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State hearing on power line proposal goes on in Little Rock Opponents focus on holes in environmental study

BY KRISTAL KUYKENDALL Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com LITTLE ROCK – With dramatics akin to the infamous “Miracle on 34th Street” courtroom scene, the Public Service Commission hearing continued Tuesday on Southwestern Electric Power Co.’s application for approval to build a 345,000-Volt transmission line through Carroll and Benton counties.

Testimony and cross-examination of witnesses Tuesday focused on what SWEPCO opponents called major problems with the utility’s Environmental Impact Study that accompanies its application for the mega-power line. It made for a long, dry afternoon of picking apart not only the language of the study by SWEPCO experts but also the methods by which the study was conducted.

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scene, which served as a sort of respite for many of the dozens of spectators in the hearing room as they silently watched – smiles spreading across the faces of many in the opposition group on hand.

By about 15 minutes after Tuesday’s lunch recess ended, the palpable tension had resumed along with the proceedings, being held at the Commission offices in downtown Little Rock, as witness testimony continued before the commissioners who will decide whether the mega-line will be built – and if so, then where.

Then, a scene played out that was reminiscent – although on a smaller scale – of the classic holiday film’s courtroom scene wherein defenders of Kris Kringle bring in sack after sack of “letters to Santa” to help prove their point. When SWEPCO opponents Save The Ozarks and their attorneys were asked Tuesday afternoon about the thousands of public comments that have been submitted on SWEPCO’s power-line route, the room fell silent as two Save The Ozarks members immediately marched out of the hearing room, returning seconds later struggling to carry in tall stacks of 6-inchthick, giant binders overstuffed with public comments opposing SWEPCO. Though the movie reference may have been lost on some in the room, the point was made: The public overwhelmingly and almost uniformly opposes SWEPCO’s proposed power line – and they, nor STO – will be ignored, the STO members seemed to be saying with the display of paper firepower.

Administrative Law Judge Connie Griffin is overseeing this week’s proceedings; she also overheard the public hearings held in Eureka Springs and Rogers last month.

She is required by law to issue a ruling within 60 days, and then the actual three-person Commission will decide whether to accept or reject her recommended ruling – and they will ultimately alter the future of many landowners and their properties across a 48-mile swath through Benton and Western Carroll counties.

SWEPCO has asked for permission to construct an enormous power line – the second-largest size currently being constructed in the United States – from its Shipe Road

station in Benton County to a proposed new substation on the Kings River near Berryville. The line would be 48 to 50 miles long, and the power poles would be about twice the height of the county’s tallest current poles, at 160 feet apiece. Herbicides would be used to keep the extra-large rightof-way cleared all along the route – something that has many area residents who rely on well water very worried.

WHERE WILL IT END? Earlier on Tuesday, Melinda Montgomery, transmission planner for Entergy, testified that Entergy has earlier this month approved plans to move forward – but only if SWEPCO’s new power line is approved – with building an interconnection facility at SWEPCO’s proposed Kings River substation so the electricity being brought to the substation by the new 345 kV line could be divided and transferred eastward.

Her testimony confirmed the basis of a recent report in the Lovely County Citizen detailing the energy industry’s beginning-level plans to continue the proposed SWEPCO 345kV power line eastward across Carroll County and northern Arkansas, in at least one if not two enormous new power lines – one of which could be even larger.

According to planning documents used by two of the overseeing Regional Transmission Organizations that oversee SWEPCO, Entergy and other Northern Arkansas utilities, two new mega-power lines could be constructed and used to ship eastward the power produced by SWEPCO and transmitted the new Kings River substation. One of those lines could be as large as 500 kiloVolts, and the other would be 345 kiloVolts, according to documents obtained by the Citizen.

Regional Transmission Organizations were tasked and authorized by the federal Energy Policy Act of 2006 to manage the interconnectivity of the nation’s electrical grid; they’ve been given regulatory authority to instruct utilities as to when and where new power lines should be built. It was SWEPCO’s overseeing RTO, Southwest Power Pool, that issued to SWEPCO in 2008 a Notice To Construct the 345kV line currently under consideration.

Meanwhile, the first step, an interconnection that would allow Entergy’s current lines already in place to hook up with SWEPCO’s

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Eureka Springs Alderman James DeVito and his wife, Teresa, of SWEPCO opposition group Save The Ozarks discuss Tuesday’s testimony with an acquaintance during a break in proceedings in Little Rock. In the background are Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce Director Mike Bishop, second from left, and environmental activist and Eureka resident Pat Costner, far right, who is leading Save The Ozarks’ fight against SWEPCO.

proposed Kings River substation, is now officially planned as Entergy’s next move, if and when SWEPCO’s project is approved, Montgomery testified Tuesday.

Montgomery referenced a new “energy connectivity” study for Arkansas completed in July by American Electric Power, which is SWEPCO’s parent company. She said Entergy then used that study to finalize its own updated “Energy Construction Plan” for the coming several years, and that Entergy plan, which was completed and released on Aug. 7, includes the new interconnection necessary to make use – outside of Carroll County – of the new transmission line and substation that SWEPCO wants to build here.

Entergy formulated its construction plan to help SWEPCO, Montgomery acknowledged. ““The plan is intended to facilitate the Shipe Road to Kings River 345 kV line,” she testified.

Upon cross-examination by Eureka Springs resident, intervenor Jeffrey Danos,

Montgomery said that – if SWEPCO’s new mega-line is approved – Entergy’s application to build the interconnection facilities at Kings River would be submitted to the Public Service Commision sometime in 2014. If SWEPCO’s plan is not approved, Entergy will not move forward with any further construction plans in the area in the immediate future, she said.

MANIPULATING THE STUDY? Later on Tuesday morning and throughout the afternoon, SWEPCO witnesses who worked on their Environmental Impact Study, required as part of the utility’s construction application, were grilled by STO lead attorney Mick Harrison.

Harrison asked hundreds of questions about not only the “experts’” actual qualifications and work experience, but primarily about the methods in which the study was conducted.

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At the heart of the issue was a ranking system the study authors used to evaluate which of more than 100 potential routes would the most feasible for SWEPCO – and the most likely to gain APSC approval.

Early in the cross-examination of study author Stephen Thornhill, associate project manager for Burns & McDonnell Engineering Co. in Rogers, STO attorney Harrison noted that much of the Environmental Impact Study for the proposed SWEPCO project included the exact same text of earlier EIS’s submitted by Burns & McDonnell for other utility project applications to the Commission.

Thornhill replied that yes, previous studies were used as a “template” for this one, and some of the wording may not have been ultimately changed or taken out.

The suspect wording including references to endangered bats believed to be making their homes in the many caves along portions of the three proposed routes, but particularly along Route 33. On an early draft of the EIS, Thornhill in a side comment had written “double check this data; in most cases (the bat habitat areas) can easily be spanned” or built around.

Harrison questioned Thornhill as to why he’d made a conclusion about the bats before he had apparently seen any of the data regarding their locations along the routes.

Thornhill replied that he’d based his conclusion on “typical” findings from EIS’s for other projects.

Next Harrison quizzed Thornhill about the EIS’s rating system for the potential routes that had been identified. Seven criteria were used to “score” each route – but one of those criteria, “Constructability” or how difficult construction would be in each location along the route, had been deleted from all consideration during the EIS revision process.

“I thought we took this out?” Thornhill had written as comment on a draft revision of the EIS. He was referring to the poor Constructability scores of the preferred proposed routes, Harrison noted, who asked why Thornhill and his coworkers had, in mid-process, decided to change the scoring system after seeing the results.

“There were concerns that that Constructability score was prejudicing the results and

the decision was made to remove the Constructability criteria and scores,” Thornhill replied, prompting a barely audible gasp by opponents in the audience.

“Wouldn’t each criteria have the potential to prejudice the outcome by having a score that would be considered poor?” Harrison asked him.

“Yes,” he answered, before continuing with an explanation of sorts. “In doing the Constructability score, we found that the routes with fewer segments had better scores, meaning those routes were supposedly more constructable even though in many cases those routes were longer and had much rougher terrain – so they had better scores, the routes with fewer segments, even though we had determined they shouldn’t have.

“In looking at the different criteria, we said this doesn’t make sense, and the problem was the Constructability scores were out of whack,” Thornhill added.

“How would you know a certain route’s score was out of whack – simply because it scored low – just by looking at it?” Harrison inquired.

“The analysis just didn’t make sense,” Thornhill said. “Looking at the actual route, it didn’t pass the smell test you might say.”

“Were routes that could have been dropped retained as a result of the Constructability criteria being removed from the scores?” Harrison asked.

Here, Thornhill hesitated, eventually replying: “No, but the Constructability score process was flawed. So the rankings within that were useless to this analysis. We were not able to develop a Constructability score that made sense in these circumstances.”

Harrison noted that trying to shape the scores and methodology to “make sense in these circumstances” seemed like a backward method in a study that was supposed to be scientifically sound.

Thornhill defended the study and scoring system, and said that removing one criteria would not likely “wholesale change” a route’s score all that much. He could not, however, say for certain that removing the Constructability score hadn’t altered the SWEPCO routes’ scores substantially. He also could not say whether any of the six originally proposed routes – particularly the preferred Route 33 – had scored poorly on Constructability. Instead, Thornhill argued that it wasn’t really very relevant anyway.

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Save The Ozarks attorney Mick Harrison, far left, looks doubtful as he listens to the response of Stephen Thornhill, center, who authored SWEPCO’s Environmental Impact Study, during Tuesday’s portion of the Public Service Commission hearing in Little Rock.

Since a score is an average of several criteria, removing one criteria is not going to wholesale change a score of a route that much, Thornhill said. “A low score is going to be a low score.”

“Well, really, that’s only true depending on which criteria you end up deciding to use,” Harrison retorted.

The hearing was scheduled to continue with STO expected to call its first witnesses on Wedneday, and last through week’s end, depending on how long each witness ends up being cross-examined.

AWAITING A DECISION An order including Judge Griffin’s decision on SWEPCO’s application to build the power line is required by law to be issued within 60 days of the end of the hearing.

However, the final decision rests with the actual three-person Public Service Commission, which may take any of four actions once Griffin’s decision is released: • The Commission may affirm her decision and adopt it as their own; • The Commission may reject and overturn her decision in full; • The Commission may modify her decision; or • The Commission may take no action, and after 30 days of no action, then the judge’s decision becomes the final decision of the Commission.

Three routes remain as possibilities:

Routes 33, 108 and 109.

Route 33, at a cost of about $96 million, travels from Shipe Road near Centerton northeast between Bentonville and Bella Vista, through Garfield and Gateway, traveling north of Eureka Springs through the Beaver and Holiday Island areas over eastward to the new substation on the Kings River near Berryville.

Route 108, at an estimated cost of about $117 million, travels from Shipe Road station southward along the western edge of Cave Springs, across Bethel Heights, then south into Washington and Madison counties, then north near the Kings River to the new substation to be built near Berryville.

Route 109, at an estimated cost of about $102 million, would go north from Shipe Road along the west side of Bella Vista to the Missouri state line, then travel eastward before re-entering Arkansas north of Eureka Springs near the Holiday Island and Beaver areas, then continue eastward to the Kings River substation.

The target date for completion and operation of the project is June 2016. If approved, the project construction could begin as early as March 2015, with right-of-way acquisition and clearing to begin next year.

DAY ONE RECAP After the first day of testimony Monday, the tense and emotional Public Service ComSee SWEPCO, page 12

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Beebe requests northern Arkansas federal disaster area designation Damage estimates reach $5.6 million in region

BY CATHERINE KRUMMEY a release from the governor’s office, most CarrollCountyNews@cox-internet.com of which came from damage to roads and LITTLE ROCK – As a result of last bridges. week’s FEMA visit to northern Arkansas, Early estimates by Nick Samac of the Gov. Mike Beebe has requested federal di- Carroll County Department of Emergency saster assistance for six Management, prepared counties. with the assistance of Beebe sent a letter “We estimate half a million the Carroll County to President Barack Road Department, have [dollars] right off the bat.”

Obama on Tuesday county damages total– Nick Samac requesting a federal ing at least $500,000, disaster area declaranot including damages tion for Boone, Carroll, done in Eureka Springs Madison, Marion and Newton counties. or Holiday Island.

The whole region was impacted by severe “We estimate half a million right off the storms and flash floods on Aug. 8, leading bat,” Samac said, adding that figure could Beebe to classify the six counties as state easily be doubled by the time all the work disaster areas on Aug. 16. The damage es- is done. timates done by FEMA and Arkansas DeEditor’s Note: For more on this story, partment of Emergency Management rep- read Friday’s Weekend edition of the Carroll resentatives total $5.6 million, according to County News.

Eureka police investigate assault, possible rape

BY LANDON REEVES CCNnews@cox-internet.com Eureka Springs police are investigating a violent assault that occurred last week as well as a possible rape, authorities told the Citizen.

Nicholas Camarillo was placed in the Eureka Springs Hospital’s intensive care unit with a fractured skull after being battered, according to a police report written by Detective Brad Handley of the Eureka Springs Police Department.

During an interview, Camarillo’s alleged assailant admitted to striking Camarillo, but in self-defense, according to Handley’s report. Camarillo’s girlfriend also claimed to be assaulted by the individual.

Meanwhile, a woman came to the police department to report a rape at approximately 11:12 a.m. on Aug. 20. She accused two men of raping her and listed one as a witness. Her witness was not an eye witness to the event, but rather a character witness against the other alleged assailant. Neither suspect is a resident of Eureka Springs, and police are concerned reporting on the incident may cause both to flee for fear of investigation, hence the names of those allegedly involved have been omitted.

Police officers were not able to comment further on the alleged rape because it is still an open investigation, and it has not been determined that a crime has even taken place, Handley said.

Local leaders address SWEPCO concerns

BY CATHERINE KRUMMEY Two top elected officials – one state and one federal – have, in the past few days, vocalized their concerns about fears their constituents harbor regarding SWEPCO’s proposed 345,000-Volt power line in Northwest Arkansas.

U.S. Sen Mark Pryor, at the last minute before hearings began Monday, has voiced his concern about SWEPCO’s power-line plan on behalf of “hundreds of my constituents” who are worried about the negative effects of the plan in a letter to SWEPCO President and COO Venita McCellon-Allen.

“Should this project be approved by the Arkansas Public Service Commission, after justifying its public need, I request SWEPCO take all necessary actions to minimize the power line’s impact on the scenic beauty of Northwest Arkansas, to avoid residential and dense population areas and to traverse as few major roads and waterways as possible,” Pryor said in the

letter.

State Sen. Bryan King, who has previously come out against SWEPCO’s proposal, issued a stronger statement on Tuesday, citing not having enough time to thoroughly study the potential impacts of the power line, including on tourism and property values.

“Like many property owners in the affected area, I have concerns that their property values could be significantly affected and they may not be indemnified in full under the process of eminent domain,” King stated. “My concern is heightened by the speed in which this proposal is going through the regulatory process.

“While I recognize SWEPCO’s authority to apply for a permit to build the transmission lines, I hope the PSC takes into consideration the need to protect the area’s economic viability, much of which is based on tourism. The PSC should take more time.”

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Fighting the power Community leader goes off the grid

BY JENNIFER JACKSON Six years ago, Dr. Luis Contreras and spouse Crystal Ursin decided to move to Northwest Arkansas. Buying property overlooking the White River off Highway 62 just west of the bridge, they built a house.

In April, they got a letter from SWEPCO, informing them that one of the proposed high-voltage transmission line routes went right through their front yard. That started Contreras thinking about the bigger picture.

“My job is looking at very complex problems and looking for simple, elegant solutions,” he said.

Contreras, who has a Ph.D. in systems engineering, is not just saying no to SWEPCO’s proposed high-voltage transmission line. He’s taking a controversy that has mobilized the county as an opportunity to address the problem of a centralized power system and say no to all transmission lines.

“The grid grew without a plan, one line at a time,” he said. “It’s a mess. Adding a new transmission line is only going to make it more complex.”

What he advocates instead: generating power where you need it and only in the amount you need, which is called a distributive system. To put his money where his mouth is, Contreras had 16 solar panels installed on the roof of his house last week.

With the help of Jerry Landrum, Carroll County’s solar guru, Contreras is now organizing seminars to train electricians, plumbers and anyone in the business of building houses to design and build homes that are more efficient.

The goal: for residents of Carroll and Benton counties get serious about solar power while staying on the grid through the Grid Smart program.

“I’m suggesting a win-win solution,” he said. “We get to keep our trees, our health, our economy and our tourism, and SWEPCO works with us and makes lots of money.”

In Texas, Contreras lived in a house that had solar panels – instead of paying an electric bill, he got a check every month from the

company. But when he decided to move to Eureka Springs in 2007, Contreras, who has his own consulting company, was still traveling for work.

“It was easier just to call Carroll Electric and have them hook up the house to the grid,” he said.

Then he and Ursin got the letter from SWEPCO. Taking a close look at the map showing the proposed transmission line routes, Contreras noticed that the map didn’t show where the power was coming from or where it is going. By stepping back and asking those questions, he noticed that where electricity is needed is in the growth areas of Branson and Springfield, Mo. “The key word in the whole thing is wheeling – moving electrons and selling them at a higher price,” he said.

Another thing he questioned: the cost of the transmission line, estimated at $1.5 million. It could be double that, he said, but the real cost is maintenance, which doubles the initial outlay by a factor of 10 to 20.

And in 36 years, SWEPCO plans to remove the line, which will cost another $10 million to dismantle, and a half million to dismantle the Kings River station in Berryville, Contreras said, quoting SWEPCO engineers.

He is also opposed to clearing the 50-milelong path by fire, the equivalent of burning 800 acres of trees and vegetation.

“It’s not just unethical, it’s immoral,” he said of installing the line for a relatively short time.

So Contreras, who has a Ph.D. from Georgia Tech, went to work, compiling data and creating visuals to to inform the public of the issues. He took out ads in newspapers in Eureka Springs and Springfield. He commissioned a popular cartoonist in Mexico, Diego, to draw cartoons about the SWEPCO proposal. He also talked to the president of SWEPCO on the phone and by email, and wrote a letter to Gov. Beebe, pointing out that building a power line through the state doesn’t add to the economy, developing alternative energy sources does.

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Doc Contreras points to one of the original six SWEPCO transmission-line routes: between his front door and the birdhouse in his front yard.

Photo submitted by Crystal Ursin

A view of the house from across the river shows the 16 newly-installed solar ‘smart panels’ – as soon as light hits the panel, it starts generating electricity.

“My message to Governor Beebe is that we have an opportunity to create high-paying jobs for people in Arkansas,” he said.

He also wrote to state legislators Bryan King and Bob Ballinger, requesting at least a one-year waiting period on the SWEPCO application, and set up an online petition on change.org that got 600 hits in the first three days.

That one of the arguments for the high-voltage transmission line is that it will increase reliability isn’t true, Contreras said,

because power lines will always be subject to damage from wind and storms. The answer is to change the system.

“It’s not about coal versus sun or wind,” he said. “Solar farms and wind farms are a very dumb idea because it’s still a centralized system.”

Contreras loves this quote: “I put my money on solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that,” because the speaker is Thomas Edison. Con-

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Contreras has turned the family room of his house into a strategy center for devising a win-win solution for SWEPCO and the community. The windows serve as bulletin boards for ideas in four categories: opportunities, threats, strengths and weaknesses.

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Sun City Solar crew install the first solar panels on the roof of his house. Wanting to get off the grid by the day of the SWEPCO hearing, Contreras had the work done in one day, but said DIY solar panel kits have become more affordable, and can be added onto as you go along.

treras has a T-shirt showing sunlight hitting solar panels under the caption, “The Dream of the Ozarks 2016.”

“By 2016, the price of solar electrons will be the same as coal electrons,” he said, “and 2016 is coming up – it’s not even three years away.”

Contreras was raised by Jesuits, who taught him that some things are fair and something aren’t, and that there is no good answer to a bad question. Reading author John Gresham taught him to follow the

money.

From Bugs Bunny, his favorite cartoon character, he got his nickname, Doc. Bugs taught him to think outside the box, Contreras said, and use your resources to get what you want. And, at the end of the day, still be someone that everybody likes.

“As a lean thinker,” he said, “I always look for win-win solutions.”

For more information, go to GrassRootsOzark.net or contact Contreras at DocContreras@gmail.com.

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City council discusses Euro Eureka pros and cons Opponents worried about proposed Spring Street closure

BY LANDON REEVES CCNNews@cox-internet.com EUREKA SPRINGS – The proposed “Euro Eureka” festival could bring an influx of tourists to the city, but opponents are worried about the traffic headaches it could cause.

At its Monday night meeting, the City Council discussed the concept of Euro Eureka and the closing of Spring Street with Sandy Martin, chair person for the Eureka Springs Art Council.

Martin tried to explain that the closing of the street was temporary and a part of a city-wide event that encompasses all aspects of art – including traditional art, crafts, food, music and performance art – in an attempt to find entertainment that is “uniquely Eurekan.”

This event comes from the Art Council’s long-range planning and visions of sustainability for the city, Martin said.

It is also an attempt to step up Eureka’s competition with Fayetteville and Bentonville’s tourist activities.

Many city officials, organizations and businesses opposed to the closing of Spring Street in connection with the festival.

“We have been through things like this before,” said Darlene Schrum, owner and proprietor of Emerald Forest Clothing and Spring Street Peddler. Schrum said she has had a business on Spring Street since 1975.

“We have seen streets being made one way and parking taken off the streets and it hurts business. It just doesn’t work and that is the reason we are opposed to it,” Schrum explained.

The Euro Eureka event was designed to help local economies and act as a prototype to look toward the future design for the entire city, Martin said. She continued by saying the event is only temporary and called Euro Eureka not Euro Spring Street.

Also on Monday, the city council read and numbered Ordinance 2189. This ordinance increases prices for parking spac-

es during special events. The changes apply to personnel working and running the events, but not the locals and tourist in attendance, officials said.

When festivals, such as the Blues Festival, happen in Eureka Springs the festival officials will rent parking spaces form the city to store their vehicles for a day or more. In the past the festival workers have received special rates to do so, but with Ordinance 2189 they will pay the same rates as everyone else, said City Clerk Ann Armstrong.

Council members questioned whether they could pass this policy through a resolution rather than an ordinance, but City Attorney Tim Weaver informed them that this type of action required an ordinance. Ordinance 2189 has two more readings and then a 30 day waiting period until it is passed as municipal code.

The city council passed another ordinance on Monday, this one extending the 200-foot rule to all residential areas.

At a previous meeting, the council asked Weaver to draft an ordinance to extend the 200-foot rule to all residential zones, following unanimous support of the proposal by the Planning Commission.

Ordinance 2188 had its third reading and was approved unanimously by the council at its last meeting. The ordinance has a 30-day waiting period before it is municipal code.

The 200-foot rule states that if someone would like to start a business in an R-1 residential area, they can be granted a license only if there is no other businesses of the same type within 200 feet on the same street.

Similar businesses can be within 200 feet of each other, but just not on the same street. The pending ordinance extends the rule to all residential zones, not just R-1.

Meanwhile, The Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Department is developing an ordinance to establish a land bank for

the city to keep it from losing undeveloped property such as green space, said Bruce Levine, director of parks and recreation.

The concept of a land bank was discussed at Monday’s City Council meeting, and it was decided that the city finance director should be a part of the committee that is in charge of the land bank, if the bank or committee is ever formed.

The land bank will allow the city to set aside funds to purchase property and classify and develop land it already owns.

The intent is to use the land bank for projects such as connecting trails and protecting natural springs inside the city limits, Levine said.

The council also passed a resolution providing a bridge loan to the parks department.

“The bridge loan was something we wanted to have in place in case we need the funds,” said Levine. “It was to pay for the Lake Leatherwood road improvements and to keep the reserve funds from being depleted.”

Parks and recreation was running the risk of having to use reserved funds to complete the improvements and doing so would possibly impede the progression of other parks projects, Levine said.

Near the end of the meeting, the council passed a resolution that granted two hours of free parking on Christmas to parking spaces Spring and Main streets, but not to the parking lots located on the streets. The resolution only targeted spaces on the street.

The council also scheduled a workshop to review the 2014 budget for Oct. 23 at 10 a.m. in the mayor’s office.

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Editorial Hearing an eye-opener for us – hopefully for the decision-makers, too

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he Arkansas Public Service Commission hearing going on in Little Rock this week will ultimately render a decision by an administrative law judge and then the three-person Commission as to whether SWEPCO will be allowed to build its 345,000-Volt power line across Western Carroll County.

The hearing has been eye-opening for us, and we already were highly suspicious of SWEPCO and all the reasons it’s given for wanting to build the mega-power line.

A few of the biggest revelations were quite disappointing – that is, if you believe or want to believe in the honesty, character or ethics of any major corporation. (Incidentally, we aren’t that naïve, but we sure wish it was safe in today’s world to be so trusting.)

So far this week, it’s been shown that: SWEPCO proceeded with its application and construction plans before it analyzed any subsurface topographical or geographic data that would definitively show whether the power lines can even be safely built in our karst-filled terrain.

During Tuesday’s proceedings, Save The Ozarks attorney Mick Harrison grilled SWEPCO expert and civil engineering professor Richard Coffman about what geographic data he had analyzed before he had issued his recommendations that the ground along the proposed routes was suitable for erecting 130- to 160-foot-tall power poles.

Coffman testified that he had analyzed surface-level data, but he could not (or would not?) swear that he had also analyzed any studies of the nature of the ground underneath the surface level, which is where he would have likely found evidence of extensive karst, which gives way typically to many caves, sinkholes and other open spaces underground – none of which is safe to build tall power poles on.

When Harrison asked Coffman how much he’d looked at subsurface imaging of the terrain and so forth, Coffman replied

that he pretty much hadn’t. He “explained” that the subsurface analysis typically takes place during the design period of the project – long after it’s been approved.

Well, that makes no sense to us at all.

How does SWEPCO even know – and how is the Commission supposed to know, based on SWEPCO’s analysis and its conclusions – whether this project is even remotely safe for our karst terrain if it hasn’t even partially analyzed what’s under the ground’s surface where it plans to build. Sounds very suspicious – and dangerous – to us.

Harrison noted the absurdity of this as well during Tuesday’s hearing, since without a subsurface analysis, the true environmental impact cannot be known, therefore the Environmental Impact Study cannot possibly be complete. We concur.

Also during Tuesday’s proceedings, the fact was noted that the Environmental Impact Study includes no discussion of the karst terrain and/or the precautions that should be taken in such terrain – assuming SWEPCO and its “experts” even know what such precautions may be.

The judge overseeing the hearing has been listening intently to everyone’s testimony, and although she seems to have a jovial and friendly business relationship with the utility industry representatives and attorneys – she likely sees them on a frequent basis – she is clearly giving great effort toward remaining impartial in both actuality and appearance.

We can only hope that the inconsistencies and oversights that SWEPCO’s plans are fraught with and that are now coming to light will make a deep impression on the judge, as well as the Commissioners on hand to view the proceedings.

It’s up to them to make sure a utility has crossed their T’s and dotted their I’s, completing their due diligence required by law before they may be approved to build electrical facilities or power lines.

May they quickly, easily and clearly see the truth, and may it set us all free.

Citizen of the Week Pat Costner is using her experience as an environmental consultant, senior scientist at Greenpeace International and research director for the U.S. Toxics Campaign to help keep the proposed SWEPCO transmission lines from coming to Eureka Springs.

Costner is in attendance at the Arkansas Public Service Commission hearing this week both as a Eureka Springs citizen who would live within 1,000 feet of the proposed power line and an active member of the Save the Ozarks group.

In her APSC testimony dated June 28, Costner said, “This transmission line would severely diminish my ability to recreate. It will lower my quality of life substantially and unbearably. It will cause me great pain every time I walk along my driveway and drive into my place and see that line cutting across it like an ugly wound.”

Before becoming one of the leaders of Save the Ozarks, Costner was honored for her commit-

ment to social justice.

In 2011, Costner received an OMNI Center Arkansas Peace and Justice Heroes Award for exemplifying the “broad community vision and commitment to service and humanity that help us move toward a more peaceful and just world.”

For the justice she’s seeking to prevent the potentially devastating effects of SWEPCO’s proposed power lines, we honor Pat Costner as this week’s Citizen of the Week.

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What do

think

Citizen Opinion by Margo Elliott

Which do you think should be the city’s top priority among the six big issues discussed at the recent Town Hall?: 1. Building a new fire station 2. Building new public restrooms 3. Repairing water/sewer system

Amrit Knaus

“Planet Saver”

The TOP priority should be to Save the Planet and become a city with ZERO CO2 emissions.

Norma Jean Marcon “Food Stylist”

That’s a tough call, they’re all extremely important; I would consider refurbishing the trams as NOT a top priority.

4. Repairing Black Bass Dam 5. Refurbishing/repairing city tour trams 6. Repairing bridge on Mill Hollow Road

Jan Schaper “Cell Phone Goddess”

#3, because water is sacred.

Enid Swartz

“In a Twist Lady” #3, because it’s pretty awful to have a sewer back up into your house, as happened to a friend of mine!

Lisa Rebiejo

“Healthy Baker”

#3: I think the water/sewer issue is the most important. We need to have sewers that work!

Shakeenah Kedem

“Akashic Reader” #3: All the issues are important, but I lean toward the water/sewer system.

Send your opinions to Citizen, P.O., Box 679, Eureka Springs, AR 72632, fax to (479) 253-0080 or e-mail to: citizen.editor@yahoo.com

Editorial Policy The opinions on the Editorial page are our opinions. The opinions on the Forum pages are your opinions.

All forum entries must be signed and verifiable. We reserve the right to edit submissions.

Clear and present danger High voltage power transmission lines are a clear and present danger to Arkansas sovereignty, economy and private property rights.

The power, money and influence of large power utilities threaten the sovereignty, economy and private property rights of the people of Arkansas.

Distributed renewable energy systems provide high-paying jobs and create new venture opportunities, with power generation at the point of use. Spending billions of dollars on projects that only benefit out-of-state, private corporations will bankrupt Arkansas economy.

Arkansas needs high-paying jobs, better education, affordable medical care, better infrastructure and incentives for distributed renewable energy agriculture, forestry and eco-tourism. Let’s use our funds wisely and choose projects for the longterm benefit of Arkansas.

You may have heard of the “Clean Line.” It sounds good. Clean is a nice term, the opposite of coal. When you look at a map, the idea of 500,000Volt transmission lines traversing Arkansas and other states suddenly does not sound like a good idea, especially if one of the high voltage transmission lines traverses your property, something that our friends are fighting today at the APSC hearings at Little Rock.

High voltage transmission lines and a reliable grid are obsolete.

Transmission lines in 2013 are not needed or desirable. We have more than enough transmission and power lines, just look around your neighborhood; they are all over the place. Power lines are

Citizen Survey m Building a new fire station m Building new public restrooms m Repairing water/sewer system m Repairing Black Bass Dam

m Refurbishing/repairing city tour trams m Repairing bridge on Mill Hollow Road

Go to www.lovelycitizen.com and weigh in.

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expensive to build and maintain and ugly to look at.

The concept of power generation using large plants and high voltage transmission lines to move electrons to homes and businesses was, in the 1900s, a great idea. However, as with most technologies, some undesirable effects became apparent over the years.

Power outages are examples of the instability of electrical grids that grew one transmission line at a time with different voltages connected with a complex system of substations.

A reliable grid is an oxymoron: grids are inherently unreliable and unstable with many different fragile components. Grids are like the old-time Christmas tree light strands with serial bulbs: one dead light bulb = no lights!

As with other technologies, the “central model” of large plants was used to build solar and wind farms. This was a very dumb idea.

As with coal plants, high voltage transmission lines were required. Edison’s central generation and distribution made sense in the 1900s because electricity was made burning coal.

Distributed energy is power produced and used onsite, rather than produced at a large central facility and transmitted across wires to where it needs to be used.

Distributed power generation and consumption are old ideas that, until the 1950s, were only a dream. Today, all you have to do is look at a Walmart parking lot to find mini-wind turbines powering the lights and solar panels on the roof See Forum, page 33

Who do you think should be Citizen of the Week?

Send us your nominations

Citizen, P.O., Box 679, Eureka Springs, AR 72632, fax to (479) 253-0080 or e-mail to: citizen.editor.eureka@gmail.com

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mission hearing on SWEPCO’s proposed mega-power line in Carroll and Benton counties was deemed “ahead of schedule” as it went into recess till Tuesday morning.

(That determination was rescinded by late Tuesday, which saw a full day focus on just a few witnesses, with many remaining to be cross-examined, officials said.)

The hearing on Monday moved more quickly than expected as 10-minute opening arguments were heard by each of the parties who were present, followed by fewer-than-expected public comments and then the beginning of witness testimony and cross-examination.

Opponents were holding heads high throughout the first day of proceedings and said Monday evening that they felt good about the first day of the hearing.

Doug Stowe, a Eureka landowner who would be affected by one of SWEPCO’s routes and a founder of opposition group Save The Ozarks, said he and others with the group such as Pat Costner – on hand at the front of the room Monday to assist Save The Ozarks attorneys – were happy to be taking part in the entire process.

“It is amazing how the intensity of the last three months has come down to this week in which our attorneys (and I include Jeff Danos in this) are grilling the witnesses we’ve met before only as case files,” Stowe told the Lovely County Citizen. “Our legal representation is top-notch, and the witnesses seem to have never encountered any thing like his cross-examination before,” referring to the fact that SWEPCO’s witnesses seemed reluctant, at best, when being questioned by opposing counsel.

“At the beginning of the hearing, in his introductory remarks, SWEPCO attorney David Matthews noted that this hearing was the time in which all the lies told about SWEPCO would see the light of day and the truth would be made clear. So far, that has not been the case,” Stowe added. “He also insists that the sole duty of the Arkansas Public Service Commission is to choose which route the power line will follow” and not whether the power line should be constructed in the first place – which is the Commission’s first duty under the law.

“My own feelings for today are that our

Photos by Richard Quick

Lori Bennett, an intervenor and opponent in the SWEPCO case and a resident of the Eureka Springs area, cross-examines a SWEPCO witness on Tuesday at the hearing in Little Rock.

Mick Harrison, Save The Ozarks’ lead attorney, works behind one of several tall stacks of thick binders filled with public comments opposing SWEPCO’s power-line plan.

David Matthews, lead attorney for Southwestern Electric Power Co., cross-examines a witness during Tuesday’s portion of the Public Service Commission hearing.

STO attorney set the stage for more to come in the following days. That makes it exciting to be here and to be a part of this,” Stowe said.

OPENING ARGUMENTS The opening statements were tense and brimming with emotion from the start, when SWEPCO attorney David Matthews referenced some “nasty accusations” that have been levied by some opponents during the build-up to this week’s proceedings.

“My clients have endured an incredible number of offensive, uninformed and event incendiary charges against SWEPCO and its employees,” Matthews said, pointing toward Eureka residents in attendance and the attorneys for opposition group Save The Ozarks.

“In these public comments, my clients have been characterized as greedy, idiotic, unethical, immoral, rapists and even monkeys ... and these things were difficult to hear without responding.

“SWEPCO and its employees were able to withstand these accusations and comments because they knew that one day they’d be afforded the opportunity to state their case without fear of being shouted down or assaulted. That day has come.”

Matthews, in his opening statement, covered several topics, beginning with an explanation of how SWEPCO’s proposal originated; the utility – back in 2008 – was

ordered by a Regional Transmission Organization, called Southwest Power Pool, to construct the new line, he noted.

SPP is one of several U.S. RTOs authorized by the federal Energy Policy Act of 2005 to oversee the nation’s electrical grid – and to instruct utilities on when and where new lines are needed.

It is unclear whether SPP – because of its authority granted by the Energy Act – or the APSC has the ultimate authority on whether the power line will be constructed, officials have said, because a conflict between the two entities has not yet occurred – nor been argued in court – in such a case as this.

Matthews, however, in his opening statement spoke as though there could be no possible disagreement between state and federal authorities on whether a new power line is needed and should be constructed. Such is not the case, several officials have told Carroll County Newspapers.

“The federal government and the state government have determined that regional transmission entities operate in the best interest of the public. …,” he said. “Evidence shows this line is needed and needed now.

To find otherwise would put in jeopardy the supply of electricity in the region and beyond.”

Here he referenced the wildfire in Yosemite and its threat to cut off the power supply

in San Francisco as an example of why the Northwest Arkansas power line is needed, indicating that the line is meant to serve areas far outside Northwest Arkansas – despite many claims that were repeated by the energy industry Monday that the line is needed to serve the “growing population” in the immediate area.

Steve Williams, attorney for Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp., also hinted at the utility’s plans to sell and transport the added electricity output to areas, when in his opening statement he said the new route would “strengthen the transmission system in Northwest Arkansas and improve AECC’s ability to move electricity across the seams” to other utilities around the country, he said.

PUBLIC COMMENTS On Monday, only four individuals gave public comments – compared to the more than 350 who signed up to give comments at last month’s Eureka and Rogers public hearings.

The first individual to offer comment Monday was a woman who lives just over the Missouri state line outside Pineville, Mo., and said she and many of her neighbors have yet to be notified – months after the legal deadline – about SWEPCO’s proposal, which includes a route that would traverse her property.

Jamie Harvey presented her own com-

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Play Attention

EAST Lab launches ADHD technology test

Photo by Richard Quick

About 100 people – including dozens of attorneys – are in attendance this week at the Public Service Commission’s hearing at its Little Rock offices off I-630.

ment as well as affidavits from more than a dozen of her neighbors, none of whom have been contacted by SWEPCO, they said.

Arkansas law requires that a utility give proper, speedy and early notice to landowners who would potentially be affected by any proposed new facilities, including power lines, so those landowners may participate in the decision-making process such as this week’s hearing in Little Rock.

Harvey’s comments showed that SWEPCO has not met the legal requirements to have its application to build the new power line and substation approved, opponents of the proposal said Monday – and it was not the only time such criticism was leveled at the utility during the hearing’s opening day.

Also on hand to deliver a public statement opposing SWEPCO’s proposal was KJ Zumwalt, owner of Caribe Restaurant and Cantina on Highway 62 West in Eureka.

Public comments were allowed after the parties’ opening statements, heard at the opening of Monday’s hearing. Only individuals who have not already commented at a previous public hearing were allowed to speak, and they were limited to three minutes apiece.

WITNESSES CALLED The claims that Carroll County needs the route because of the industry’s projections that the population is growing substantially were met with blatant disbelief Monday, par-

ticularly during witness cross-examinations, as Eureka resident Jeff Danos and Save The Ozarks’ lead attorney Mick Harrison grilled utility industry witnesses on how and why they are predicting growth in Carroll County when U.S. Census numbers from 2012 actually show a stagnant population level here.

One of the utility witnesses actually relied on a prime argument of SWEPCO opponents to “explain” why SWEPCO and others believe more future residents will need more electricity in the coming years.

Ricky Bittle, vice president of planning for Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp., said when asked why the energy industry is predicting population growth here, replied: “Many people have said even in opening statements that they decided to move into (Carroll County) because they think it’s a pretty area. I expect that will continue.”

A vocal contingent of the 100 or so spectators and witnesses in the room audibly responded with a collective, disbelieving groan.

Following the opening statements, a few witnesses for SWEPCO and the energy industry were called. Witness testimony and cross-examination was scheduled to continue throughout Wednesday and predicted to last another two or more days.

Editor’s note: For daily updates, keep an eye on our Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/LovelyCountyCitizen.

Photo by Jennifer Jackson

Jeremy Goodwin, a Eureka Springs High School junior, volunteers to try out Play Attention, a neuro-feedback system designed to increase focus and concentration.

BY JENNIFER JACKSON JJackson.Citizen@gmail.com The challenge: to focus your complete attention on the orca swimming just below the surface of the water to the exclusion of everything else. If you can maintain that focus unbroken, the orca will swim lower and lower in the water until it is skimming the ocean floor, collecting sunken treasure – all without touching a computer key or mouse.

According to Jeremy Goodwin, it’s not as easy as it sounds.

“It’s way more difficult you think,” he said. “I got one point.”

Goodwin is a Eureka Springs High School junior who volunteered to demonstrate Play Attention, a computer biofeedback system designed to to help people with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) strengthen the brain. Purchased with grants from Cornerstone Bank and the Carroll County Community Foundation Youth Advisory Council, the system is a pilot project that the EAST Lab at Eureka Springs High School is launching this week. And Warren Utsler, EAST facilitator, needs one more student to participate.

“We can do two a semester,” Utsler said.

“They come in to the class 15 minutes every other day. They must be diagnosed with ADHD and have parent permission.”

Utsler is also inviting school counselors and special education teachers to the lab for a demonstration of the Play Attention system and holding an open house on Oct. 15. If the Play Attention test is successful, Utsler hopes to have systems in the elementary and middle schools.

“They earlier you catch them, the better,” he said.

Utsler said he has always been interested in brain science, and has followed the development of Play Attention, which has been around for 10 years. Like the technology used by NASA to monitor astronauts in space, it consists of a wristband that records pulse and respiration rate, the system sends biofeedback to the computer. The goal: to strengthen control over the brain.

“Scientific research has demonstrated that the brain is adaptable and capable of learning through life,” Utsler said.

The interactive exercises also challenge students to improve memory, finish tasks, track visually and filter out distractions.

When subjects achieve a certain number of points on a game, they advance to the next game. The technology provides an alternative to ADHD medications.

“As educators and classmates, we watch these students struggle every day to stay See EAST Lab, page 14

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No reprieve on fluoride New school counselor in town

BY KATHRYN LUCARIELLO stance poses “unreasonable risk.”

CarrollCountyNews@cox-internet.com The petition was brought in May by Dr. According to Arkansas Attorney Gener- William Hirzy, former senior vice-presial Dustin McDaniel in an opinion issued in dent of EPA’s Headquarters Union, and colJuly, Act 197 of 2011, mandating that fluo- leagues, based on a study of lung and bladride be added to drinking water, will stand. der cancers associated with arsenic present And on the national front, the Environ- in HFSA, along with other health effects mental Protection Agency has denied a from lead and radionuclides. The researchpetition to change the source of fluoride in ers postulated that arsenic was associated drinking water. with more than 300 of these cancer cases State Rep. Denny Altes of Fort Smith each year, costing billions of dollars in canrequested an opinion on whether Act 197, cer treatment that could be avoided by water signed by Gov. Mike Beebe in 2011, was le- systems using pharmaceutical grade fluoride gal on two fronts. instead. He also noted that while this grade The first is that the of fluoride is costly, it law was not passed is less expensive than with a super majority, cancer treatment.

“While it is true that the and the second is that EPA denied Hirzy’s petition erred in its projecthe state overruled local petition based on his tions, which intended to pro- miscalculation of canordinances by passing vide comparative cost savit. cer rates, which Hirzy Altes noted the law acknowledged.

The ings, this does not absolve was passed by 25 Sencancer cases actually the EPA from disregarding ators and 56 House occurred over a 70-year the additional incidence of members. span rather than yearlung and bladder cancers.” ly, making them about “This is not a super majority in either three to four cases per – Dr. William Hirzy chamber,” he wrote. year. “... At least two cities Hirzy acknowledged in Arkansas have voted the error. against the addition of fluoride in the water “I’m embarrassed to realize I made a missupply.” take,” he told livescience.com.

In the past, Eureka Springs and Hot That is not to say there are no concerns Springs had voted down fluoridating the wa- about using HFSA to fluoridate water, said ter by referendum.

Jeff Green, national director of Citizens for McDaniel said the General Assembly le- Safe Drinking Water, based in San Diego, gally passed Act 197 because, under state Calif. law, a two-thirds vote is only required “when “While it is true that the petition erred in its it seeks to amend or repeal a statewide initi- projections, which intended to provide comated act.” parative cost savings, this does not absolve He also added that the state constitution the EPA from disregarding the additional “expressly provides that cities cannot pass incidence of lung and bladder cancers,” he ordinances that conflict with state law” and said. “Unfortunately, the petitioners’ error alstate law “shall have the effect of repealing lows the EPA to make egregious distortions any local legislation which is in conflict of the increased incidence and significance therewith,” so the Act stands. of lung and bladder cancers in their own calThis week the EPA denied a petition to culations – distortions that will be more difban the use of hydrofluorosilic acid in fluo- ficult to address without diversion to Hirzy’s ridated water systems, under the Toxic Sub- error to wade through.” stances Control Act, and to use pharmaceuHe said there is already established scitical-grade fluoride instead. While the EPA entific evidence to support the fact that even does not regulate water additives, it does regulate substances under the TSCA if a subSee Flouride, page 30

BY JENNIFER JACKSON Patty Brill comes to the job as counselor at Eureka Springs High School with a lot of experience working with students who aren’t sure what direction their lives will take. Her latest job with the Bentonville High School was working with seniors at risk of dropping out. She spent many years working in six northern Arkansas school districts helping parents and students work Photo by Jennifer Jackson towards the goal of attending college.

Patty Brill is the new counselor for stuAnd she knows what it’s like to see an dents at Eureka Springs High School opportunity to take your life to a new level. and the middle school’s upper grades.

Brill was working as a group home counselor at a boarding school in Indi- do before you can figure how to get there,” ana when she heard about College of the she said.

Ozarks, one of five colleges in the U.S. for Brill also serves the district’s seventh low-income students. At CoO, every stu- and eighth graders at the middle school. dent is on work-study, many in the working When she worked in the Educational Talfarms that are part of the college’s agricul- ent Search program through North Artural program. kansas Community College, the goal was Brill grew up on a farm, but after she to get seventh through 12th graders to beenrolled, worked in the admissions office come the first generation of their families while earning a degree in elementary ed- to attend college. ucation. She continued as an admission Brill’s job at the Indiana boarding counselor after graduation, and completed school included taking students on primia master’s degree in counseling at North- tive camping trips in Canada, where they west Louisiana State University. learned to build shelters, cook over a fire Brill said in her new job, her main goal and survive in the outdoors. The intensive right now is helping Eureka Springs High experience, which included 24- and 48School seniors with college applications hour solo experiences, fostered teamwork and scholarship applications because they and self-reliance, Brill said. Her hobbies have deadlines. She is also meeting with are outdoor oriented: swimming and hikseniors who haven’t decided what they ing. She also likes studying cultures and want to do. looking at how regions and towns within “You have to know what you want to regions differ.

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focused and on task,” Utsler said. “We do not want to see their personalities and creative spirits dulled with medication in order to control hyperactivity.”

A conservative estimate is that five to seven percent of children have ADHD, he said, and that 60 to 70 percent will carry attention problems into adulthood.

Medication does not provide any recognized long-term changes in behavior, Utsler said. Having the system, which costs about $2,000 per unit, in the schools

makes it available to children whose parents cannot afford alternative therapy.

At the open house, people can also see other projects the EAST students are working on, including designing and installing a rain garden and a butterfly garden, and planting memorial trees on the grounds of the new high school, which opened last January.

The After Hours open house is 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15. The EAST lab is on the lower level of the Eureka Springs High School, 2 Lake Lucern Rd. For more information, contact Warren Utsler at 479-363-6669.

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Beaver Post Office hours to be reduced

BY KATHRYN LUCARIELLO offices.

CCNhi@cox-internet.com “Rural post offices will remain open BEAVER – unless a community has a strong preferAlthough no ence for one of the alternative options,” official word the U.S.P.S. says on its website. has come down In the third quarter ending in June, from the U.S. the Postal Service had a net loss of Postal Service $740 million and a year-to-date loss of yet, changes are $3.9 billion. afoot for hours Officials are encouraged that the at the Beaver plan has reduced operating losses from Post Office, what they were, but this reduction is Postmaster Vicnot enough, and they are looking to tor Sigurani legislation to “fix a business model that Sigurani said Monday. does not allow ... changes in the marSigurani has served as postmaster for ketplace,” they said in a news release eight years, and he will be retiring as earlier this month. of Friday.

In Carroll County last fall, AlpeHe said the Postna residents were al Service has been mailed a survey askplanning to reduce ing for input on the “The change (in hours) the daily open hours fate of their post won’t be for a couple of of the little office office. Ninety-five months. They will mail out from eight hours to percent of the rean announcement to two. Relief postmasspondents wanted ter Jay Baldridge it kept open, said everyone in the 72631 and will take over after Harrison Postmaster 72613 zip code areas and Friday, Sigurani said.

Billy Mayes. make an arrangement for a “The change (in “To have actually hours) won’t be for public meeting to take closed the post ofa couple of months,” fice, it would have comments. Then they will Sigurani said. “They taken a 60-percent make a decision.” will mail out an anvote from the pubnouncement to evlic,” he said.

– Victor Sigurani eryone in the 72631 Hours were reand 72613 zip code duced, however, areas and make an from eight to six. arrangement for a public meeting to Under a document released by the take comments. Then they will make a Postal Service, Beaver is scheduled to decision.” be reduced to being open two hours a The change comes as part of an day, but that is not set in stone, Sigurani overall strategy, called the Post Office said.

Structure Plan, by the Postal Service to Oak Grove’s post office is also on the cut costs and reduce operating losses. list to be cut from eight hours to two.

The plan uses four methods to reduce Nearby Gateway was on the list to be losses: cut retail post office hours, pro- cut from eight hours to four. vide delivery services with rural carriEven with reduced hours, patrons ers or highway contract routes, set up will still have access to the lobby and more “village” post offices in local their mailboxes. establishments and merge nearby post See Post Office, page 33

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Volunteers needed for Doggie Style Show Everyone knows that the show must go on, but it can’t happen without help from the community.

Immediately needed to make that happen are three people who would be willing to chair the fashion show, decorations and advertising committees for the Doggie Style Show.

The Doggie Style Show will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 19 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center.

The theme is “Around the World for 656 Strays.”

The tasks for the fashion show chair include putting together a fun runway show which will include pets, coming to fundraiser meetings for the next two-anda-half months, enlisting models, putting together a script and being on-hand to oversee the show.

Tasks for the decorations chair include managing five volunteers, making and preparing decorations before the event,

working with Tracellen Kelly on decorating plans, attending fundraiser meetings for the next two-and-a-half months and supervising decor implementation and take-down on Nov. 19. The show is at the Convention Center, so organizers say decorations will be minimal.

Tasks for the advertising chair include making sure all ads are in on time, taking advantage of every avenue possible to get the word out beforehand – distributing PSAs in papers and on the radio, posting flyers all over Carroll County, etc., attending fundraiser meetings for the next twoand-a-half months and being available Nov. 19 to help set up the show.

If you have a flair for fashion, a desire to decorate or would enjoy an adventure in advertising, please consider lending a hand. We need you – the animals need you.

To volunteer, call Tracellen Kelly at 479-981-2886.

Another Montgomery Whiteley

Absolute Real Estate & Personal Property Auction Eureka Springs, Arkansas• 332 Dairy Hollow Rd., Eureka Springs, AR 72632 AUCTION MONDAY, SEPT. 2, 2013 AT 10 A.M.

From Downtown Eureka Springs take Hwy. 23 north to Dairy Hollow Road (across from the Train Depot) go 1/2 mile, auction on the right. Watch for signs.

A Nice 1,061 sq. ft. Home on 2 50x100 ft. city lots. This home is a great house with lots of unique qualities, Built in 1889 and has been taken care of all its life. You could own a piece of Eureka Springs history. It has a 2 car detached garage and a small work shop and another storage building. Lots of trees, rock work and fencing around the yard. Sellers have owned this property since 1953 To view more more pictures go to our web site at www.lmontgomeryauctions.com.

Personal property to sell directly after the Real Estate Household – 3 piece bedroom suite w/full size bed; sofa; 2 swivel rockers; living room chair; coffee table; end tables; recliner; dining table w/4 oak chairs; buffet; twin bed; 19 inch flat screen TV; card table; folding chairs; fans; glassware; pots, pans, dishes; lots & lots figurines; yard ornaments Collectibles – Hull sitting hen cookie jar; some carnival glass; 3 clear glass reamers; small McCoy bowl & pitcher; Fire King; Pyrex; blue glass; brown glass; lots of clear glass; pitcher & glasses (set); Wagner skillets; large platters; cake stands; oil lamps; hub caps, 60s-70s; 3 hp pull start Elgin out board motor; 2 wooden chests; wooden ironing board; 2 Ike Doss fish gigs; treadle sewing machine Boat – Misc. – 14 ft aluminum V bottom boat; Elgin out board motor; 2, 12 volt trolling motors; long handle tools; hand tools; standup tool chest; metal tool boxes; hand saws; pipe cutter; floor jack; portable air tank; sockets; 2 Coleman lanterns; 4 push lawn mowers; weed eaters; smoker; fruit jars; plastic lawn chairs; lots other misc.

Location of Auction: On the premises TERMS: 10% down day of sale with the balance to be paid in certified funds at closing.

3% Buyer’s Premium to be added to bid price of the Real Estate only.

To view this property or for terms, conditions, and other information, contact Ronnie Whiteley, agent for the seller, or view our web site www.lmontgomeryauction.com For a list of the personal property go to our web site, www.lmontgomery.com Berryville, AR Ronnie Whiteley – 870-423-7965 AALB #811 ronnie@mwrrealty.com Shannon Chester – 870-423-8397 View all our auctions on the web at www.lmontgomeryauction.com AALB#810

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Calendar of Events Sept. 3-5: Libraries to host town meetings The Carroll County libraries invite you to be part of an exciting project, as they are developing long-range strategic plans.

The Library Board and staff members are holding a series of town meetings in each Carroll County library to hear your ideas on what is important to you. Here is the schedule: Berryville Public Library, Tuesday, Sept.

3, 6-7 p.m.; Eureka Springs Public Library, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 6-7 p.m.; and Green Forest Public Library, Thursday, Sept. 5, 6-7 p.m.

For further information, contact Jean Elderwind at 870-423-5300.

sion is free; a donation is always appreciated.

For more information, call 479-239-4546.

Aug. 30-Sept. 1: Holiday Island Art Show and Sale The Holiday Island Art Guild is proud to announce the Silver Anniversary Art Show and Sale to be held Aug. 30-Sept. 1 at The Barn on Holiday Island. The Judge this year is William Derrevere of Tulsa, Okla., who has a MFA from Western Illinois University and 30 years teaching experience, and now teaches in Tulsa. He has won numerous awards for his art, taught classes at ESSA and has shown work at Zarks in Eureka Springs. There will be four categories of work accepted in the show: Works on Aug. 29: Middle School Parent Night, Canvas and Fabric, Works on Paper, Three Potluck Dinner Dimensional, and Photography. Cash prizes A Parent Night and Potluck Dinner will be will be awarded. More information is availheldfor parents of fifth- and sixth-graders at able by contacting Barbara Robinson (479Eureka Springs Middle School on Thursday, 253-1839) or Joan Hirnisey (479-253-6285).

Aug. 29 at 6 p.m. Parents are encouraged (but not required) to bring a dish for the potSept. 1: Labor Day program at EUUF luck. Drinks and desserts provided. School Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowofficials invite all parents to attend this fun ship, at 17 Elk Street, is hosting a special Laand informative gathering. bor Day-themed program on Sunday, Sept.

1. Work, work, work: we’ve done it all our Aug. 30: Beaver PO farewell lives. On this Labor Day Weekend, share A farewell party for Beaver Postmaster a few minutes about your most interesting Victor Sigurani will be held Friday at around work experience. We’ll listen to stories and noon at the Beaver Post Office. Sigurani, sing some Labor songs too. Program is at who has been postmaster for eight years, is 11 a.m. followed by refreshments. Childcare leaving because the USPS will be reducing provided. hours at the post office, tentatively to two hours per day, he said. Public meetings about Sept. 1: New writers group forming the change will be held in the near future. EvA new writers group is forming starting eryone is invited to stop in and wish Victor this Sunday, Sept. 1, from 4-7 p.m., at the well; refreshments will be served.

Art Colony at 185 N. Main. Genre fiction especially encouraged. Strut your stuff!

Aug. 30: Geshe Thupten BYOB. For details, call 479-244-6369.

Dorjee at EEUF The Eureka Springs Buddhist Study Group Sept. 5: Women’s Bible study on Ruth is honored to host Geshe Thupten Dorjee at The Holiday Island Community Church Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, is offering a seven-week Bible study on the at 17 Elk Street, Friday, Aug. 30, at 7 p.m. book of Ruth, called “Ruth – Love, Loss Geshe Dorjee will discuss mindfulness in and Legacy,” by Kelly Minter. Classes will our everyday lives and how it can be helpful start on Tuesday, Sept. 3 and run from 9 to in solving our problems. Questions are wel- 11 a.m. in the church’s Fellowship Hall Licomed. Geshe Dorjee has just returned from brary, and the first class session will repeat India with many beautiful objects which can on Thursday, Sept. 5 from 9 to 11 a.m. in be purchased from the dharma shop. Admis- the Fellowship Hall Room 108. A single

weekly lesson will be available on either of these days for the convenience of those who wish to attend. The cost of the study book is $12.96. The church is located at 188 Stateline Drive in Holiday Island. For more information, contact Sharl Taylor at 479253-6892.

Sept. 5: Paris in the Summertime There are a few spots remaining on the upcoming trip to Paris, hosted by Jessica Cummings. You do not need to be a student or a resident of Eureka Springs to go. This trip is through EF Tours and is not affiliated with Eureka Springs Schools. ESHS is being kind enough to let us hold our meeting in the new high school library on Thursday, Sept. 5 at 5:30 p.m. All interested parties are invited to attend. If you have any immediate questions, please feel free to call Jessica at 479-981-1799. See you there!

Sept. 10: Ozarks Chorale begins rehearsals The Ozarks Chorale will begin rehearsals for its 19th holiday concert season with registration and first practice on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 6:30 pm at the Eureka Springs United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall.

All local singers are invited to participate.

No auditions are required. The Ozarks Chorale rehearses every Tuesday evening at the Eureka Springs Middle School Cafeteria and performs concerts at area venues.

If you are willing to practice and love to sing, this is the group to join. Everyone is welcome!

Sept. 17: School board elections All Carroll County School Board elections will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 17 from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The polling location for the Eureka Springs School District is the St. Elizabeth Parish Center.

Sept. 24: HI Fire Ladies Auxiliary luncheon Holiday Island Fire Department Ladies’ Auxiliary luncheon will meet at 11 a.m. on Sept. 24, with check-in/social; lunch at noon. Cost. Reservations required by Sept.

20: contact Peggy Arnhart at 479-363-6235.

Sept. 24 & 26: Help with health care enrollment When key parts of the Affordable Care

Act take effect Jan. 1, 2014, Arkansans will have a new way to buy health insurance: the Health Insurance Marketplace. The Arkansas Insurance Department is partnering with the federal government to establish this insurance marketplace where individuals, families and small businesses can compare qualified health insurance plans in Arkansas and choose the plan that best meets their needs. Consumers and small businesses will be able to shop for, compare and enroll in high-quality, affordable private health insurance at competitive prices beginning Oct. 1, 2013. Collette Crawford, an In-Person Assistor Guide with Boston Mountain Rural Health Clinic, will discuss how to enroll in the newly available health-care coverage on Sept. 24 at 6:30 p.m. and on Sept. 26 at 9:30 a.m. at the Library Community Meeting Room in Eureka Springs. The public is invited to attend.

Oct. 1: Line dancing group starting Line dancing at The Barn in Holiday Island will start Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. at 120 Shields Dr. The group is free and will meet on the first and third Tuesdays of the month at 7 p.m., with instruction on first Tuesdays. Everyone is welcome. For more information, call Vicky Lemme at 479-253-9039.

Oct. 23-27: Original Ozark Folk Festival Tickets are on sale for the 66th Annual Original Ozark Folk Festival. Tickets for reserve seating range from $35 to $75 (all fees included) and are available at www.

TheAuditorium.org. The Original Ozark Folk Festival has been celebrated annually since 1948, making it the longest consecutively held annual folk festival in America.

The festival takes place on Oct. 23-27 in Eureka Springs. The music, poetry, stories and art of the Ozarks will be featured throughout the weekend. Bands, musicians, singer-songwriters, poets, artists and crafters are encouraged to submit samples of their music or art for consideration. Submissions are being accepted until Sept. 15. They can send a press kit or digital samples of their work to submissions@ozarksfolkfestival. com. They can also mail their submission to the CAPC, 121 East Van Buren, Suite 3B, Eureka Springs, AR 72632. For more information, please visit OzarkFolkFestival.com and WoodSongs.com.

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Make|Music Fun After 5 Fest

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Photos by Chip Ford

The Eureka Springs Downtown Network, in conjunction with Eurekapalooza, held various events in Basin Park on Friday. One was the ‘stage-hands’ canvas, where individuals, such as Jane Stephens (above), made handprints on the curtins that will hang at Eurekapalooza.

Above is the Robison Family posing for a quick pic as they trek into the park – as indicated by their chosen pose, they can’t wait for the Zombie Weekend in October. Below is Lauren Gun of Rogers singing in the bandshell. Auditions for acts in Eurekapalooza were held all evening.

Above left is Winona Milwagon, 5, showing off her chalk drawings. Above right is Maci Gregory, 10, of Rogers singing her second acapella song. Below left is Molly Jones, 9, of Beaver enjoying an ice cream cone from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. Below right is Catherine Oswald of Fayetteville with her smudge stick.

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2013 VW Parade

Photos by Chip Ford

The annual VW Parade kicked off at its new launch time of 3 p.m. Saturday, traveling from Best Western Inn of the Ozarks to the downtown shopping corridor via the historic loop. An estimated 175-plus V-dubs hip hop and popped along the parade route with hundreds in attendance. Beaded necklaces and candy littered the hands of children and adults alike.

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2013 VW Parade

The 21st annual VW Weekend was held Aug. 23 through Aug. 25 with more than 400 VWs estimated to have been in town for the event. 280 registrants converged at the Best Western Inn of the Ozarks for the Friday and Saturday show. Former event organizer Dave Heilemann, at right, sits in his former slammed ‘61 that is now owned by Jeff Spearn. Below, V-dubs are packed tight at the convention center parking lot on Saturday.

At right is Tina Solari’s ‘66 RHD bus, out of Kissee Mills, Mo. Below right is Waco Will’s ‘66 milk truck, out of Barling, Ark. Below, Enid and her daughter from Maple Grove, Minn., pose with their favorite VW from the show.

Photos by Chip Ford

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Exploring the unknown Eureka Springs woman journeys to the Bosnian pyramids

BY KATHRYN LUCARIELLO CCNhi@cox-internet.com Josie Yerby had heard of the Bosnian pyramids years ago and had a sense that it sounded like something she should look into, but it wasn’t until the Eureka Springs UFO Conference this spring that she knew she had to go there.

Bosnian pyramids?

If you go to Wikipedia and look up them up, the page’s updaters will tell you that the claims of researcher Dr. Semir Osmanagich are a “cruel hoax,” and that what he claims is the first discovery of pyramids on the European continent is really nothing more than “an amateur archeological interpretation of a cluster of natural hills ....”

But if Osmanagich is right, and there is a lot of evidence that he is, the three pyramids in the town of Visoko, Bosnia, are the largest in the world, the largest being a third taller than the Great Pyramid at Giza.

If he is wrong, there are still many unanswered questions about the entire site, including questions about a vast network of underground tunnels, electromagnetic and other phenomena and the experiences of the thousands of visitors and volunteers who have gone there to help excavate.

Yerby, who owns the gemstone shop Crystal Waters in downtown Eureka Springs, attended the UFO conference in April as a vendor. After hearing one of the presenters, Nigel Grace, from England, speak about his experiences at the Bosnian pyramids, she knew she had to go.

At Grace’s invitation, Yerby went to Bosnia in early June and spent two weeks as an independent researcher, which meant she had complete access to the site and could take part how she wanted to, as opposed to volunteers, whose main function is to excavate tunnels, hauling rocks outside in wheelbarrows.

Visoko is a predominantly moderate

Muslim city, with prayer called five times a day from different mosques.

Yerby arrived in Sarajevo after an 18hour flight from Denver.

“It’s absolutely gorgeous,” she said.

“Everyone is kind, the children don’t cry, and everyone has huge gardens.”

Osmanagich began excavating the site in 2005, and in the last eight years has identified several pyramids, some of which he has named the Pyramid of the Sun, the Pyramid of the Moon, the Pyramid of Love, the Pyramid of the Dragon and the Temple of Mother Earth. The network of tunnels and chambers surrounding these is 16 to 82 feet below the surface and spread across several miles. The tunnels themselves are about four feet wide.

Some of the tunnels were found filled in with deliberately placed rocks or a manmade conglomerate material. No one knows their function. There is little by way of artifacts or petroglyphs to explain the site, but there are a few.

No one knows whether the pyramids and tunnels are thousands, or tens or hundreds of thousands, of years old.

Several researchers have performed tests and measurements, one of which shows geometrical alignments of three pyramids that conform to those of other pyramids in the world so far discovered.

The tips of the three pyramids form an equilateral triangle, and their sides are aligned with the earth’s cardinal points of north, south, east and west.

“The Pyramid of the Sun is oriented towards stellar North, running parallel with the position of the North Star,” it is noted on Osmanagich’s website. “The Great Pyramid of Egypt is also aligned this way.”

The Bosnian pyramids are covered with vegetation, much like the step pyramids in South America. Removing this plant material reveals blocks of what are believed to be a manmade conglomerate five times

Photo by Kathryn Lucariello

Josie Yerby holds a photo she took of the Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun and one of the many rocks she brought back from the tunnels leading to the pyramids.

harder than modern concrete and less penetrable by water.

Yerby visited several tunnels and the healing chamber. There are megaliths that have tested as being manmade of a type of polymer ceramic. They seem to be producing measurable negative ions, she said.

In the tunnel she worked in predominantly, the air was extremely fresh, she said, and had a high negative ion charge.

What are considered “health-producing” negative ions register at around 2,000 per cubic centimeter, she noted.

“The rock I excavated was at 39,000 per cubic centimeter.”

The megalith she worked on was 15 feet long and went under the tunnel path.

Some of the megaliths are buried, and some aren’t, which is puzzling. Other researchers have found water under some of the megaliths.

“I defined the edge of the megalith and cleaned it all up,” Yerby said. “It wraps around, and it also goes under the pathway. The biggest part still has conglomerate stuff on top of it. It is the biggest of the megaliths.”

In addition to the actual excavation work going on, hundreds of people have

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Josie Yerby took this photo of one of the underground manmade tunnels leading to the pyramids.

reported unusual experiences in the tunnels, such as spontaneous healings. Grace himself spoke at the UFO Conference of having years-long back pain healed while there, cancelling the need for surgery. Another woman was healed of cancer after sitting in a tunnel for a time. Volunteers, exhausted from hauling rock-filled wheelbarrows all day, are reenergized after lying on the slope of the pyramid.

Photographs inside the tunnels show orbs and wispy inclusions that have no explanation. Polycontrast interference photography of the Pyramid of the Sun shows vertical bands of energy shooting out of the top, when normal atmospheric bands are horizontal. Larry Bird, from the American Society of Dowsers, tested stones with dowsing roads while Yerby was there.

He described them as having “batteries,” as being some kind of device.

“How could it be a device?” said Yerby.

“Is there something inside that pyramid that is amplifying everything around it?”

At the end of every day, people gather to talk about what they have found or experienced. It is a profound sharing, she See Journey, page 29

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Exhibit on African-American Legislators opens

Woodcarvers return for Jamboree

Photo by Jennifer Jackson

The new traveling exhibit at the Eureka Springs Historical Museum features photographs of the men whose lives exemplified the ideas of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech.

BY JENNIFER JACKSON JJackson.Citizen@gmail.com On Feb. 11, 1868, the state of Arkansas adopted a new constitution. The preamble: “We the people of Arkansas, grateful to God for our civil and religious liberty and desiring to perpetuate its blessings and secure the same to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution.”

Among its provisions: the extension of that civil liberty to African-American men, although not, time proved, to the posterity of its newly-enfranchised citizens.

A copy of the preamble is part of a new traveling exhibit that opened Tuesday at the Eureka Springs Historical Museum.

Titled “Arkansas African-American Legislators: 1868-1893,” it tells the story of the 85 men who served in the Arkansas General Assembly after black men were granted the right to vote and hold public office.

The exhibit follows a previous Arkansas History Commission exhibit, “Fought in Earnest,” on the Civil War in Arkansas. It’s timely for another reason, Museum Director Steven Sinclair said.

“This is the 50th anniversary of “I Have a Dream,” so it’s kind of cool that we are hosting this exhibit,” Sinclair said. “We also have two boxes of artifacts connected

to African-Americans and the community in Eureka Springs.”

The traveling exhibit consists of eight panels, mainly photographs of the lawyers, merchants, ministers, teachers and farmers who served in the assembly during the post-war years. There is also a copy of the preamble to the 1868 Constitution, and a short history of the regressive election laws that resulted in African-Americans not serving in the state legislature again until 1973.

Sinclair said he is planning to create a companion exhibit about the local African-American community. It will include photographs and information about Pilgrim Chapel, the AME church, and Thoro Harris, a composer who wrote hymns, including one titled “Eureka Springs.”

The traveling exhibit was produced by the Arkansas History Commission and the Black History Commission of Arkansas. It was on display in the state capitol rotunda during Black History Month. To arrange school or group tours at the Eureka Springs Historical Museum, contact Sinclair at 479-253-9417.

The museum, at 95 S. Main, is open rom 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5 for adults and free for children/ students through 12th grade.

A woodcarver demonstrates his craft at last year’s Woodcarvers Jamboree at Pine Mountain Village. The show is held the same weekend as the Antique Automobile Festival and the Bank Robbery Re-enactment.

BY JENNIFER JACKSON JJackson.Citizen@gmail.com Every year for more than 20 years, woodcarvers have returned to Pine Mountain Village for the annual Woodcarvers Jamboree.

This year, there will be almost double the number of carvers from last year.

“We have nine displays this year,” said Bill Payne. “We’re also going to have a vendor selling tools and blanks.”

Payne and spouse Doris Payne, who live Broken Arrow, Okla., organize the show, which will be Sept 6 and 7. This year, they have recruited a new exhibitor, Russell Haymon from Bartlesville, Okla., who carves figures. Returning after missing last year’s jamboree are Cliff Bitner and Claus Carlson, both of McAllister, Okla. Bitner does busts and Carlson does relief carving, Payne said.

Carvers here last year who are returning are Jim Cate of Howe, Okla., who carves miniature hill people and walking sticks, and Jim Stephenson from Tulsa, who carves love spoons in the Welsh tradition. Also re-

turning are Dick Nelson of Farmers Branch, Texas, and Les and Diana Van Winkle of Coffeyville, Kansas. Bill Payne is a wildlife carver, and spouse Doris Payne does woodburning. Last year’s carver of the people’s choice award, Keith Mock, is unable to participate this year, Payne said.

Rick Parker, who sells wood-carving tools in McAllister, will have a booth. The carvers will be demonstrating their craft and have carvings for sale. They set up under the trees next to the Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center in Pine Mountain Village. The Woodcarvers Jamboree is free and open to the public 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6, and Saturday, Sept. 7. For more information, contact Bill Payne, 918251-8734.

The 43rd annual Eureka Springs Antique Automobile Festival will also be at Pine Mountain Village Sept. 6 and 7. Antique autos parade down Spring Street on Saturday, Sept. 7, followed by the re-enactment of the 1922 bank robbery.

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Strictly Business

By Mary R. Flood

Workplace communication essential to productive environment

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ood communication is essential for a positive working environment.

Improved communication provides much more than greater productivity – it can help engage employees, raise the workplace morale and avoid unnecessary problems, among many other benefits.

Nobody enjoys being confused – and nobody wants to be misunderstood. Yet, just as many business leaders apparently lack training in communication; employees are rarely trained on communication skills either – and people in general, once you think about it.

We all have some things to learn.

Here are some tips I have studied to help with communication in the workplace, and even at home: First, it’s important to understand what non-verbal communication is and how it works. Non-verbal communication comprises of – but is not limited to – hand and body gestures, voice tone and pitch, facial expressions, posture, personal space, eye contact and appearance. These non-verbal cues make up 55 percent or more of what we communicate.

There are times we send or receive mixed messages, where what is being said does not match the gestures or the facial expression we see. Has anyone at work ever given you a compliment and scowled at the same time?

That’s very confusing, and not very nice!

Non-verbal cues are so powerful that you can almost guarantee your words hold little meaning next to the actions and gestures that surround them.

It is important in the workplace to be consistent and forthcoming with information both through the spoken and written word, as well as our actions. And it is absolutely crucial that you pay attention to your actions, as well as the non-verbal cues of those around you.

Too many times, unnecessary attitudes and disagreements in the workplace may be avoided by just keeping it positive and making sure that what is said is matched up to what is being displayed.

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Next, be clear and very direct with what is being communicated. Use language that is easy to understand and specific. Make sure that you’re understood and watch for non-verbal cues.

It does not matter what is said unless someone understands it correctly and is able to translate it to someone else. So, go ahead and ask if you need to, but be kind about it.

Asking, “Is what I’m saying making sense?” and “Can you repeat to me what I just said to you?” are great ways to see if you’re being understood without being condescending.

This leads into the importance of respect.

During communication, use the other person’s name, look them in the eye, nod in understanding with them, and demonstrate that you are paying attention to what they are saying. If you are communicating in writing, reread and spell check your message to make sure there isn’t anything that can be misinterpreted or taken as rude.

When on the phone, try not to multitask, even if you think the person on the other end of the line doesn’t care or doesn’t know. It DOES come through in your tone, and it can give the receiving end the impression that they aren’t very important.

I can’t count the times I’ve called to order “To Go” food in town and all I get is the rushed sound of the business’ name when they answer. This always leaves me feeling like I’m bothering them for their business,

and half the time I have to ask to make sure I got the right place because I couldn‘t understand them.

“Hello,” followed by a proper introduction, and then, “How can I help you?” is always the proper way to answer a business phone, regardless of how busy the business is or if it is a bar, retail establishment or restaurant.

Another hint toward effective communication is to be an active listener. To actively listen means to make a conscious effort to truly hear and understand what the other person is communicating, through their words, as well as their body language.

Try to hold off on responding or interrupting until you have thoroughly heard what is being said, and paraphrase it back to them to make sure you all are on the same page.

“What I’m understanding from this is…” is a great way to accomplish this. You will be very shocked to see how much is misunderstood from the get go simply because it was never confirmed. Double check with paraphrasing to avoid unnecessary communication issues and cover your bases at the same time!

Also, it is important to remember, especially for managers and personnel leaders, that people communicate very differently and that most people, ourselves included, are lacking in communication skills. Some of us are better at writing, others at speaking, others at listening.

Be understanding and patient. You may be a good speaker, but that doesn’t mean everybody is. Something may not be explained

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Catching someone off-guard might produce silence instead of the answer you need.

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When a message needs to be delivered, it is important to consider the medium of whether it should be spoken or written, over the phone or in person, and take into account both your own communication abilities as well as the known abilities of your receiver. If you do not know the person that well, face-to-face communication is always the best. Less has a chance to be lost or misunderstood when the conversation is in person.

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Village View

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By Sandra TaylorSynar Brown

My guest columnist this week is Linda Apple, who will be teaching Inspire!! Writing from the Soul on September 7.

Every Life is Inspirational

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h a t comes to your mind when you read the following terms: Inspirational Writing, Devotional Writing, and Religious Writing?

Most interpret all three as religious, particularly ChrisLinda Apple tian, pieces. But that isn’t always the case. Let’s take a look at each: Inspirational Writing Inspire comes from the Latin word, Inspirare, and it means to breathe upon or into. Merriam-Webster’s definition is: To infuse with breath, with life; to produce or arouse a feeling or a thought; to influence or impel; to communicate or suggest by a

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divine or supernatural influence.

Think about all the things you have heard or read that made you breath in, that raised the hair along your arms that made you want to jump up and yell, “Yeah!” Those things inspired you.

Every time I read John F. Kennedy’s Ask Not . . . speech, I get goose bumps.

To inspire is not always for good things.

Hitler inspired through his speeches. Terrorists have a magazine titled, Inspire. Both aroused feelings and influenced thought.

Both impelled the listeners to destructive action. Every election year politicians inspire us to vote for them. Commercials inspire us to buy their products. Songs inspire us, as do movies.

For me, however, the motivation to inspire is to help others believe in themselves and impact their lives in a positive way.

Mark Twain once penned, “A drop of ink may make a million think.” How true. That is why I like writing life-experience stories.

I write about mistakes I’ve made and how I overcame them, epiphanies I’ve had, observations I’ve made, things I’ve learned, and humorous things that’s happened. Never forget, humor is the best medicine for the soul.

Inspirational writing is used in all kinds of writing: fiction, nonfiction, books, poems, essays. You name it. Chicken Soup for the Soul has published my stories in 16 of their books. Only two of those have a Christian reference and that is because they are devotionals, which brings me to the next topic.

Devotional Writing Many people of faith begin their day or end their day in a moment of prayer, quiet reflection and meditation. During these times, some like to use a devotional piece to guide them.

A good devotion is authentic and connects real events of our daily lives with our relationship with God. It is the sharing of insight or struggle, encouragement and hope.

When writing devotion we choose a scrip-

ture and illustrate it with an anecdote from Religious Writing our lives. Then we end with a short prayer.

One kind of religious writing has an acThey key to a good devotion is to keep it ademic focus and its purpose is to educate short, focused, making one point in 500 and inform. It can be written from an acor less words. Another important thing to ademic approach or a more personal apremember when writing this type of piece proach based on the author’s life experience is to avoid being preachy. No one wants a and studies. It can even include sermons. finger wagged in his or her face.

The topics have a wide range but all perSome devotions are not spiritually based. tain to religion. There are books, articles, They are for what I call the General Market. periodicals, reports, journals and essays In other words, these devotions fit everyone about different faiths, religious history, docand their purpose is to present a life-truth to trines, apologetics, theology, biographies help the reader focus on the positive aspects and autobiographies about spiritual leaders of life. They are written in much the same and saints. Bible stories, legends, Greek way as a spiritual devotion except instead myths and deities also fit in this category as of a scripture they may have a quote. Many well as cultural, sociological, and anthropoare themed. I’ve seen devotions for cat lov- logical studies of different religious groups. ers, golfers, gardeners, quilters, executives, Another form in this category is written hunters, you name an interest and I’m sure for the purpose of extoling and/or worshipa devotion has probably been written for ing a deity. This is done through poetry and it. They are also very focused, 500 or less song lyrics. words. I’ve seen some that are only a few On Saturday, September 7th, I will conlines, but those few lines are powerful.

See Village, page 33 ••• Alison Taylor-Brown has an MFA in Fiction and a lifetime of teaching experience from preschool to university levels. She directs The Village Writing School, whose mission is to foster the development of area writers through workshops, writers’ circles, and coaching. Her column, Notes from the Village, appears weekly. To talk to Alison about your writing goals and dreams, contact her at alisontaylorbrown@me.com or 479 292-3665.

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The Village Writing School In today’s story, Nancy Harris recounts one of those rare moments when the right thing happens at just the right time. Every woman can relate to this sweet vindication.

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Sweet Catch

he red boat came into view as we rounded the point. It was bigger and fancier than our rental. The driver saw us, slowed down, and altered his course, turning slightly left, away from the shore. We too angled left, staying inside, keeping a safe six feet from shore.

I held my rod up and out to keep my line from catching in the motor.

“Nice rig,” Gordon said. The three men were dressed in fancy fishing shirts like the professionals wear. An array of rods and tackle filled the benches.

The driver saw my line in the water and called out in a raspy voice, “Let’s see you pull one out of there. Yeah, pull one out of there. Heh heh.” The other two men laughed. I looked at them, and they smirked back at me.

Gordon was running the motor and fishing out the other side of the boat. “I’d love to catch a big one and show them I know how to fish,” I said.

Just then, I felt a tug on my line. I raised my rod higher to get a feel for the tension. If I had a fish, I’d feel a vibration and resistance. If I were hung up, I would only feel resistance. Alas, there was no vibration. Just what I didn’t want to happen in front of the men.

“I’m hung up,” I said.

“OK,” Gordon shifted the motor into reverse.

Snagging a stick, grass, or crevice of a rock is not uncommon when fishing. It’s often impossible to see what’s under the surface. Trolling, or dragging bait behind a slow moving boat allows the line to go deep, but it’s risky.

Slowly, we backed toward the point. I held my rod high and reeled in.

“Last time she got hung up, she had a fish on the line,” Gordon said to the men, their boat now close beside us. “The sinker was caught, but when it came loose she reeled in a nice Smallmouth.”

I felt the line come free, then a vibration. I did have a fish! Now to bring it

in while Raspy and the Smirkers watched.

“You got a fish?” Gordon asked.

“Think so.”

“Pulling like a big one?”

“Sure is.”

Unsettled by the wake of the red boat, our boat rocked. Gordon shifted the motor into neutral. I planted my feet on the unstable floor. My hat fell off and dangled on my shoulder. I resisted the urge to grab it. I needed both hands on the rod.

“By golly, I think she’s got one!” Raspy shouted. “What is it?”

The red boat was now ten feet behind us at a 90-degree angle. A perfect position to see the show. I had to bring in this fish.

The line moved back and forth. The fish was a good fighter.

“It’s a nice one,” Gordon said.

“Think so,” I said, elated.

Concentrate, I told myself. Keep the rod up and line tight. Any slack on the line might allow the fish to wiggle free.

That’s what an inexperienced fisherman would do. I knew better.

Sweat ran down my back and the sides of my face. I briefly let go of the rod with one hand to wipe my brow, accidently bumping my sunglasses. They fell to the floor. Squinting in the bright sunlight, I quickly put my hand back on the rod and held on.

Gordon stood and picked up the net.

Usually, I could hold the rod with one hand and net with the other, but this fish was big. Gordon encouraged me in a calm voice. “You’re doing fine, keep that line tight.”

My arms and shoulders ached. The fish swam erratically pulling hard.

Suddenly the line went slack. The fish thrust his body upward rising completely out of the water. I pulled the rod over my head to keep tension on the hook. The fish stayed suspended long enough for me to identify it. A big Northern. I had to bring it in.

“Whoa!” yelled Raspy and the Smirk-

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“It’s a big Northern,” Gordon shout-

The fish started to fatigue. Its movements were slower, but it still pulled hard, moving back and forth along the side of the boat. I did my best to follow with the rod.

“Just keep working him,” Gordon said.

Back and forth, back and forth. Finally the fish swam close to the surface. In one fluid motion, Gordon swooped the net and lifted the fish into the boat. It wiggled and flopped.

I released the line tension, set down my rod, and looked at my catch. He was a beautiful fish. Big, healthy, and still fighting the hook attached to the side of his mouth. The bait, a leech, was no longer on the hook. I hoped the fish had swallowed it. He deserved a treat.

“I’d throw that one back,” Raspy shouted. “He’s not that big.” The Smirkers laughed.

“Yeah, she will. We don’t eat Northern. Too bony for our taste,” Gordon said.

“You want him. Might be the biggest fish you see today.”

Nancy Harris is a retired educator and school librarian and an avid reader who loves camping, fishing, and the outdoors.

A SW Missouri native, she lives at Holiday Island.

“Nah,” Raspy said. “I can catch my own.

Do you know where to fish on this lake?”

“Right here is a good place,” I said laughing, as I pulled out the hook and put fish in the water. He flopped his tail and disappeared.

The red boat lurched backwards almost hitting us. Raspy gave a wave as he shoved the boat into forward and took off around the point.

“Jerks,” I said.

Gordon laughed and shook his head.

“You showed ‘em.”

“Yeah,” I said. “Thanks for your help Honey. That was a sweet catch.”

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Old Joe comes home Portrait on display is part of local history

Photo by Jennifer Jackson

Historian June Westphal, right, talks with Jayne James at the Louis Freund portrait of her grandfather, Joe Hoskins, now on display at Cornerstone Bank’s museum in Eureka Springs.

BY JENNIFER JACKSON JJackson.Citizen@gmail.com Joseph Russell Patton Hoskins was born in Chillicothe, Mo., in 1875. He moved to Eureka Springs, married Alabama Ball, raised a family and worked for the railroad, losing a leg in a switchyard when he was in his 30s.

He also worked for the city, building retaining walls, dug ditches and dug graves.

He was a familiar sight around town for decades before his death in 1973 at the age of 98.

On Aug. 28, Hoskins was again seen in Eureka Springs, complete with the peg leg he carved out of wood.

Hoskins’ portrait, painted by Louis Freund, is on loan to the Eureka Springs Historical Museum by The Butler Center for Arkansas Studies in Little Rock. The portrait, oil on board, will be on display at the downtown Cornerstone Bank through November. The loan was made at the request from historian June Westphal, who explained why she was wanted to bring Joe home.

“He had no wealth, no prominence, but was extraordinary in a lot of ways,” Westphal said. “He was a part of Eureka Springs for so long.”

On Tuesday, one of Hoskins’ granddaughters, Jayne James, watched as Steven Sinclair, director of the E.S.H.M., unveiled the painting.

“It does bring back memories,” James said.

Westphal said that Louis Freund didn’t normally do portraits, but was always out on the streets, looking for subjects.

“He saw something in Joe he wanted to paint,” Westphal said.

A public reception is being planned, Westphal said. The painting is on loan through November, with the possibility of an extension through December. The Butler Center for Arkansas Studies is a department of the Central Arkansas Library System that promotes the understanding and appreciation of Arkansas history, literature, art and culture. Louis Freund was a muralist came to Eureka Springs as WPA artist in the 1930s, Westphal said.

The Eureka Springs Historical Museum, which has an extensive collection of art by local artists, recently acquired “Cloud Shadows” by Glenn Swedlun.

The painting is the gift of Hope Cook of Alexandria, La. The collection is displayed on the second floor of the museum, 95 S. Main.

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clinic/thrift shop. An officer checked it out; all was okay. Or was it?

August 23 10:22 a.m. - A clerk from a local thrift shop reported the theft of a rug. It was caught on the security video. An officer responded to take a report.

11:43 a.m. - A caller advised of an unattended vehicle in a parking lot that had rolled into the side of a building and caused damage. An officer responded and took a report. Can you say emergency brake?

11:53 a.m. - A caller reported the sighting of multiple baby snakes coming from under her porch. Animal Control Officer responded and wasn’t able to find the snakes. He advised methods to keep them out, and told her to call back if she sees more. Yikes! Sounds like a scene from “Indiana Jones!”

12:30 p.m. - An officer was requested to standby while an evicted guest retrieved her belongings from the desk clerk at the hotel.

12:51 p.m. - An officer conducted traffic control for a VW that was stalled in traffic. Doesn’t that just “bug” ‘ya?

7:40 p.m. - A call from a local downtown shop reported a truck was parked in a no parking zone. An officer located the vehicle and owner, and said, “move it, move it, move it!”

10:09 p.m. - A worried daughter called to request someone to check on her mother that she hadn’t been able to reach by phone. An officer made contact and found her to be okay.

10:14 p.m. - An officer initiated a traffic stop at the edge of town that resulted in the arrest of a man for allegedly driving while intoxicated.

August 24 2:19 a.m. - A local taxi driver called to advise there had been a hit and run downtown. The responding officer was able to make a traffic stop on the vehicle, which resulted in the arrest for a warrant from another county. You can run, but you cannot hide.

10:30 a.m. - Complainant advised that vehicles were parked in fire lanes at a local inn. An officer, as well as the fire department, responded, and advised the

vehicles needed to be moved. Go read your driver’s manual again.

10:52 a.m. - An alarm sounded at a local inn. An officer responded, and all was secure.

12:33 p.m. - A caller complained that three males were skateboarding in the parking lot of a local lodge. They were gone when the officer arrived.

2:14 p.m. - Complainant advised that music was too loud at a local pub. An officer responded and advised them to turn it down.

3:59 p.m. - A lodge owner requested assistance removing an unwanted guest.

Officers responded and advised the man to move along. Must have worn out his welcome!

10:39 p.m. - Suspicious circumstances were reported at a local club. The caller saw a female dragged into a vehicle by a man that seemed to be known to her. The suspect drove away without her, but she requested a report. The officers located the suspect, then later he was arrested for a previous warrant as well as new charges.

August 25 12:08 a.m. - An officer made a traffic stop near a local gas station, which resulted in the arrest of a man on DWI and driving left of center charges.

2:03 a.m. - A guest at a local motel advised of possible domestic disturbance.

An officer made contact and the couple had a verbal argument; all seemed to be okay by this point.

3:58 a.m. - Another hotel reported a possible domestic disturbance. An officer made contact and was told this was a verbal argument and it was over. Then one person went back to another room for the rest of the night.

2:02 a.m. - A woman called to report she had heard a very loud bang noise in her home and was afraid to go downstairs. An officer responded and discovered a large house plant had fallen off the stand. Aren’t we all afraid of things that go bump in the night?

5:53 a.m. - A young man went to the police station and made a statement against his stepfather. An officer went to the home and made an arrest for domestic battery as well as a warrant from another town.

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Back on track

Artist revives creative career

BY JENNIFER JACKSON JJackson.Citizen@gmail.com Barbara Kennedy comes from an artistic family. Her great-grandmother, Elizabeth Vickroy McClellan, was a Pennsylvania quilt maker. Her grandfather, Earl McClellan, was a landscape painter. Her father, Jo Kennedy, was an architect. Her mother, Jerry Kennedy, makes wall hangings.

Barbara Kennedy is a self-taught artist who was set on the path to being at the age of 8 by a teacher who sent her home with a note saying she was very creative. Kennedy was also a keyboard player with a reggae band for 16 years before moving to Eureka Springs, where she has her own studio on Spring Street. Called Sweet Spring Studio, it has space for her to work and exhibit her painting, and also hold art classes, which Kennedy is now scheduling for adults and children.

The emphasis: helping people develop their own style, something she has done throughout her life.

“It’s an exploration of your own creativity,” she said of art.

It was her maternal grandfather, Earl McClellan, who was the biggest artistic influence on her life, Kennedy said.

She grew up in Ardmore, Okla., but every summer, her family spent a month at her grandparents’ house in Windber, Penn. Her grandfather took her fishing, showed her how to track deer in the woods and taught to drive a car when she was 12. He had a garden, made his own horseradish, played the banjo and rode a fat-tire motorcycle – a “great grandfather,” Kennedy said. He also a hobby painter, doing local landscapes in oil.

“He was the one who taught me it was okay to paint on the kitchen table,” she said.

Kennedy moved to San Antonio, Texas, for college, where she became known as a painter and sculptor and started a family. The she headed out west, migrating from Colorado to the

Northwest coast. In Seattle, Kennedy was asked by a friend to teach art at Westside Place, a private school in Seattle for students who were unsuccessful in public school. In addition to teaching three days a week, she continued her professional art career.

“I was painting at home on the kitchen table,” she said. “When my older son moved out of the house, I took over his bedroom.”

She also worked as a graphic designer at the University of Washington, and continues to do computer graphics as a sideline. But when another friend asked her to work at a bar and music venue in Ballard, a Seattle neighborhood, she took the job. One night, a musician came up and asked Kennedy to do a poster for a local reggae band. Learning that she played the piano, he also recruited her to play keyboards, despite her reservations.

“I told him I love the music, but don’t know the rhythms,” she said.

That led to a job playing with Clinton Fearon and Boogie Brown Band, with which she toured the United States, Hong Kong, France and Honduras.

Kennedy also continued to paint, and for a while, lived and worked in a studio in Seattle’s Pioneer Square. She also visited Jamaica several times, which inspired her to do portraits of people and paintings of the brightly-colored flora.

Eventually she tired of touring with the band, and five years, ago, moved to Eureka Spring.

“I wanted to devote myself to my painting,” she said.

Two years ago, she attended an orchid show in Springdale, returning with 150 photographs. Coming back to her studio in her home on North Main, she began a painting by depicting the orchids in chiaroscuro, a term denoting strong contrast between light and dark.

It was a friend who, seeing the preliminary stage of the painting, told her that it was beautiful, and to “just look at it.” Kennedy did, and realized how

Photo by Jennifer Jackson

Shown in her Sweet Spring Studio, Barbara Kennedy’s paintings of exotic flowers reflect her previous life as the keyboard player for a reggae band. Kennedy is the featured artist of the month at the Eureka Springs Historical Museum.

the monochromatic image captured the orchid’s dramatic shape. That was the beginning of a series of paintings that she calls “Ghost Orchids.”

“I found out much later that there really is a ghost orchid,” she said.

Kennedy opened Sweet Spring Studio, 123 Spring St., in April. She is planning to have an open house, and is setting up classes for adults and children, and welcomes home-schoolers.

For information about classes and computer graphic services, call 479253-6652 or go to www.barbarakennedystudio.com.

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Lift your spirit with some live music

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ey y’all. After a long week full of stress and friction – it was palpable during the SWEPCO hearing in Little Rock that I covered – I don’t know about you guys, but I’m sure ready for some good live music to lift the spirit and energize the soul. There are several key groups playing this weekend that will do just the trick for the weary and downtrodden. Go and get you some! Below are my recommendations for the best live music in town this weekend: FRIDAY At the intimate Rowdy Beaver Den downtown Friday night Aug. 30, the Strange Derangers — formerly known as Catfish Jackson — headline a show of old country and blues sounds with four talented musicians.

Hailing from the Fayetteville area, Strange Derangers has been surprising audiences with their raw, fresh approach to

blues, rock and roll, and country.

With a healthy mix of originals and covers, Strange Derangers pays tribute to their heroes and influences, including Freddy King, Waylon Jennings, Willie Dixon, Levon Helm, and Dr. John, to name a few.

The Strange Derangers are a versatile band, able to play to audiences of all types. As individuals, each member brings a unique style to the table.

Frontman Richard Burnett — a frequent solo performer at Cathouse/Pied Piper — is well-schooled in both acoustic and electric guitar, as well as harmonica.

His background includes membership in legendary Arkansas bands such as Pope County Bootleggers, Honeyshine, and The Shackrats. Paul Burnham (Shindig Shop) is a regional hero to anyone that has had the pleasure to hear his versatile approach to piano. Jason Young and Chuck Haight round out the rhythm section with tight,

booming bass and drums, with an irresistible groove that will almost surely prompt everyone there to get up and dance.

Strange Derangers’ show at Rowdy Beaver Den is expected to begin around 9 p.m. and continue until about 1 a.m. No charge for admission; open to ages 21 and up. Rowdy Beaver Den is located at 47 Spring St., 479-363-6444. Oh yeah, I hear they have an awesome late-night breakfast on the menu, too!

ALSO FRIDAY Joplin, Missouri-based genre-bending jam-funk-pop band TOTOJOJO comes to Squid and Whale Pub Friday night in what promises to be the city’s best show of the month for fans of jambands and/or psychedlic rock.

Originally formed in 2009, this fivepiece group has been seen on many key stages throughout the Midwest including at Wakarusa Music Festival and Yonder Mountain String Band’s Harvest Music Festival.

With the recent release of their debut self-titled album and a high-energy stage show, TOTOJOJO is definitely a band you want to catch now. The band infuses a va-

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SATURDAY Afro-Disiacs, or “Afro-D” as they call themselves, is a powerful acoustic duo that earlier this year relocated to Eureka Springs, previously having been based out of Fort Wayne, Ind., among other major metropolitan areas they’ve called home.

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The group was recently recording its debut album following a new record deal with Circle Studios Records, and they’ve been a big hit locally since moving here.

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St., 479-253-2525.

• Chelsea’s: Chucky Waggs & Company, 9 p.m.

• Eureka Live!, 35 N. Main St., 479253-7020: DJ & Dancing, 9 p.m. to close • Eureka Paradise, 75 S. Main St., 479363-6574: DJ & Dance music, 8 p.m.

• Henri’s Just One More, 19 1/2 Spring St., 479-253-5795: Juke Box, 9 p.m.

• Jack’s Place: Karaoke with DJ Goose, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

• Legends Saloon (Lumberyard), 105 E. Van Buren, 479-253-2500: DJ/Karaoke, 8 p.m.

• New Delhi Cafe, 2 N. Main St., 479253-2525: Vine Brothers, 1 to 5 p.m.; Bourbon Highway, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Den, 45 Spring St., 479-363-6444: Stranger Derangers, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Tavern, 417 W. Van Buren, 479-253-8544: Guerrilla Blues Band, 7:30 p.m.

• Squid & Whale: ToToJoJo, 9 p.m.

• Voulez-Vous Lounge, 63 Spring St., 479-363-6595: Audiodacity, 9 p.m.

SATURDAY, AUG. 31 • Basin Park Hotel Balcony Bar & Restaurant: Jeff Lee, noon to 3 p.m.; Chris Diablo, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

• Biker’s Bluebird Lodge: I W LAMB, 5 p.m.

• Blarney Stone: Nathan Bryce & Loaded Dice, 8:30 p.m.

• Cathouse / Pied Piper: Mark Shields & Good Company, 8 p.m. to midnight • Chaser’s: Live music, 9 p.m.

• Chelsea’s: Dime Trip, 9 p.m.

• Eureka Live!: DJ & Dancing 9 p.m. to close • Eureka Paradise: DJ & Dance music, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.

• Henri’s Just One More, 19 1/2 Spring St., 479-253-5795: Juke Box, 9 p.m.

• Jack’s Place: Centerfuze, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.

• Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): Strange Company, 9 p.m.

• New Delhi Cafe: South Ozark Boys, 1 to 5 p.m.; Afro-Disiacs, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Den: Vine Brothers, 1 to 5 p.m.; Muddy Rivers, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Tavern: Brian Odle & Hillbilly Underground, 8 p.m.

• Squid & Whale: Allied Saints, 9 p.m.

• Voulez-Vous Lounge: Audiodacity, 9 p.m.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 1 • Basin Park Hotel Balcony Bar & Restaurant: Staymore, noon to 3 p.m.; Chris Diablo, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

• Blarney Stone: Mountain Shore, 2 p.m.; Mountain Shore, 7 p.m.

• Chelsea’s: Magic Mule, 7:30 p.m.

• Eureka Paradise: Local night • New Delhi Cafe: James White Trio, 1 to 4 p.m.; Handmade Moments 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Den: Philbilly, 1 to 5 p.m.; Third Degree, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m.

• Squid & Whale: Local Talent Showcase MONDAY, SEPT. 2 • Blarney Stone: Magic Monday, 7 p.m.

• Chaser’s: Bike Night with Live Entertainment, 9 p.m.

• Chelsea’s: Springbilly, 9 p.m.

• Squid & Whale: Disaster Piece Theatre TUESDAY, SEPT. 3 • Chelsea’s: Open Mic, 9 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 4 • Chelsea’s: Po Dunk, 9 p.m.

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nize it in your mind,” she said.

Whether Osmanagich and the hundreds who have helped him are right, or whether the naysayers are right, and these are nothing more than hills, questions remain: If there are pyramids in Egypt, China and South America, why shouldn’t there be pyramids on every other continent as well?

And if the Egyptian pyramids contain

still undiscovered secrets, strange phenomena, metaphysical experiences and unanswered questions, why shouldn’t the Bosnian – and perhaps all the other pyramids on the planet – contain them as well?

Yerby hopes to go back and continue exploring, asking such questions and helping to find the answers.

“Whatever they are and whoever built

••• Following are the complete live entertainment listings for Eureka Springs venues in the coming week, followed at the bottom by the schedule for the Newton County Bluegrass Festival going on all weekend, Thursday through Saturday, at Bradley Park in Jasper.

THURSDAY, AUG. 29 • Basin Park Hotel Balcony Bar & Restaurant, 12 Spring St., 479-253-7837: Maureen Alexander, 5 to 8 p.m.

• Chaser’s, 169 E. Van Buren, 479253-5522: Karaoke with Tiny, 9 p.m.

• Chelsea’s, 10 Mountain St., 479-2536723: MC Glossy 8 p.m.

• Eureka Springs Farmers NIGHT Market, Pine Mountain Village, 2075 East Van Buren: Afro-Disiacs, 7 to 8:30 p.m.

• Jack’s Place, 37 Spring St., 479-2532219: Karaoke with DJ Goose, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

• New Delhi Cafe, 2 N. Main St., 479253-2525: Funner Brothers, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

• Squid & Whale, 37 Spring St., 479253-7147: “Open Mic Musical Smackdown” with Bloody Buddy and “Action Art” with Regina.

FRIDAY, AUG. 30 • Basin Park Hotel Balcony Bar & Restaurant: Hogscalders, noon to 3 p.m.; Hogscalders, 6 to 9 p.m.

• Berean Coffee House, 4032 E. Van Buren, 479-244-7495: Worship Circle, 7 p.m.

• Blarney Stone, 85 S. Main St., 479363-6633: Nathan Bryce & Loaded Dice, 8:30 p.m.

• Cathouse / Pied Piper, 82 Armstrong St., 479-363-9976: Mark Shields & Good Company, 8 p.m. to midnight • Chaser’s: Live music, 9 p.m.

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said.

“Everyone always asks, and the big question always is, ‘Why are you here?’” she said. People’s reasons vary, but they are never mundane, and most people say they feel “led” to the site, as Yerby was.

“The story is so big, it’s hard to orga-

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For more information call Shannon at 870-446-2636 or Arlis at 870-428-5505 or the Chamber of Commerce at 870446-2455.

Admission: Three-day pass, $20 per person; Thursday night only, $5; Friday night only, $8; Saturday afternoon and evening only, $10.

Door prize drawing nightly; Queen size quilt drawing Saturday night.

Food concessions on site as well as crafts booths.

Electrical hookups for RVs and campers, and plenty of “rough camping” sites without electrical; water and dump station on site; and plenty of free parking.

Jammers are invited to bring their instruments, and everyone is encouraged to bring lawn chairs and/or blankets for seating.

Performance Schedule: * THURSDAY NIGHT, 6:30 P.M. START TIME Mary Grace Smith Glen Faulkner Williams Family Sherman Mountain Boys *FRIDAY NIGHT, 6:30 P.M. START TIME Unashamed Eversong Sugar Creek Williams Family Bob Hammons *SATURDAY, 1 P.M. & 6:30 P.M. START TIMES New Highway Francis Harderson Natural State Flint Hill Ramblers Spit’n Image *Also Saturday at 6 p.m. will be a performance by the Ozark Mountain Metal Cloggers. them, they are still functioning,” she said.

“We can view them with a sense of wonder, that there is so much more than what our limited education will reveal to us.”

To learn more about the Bosnian pyramids, visit www.bosnianpyramids. org. To read an account by Grace of the megalith Yerby was excavating, see this story on our website, www.lovelycitizen. com.

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Fall Village Craft Show seeking applicants The Village at Pine Mountain on Highway 62 East will be hosting its annual Fall Village Craft Show on Saturday, Nov. 2 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Applications are currently being accepted for booth space. The spaces are 12

feet by 12 feet and cost $35. A space with electricity costs $40.

The show is only accepting applicants with handmade items.

For more information, contact Gayle Voiles at 479-244-6907 or 479-253-7047.

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revelation of Hirzy’s error, the cost would be “prohibitive and not much difference” in terms of health risk compared to HFSA, he said.

Fonseca said he is committed to following state law and is continuing to research manufacturers and distributors who can provide a fluoride product that meets the requirements and standards of NSF 60, which sets limits on contaminants.

“The board has voted to move forward and sign a contract with Delta Dental. Expected completion of facilities should be around October 2014,” he said. “Our inquiries continue to go out for product selection.

We will pick the best and safest product for our citizens that conform to all laws under NSF 60 product certification.”

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the presence of “allowable” amounts of arsenic can contribute enough to result in an additional one in every 1,500 lung or bladder cancer cases over a lifetime.

“Whether the actual incidence ends up being one in 1,500, or 2,500, or 5,000, or even 10,000 over a lifetime, it is still not okay,” he said.

The form of fluoride used has not been mandated by the state Health Department, and most water systems use HFSA. René Fonseca, business manager and water plant operator at Carroll-Boone Water District, had been looking at using sodium fluoride, based on Hirzy’s study. With the

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Kathy Brookbank

March 16, 1937 – August 18, 2013

Kathy Brookbank, a resident of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, was born March 16, 1937 in Shinnston, West Virginia, a daughter of Scottie Richard and Stella Mae (Labash) Cutlip. She departed this life Sunday, August 18, 2013 in Carroll County, Arkansas at the age of 76 years.

Kathy was a member of the Holiday Island Community Church.

On January 26, 1966, Kathy was united in marriage with Lawrence Eugene Brookbank who survives her of the home.

She is also survived by one daughter, Julia Kay and husband James Moore of Austin, TX; one son, Timothy Scott Brookbank of Akron, OH; one sister, Glenna and hus-

band David Cook of Munroe Falls, OH; Gerald Nonemaker, the father God sent especially for Kathy after the death of her own beloved father; three grandchildren, Matthew Scott Moore and wife Tamara, Crystal Dawn and husband DeSean Johnson, and Nathaniel Scott Brookbank and wife Caitlin; great-grandchildren, Andrea Lee Moore, Ashlyn DeNeen, Isaac James Johnson, Tessa and Preston Brookbank; and a host of other friends and loved ones.

Kathy was preceded in death by her parents, Scottie Richard and Stella Mae Cutlip and one son, Douglas William Brookbank.

Memorial service will be 3:00 PM, Saturday, August 24, 2013 at the Holiday Island Community Church. Arrangements are under the direction of Nelson Funeral Service. Memorial donations may be sent to the Holiday Island Community Church, P.O. Box 3055, Holiday Island, Arkansas 72631. Online condolences may be sent to the family at nelsonfuneral.com.

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The Natural Way The Magic of Phytosterols

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omen can benefit, but men, get your checklist handy. Here is an interJim Fain esting supplement that is particularly of interest to men over 40 years old who have elevated cholesterol and prostate troubles and who wish to maybe improve the beneficial levels of testosterone. The all-natural product may actually do more than the sizable list above. Phytosterols hold a certain magic with scientific blessings.

Phytosterols are a family of plant fats. You may recognize “sterol” as part of what we humans struggle with having too much of, namely cholesterol. The good thing is that plants product a slightly different version that competes for absorption in our stomachs with animal cholesterol. So when we supplement with the plant version the absorption of the animal version is reduced in many people.

You’ll often see plant sterols as additives to heart healthy margarine at the grocery store for this very reason. Scientific studies have shown lowered cholesterol levels and improved lipid panels in both men and women.

For men, the neat thing is that there is also evidence that phytosterols help shrink the prostate in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPS). Remember the TV ad of “I thought I had a problem of going, but my doctor told me it was a problem growing?”

Supplementing with even a low dose of plant sterols helps many middle aged and older men. At higher doses up to 6000 mg/day, it may actually lower cholesterol, shrink the prostate and help improve the good testosterone older men tend to have less of.

Good testosterone is the higher octane male hormone. Testosterone is produced not only in smaller amounts as we age but a significant amount of it becomes “bound” and the octane lowers to kerosine. This is called DHT. DHT causes hair loss, weight gain, soft belly and a lot of couch potato behavior, as well as sexual dysfunction. Often men with pre-diabetes have too little high octane testosterone as well.

Phytosterols are thought to reduce the amount of DHT so the proportion of high octane hormone improves. Some anti-aging benefits can happen, too.

Wisecrack Zodiac ARIES: Some people are rubber, some are glue, but you’re thrift store Teflon, so not even you know what will stick. Be safe and avoid anyone with eggs, especially chicken supervillains.

TAURUS: The Big Bad Wolf is actually a Chihuahua with attitude, so you can relax about that big meeting at work. Wouldn’t hurt to carry some doggie treats, though, because the bark isn’t as bad as the bite.

GEMINI: Your dreams are full of million-dollar ideas, so keep a pen and paper by your bed on Tuesday.

Someone, somewhere, would pay for Justin Timberlake-flavored tongue depressors.

CANCER: Life is a series of moments, and the one at 3:09 p.m.

Wednesday will take you by surprise.

Pack some clean underwear and possibly an alibi.

LEO: Knowing all the answers won’t win you points, but stumping the teacher with some questions of your own might do the trick. Cross your fingers and hope your guru doesn’t have Google.

VIRGO: You draw all the attention on Saturday, but your so-called friend shows up to the party with an eraser.

Make that mojo permanent with a Magic Marker, and she’ll never close her eyes around you again.

LIBRA: Lighten up, because it’s not about winning; what matters is how you play the game. And who has the most followers on Twitter. That totally counts, too.

SCORPIO: The truth can be hard to swallow, which is why bars and taverns exist. If you can’t handle that bitter little pill, wash it down with a pina colada or two. At closing time you’ll likely acquire a whole new set of ugly truths that will distract you from the initial one.

SAGITTARIUS: Everyone in your crowd is a superhero, but your friends are the Justice League while you’re the Wonder Twin who can turn into a puddle. At least you can

© Beth Bartlett, 2013 Want more? Visit Beth at www.wisecrackzodiac.com

get the bad guys’ socks unpleasantly damp while everyone else saves the world.

CAPRICORN: When it comes to a project, there’s the wrong way, the right way and your way. Guess which one requires duct tape, four clothes hangers and an empty ice cube tray? If you can’t conquer your competition, you can definitely confuse them.

AQUARIUS: You’re jumpier than Larry the Cable Guy wearing

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a poison ivy thong.

Say something embarrassing if you wish, because it won’t be your face that’s red.

You’ll find your true friends when you mention the word “lotion.”

PISCES: Just when you least expect it, the universe throws you a party with cake, balloons and presents.

If you’ve been very good, you might even be invited this time.

Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1. Musician who plays the guitar deeply 8. “Versed,” (hillbilly-style) 13. Done in front of everybody 14. Cream of the crop 15. Sexual organ 16. More pleasing 17. Ossuary for cremains 18. Spill your feelings 20. Pugilist ___ Norton 21. What a sot is while walking home 24. Crescent’s Blue Moon, e.g.

25. What we breath 26. One or the other, it doesn’t matter 28. Wee 31. Very cautious or wary 32. Love apple 34. Rah to a bullfighter 35. Fish eggs 36. The study of the improvement of human well-being by the improvement of living conditions 41. Advice columnist ___ Landers 42. What Ringo beats 43. Short snooze 44. Applying on the job 46. Do-rag 49. Plant bristle 50. Not for; abut

51. Kept in a pig pen 52. Keystone Kops creator Max and others DOWN 1. Phony 2. Avoid; defer 3. A genus of legumes 4. Lanka lead-in 5. Mumbling member of Pugsly, Windy and Marilyn’s family 6. Drool all over 7. Tenth U.S. president 8. Blood portal 9. Cotton gin inventor Eli _______

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10. Two-wheeled vehicle pulled by a Japanese person 11. Tea bag user 12. Referring to a group of three 19. Maiden name preceder 22. Festive celebration 23. Best quality or rating as in securities 27. Hence; therefore; ago 28. Jeans maker Levi _______ 29. Night’s orb going down 30. Comfortable courtesy feature

33. “God bless ___ humble home.”

34. Electrical resistance expressed in ohms 37. ES Highlanders’ marching band brass section 38. Empty-headed; foolish 39. What my hillbilly grandpa said when he couldn’t 40. Tiffs 45. Scott’s “no” 47. Naan, (var.)

48. Ungodly noise

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As for Sigurani, he said there had been an option of transferring to a bigger office with more hours, but he has decided to retire, as he has enough years in the system to do so.

“I want to do some fishing on Beaver and Table Rock lakes,” he said.

Friends and well-wishers will get together around noon Friday at the Beaver Post Office to say goodbye and wish him well. Refreshments will be served.

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Pet of the Week

Loki is a sweet dog with a very funny face. He is quite shy until he gets to know you, so Loki will need a family that is willing to be patient and kind while working on his trust issues.

Loki walks well on a leash, but is not housebroken. He is a smart dog, though, and could be trained to be a great companion. For more information, call the Good Shepherd Humane Society Animal Shelter at 479253-9188 or stop by the shelter on Highway 62 East in Eureka Springs.

Shelter hours are noon to 5 p.m. daily except Wednesdays.

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of the stores and distribution centers for air conditioning, heat, lights and everything else.

“I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power.

I hope we don’t have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that,” Thomas Edison once said.

In 1954, Bell Labs scientists found a way to use photo voltaic cells to use light to generate electricity.

The price of solar panels is dropping

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duct two workshops on Inspirational writing. The morning session will be devoted to writing personal-experience stories. I’ve found that many people do not realize the value of their stories, and that is a shame.

Future generations need to learn from our success and failures, observations and epiphanies.

John W Gardner once said, “History never looks like history while you are living through it.” Isn’t that the truth? Think of all we have seen in our lifetimes. While it is true that these events are recorded in textbooks, how they affected each of our lives and changed us isn’t.

During the morning session we will

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like a rock. By 2016, electrons made by the sun will be cheaper than those made by coal: the sun is everywhere and is free.

This doesn’t necessarily mean you are going “off the grid.” The rest of the electrical grid is still there, so if you need more energy than you can produce, you can buy more that was made somewhere else. And if you make more energy than you can use onsite, you can sell it back and put it on the grid for someone else to use.

Luis Contreras identify some of these and learn how to write them in the creative nonfiction style in hopes to have a positive impact on future generations long after we have left this earth.

The afternoon session will be devoted those with the Christian worldview. We will learn the craft of communication and storytelling by examining the methods of the master of communication and storytelling, Jesus Christ.

For more information please visit the Village Writers site: http://www.villagewritingschool.com and click on the Inspire! tab in the Coming Events section. To register email or call Alison at alisontaylorbrown@me.com or 479 292-3665. Cost for one half-day is $25. Cost for both sessions is $45.

James Dewey Hill

April 27, 1928 – August 11, 2013

James Dewey Hill, 85, of Springdale, formerly of Eureka Springs, passed away on Aug. 11, 2013, at Mercy Hospital in Rogers after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease and recurrent pneumonia.

He was born April 27, 1928, in Imboden, Ark., to George Dewey and Maggie McKnight Hill. He served in the United States Navy during peacetime of WWII in Pearl Harbor. He was employed with Douglas Aircraft Company and later for Lucky Supermarkets before becoming disabled and retiring. He was a member of the American Legion.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 48 years, Mary Elizabeth Watts Hill, and one brother John Hill and one sister, Lo-

retta Matthews.

He is survived by his daughter, Marianne McBeth and her husband Michael L. Brown of Springdale; one sister; Willene Walters of Leakesville, Miss.; two granddaughters, Laura McBeth Lape and Sharon McBeth; one niece, Susan Austin of Hot Springs; one grand-niece Shellee Robbins and one great-grand-niece, Reese Robbins of Bryant, and two nephews, James Edward Walters and Michael Walters of Mississippi.

Funeral services were held Aug. 15 at Sisco Funeral Chapel of Springdale. Rev. Tim Garrison officiated.

Online condolences may be made at www.siscofuneral.com.

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14581 Hwy 62 W • 479.253.4004 Just 3 miles West of Town – Towards Beaver Lake

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479-253-8806

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Tailor the conversation to the person who is listening. Communicating with co-workers, your boss, suppliers and customers all require a different style.

With your boss, pick the right time and ask for what you need; be short and concise, yet specific.

Feel free to write it down if you are more comfortable with the written form of communication – it is best to have things in writing with your employer, anyhow. (Remember to spell check!)

For a co-worker, being transparent and speaking your mind are good in fostering work relationships, but remember to be respectful and professional, as well.

Regardless of the conversation, stay positive. Even the harshest feedback should be delivered in a supportive, team-centric manner. Stay focused on the behavior and performance of the individual, not the character.

For those on the receiving end, avoid getting distracted and too upset by difficult messages. Keep in mind the bigger picture and the long term. Sometimes

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it’s inevitable that things upset us, but sometimes it’s true, we’re just taking things too personal.

Know the difference and take a moment if you need to. “You’re going to have to give me a moment,” is perfectly acceptable in most situations, respectful to all parties and helps prevent things from getting out of hand.

Communication is one of the most important aspects of daily life, and these tips can be used for improving workplace communication and can be implemented by anyone. The work you put into improving your communication skills will pay off immense rewards in all areas of your life.

••• Mary R. Flood writes weekly in the Lovely County Citizen, sharing insights on business topics to help Eureka Springs business owners, operators and employees succeed in their work-related endeavors. She will at times entertain and answer readers seeking advice. To contact Flood or send your questions in, email citizen. editor.eureka@gmail.com or mail your letter to the Citizen at 3022 E. Van Buren, Suite H, Eureka Springs AR 72632.

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Save the Ozarks fundraiser a success Eureka Springs Farmers Market “Night Market�

Thursday, August 29th • 6 to 9 pm

Live Music By “Afro Disiacs�

7:00 To 8:30 Open Juice Bar Featuring Locally Made Juices, Green Drinks & Veggie Smoothies PLUS‌ all your favorite local homegrown & homemade items: fruits, veggies, breads, jellies, jams and much more!!!

Located in the Pine Mountain Village parking lot Highway 62 East, Eureka Springs

Photo by David Bell

The Rockin’ Pig Saloon hosted a benefit gathering for Save the Ozarks last week.

The large turnout was entertained by Mountain Sprout. The Rockin’ Pig donated a percentage of all the sales to STO. For more pictures, go to LovelyCitizen.com.

REMEMBERING

She was part of our banking family for more than 50 years.

She and her greeting was the first thing you saw and heard when you walked into the bank’s lobby, and what an Ambassador she was.

Caring, loyal, confidential, dependable, she loved people and the people loved her.

We have lost a friend and will miss her. But she has left us with a gift: an extraordinary example of customer service.

She was an inspiration to all who worked with her, and we will long remember the significant contributions she made to this bank.

Reba L. Pyatt 1929-2013

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AL HOOKS – SELLS EUREKA ...

FOR INFORMATION ON ANY HOME IN EUREKA, CALL 877.279.0001 HOOKED ON EUREKA – Al, Cheryl and Paul AWE INSPIRING LAKE VIEWS ~ AMAZING ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS ~ BOAT SLIP. Custom built in 2010 this 4 bedroom 3.5 bath custom home is a MUST SEE $469,900.

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1800’s shotgun-style farmhouse nestled on private wooded acreage offers end of road privacy and endless possibilities. Double parlor, front and back covered porches, upper balcony, garden space and old barn.

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Cedar home w/guest house on 8.29 (+/-) acres, pond, beautiful mtn. views & land. The home features large open rooms, geothermal heat, generator, large windows, 2-car garage, 1-car carport, detached 3-car carport w/storage, guest house w/kitchenette, bath.

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