this group. I am grateful for their Herculean efforts.” The new boat fleet at Lake Leatherwood, he said, has been very successful. Huss said parks was 96 percent above last year’s totals for boat rentals at the end of May, thanking maintenance supervisor Vince Peschka for assisting with the construction of a cage for the fleet. “While we are fine-tuning the functionality, the security and visual impact is wonderful and improves the appearance of the dock area,” Huss said, adding
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Berner there was a large amount of cash in the vehicle and Berner responded: “I did not see any money.” According to Rinks’ report, Snyder said he made no attempt to locate the money and left the scene with Zabel in custody. Snyder said he did not know where the money was, according to Rinks’ report, which said Snyder denied stealing the money or having any involvement with stealing any of the money. During Berner’s interview with Rinks, he stated that when he arrived on the scene Snyder and Zabel were at the back of Zabel’s vehicle, and Snyder asked Berner to inventory the vehicle. According to Rinks’ report, Berner said that as he walked to Zabel’s vehicle to conduct an inventory, Galland arrived on the scene. Berner said that Galland went to the passenger’s side of Zabel’s vehicle and searched inside the passenger area, Rinks’ report said. Berner told Rinks that he completed the inventory and no one, including Snyder, made any mention of money in the vehicle. Berner told Rinks that he completed the inventory and left the scene to assist Galland with another traffic stop a few miles away. According to Rinks’ report, Berner said that he did not learn about the missing money until the next day. Berner told Rinks that Galland should be questioned because she had been looking around the
that he has purchased another “yakanoe.” Boat and tackle sales are going well, he continued. Huss said the commission should see record numbers at Lake Leatherwood, already exceeding last year’s totals by June. The park isn’t without its problems. Huss noted that the commission has been battling sewer problems at Lake Leatherwood, saying he’s concerned about the septic system. “Our septic system has backed up several times and appears to be in need of major repairs,” Huss said. “The tank may be compromised.” Financially, he said the commission appears in line with yearly estimates. He pointed out that the commission hasn’t had any major expenses besides the septic issues at Lake Leatherwood and said
he plans to keep monitoring expenses. Tax collections and Lake Leatherwood City Park revenue, he noted, are up. “With June income so far, we have exceeded 50 percent of the 2015 revenue well before the halfway marks for the season,” Huss said. “This increase is thanks to an increase of 83 more cabin rentals, 33 more RV rentals and 72 more campsite rentals, combined with a boat rental revenue that keeps setting and then breaking record numbers.” He added, “All indications are that we will have a record year for revenue.” Moving forward, he said he hopes to work on writing grants and other administrative needs such as job descriptions and the policy manual for several groups and facilities. When these administrative
items are completed, Huss said there will be even more consistent and fair dealings for visitors. He expressed excitement for the future of the projects at Lake Leatherwood City Park, saying the commission has already seen what kind of revenue a little fine-tuning can provide. He said he’s confident the commission will see major returns on expenditures for projects at Lake Leatherwood. “Through continued cooperation and careful consideration, there are many reasons to be excited about the future of Lake Leatherwood City Park and parks,” Huss said. “I look forward to leading us on the next step in this process. The state of the parks is good and only getting better.”
vehicle in the area where the money had been left, according to Rinks’ report. Galland told Rinks during her interview that when she arrived on the scene she observed Snyder conducting field sobriety tests with Zabel and Berner doing an inventory of the vehicle. According to Rinks’ report, Galland said she walked up to Zabel’s vehicle but never made entry. Galland told Rinks that shortly after walking up to Zabel’s vehicle, she observed a vehicle being driven in a reckless manner on the highway and left to pursue it, according to Rinks’ report. Galland also told Rinks that her boyfriend, who had been helping with a reserve class, was riding with her on the night of the incident. Galland denied any knowledge of the money and any involvement in stealing it, according to Rinks’ report. Rinks asked all three deputies a series of questions, including irrelevant and control questions. He also asked each deputy • “Did you steal any of the money?” • “Did you steal any of the money in the vehicle?” • “Did you have any involvement in stealing any of the money?” All three deputies answered “No” to all three questions related to the missing money. Rinks also conducted a polygraph exam with Zabel, asking him: “Did you lie in your written statement?” and “Did you lie in your written statement you just gave
me?” Zabel answered no to each question. In his reports, Rinks said that the polygraph exams indicated deception by both Snyder and Galland. Rinks listed the “confidence level of probability of deception” at 98.4 percent for Snyder and 99.6 percent for Galland. Rinks reported that the exams indicated no deception by Berner or Zabel, with a confidence level of 98 percent for Berner and 98.4 percent for Zabel. After being advised of the polygraph results, Snyder and Galland were given an opportunity to resign, according to Reddick’s report, and both did so via letter on June 2. Reddick’s report says the sheriff’s office presented an $800 check to Zabel to replace the missing money. Reddick’s report also notes that CCSO patrol cars are not equipped with cameras and that there is no physical evidence to be presented for a criminal case against Snyder or Galland. A Facebook page apparently belonging to Snyder indicates that he is now living in Tulsa and working for a contracting company. A Facebook message for Snyder and a telephone message left with the contracting company both went unreturned on Monday. Galland responded to a Facebook message, initially saying that she wanted to speak with her attorney before making a comment, then saying that she would have no comment.
Snyder was hired by CCSO on Jan. 12, 2015, and Galland was hired on Nov. 27, 2015. Zabel could not be reached for comment. His attorney, Chris Flanagin, said he was pleased with the way the CCSO handled the investigation. “These kinds of things do happen, and it’s very important that the agency involved handle it appropriately,” Flanagin said by phone Monday. “I think that’s what happened in this case.” Flanagin elaborated in an email message later Monday. “Zabel requested that Deputy Snyder secure the $800 several times and Deputy Snyder would either ignore him or give a sarcastic response,” Flanagin said in his email. “The $800 was left on the passenger seat last my client saw it, in an apparent attempt to try to blame the tow truck driver. The inventory policy is meant to protect the property of the accused, but also the officer from being accused of wrongdoing such as this. The worst injustices are those done by the ones we trust to protect justice. I am just happy it did not fall on deaf ears and was investigated.” Mayfield acknowledged that he felt a sense of anger and betrayal over the incident. “They betrayed the community they were entrusted to protect,” he said. “They betrayed this administration with their behavior.”
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Highberry Music Festival slated for June 30-July 4 Deadhead Productions of Eureka Springs is preparing to host its annual Highberry Music Festival at a larger new venue this weekend. The festival features headliners such as Buckethead, who is returning to the festival circuit for the first time since 2012, Harvest Festival veterans Yonder Mountain String Band, Highberry tradition Keller Williams, as well as Papadosio, Dopapod and Wookiefoot, Other notable acts include Highberry veterans Spoonfed Tribe, the 1 oz. Jig, and Smar T Jones, Memphis’s own reggae outfit Chinese Connection Dub Embassy and many other talented and up and coming bands from around the country were also added. This will be the first year the event will
be held at Mulberry Mountain in Ozark and will take place over four days, from Thursday, June 30, to Sunday, July 4. The annual event began as a private party in 2009. Tent camping is included in the ticket price. There will be a large number of general admission shaded camping spots available on a first-come, first-served basis. Gates will open for the festival on at 8 a.m. Thursday, June 30, with music slated to begin at 7 p.m. that night. The weekend of music will conclude on Monday, July 4. For more information or to purchase tickets, go to http://www.highberryfestival.com
Elks Lodge to host barbecue July 9 The Holiday Island Elks Lodge 1042 will host a barbecue from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 9, on the Cornerstone Bank parking lot near the Holiday Island entrance. It will cost $5 for a burger or a brat, chips and a soft drink or iced tea. ]The barbecue will raise money for the lodge’s drug awareness program. Every year in conjunction with the Red Ribbon program, a group of Holiday Island Elks visit fifth-graders in Carroll County to present a three-part drug awareness program. Each
class watches a video titled “The Drug Monster,” which points out the real dangers of using illegal drugs. The class is then given a brief talk encouraging them to never begin using drugs, and the children are asked to create a poster that shows the dangers of using drugs. The fifth-graders are given a packet of information supplied by the Elks National Foundation. The proceeds from the barbecue will be used to purchase the packets, rulers, pencils and pens for the program.
Wednesday, June 29 - “Kick Off” Event! 5pm: "I Take The Fifth" Annual Fleur Delicious WeekendCiroc Bartender Competition at Chelsea's Corner Cafe - 10 Mountain St. Tuesday, July 5 5pm - 7pm: Writer’s Colony “Sips and Samplings” homemade breads and cheeses from the Kent Walker Cheese Company in Little Rock - 515 Spring St. Tuesday thru Saturday, July 5 - 10 10am - 5pm: Fresh Harvest tasting tours - 512 Village Circle • 10am - 5pm: The Spice Boat sniffing tours - 512 Village Circle • Throughout Fleur Delicious Weekend: Keels Creek Winery wine tastings - 3185 E. Van Buren • Railway Winery wine tastings - 4937 Highway 187 • The Stone House French wine flights and cheese pairings - 89 S. Main St. Wednesday, July 6 5pm to 7pm: Bossa Screwanova at DeVito’s of Eureka Springs - 5 Center St. Wednesday thru Friday, July 6 - 8 1am-12pm & 2pm-3pm: Keels Creek Winery wine pairings - 3185 E. Van Buren Thursday, July 7 9am -11am: Eureka Springs Farmers Market - several events featuring local chefs - 2075 E. Van Buren St. • 6pm to 9pm: Palette to Palate:” Watercolor & Wine” Edition at Basin Park Hotel with Julie Hop - 12 Spring St. Thursday thru Saturday, July 7 - 9 5pm to 9pm: Grand Taverne “Celebrating the Senses” offering FDW Specials - 37 N. Main Street Thursday thru Sunday, July 7 - 10 5pm to 9pm: French themed dinner at Caribe featuring Railway Winery Wine pairings Saturday, July 9 8:45am: Nom Nom Namaste Yoga + Brunch at Fresh - 179 N. Main • 9am: White Street Saturday Market cooking demo with Chef David Gilderson - 26 White St. • 11am: Saturday lunch at Fresh - 179 N Main • 12pm to 7pm: Delicious Art Market at Basin Spring Park Spring St. Downtown • 2:30pm: Waiters’ Race down Spring Street • 4pm: Melonlight Dance will perform “Tango a Paris" in Basin Spring Park - Spring St. Downtown • 5pm-7pm: Second Saturday Music in the Park with Brave Combo Basin Spring Park - Spring St. Downtown • 5:30pm, 6:30pm & 7:30pm: Guided Art Walk Tour - Basin Spring Park - Spring St. Downtown • 6pm-9pm: Second Saturday Gallery Stroll - Throughout Eureka • 5pm: 7-course FDW tasting menu wine flight at Le Stick Nouveau - 65A Spring St. Sunday, July 10 10am - 2pm: Sunday Brunch at Fresh - 179 N. Main • 7pm: French Wine Dinner at Cottage Inn - 450 W. Van Buren
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Meticulously maintained Morrell Log home sits track –side on 6 (+/-) acres. Enjoy the ambiance & beauty of hardwood floors, tongue & groove ceilings fabulous Florida room & great gardens. This 1 bed 1 ½ bath home is brightened by skylights & a plethora of windows. Marble vanities, SS appliances, laundry room/storage areas. Second home has 1 bed, 1 ½ bath w/galley kitchen, living & dining areas. Three additional rooms could be bedrooms, office, studio…whatever you desire. Rental income potential from either home. Log cabin would make great B & B that could sleep 6 or more. Outside city limits…endless possibilities! Call today to experience this magical place! $189,000 MLS 1019202
Lovely custom 4 bed/2.5 bath home w/crown molding, trey ceilings, double archway, stained glass, built-ins. Light filled eat-in kitchen, formal living & dining room along with master suite, 2nd bedroom & half bath on main floor. Lower level 2 bedrooms, full bath, large wet bar, wood stove & huge family room that has access to decks. 3 car garage w/ workshop space & pull down attic stairs; New roof in 2015, New HVAC in 2016. LEASE/ PURCHASE OPTION. $235,500. MLS# 1007237.
CHERYL COLBERT 479.981.6249
CHERYL COLBERT 479.981.6249
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