Lovely County Citizen Aug. 10, 2017

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VOLUME 19 NUMBER 8

AUGUST 10, 2017

Unity and love Photos on Page 10

n Ag teacher plants seeds for program McAfee says he’s looking forward to school year Page 3

n Cemetery receives grant for application Commission applying to be on national historic site registry Page 4

n Equity Bank helps Good Shepherd Fundraising events planned for August and September Page 5

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July 31 9:03 p.m. — A caller advised of a disturbance at an area hotel. The subject left before the officer arrived.

11:57 p.m. — A complainant came into the lobby of the police department to file a report on theft. She advised her purse had been taken out of her vehicle while she was at work in the evening. An officer spoke with her and took a report.

Aug. 1 5:54 a.m. — An officer responded to a residence to check for a possible trespasser.

10:15 a.m. — Carroll County Sheriff’s Office advised of a 911 hangup. An officer responded and found a child was playing with the phone. All was well.

12:35 p.m. — A caller advised of an accident at a local shop. An officer responded and took a report.

3:46 p.m. — A male called the police station to advise his mother was dead in the bathtub. The incident is under investigation.

11:26 p.m. — A caller advised of an erratic driver coming into Eureka Springs on 23 North. An officer advised the vehicle never made it to the city limits.

Aug. 2 1:37 a.m. — A caller advised of a disturbance at a residence. An officer responded and spoke to the suspect, who advised he would leave the property.

6:42 p.m. — A subject called and was concerned about an aggressive post on Facebook from another subject. An aggressive post on Facebook? You don’t say!

10:44 p.m. — Carroll County Dispatch advised of a 911 hangup at an area hotel.

An officer responded and found it was a little girl playing with the phone.

Aug. 3 12:50 a.m. — A caller reported a resident at an apartment complex causing a disturbance. An officer responded and made contact with the suspect, who advised he would keep it down.

5:19 p.m. — A subject came into the police station to ask a question in reference to a neighbor dispute. He was referred to the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office since

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it was out of Eureka Springs Police Department’s jurisdiction.

10:13 p.m. — A caller advised her identity had been stolen after she attempted to get a phone, and the store declined her purchase because of an outstanding account. She also advised of suspicious activity at her house.

Aug. 4 3:26 a.m. — Carroll County Sheriff’s Office advised the complainant that had talked to a Eureka Springs officer earlier in the evening had called again and wanted an officer to come by. The complainant advised that she thought two people were in her apartment. An officer responded and checked the area. No one attempted to make contact, and the complainant would not answer the door.

6:35 a.m. — A complainant advised his vehicle was missing. He said the last time he had seen it was at 7 p.m. the previous night. An officer responded and took a report.

1:55 p.m. — Multiple complaints were received about loud music in the park.

Officers made contact with a group in the park with a radio and with a group at an area restaurant. The group in the park turned the radio down. Both groups were checked with a sound meter, and both were brought down to within the allowed limits.

3:08 p.m. — An employee at an area business complained of a motorcycle that was parked in the middle of the loading zone. The employee advised the owner was coming out of an area restaurant yelling at anyone who attempted to park in the loading zone to unload. An officer made contact with the subject.

4:13 p.m. — A caller advised someone had trashed her apartment and she could hear them in the building. An officer responded. No report was taken. Someone trashed our apartment, too, and now they’re sitting on our couch watching Netflix.

4:14 p.m. — A caller reported she was receiving threatening calls. An officer took the call and explained to the subject that an officer just left her place. A call See Dispatch, page 19

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Ag teacher plants seeds for new program

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

The Eureka Springs School District is growing a new agriculture program.

The district received a grant earlier this year to build a greenhouse for the program, and new agriculture teacher Jason McAfee said the greenhouse could be built as soon as this fall. Ideally, McAfee said, the greenhouse will run year-round.

“This is just one tool and one outlet for teaching the students sustainability,” McAfee said.

The students will sell the fresh produce, McAfee said, and could even work with school nutritionists to incorporate the produce into breakfast and lunch across the district.

“That’s just an idea right now, but I hope to work with the nutritionists and give back to the school, so the students can see what they’ve produced being utilized on a school level,” he said.

McAfee said he will be teaching Survey of Agriculture, Intro to World Agriculture, a leadership class and a class on landscape and nursery.

“I want the classroom to be built on project-based learning, so I will be tying that in with many of my classes,” he said. “It’s not all about just being in the classroom. There’s a lot of outside-the-classroom experiences. We’re talking field trips, working in the greenhouse and doing research projects.”

McAfee described how agriculture education works, saying it’s divided into three components: lab instruction, supervised agricultural experiences and the FFA Organization. It starts in the classroom, McAfee said, but agriculture students learn much

more by working on projects at school and within the community.

“Supervised agricultural experiences are in a way like an internship, but they aren’t necessarily an internship,” McAfee said. “They can be short. It’s anything the students can do that is agriculture-related.”

One of the McAfee things he’s most looking forward to, McAfee said, is kicking off the Eureka Springs chapter of FFA Organization. He explained how the organization has evolved over the years, saying the name changed from Future Farmers of American to FFA Organization in 1988.

“In FFA, we don’t just talk about future farmers anymore. We talk about future engineers, future chemists and future biologist,” McAfee said. “It incorporates all of science now.”

The reason for that, he said, is that agriculture has become diverse over time.

“It has diversified so much in so many sectors. It now brings in all these other base components of knowledge,” McAfee said.

When it comes to agriculture education, McAfee explained, everything goes back to science.

“It’s an applied science. We basically take all the other classes and the things students are learning and apply them to the agriculture setting,” he said. “We’ve got chemistry and physiology. We’re trying to incorporate

all the things they’re learning in school to agriculture.”

McAfee said he hopes students get involved with FFA, because it’s the leadership component of agriculture education. It’s important, McAfee said, for students to become good leaders.

“The program itself … its vision stands for growing leaders, building communities and strengthening agriculture,” McAfee said. “It’s a year-round program. They’ll be going on field trips, and they’ll be competing with other local schools with FFA chapters.”

He continued, “It’s a chance for students to build on skills and the things they learn in the classroom. FFA is all about being a team, and these are team-oriented events. It really helps them build those team skills and leadership skills. That’s a big part of FFA.” Through FFA, McAfee said, students can earn degrees on a local or state level. These degrees include Discovery, Greenhand and Chapter.

“They can earn a degree as low as middle school starting with the Discovery,” McAfee said.

The agriculture program will start at the eighth-grade level, McAfee said, so students can get involved with FFA before entering high school.

“They will already have an idea of what agriculture education is and what it has to offer,” McAfee said.

One of the challenges he will be facing, McAfee said, is getting students involved in FFA. “We officially have an FFA Organization established here in Eureka, but right now we’re just considered a number,” McAfee

said. “This is where we are, and hopefully we’ll find students to recruit and get them involved.”

He described the main focus of Eureka Springs’ agriculture program, saying it centers around plant systems. Most importantly, McAfee said, the program is open to anyone who might be interested in it.

“It’s geared toward all students, no matter what their plans are, but it’s my hope that it will help them plan future careers,” McAfee said. “Even if it’s not agriculture, these classes will help them build skills they can apply to any other job out there, and that is very important. I hope to help students build confidence and help them feel more comfortable in public speaking environments.”

McAfee, who graduated from Harrison High School in 1997, said he has worked as a research specialist for the past 14 years. When the job opened up in Eureka Springs, McAfee said, he knew he had to take it.

“I saw this as an opportunity to create the foundation for a new chapter in a place I find very unique and have always been drawn to,” McAfee said. “I just felt this pull here, and I’m glad to be here.”

His deepest hope, McAfee said, is that the community welcomes the agriculture program with open arms.

“I want the community to know me and feel comfortable to approach me if they have ideas. I can’t make any promises, but if you’ve got a good idea, let me know,” McAfee said. “The community is the foundation everything is built on. That’s where it all comes full circle, and we need that cooperation to make it a successful chapter.”

Democratic hopeful to speak at 17 Elk St. Aug. 14

ESPD investigating suspicious death

Josh Mahony, Democratic hopeful for Congress’ 3rd district, will speak on Monday, Aug. 14, at 6 p.m. at 17 Elk St. in Eureka Springs. Mahony is president of the Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund and past president of the Ozark Literacy Council Board of Directors, which strives to promote literacy to non-native English speakers in Northwest Arkansas.

Mahony is presented by Indivisible Eureka Springs. The group does not endorse any candidates but gives them a platform to present their views. For more information, call 479244-0123 or email nlpaddock@gmail.com.

The Eureka Springs Police Department has launched an investigation into a suspicious death.

According to a press release from the police department, officers responded to an unattended death on Tuesday, Aug. 1. The police log from Aug. 1 says a male called the station at approximately 3:46 p.m. to advise his mother was dead in the bathtub. Police chief Thomas Achord confirmed Tuesday that officers are investigating that death.

The woman’s body has been sent to Little Rock for examination, Achord said, and no more information is available at this time.

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

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CCNNews@cox-internet.com The Eureka Springs Cemetery could be on the National Register of Historic Sites within the next year.

Cemetery superintendent and commission chairwoman Susan Tharp announced to the Eureka Springs Cemetery Commission at its meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 2, that the cemetery has been approved for a grant funding its application process.

“I was contacted by [city historic preservation officer] Glenna Booth the other day,” Tharp said. “We have been approved for a grant, but that grant is to pay for a person to write up our application for our historical preservation.”

The grant writer is going to try to attend one of the commission’s meetings soon, she said.

“Things are cooking there. I’m not sure we’re going to make it for the December approval with the state board,” Tharp said, “so it might be the next one after that in May. We’ve waited this long. We can be patient.”

For the application for the national register, the commission will need to describe the history behind the people buried in Eureka Springs and will be asked to submit photos as well. The commission has also been assessing the death dates in the cemetery to be sure 51 percent of the death gates are 50 years old or older, qualifying the site for the national regis-

ter.

Tharp and Booth have been using cemetery records to catalog graves for the application, and cemetery sexton Gloria Stevens has been reviewing burial records to help sort out any inconsistencies.

There are a lot of records to sift through, Tharp said, and the cemetery is always looking for volunteers to help collect and review the information.

“I’m confident our application will go through,” she said.

The commission later voted to approve having the sexton charge the appropriate tax amount on cornerstones so that the customer is absorbing the cost instead of the cemetery.

The cornerstones had not been taxed previously, and Tharp said the commission would need to check with Alpena Monument Works, which produces cornerstones for the graves in the cemetery, to determine the current tax rate.

“It just changed, and it will change in another two months,” she said. “Then it will change again because Eureka Springs approved the new parks tax, so we need to check with Alpena.”

“I have already told people looking at plots that I would more than likely be starting to charge tax on cornerstones,” Stevens said, “so they are aware of it.”

Also at the meeting, Tharp announced that she would be meeting with mayor Butch Berry on Wednesday, Aug. 9,

in regard to shifting the responsibilities and hours of one of the cemetery’s groundskeeper positions.

The cemetery has two part-time groundskeepers, she said, who each work 24 hours a week.

“The chairperson has responsibilities of the superintendent. That person is not on site all the time, but they are on call 24/7,” she said. “There are certain responsibilities of the chairperson and superintendent, because that person holds two positions, that are making it really hard on the chairperson.”

Many of the calls the superintendent receives could easily be answered by the groundskeeper, Tharp said, so the commission voted at its previous meeting to look into combining some of the superintendent’s responsibilities with those of the groundskeepers.

“Since the groundskeeper is at the cemetery all the time, we’re shifting some of the responsibilities,” she said. “Initial phone calls will go to [the groundskeeper] instead of coming to me. We’re looking into shifting some of those responsibilities and increasing the hours for the position.”

The commission also welcomed new commissioner Luther “L.B.” Wilson at the meeting.

The commission’s next regular meeting is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23, in the lobby of the Auditorium.

Eurekan Multisport Festival scheduled for Aug. 11-13 The Eurekan Multisport Festival returns to Eureka Springs from Friday, Aug. 11, to Sunday, Aug. 13. The three-day festival includes a sprint-distance triathlon on Aug. 11, road bike hikes on Aug. 12 and running races on Aug. 13. Participants can enter individual events or take one of the two Eurekan challenges.

The Eurekan refers to participants who complete the ultimate challenge, where athletes can try to complete the triathlon, 100-mile ride and 10K run. There is also a half-Eurekan competition, which includes the triathlon, 62-mile bike ride and 5K run.

The triathlon is located in Holiday Island, just a few minutes from downtown Eureka Springs on Friday. The finish line for Saturday and Sunday’s events is located in the heart of the city on historic

Main Street in front of the Eureka Springs City Courthouse.

This year’s festival already has more than 550 competitors from 15 states registered to compete. None of the courses are considered flat by any means, and most of this year’s bike rides have new courses and should contain some welcome changes and rest stops along the way with some local flavor.

Competitors must sign up before the event, with no sign-ups offered on race day for any events. Registration closes the day before the event. If you want to do the whole event, you must be registered

by Thursday, Aug. 10.

For more information and maps, visit http://www.eurekasportsfestival.com.

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Pet project

Equity Bank hosts events benefiting Good Shepherd Humane Society

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

At Equity Bank, it’s not just about the customers. The bank takes customers’ pets into account, too.

Between August and September, the bank will be celebrating pets at its branches in Berryville and Eureka Springs.

Elizabeth Kelley, president of the Eureka Springs branch, said both branches will host events benefiting Good Shepherd Humane Society over the two months.

The idea for the celebration, Kelley said, comes from the bank’s love of animals.

“Pets are just so incredibly special to the partners of our bank, and we know they are to our customers as well,” Kelley said. “I think our community just has a heart for pets. Pets cheer us. They exercise us. They amuse us, comfort us and protect us.”

During August and September, Kelley said, the bank will donate $25 to Good Shepherd for every new checking or savings account opened by new customers.

New customers will receive an Equity Bank pet food/water bowl, Kelley added, and any customer can put a photo of their pet on their debit card for free.

“We hope to gather lots of funding for Good Shepherd over these two months, because it is their job to find forever families for pets that don’t have one yet,” Kelley said. “Plus, we’re going to have some fun.”

Kelley described the fundraising events the bank will have for Good Shepherd, saying several fundraisers are planned at both bank branches. The Wags & Whiskers Beauty Pageant will take place at the Eureka Springs branch at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 25, where prizes will be given for the best dressed, most talented, most photogenic and most congenial pet. The entry free is a donation to Good Shepherd, and there will be a bake sale with human and pet treats.

Deretha Walker, president of the Berryville branch, said she’s looking forward to the events happening in Berryville.

These events include the Cutest Pet Photo Contest, which allows customers to vote on pet photos to determine the cutest.

The cutest pet, Walker said, will receive a doggie bag full of pet supplies like a new collar, leash, doggie treats and shampoo.

Several events will take place at both branches, including the Billions of Bones Contest, Paws and Professionals Day and Adopt-a-Pet Campaign. The Billions of Bones contest gives customers a chance to guess how many doggie bones are in a jar, with the winner at the Berryville branch receiving a $25 gift certificate to Kayla’s Pet Grooming and the winner at the Eureka Springs branch receiving a $25 gift certificate to Blackie’s Backyard.

Kelley said she’s most looking forward to the Paws and Professionals Day, where employees will bring their pets to work.

“We’re encouraging our customers to come in and meet their banker and meet their banker’s pet,” Kelley said. “We’re guaranteed to see some dogs, some kitties and maybe even a chicken or two.”

The idea behind the celebration is to get more of Good Shepherd’s animals adopted, Kelley said, so both branches will have posters of pets who are up for adoption.

“While everyone’s feeling warm and fuzzy about pets, we can get some adoptions done,” Kelley said.

Jay Fusaro, president of Good Shepherd, thanked the bank for thinking of the animals. Good Shepherd doesn’t receive any federal funding, Fusaro said, so donations are vital to keep the animals safe and healthy.

“About half our revenue comes from the thrift stores, and then we have to go out and raise the other half through donations and fundraisers like this,” Fusaro said.

The average stay of an animal at Good Shepherd is two months, Fusaro said, and it costs the shelter $500 per stay. That’s true only if the animals are healthy, he added.

“Some animals that come in to us are in very, very tough shape and require a significant amount of money just to get them to

a point where they can be adopted,” Fusaro said.

He continued, saying the biggest expenses at the shelter are veterinary services, vet supplies and food.

“Imagine taking care of approximately 80 animals 365 days a year and just how much care that requires,” Fusaro said. “Our top priority is that they are in a safe, clean and sanitary environment, and we’re going to do everything we can to promote adoptions for them.”

To do that, he said, it takes money.

“We’re very appreciative to people and companies that want to donate to us, and we believe we are really good stewards of that money,” Fusaro said. “It’s important for us to have very prominent companies in the community wanting to reach out and help Good Shepherd. We’re just really thrilled to have companies step forward and want to help.”

For Kelley, it’s a no-brainer.

“I’ve seen pets save people’s lives. My little dog helped a family member that was very dear to me get through a really, really rough time,” Kelley said. “I think everybody has a story like that, and there’s pets in the shelter that have work to do. They have people they need to love and save, and they need our protection and our love.”

Walker agreed, saying she cherishes every moment with her 14-year-old Shih Tzu. “We all just love our pets. They become family members,” Walker said. “When we go on vacation, we hire a house sitter to come sit with our house and our dog, because we won’t just leave him anywhere.”

She continued, “Pets become very much a part of the community, and we want to spread that out to the community and let Good Shepherd Human Society place pets where they can live in homes for 14 years like my dog.”

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Reasons to move

Here are three compelling reasons to move all Eureka Springs city meetings out of the current 12-person jury room.

Handicapped access. It is 27 years since the U.S. government passed the ADA law prescribing equal access for disabled citizens. That law gave local governments three years to comply. It is now 24 years past this deadline, way past time to comply with this law.

Citizen Access. The jury room also denies access to non-handicapped citizens. The two or three seats for citizens are placed behind the committee members. The committee is sequestered talking only to itself. Excluding citizens leads to the easy impression that citizens aren’t really interested in the deliberations. This is a misperception.

The City Council meetings are videotaped, put on the city’s website, and typically have over 1,500 hits. That is an enormous amount for a town of 2,000 people! Direct citizen access should be provided. Citizens need to experience the deliberation and the committee members need to see the citizens they represent.

Avoiding GroupThink. Here I’m talking

as Dr. Knowles the social/environmental psychologist who has taught about GroupThink for 40 years. (https://www.britannica.com/topic/groupthink). A sequestered meeting space promotes GroupThink errors in decision making. The sequestered discussion is exclusively among committee members and inhibits considering ideas outside the committee. As a result, ideas that committee members share and repeat often take on an exaggerated appearance of truth, because that is all the committee members hear. Problems and solutions seem clearer and simpler than they are because there is little dissent. Everyone adopts the same assumptions. As a consequence, the committee is not required to think deeply or flexibly about the issues and does not explore alternatives.

The overconfidence and assumed unanimity means that committee members feel no need to contact experts, consultants, or people with different knowledge or experience. The end result of GroupThink is that the sequestered committee sometimes confidently makes bad decisions.

There are several startling examples of bad decisions that the City Council has

Citizen of the Week Eureka Springs High School Principal David Gilmore is this week’s Citizen of the Week. Gilmore was anonymously nominated by a staff member of the school for working so hard to get ready for the school year. Gilmore is familiar with the school, having graduated from Eureka Springs High School in 1996.

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

made. One is deciding to spend nearly $500,000 to replace all the city water meters in the same year. It seemed like such a good idea. But we now know it didn’t work.

The new meters didn’t save any water. In fact, water loss is now higher than before the meters were replaced. What happened?

A myth that sounded plausible got accepted as truth. The council believed that they didn’t need to rely on consultants, empirical investigations, hard data, or careful analysis. They took wildly inflated opinions as facts and made a bad decision that they were convinced and probably still are convinced was good.

I think that the recent water/sewer rate decisions were another example. The council focused their discussion on how much money they needed to raise, not on what would be a fair and sufficient way to structure the rates. The council talked only to themselves, did not discuss or consider public comments, did not seek expert advice. As a result, they continued to use a tier system that makes no sense and has no justification, decide on water rates that far exceed the cost of providing water, select sewer rates that fail to pay for the sewer expenses, and establish a sewer bond fee that they apply to water users, even those 25 percent who are excluded from using the sewers.

GroupThink can be minimized by opening boundaries to other people, other ideas,

and other audiences. A standard city council meeting space, with aldermen sitting side by side facing and talking to constituents, as is done in most cities, would change the dynamics of the committee deliberation, I think positively. Look to Carroll County’s Quorum Court where Judge Barr actively prohibits side conversations and requires members to talk to constituents. I can’t predict that an accessible meeting space would always lead to better decisions, but a more inclusive meeting space would promote discussions where committee members rely less on each other and reference more the public who they represent. The structure of the space should match the structure of the relationships. Committee members need to face and talk to the constituents they serve, not the other committee members.

— ERIC KNOWLES

Return of the swamp creature In the fetid swamp of the White House, there lives a three-headed Congress monster, vicious and evil. This serpent with poisonous blood has been ravaging the land and terrorizing the people. Its cold lizard eyes are black pools of darkness, the type of darkness that awakens children from a deep sleep crying out their terror and lookSee Forum, page 7

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What do

think

Citizen Opinion by Cindy Worley

Do you think mental illness is properly treated in the U.S.?

Justin Huss “Justin” No.

Cole Pierson

“Cole” Absolutely not.

Larry Moore “Larry” I don’t know.

Leroy Olson “Royster” Hell no.

James Croft

“Dr. James Croft” Absolutely not because of the enormous stigma attached in the U.S.

David Crook

“D Bob Swine” Not by a long shot.

Citizen Survey

Do you think mental illness is properly treated in the U.S.?

m Yes m No m Not sure Go to www.lovelycitizen.com and weigh in. Vote by 9 a.m. Wednesday

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ESSA to begin fall session in September Eureka Springs School of the Arts will kick off its summer session in September. There will be four workshops offered at that time.

Barbara Kennedy will teach “Oil Painting” from Sept.

11-15. Students will study oil painting with an emphasis on color, as well as learn about composition, shape and form. Each morning will start with a short drawing experience and then work on individual projects. Students will be encouraged to explore their own creativity.

James White will teach “Reverse Glass Painting,” where students will explore a unique painting process utilizing primarily and acrylic medium on the reverse side of sheet glass. Also, the inclusion of non-traditional methods and materials such as spray painting, resists, stencils and mixed media will be explored. Students will be encouraged to recycle used or found picture frames and glass.

Victoria Patti will teach “Metal Pendulum Sculpture” from Sept. 18-22. This class introduces students to forged

metal design ideas that aid in competently designing their own metal pendulum sculpture. Each student will be guided and aided through a design process by learning basic principles and elements of design and applying them to forged metal sculpture. The instructor will demonstrate several forging techniques, connections and finishes that can be used in their sculpture design.

Spencer Meagher will teach “Watercolor - Inside Out” from Sept. 25-29. This workshop will focus on watercolor, plein air to studio and mastering techniques in both environments. The instructor will demonstrate various applications of watercolor techniques including washes, wet-on-wet and dry brush splattering. Students will paint two quarter sheet paintings each day.

Variances in equipment will be discussed as appropriate.

Sign up today, and learn more about all Eureka Springs School of the Arts workshops at www.essa-art.org or phone (479) 253-5384.

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ing for the safety of their parents’ embrace. These soulless orbs search the land in the beast’s never-ending quest to satisfy its bloodlust. Most recently it has been spotted haunting the waters of the poor and the sick, the females, and other sacred creatures known as the LGBTQ. The heads of this vile creature bear an uncanny resemblance to Senator Cotton, Senator Boozman, and Representative Womack.

Enraged at this betrayal of their most sacred traditions, the gods issue a mandate to seek out these congressmen and kill the beast at first sight. Senators Collins, Murkowski, and McCain take up the sword and swiftly slice the heads of Cotton, Boozman and Womack from the body politic. Victorious in their sacred quest to rescue the people from certain death, they hasten to return to the swamplands in D.C. Arising slowly behind them, blood dripping from its many mouths is the regenerated Hydra, all heads intact once again and laughing mirthlessly.

— KATHY MARTONE ED.D.

Senator, you signed on to legislation that sanctions Russia for their interference in our democracy. Now you need to sign on to the efforts to protect it from your President. There are two bills that address protecting the special counsel from being removed by the people who are under investigation. This morning you made it clear once again that you are running interference for the Republican Right. You represent Arkansas and took an oath to protect our form of government from all enemies. You do not represent the Republican Party or your own warped view of what is best for us. You, like your president, dismiss those voters who question your tactics and motives as poor losers. Who do you think is going to lose the battle for truth, justice and honor in Mueller’s ongoing investigation? Will it be those who lie and then amend their lies as the truth comes out? Will it be those who wrap themselves in the flag with absolutely no regard for what it stands for? I read recently your belief in authoritarian style government. This is a nation who is governed by the people, Mr. Cotton.

— MARK EASTBURN

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Nonprofits partner to offer backpacks to Carroll County children

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

With Carroll County students returning to school soon, one thing is certain.

The community has their back.

Through a collaboration between Project Self-Esteem, Loaves & Fishes Food Bank and ECHO Thrift Store, local students in need are receiving backpacks stuffed with school supplies and a $20 voucher for school clothes. Sara Hodgeson, who works with Loaves & Fishes, said the food bank has stepped in to distribute the backpacks produced

by Project Self-Esteem.

“The people that are eligible to come in now have to have come to the food bank in the last year, because we want to make sure people who are in need are getting their backpacks,” Hodgeson said. “Everybody’s really happy to get them, especially the kids. It’s fun to see their faces light up. They just get so excited.”

The food bank will be giving the backpacks to its clients until Aug. 15, Hodgeson said, when other families in need can take part in the program.

“It’s been going really well,” Hodgeson said. “We’ve had extra volunteers come in to help. It’s been really busy.”

Danyelle Harris, manager of the ECHO Thrift Store, said she was happy to donate vouchers for the backpack program. The idea of the program, Harris said, is to meet the needs of all Carroll County children. Last year, Harris said, 750 children fell under the poverty line in Carroll County.

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This family stops to display their new backpacks before leaving Loaves & Fishes Food Bank on Monday. The backpacks include school supplies and a $20 voucher for school clothes at ECHO Thrift Store.

“They wanted to make sure that no child went back to school without a good backpack and some supplies, so that burden is not falling on educators or other parents,” Harris said. “I love that idea. I love the premise of it.”

Loaves & Fishes reached out to ECHO, Harris said, and asked if the store had any children’s clothing available.

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The $20 voucher in each backpack is good for any children’s clothing at ECHO Thrift Store, Harris said, and can be used for any child in Green Forest, Berryville and Eureka Springs. In the past week, she said, more than 30 children have used a voucher to purchase school clothes. Harris described the variety at the store, saying there’s more than enough for children to choose from.

“Those families can come in and kids can pick out $20 worth of whatever they need, from socks to belts to shoes to shirts and hoodies,” Harris said. “We’re not compensating for school supplies, but we’re meeting the clothing need.”

The voucher is good until Jan. 31, Harris said. The reason behind this, she explained, is to give families a chance to get whatever they need between now and winter. If the store begins to run low on children’s clothing, Harris said,

it will certainly be restocked before Jan. 31.

“We have children going to school in shorts when it has turned to 50 degrees outside … students who aren’t appropriately dressed for the weather,” Harris said. “They’re uncomfortable, and if kids are feeling uncomfortable, it makes learning challenging at best. It’s not impossible, but it’s challenging.”

She added, “If we could just help offset a little bit of that discomfort by helping these families, we want to do it. We can’t fix their income situation or their living situation, but we can help meet that need of getting socks on their feet and gloves on their hands. Every little bit helps.”

It’s heartwarming to help with the backpack program, Harris said, because so many families have helped ECHO over the years by donating items to the store.

“It’s very gratifying to be able to take the community members’ donations for children who have outgrown their clothes and give them back,” Harris said. “We’ve got donations. We’re fundraising, yes, but we’re passing on, too.”

It’s hard to get children ready to go back to school, Harris said, and she knows that from experience.

“It’s not easy. I have four children of my own. I know that expense,” Harris said. “Some people don’t want to accept charity. Well, we’re here to fill a need.

This is a place where people can be seen just as human beings and valued as such. This is a safe space, and they can come up here and pick out something.”

The major motivation behind ECHO’s involvement in the program, Harris explained, goes back to the Bible.

“To quote the good book, we want to treat others like we would want to be treated. Being a Christian organization, it just seems right,” Harris said.

“It’s very moving to be able to meet this need, to know we can help families during this tough time of their lives … so we’re going to help them in this way and treat them like we would want to be treated, with no strings attached.”

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Misled on Medicaid?

King says Hutchinson misrepresented budget impact

By Scott Loftis CarrollCountyNews@cox-internet.com

Arkansas’ state budget has been a moving target for the past several months, and state Sen. Bryan King of Green Forest says much of the turmoil is related to the expansion of the state’s Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act. Arkansas first implemented the Medicaid expansion in 2013 through a compromise agreement often referred to as the “private option.” That plan allowed the state to use federal Medicaid-expansion funds to purchase private insurance on the state’s health insurance exchange, with the state paying a small percentage of the costs — gradually increasing from 5 percent in 2017 to 10 percent in 2020 and beyond.

On April 8, Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed a bill enacting changes to the program.

Those changes include requirements that enrollees participate in job training programs. The new law is titled “Arkansas Works.”

Later in April, Hutchinson announced $70 million in cuts to the state budget to address what he described as a revenue shortfall for the fiscal year ending June 30. However, the Hutchinson administration restored all but $10 million of that funding on the final day of the fiscal year.

The state finished the year with a $15.7 million surplus, according to published reports.

King, a Republican who has been an outspoken opponent of the state’s Medicaid expansion, says the program is rife with fraud and abuse. And he says the state’s portion of the costs have contributed directly to its budget uncertainties.

“We’re in a spending problem,” King said. “Arkansas is raising more revenue than ever, and (Hutchinson) had to cut the budget. Well, you have to do that because you’re spending too much.”

According to King, the state’s spending is out of control.

“There’s two aspects of it,” he said of the state’s budget situation. “I don’t know what percentage of it, but some of

it is the tax cuts that we enacted in years past that decrease revenue. Some. But the vast majority of the problem is that we are spending too much money, and when you look at our expenses, what’s went up is, 90 percent of is related to Medicaid and this expansion program.”

King said the Medicaid expansion has led some able-bodied Arkansans to quit their jobs.

“Because now we’re having the detrimental effects of disincentivizing people to work, so it’s hurting our revenue that we bring in,” he said. “We have people who were making $20,000, $30,000, $40,000 a year and people with health insurance coverage quit their jobs and now are working less. Well, when they work less, and you create a program that disincentivizes them to work, you collect less revenue. Somebody making $20,000, $30,000, or $40,000 obviously spends more money, pays more income tax than somebody who makes zero.”

King said the state’s Medicaid costs, which were $3.145 billion in 2006, are now $7.2 billion.

“It’s over doubled,” he said. “We’re spending more than ever in Medicaid, and we’re in budget trouble at a time we’re not in a recession.”

The state’s Medicaid rolls have swelled from 215,000 people to 320,000, according to King.

“We have had situation after situation — you have to understand this is 320,000 people,” he said. “This is (equivalent to the population of) northeast Arkansas.

And their average income, half of ’em make zero. And then … we have people coming down from Missouri that sign up on this program. Never lived one day in Arkansas. Never paid school taxes, never paid that kind of stuff and we’ve become a Medicaid magnet.”

The abuse occurs both close to home and half a country away, according to King.

“Do you know there are people in Carroll County with a half-million dollars in assets that are on this program?” he said.

“There is somebody in New Jersey with a home valued at $750,000 that’s on Arkansas Obamacare.”

King also expressed frustration at what he described as a double standard and a lack of enforcement related to Medicaid fraud under the expanded program.

“Let me tell you something else that never has been addressed,” he said. “Why is it — if you’re on traditional Medicaid and you’re found to be collecting benefits, and you’re actually ineligible, DHS will come after you. They would expect you to pay that back. Why is it if you’re on this program, why do we have two standards that you’re on this other program — a program that I busted out, that we had somebody in every state in the union on Arkansas Obamacare, Medicaid.”

Primarily, King said he was unhappy about how state officials like Hutchinson and state Sen. Jonathan Dismang (R-Beebe), who serves as the Senate’s President

Pro Tempore, have “misled” the public about the financial impact of the Medicaid expansion.

“These guys have misled people,” King said. “They’ve misled and deceived people. And for Gov. Hutchinson to go out there and say that our budget problem is not related to a spending problem is a bold-faced lie.

“When it comes to our revenue growth, and he had to project a balanced budget over the next two years, his spending target that he put in last year — which he’s not meeting because he’s having to make cutbacks — he then doubles down. He puts in a 2.9 percent growth to balance this coming year’s state budget. So he didn’t make last year’s. Now he’s already rolling that back. And it’s year two. If you wanna talk about spending, we have to have 4.9 percent growth to balance his budget. The national GDP growth is estimated, maySee King, page 18

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Summer Diversity Weekend

Photos by David Bell

Locals and visitors alike filled Basin Park on Saturday, Aug. 3, during Summer Diversity Weekend. The weekend was held from Friday, Aug. 2, to Sunday, Aug. 4, with several events held in town.

Roxie Howard is decked out in a rainbow balloon headdress.

The Eureka Springs United Methodist Church serves free ice cream to diversity celebrants in Basin Park.

Dishing out cool treats is retired Eureka Springs physician Dan Bell.

This is an attention-getting ride even in a town with lots of motorcycles. Rita Wessel sits on her Russian-made Ural motorcycle with sidecar Saturday at Basin Park, with her vintage leather cap and goggles. In the sidecar is Lola Carter.

Enjoying Diversity Weekend are Eureka Springs residents Wally Berg (left) and Ron Garatz.

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Photos by David Bell

The Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce hosted its summer Yards and Yards of Yard Sales from Friday, Aug. 2, to Sunday, Aug. 4, at various locations around town.

Alexander Virden (left) looks through Mary Springer’s boxes of albums.

A trio of friends remind you that Christmas is just around the corner. From left to right: Sachia Miller, Santa (the Claus) and Paul Miller.

L.B. Wilson picks outs cookies at the First Christian Evaleigh Sodolak and Lillie Ezedine set up a lemonade Church yard sale, which was actually in the basement and cookie stand during Yards and Yards of Yard Sales. of the church.

Barbara Gabron peeks around a doll she had offered for sale at Yards and Yards of Yard Sales.

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Eureka Springs Soccer Club to have fall sign-up in August, September The Eureka Springs Soccer Club will have its fall 2017 youth soccer sign-up from 3:15 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23; from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26; from 3:15 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30; and from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 2. All registrations will take place at the Eureka Springs Middle School cafeteria. Team ages are 6, 8, 10, 12 and U14/15.

It will cost $30 per child for the fall season only. Bring cash or a personal check.

For more information visit the club’s webpage at www.eteamz.com/eurekasoccer.

ES School Menu Monday, Aug. 14 Breakfast: Egg, cheese and bacon breakfast boat, strawberry banana yogurt and wholesome oatmeal bar, bowl of cereal and string cheese, wholesome oatmeal bars or mini chocolate or powdered doughnuts, fruit cup, box of raisins, juice and milk Lunch: Crispy chicken sandwich or hot dog with Cheez-it singles, sandwich veggie sides, baked beans, mixed fruit, fruit cup, juice and milk Tuesday, Aug. 15 Breakfast: Bosco pepperoni pizza stick, strawberry banana yogurt and wholesome oatmeal bar, bowl of cereal and string cheese, wholesome oatmeal bars or mini chocolate or powdered doughnuts, box of raisins, juice and milk Lunch: Homemade beef quesadilla with cilantro lime rice or cheese pizza, shredded iceberg lettuce, diced tomatoes, fresh fruit, fruit cup, juice and milk Wednesday, Aug. 16 Breakfast: Pillsbury Mini Cinis, strawberry banana yogurt and wholesome oatmeal bar, bowl of cereal and string cheese, wholesome oatmeal bars or mini chocolate or powdered doughnuts, fresh fruit, box of

raisins, juice and milk Lunch: Chicken strip basket with biscuit or Yoplait yogurt, string cheese and Cheezit singles, green beans, corn, box of raisins, fruit cup, juice and milk Thursday, Aug. 17 Breakfast: Sausage egg and cheese breakfast sliders, strawberry banana yogurt and wholesome oatmeal bar, bowl of cereal and string cheese, wholesome oatmeal bars or mini chocolate or powdered doughnuts, fruit cup, box of raisins, juice and milk Lunch: Turkey and cheese submarine or peanut butter and jelly sandwich with string cheese and Cheez-it singles, sandwich veggie sides, spiral fries, fresh fruit, juice and milk Friday, Aug. 18 Breakfast: Biscuit and gravy with turkey bacon, strawberry banana yogurt and wholesome oatmeal bar, bowl of cereal and string cheese, wholesome oatmeal bars or mini chocolate or powdered doughnuts, fresh fruit, box of raisins, juice and milk Lunch: Pepperoni and cheese pizza or Bosco sticks, fresh green side salad, fresh baby carrots, diced peaches, fruit cup, juice and milk

Senior Center Menu The Carroll County Senior Activity and Wellness Center is located at 202 W. Madison Ave. in Berryville. Lunch is served weekdays at noon.

Monday, Aug. 14 Turkey breast, potatoes with gravy, green beans, fruit and cheese garlic bread Tuesday, Aug. 15 Beef tips with gravy, bowtie pasta, zucchini and tomatoes, pound cake and fruit

Wednesday, Aug. 16 Santa Fe pork, potatoes and onions, black-eyed peas, yogurt and wheat roll Thursday, Aug. 17 Fried catfish, fries, green tomato relish, sweet corn nuggets, cake and ice cream Friday, Aug. 18 Teriyaki chicken, rice pilaf, oriental vegetables, orange whip and fortune cookie

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Ellis details role of Tyson Foods in Connect 4 program

By Kelby Newcomb CCNNews@cox-internet.com

Rodney Ellis, technical education liaison and trainer for Tyson Foods, spoke at the Berryville Rotary Club on Tuesday, describing the support role the company will take for the Connect 4 program.

The Berryville, Eureka Springs and Green Forest school districts have agreed to run the Connect 4 program in the Carroll County Career Center, housed in the former National Guard armory in Berryville, for their junior and senior students who are interested in pursuing technical education.

Ellis began by explaining his own involvement in industry and technical education to the Rotarians. He said he started out in aviation, working as an airframe and power plant (A&P) mechanic for about 20 years.

“I took a lot of that technical background and went into the industrial side,” Ellis said. “I had gotten an associate’s degree while at A&P school, so I finished up my degree later and felt the call to go into education.”

He said he worked as an agriculture teacher for about 10 years. During that time he met Mike Rogers, the instructor of the Career Academy of Siloam Springs who has been hired by Tyson Foods as a consultant to draft a business plan for the Connect 4 program.

“Mike and I have a similar background. He came up with a proposal that we are starting to see across the industry,” Ellis said. “He was talking about getting kids straight from high school into industry careers.”

More and more people are waking up to the need for skilled technical laborers, he said, and he and Rogers looked at the Career Academy of Siloam Springs as a way to fit several skills trades under one umbrella, including electrical skills, plumbing and carpentry.

The umbrella study they settled on was industrial maintenance, he said.

“What that means is you have all these skills trades like electrical and ammonia

refrigeration, which is a big player right here, under that umbrella,” Ellis said. “If you have a student or adult worker who comes into that program and decides ‘I really want to branch off and become a welder,’ then they can do that.”

He said that he and Rogers like to say the industrial maintenance field is a mile wide and an inch deep.

“A good industrial maintenance technician is truly the jack of all trades,” Ellis said. “We try to hook them up to every job we can think of. We’re trying to expose them to every trade possible.”

Tyson Foods will have a support role in the Connect 4 program, he said. In addition to donating $1.3 million to the project to get it started, he said, Tyson will do construction on the old armory and set it up so it’s ready for all the tooling and equipment required for industrial maintenance education.

“There has been a dire need over the past 20 years to get the technical side plugged back into our high schools, and people across the United States are waking up to it,” Ellis said. “My specific job for Tyson is going all over the country to find communities they’re in where people come together, like the superintendents did here, and realize the need for this.”

He said he is glad to see the momentum growing for the Connect 4 program in Carroll County.

“I think it’s going to be great for your kids and the community,” Ellis said.

“Another piece most people don’t realize is your adult workforce.”

Training centers like the Career Academy of Siloam Springs and the Connect 4 program can bring adult workers in and provide them a place to train and upgrade their skills to make a better standard of living for themselves, he said.

“This program gives your high school kids a lot of training with a lot of variation and will also give the adult workforce a lot of variation and skill training,” Ellis said. “One of the big things See Ellis, page 18

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Aug. 10: Eureka Springs Open House

Eureka Springs Elementary School will hold a Back-to-School Open House from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10. It’s a chance for students to tour their classrooms, meet their teachers and bring their school supplies. Staff will be available to assist with signing up for car tags and lunch accounts. Refreshments will be served in the cafeteria.

Aug. 12: 2nd Saturdays Eureka Springs

2nd Saturdays Eureka Springs will feature Brick Fields and many other musicians from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 12, at 2006 CR 266 in Eureka Springs. The theme for August will be street tacos. Attendees are asked to bring their own lawn chairs, beverages and a dish for the potluck supper. The event is free, but there will be a donation box to help cover the costs of musicians.

Aug. 13: EUUF Service

Rabbi Rob Lennik will present “A Brief History of the Atomic Bomb

and How It Changed Humanity” at the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (EUUF) at 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 13, at 17 Elk St. He will explore events leading up to the bomb and its impact on the human moral condition.

Bombs were dropped during this week in August 1945.

Aug. 13: Guest Pastor at First Presbyterian Church

Rev. Leslie F. Smith Belden of Fayetteville will be the guest speaker at the First Presbyterian Church in Eureka Springs at 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 13, at 209 Spring St. Belden graduated from the University of Arkansas and presently serves as Temporary Stated Clerk of the Presbytery of Arkansas.

Belden received her master of divinity and doctorate in ministry from Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and was ordained as the associate pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Fayetteville. The public is invited to attend.

Aug. 13: Back-to-School Shoe Distribution

The Rotary Club of Eureka Springs in partnership with Samaritan’s Feet

will hold a Back to School Shoe Distribution from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13, in the Eureka Springs High School cafeteria. All students who receive free or reduced-price meals are eligible to pick up a new pair of shoes. Students from Berryville, Eureka Springs and Green Forest schools are eligible. There will be 300 pairs of shoes available in a variety of sizes, and they will be handed out on a first come, first served basis.

Aug. 14: Metafizzies Meeting

Rebekah Clark will lead the Eureka Springs Metaphysical Society (Metafizzies) meeting in a session of divine singing and sound meditation at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14, at the Heart of Many Ways at 68 Mountain St. No vocal experience is necessary.

Chants and mantras from multiple traditions will be used. All are welcome.

Aug. 19: Sun Celebration Party

Learn all about solar eclipses and the science of space exploration at the Berryville Community Center from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19.

The Arkansas Museum of Discovery’s

Spaceship Museum will be open to board at any time with special presentations and activities throughout the afternoon. This special Sun Party is hosted by the Carroll and Madison Library System. All attendees will receive a free pair of eclipse viewing glasses. For more information, call 870-423-2323.

Aug. 20: EUUF Service

Dr. Laura Tyler, new CEO of Ozark Guidance Center, will discuss successes and challenges of the current state of mental health services, the role of the Arkansas Legislature, services available and her vision for mental health at the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (EUUF) at 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 20, at 17 Elk St.

Aug. 20: Hinduism and Yoga

Asha Ravari will explore the diverse practices of Hinduism and Yoga at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, at the Heart of Many Ways at 68 Mountain St. Meetings will begin with a focus on the chakras and will include music, chantings and teachings. Everyone is welcome.

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et’s look at alcohol and tobacco from a health perspective trying to stay clear Jim Fain of politics or morality. Health is a broad concept encompassing spiritual, emotional and physical aspects. But first, here’s some supplemental advice should you decide to sample either.

Smokers should avoid beta-carotene in supplement form but increase their antioxidants. Drinkers should be sure of their B-Complex intake and supplement if you’ve overdone. Dr. Andrew Weil, MD states,”There isn’t a drug on the market that can protect the liver the way one humble herb can. Plenty of pharmaceuticals can harm the liver, but only an herb — milk thistle — can help heal it.”

The conscious act of setting time aside, savoring a beverage while enjoying a quiet moment or the frolic of good friends can be healing. I am not talking about getting drunk. A rule of thumb is no more than two standard wineglasses each day; one or two beers or one cocktail each measured when poured. To me, drink or smoke should not be used as a medicine so you can calm yourself, fall asleep or for avoiding uncomfortable aspects of life. The enjoyment factor is lost or the soul of the act is missed. Alcohol should not be sought in order to get drunk for the same reason. I’m describing the conscious and responsible use of traditional beverages.

Tobacco is not really a food product, though some healing benefits are present except when smoked.

The act of burning the herb changes the chemical structure and introduces toxins to the smoker and those near the smoke. When not burned the herb has to be used with great care because of the strong chemicals naturally found in the herb. It is said modern processing of the tobacco into cigarettes includes adding non-native chemicals, which can’t be a good thing.

From a very traditional herbal view, use or enjoyment of the tobacco must be done with the herb’s permission. Meaning, if you are addicted to tobacco you are not in sync with the herb and out of balance.

Again, enjoyment of the moment with a true appreciation for the herb is required for a benefit to occur.

The health benefit is much less convincing than with red wine. Conscious, responsible and limited use of tobacco while enjoying the herb and setting is the place of balance. Mostly, we humans don’t do this very well.

Wisecrack ZODIAC ARIES: Find the beauty in your day. It could be a child’s smile, or the fact that she’s sleeping on the floor because she thinks she’s a turtle and you don’t have to change the sheets this week.

TAURUS: Reach out to someone new. Since they don’t know you, they’re likely to extend the hand of friendship instead of the middle finger of reasonably strong emotion.

GEMINI: Papa’s got a brandnew bag, but it’s full of the same old tricks. Tell him to pick a card, any card, and then flounce your way out of there while he’s staring at the Jack of Spades.

CANCER: You feel a deep connection with the universe this week.

Could be a mind-blowing revelation, or your new anxiety meds finally kicked in. Either way, enjoy the karmic buzz.

LEO: You’ve found inner peace before, you just forgot on which shelf you left it. Take some time to wander through the back rooms of your mind; you’ll find some treasures and clean some cobwebs to boot.

VIRGO: You feel unencumbered, which is strange, because according to the stars you’re supposed to be feeling like a cucumber. At least both conditions make you feel smooth, tasty and surprisingly full of B vitamins.

LIBRA: A new situation dances past you on Friday, but you’re wearing tap shoes instead of ballroom stilettos. Do the funky chicken barefoot if you must, but go after that opportunity before it exits stage right.

SCORPIO: Release your heart, let it soar among the clouds, and hope it doesn’t get pecked to death by a flock of migrating hummingbirds. If it comes home instead of getting sucked into a jet engine, all is well.

SAGITTARIUS: The toughest experiences are your most worthy accomplishments, except for that thing you did back in ’88 on spring

break in Buffalo. There was no need for that, and the clowns still haven’t gotten the smell out of their car.

CAPRICORN: It’s fine to let your freak flag fly, just don’t carry it around in the locker room and snap it at people’s butts like a wet towel. That will get your pool privileges suspended.

AQUARIUS: You’re finally on the right track. That’s a relief, be-

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cause driving your go-kart on the train tracks was not productive. It did relieve your constipation when the 8:15 to Birmingham pulled up behind you, though.

PISCES: Don’t wait for your groove to come back. Go get it. Try looking under the fridge or in the back of the closet. It’s holed up somewhere, watching Bruce Willis movies from the 1980s.

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Good Shepherd Human Society looking for new volunteers

Good Shepherd Humane Society is in need of new volunteers at the Doggie Thrift Stores in Eureka Springs or Berryville. The stores are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day except Monday, and four-hour shifts are available. Good Shepherd is also looking for someone to help write grant proposals.

For more information, call thrift store manager Janet Chupp at 479-244-7156 or email janetdiane7@gmail.com.

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The shelter is open from noon to 5 p.m. every day but Tuesday and Wednesday. For more information, call 479-253-9188.

The Eureka Springs Historical Museum will be holding its annual membership meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 28, at Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center. Nominations will be submitted and elections will be held to fill five vacancies on the board of directors, and the group will vote on an amendment to the bylaws.

A brief social reception will be held after the meeting, and the new board will convene to elect officers for the coming year. Current as well as potential members are encouraged to attend and participate by sharing ideas and asking questions. Bring along a friend to learn about and join the museum.

TRANSITION Timmy Ray Bohannan was born Feb. 28, 1958 and passed away Aug. 6, 2017 in Eureka Springs. The youngest son of Shirley Bohannan Evans and Addison Bohannan.

A native of Eureka Springs, Timmy lived in the area his entire life and was a 1974 graduate of Eureka Springs Schools. Timmy spent his entire career working for Tyson Foods, retiring after 38 years of service. He was a fisherman and hunter.

Timmy is survived by his mother, Shirley Bohannan Evans; brother, Carl Bohannan of Eureka Springs; stepsister, Christi Lawson of Sherman, Texas; nephews, Gregg Lawson of Washington, D.C., Justin Lawson of Moore,

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Cindy Anne Rogers, of Eureka Springs, was born Oct. 16, 1952 in Panama Beach, Fla., daughter of Joe and Julie (Borum) Rogers. She departed this life Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017, in Eureka Springs, at the age of 64 years.

She is survived by her son, Nicholas Aleshire of Eureka Springs; daughter, Sarah Blackwell and husband, Michael, of Eureka Springs; sister, Becky Scott of Chicago; brother, Danny Rogers of Memphis, Tenn.; nephews, Dan Scott and wife, Misty, of Or-

Timmy Ray Bohannan

Feb. 28, 1958 – Aug. 6, 2017 Okla.; many cousins and friends.

Timmy was preceded in death by his sister, Louella Bohannan; father, Addison Bohannan; grandparents, Leonard Hatcher, Dan and Sally Bohannan; aunt, Lulla Belle Bohannan; stepfather, Gordon Evans; several aunts and uncles.

Graveside service and Interment will be at 2 p.m., Friday, Aug. 11, 2017 at the Eureka Springs Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Arkansas with Rev. Tim Garrison officiating.

Arrangements are under the direction of Nelson Funeral Service, Inc. Online condolences may be sent to the family at nelsonfuneral.com.

Cindy Anne Rogers

Oct. 16, 1952 – Aug. 1, 2017 ange, Calif. and Kevin Rogers; nieces, Ashley Rogers and Camille Herbert of Baton Rouge, La.; ex-husband, Howard Aleshire, of Eureka Springs and a host of friends and loved ones.

She is also preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Julie Rogers.

Memorial services will be scheduled at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Nelson Funeral Service. Online condolences may be sent to the family at nelsonfuneral.com.

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we wanted for our Siloam Springs school was for it to be a hub not only for our high school but also for our community.”

Local businesses will be able to send adult workers to Connect 4 to train day or night, depending on their work schedule.

The workers could get some short-term certificates in eight to 10-week courses that will bolster their trade skills, he said.

Ellis said Connect 4 will utilize the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER), a nationally accepted apprenticeship program that encompasses 70 skill trades.

“It’s a pretty rigorous program,” he said. “We accelerated it for high school juniors and seniors at Siloam Springs, and it’s the same model we’re going to follow for Connect 4. When they come in, the first semester there are about 32 modules they have to go through. It’s anywhere from basic electricity to basic plumbing.”

The program will also teach high school students about OSHA safety requirements, he said, and develop soft skills such as communication, time man-

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be a little over 2 percent. So you’re gonna say our state economy is gonna grow more than our national economy in an agriculture economy. Nah. He puts these things out there to balance the budget because our expenses, our spending side, is growing. He’s trying to catch up our revenue projections with his spending.”

King, who said he has not decided whether to seek re-election, said he was targeted by Hutchinson and other Arkansas Republicans because of his opposition to the Medicaid expansion.

“What I want to focus on is last year when he was calling me out and contacting you guys and all this to get after me and the superintendents were saying ‘if Bryan doesn’t vote for this DHS appropriation bill, it’s gonna crash the state budget,’ ” King said. “I said at the time, Medicaid was on an unsustainable path, we had too many people on Medicaid,

agement, teamwork, critical thinking and conflict resolution.

Ellis said the goal is to get local business leaders involved in the Connect 4 program as well.

“I’m working on grants for this program, and I have to have a list of at least 25 businesses who are committed to this school,” he said. “That may mean you come in one day and do a class for 30 minutes about what students need to do when they go in interviews. Explain this is how you need to dress, how you need to speak, how you need to present yourself.”

He continued, “It’s all about things we take for granted that we need to speak into their lives. Talk it up amongst all your businesses in the county. It should attract industry and enhance the industry that is here.”

Ellis said he will also be working with the instructor of Connect 4 once the schools hire someone for the position.

“We say that person has got to be wired and inspired,” he said. “They have to be able to hook these kids, sell the program and then push them when they get here. That’s one of the things that made the Career Academy of Siloam

Springs successful.”

The three high schools will manage the career center and supply the instructor and a receptionist for the program, he said.

“They are going to run it. They will hire the instructor and all that,” Ellis said. “We will support the program by bringing money up front and tie in everything we can. We’re always seeking donations because Tyson does not want to be the only player in the game.”

He said Tyson Foods hopes to begin construction on the career center this fall.

“We’re waiting on the three superintendents to tell us how funds will be appropriated. We hope to have the instructor hired and start adult education classes in January if construction goes on schedule,” Ellis said. “That way, they can showcase the program to high school students and sell them on it for the 2018-19 school year.”

He said that he and Tyson Foods are trying to contact other local businesses to become partners in the Connect 4 program and would appreciate any help from community leaders with reaching out to new businesses.

there was corruption going on with Medicaid and lawmakers. I said there were problems at DHS that needed to be fixed.

I addressed those four major concerns when I said ‘I’m not voting for this DHS appropriations bill because it’s gonna put us on an unsustainable path.’ We had too many people on Medicaid that we had to make changes to it. I said that there was corruption going on, and I said there was mismanagement in DHS that needs to be fixed, OK? Guess what? Four months later, what’s Asa Hutchinson say: ‘Medicaid’s unsustainable. We’ve got too many people on Medicaid.’ What’s happened since then? ‘State rep pleads guilty to bribery.’ Now we have all this stuff coming out and some of it’s involved with this college, but some of it’s involved with Medicaid. So you’ve got this corruption going on. I said that at the time. You know what? That’s happened. You’ve got problems at DHS. We were promised a great verification system by lying Senate president Dismang. We were promised that in

2013 — ‘you vote for this, we’re gonna get this great verification system.’ That never happened. DHS wasted $60 million on a program that did absolutely nothing. They then spent $200 million. Guess what? They’re coming back for more money because that $200 million system doesn’t work. So you have all these things come up. Why is it we have one standard for somebody that’s ineligible on traditional Medicaid, but on this expansion program they have not recouped $1 of benefits from any ineligible people?”

King said Hutchinson, Dismang and other state lawmakers aren’t being honest with the public about the Medicaid expansion.

“These guys lack the character to come back and say ‘Bryan King was right,’ and retract what they said. … They don’t want to talk about the hundreds of millions of dollars that has been paid to ineligible people, and recouping that. You know why? Because it makes them look bad.”

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Libraries to enlighten visitors about solar eclipse The Carroll and Madison Library System (CAMALS) will be partnering with the NASA@My Library program to teach visitors about the upcoming solar eclipse.

The libraries of Carroll and Madison counties will be celebrating the sun with a fascinating astronomy event from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, in the Berryville Community Center (BCC) at 104 Spring St. in preparation for the All-American Solar Eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21.

Solar system ambassador Jeff Reddekopp will talk about the science of the sun and eclipses and help those in attendance appreciate and better understand its connection to NASA planetary science and exploration. All ages are welcome.

CAMALS is one of 75 public libraries

in the nation and the only location in Arkansas to be part of the NASA@My Library initiative to engage public audiences in informal and lifelong learning with the excitement of NASA exploration and discovery. As a Nasa@My Library partner, CAMALS is offering free programs and activities for various age groups that explore NASA science and technology.

The programs will be held between May 2017 and October 2018. More information will be available in the coming months on the Carroll and Madison Library System page on Facebook.

As part of the grant, CAMALS has received materials, training and financial support to host programs and activities for various age groups. The organization’s goal is to create compelling learning experiences for the community and

share the story, science and adventure of NASA’s scientific explorations of planet Earth, the solar system and the universe beyond.

NASA@My Library is led by the National Center for Interactive Learning (NCIL) at the Space Science Institute (SSI) in partnership with the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office, the Pacific Science Center, Cornerstones of Science and the Education Development Center. Collaborators include International Observe the Moon Night team members based at the Planetary Science Institute, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, the Lunar and Planetary Institute, Wyle Labs and NASA’s Ames Research Center.

Funding comes from NASA’s Science Mission Directorate.

Dispatch

about an intoxicated male who was asked to leave an area business but would not. An officer responded and arrested the subject.

8:36 p.m. — An area restaurant called to report one male and one female racked up a $56 tab and ran, driving away in a green Ford Ranger. An officer responded. No report was taken.

11:41 p.m. — An officer arrested a subject on a Eureka Springs warrant for failure to appear.

Aug. 6 12:45 a.m. — An officer responded to a report of an intoxicated male in front of an area bar. The subject was arrested for public intoxication.

2:18 a.m. — An officer responded to a noise complaint on Mountain Street and spoke with the parties involved.

They were advised to keep it down.

3:00 a.m. — Carroll County Sheriff’s Office advised of a disturbance on Linwood Street. An officer responded and arrested a subject for public intoxication, disorderly conduct and criminal mischief in the second degree.

1:45 p.m. — A caller advised his car had been hit by the trolley, and the trolley did not stop. An officer responded.

A supervisor was on the scene when the officer arrived, and the situation was

being worked out. No report was taken.

3:15 p.m. — A caller advised of an RV blocking vehicles in a parking lot.

An officer responded and spoke to the complainant.

3:28 p.m. — A caller reported her neighbor’s dog was in her yard. An officer responded and advised the dog was off the property.

4:28 p.m. — A caller reported her daughter missing after she did not come home. An officer responded and took a report. The daughter returned home later.

8:53 p.m. — A caller advised he was assaulted at a nearby hotel. An officer responded and took a report.

9:58 p.m. — A caller advised of a loud commotion. An officer responded to the area and spoke to the complainant, who advised that the possible subjects had left the area. Carroll County Sheriff’s Office was notified.

10:56 p.m. — An officer responded to an area motel to the report of guests disturbing other guests. The officer spoke with the individuals in questions and advised them to quiet down for the night.

11:14 p.m. — An officer responded to an area motel to speak with a guest who was concerned for her welfare.

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was made to her probation officer to have them check on her.

5:17 p.m. — Carroll County Dispatch advised receiving a call where the subject said something about a murder charge and protection before hanging up on the dispatcher. An officer read the message and stated an officer was just at the subject’s place.

8:25 p.m. — A subject called to have an officer sent to his restaurant to talk to one of his servers because a couple had walked out on their tab. An officer responded and found it was a dine and dash.

11:50 p.m. — A traffic stop resulted in the arrest of a subject for driving while intoxicated, violating the city speeding ordinance and driving left of center.

Aug. 5 2:45 a.m. — An officer responded to Center Street to remove some cones that were blocking the street.

7:23 p.m. — An officer responded to an accident involving two motorcycles and one vehicle. The officer controlled traffic, and Life Flight was called to transfer one of the subjects in the accident. A report was taken.

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