Lovely County Citizen Aug. 31, 2017

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TOPNEWS Pageant for the pups

Equity Bank hosts doggie beauty pageant Page 3

n Alderwoman’s proposals denied

Requests focused on ordinance codification Page 4

n New contract with Air BnB?

CAPC considers agreement at workshop Page 5

n GSHS looking to up adoptions

Shelter working with pet rescue on transfers Page 8

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Aug. 21 12:44 p.m. — The Parks Department called to advise they needed to make a report. An officer responded and took a report.

1:14 p.m. — A caller advised that it sounded like a bunch of fireworks going off next to her house. An officer responded and did not find anything. The officer spoke to the neighbors, who advised the noise could have come from East Mountain Street. The officer checked there as well but did not find anything. No report was taken.

4:09 p.m. — A caller advised they received some counterfeit money and needed a report. An officer responded and took a report.

6:34 p.m. — A caller advised a vehicle had its lights on in a parking area downtown. The owners of the parking area were notified.

6:43 p.m. — A caller advised she needed assistance with her daughter. An officer responded and spoke to the mother and daughter. The issue was resolved.

8:08 p.m. — A caller advised a vehicle almost hit him coming into Eureka Springs. An officer responded to the area to locate the driver, but the driver never came into the city limits.

Aug. 22 1:37 a.m. — An officer responded to the report of a possible intoxicated driver in a red vehicle with a Missouri license plate but was unable to make contact.

7:45 a.m. — A caller advised a male came into her house that morning and that there is a protection order in place. Officers responded and took a report.

10:19 p.m. — A caller advised his wife hit her head on a rock and needed assistance. EMS was toned, and an officer was dispatched. The officer stated it was a head wound and she did not need stitches.

The female refused to go to the hospital.

Aug. 23 2:13 a.m. — A caller requested an officer because of noisy neighbors. An officer responded but was unable to make contact with anyone at the residence.

10:59 a.m. — A caller advised he needed an officer to respond to a local apart-

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ment complex to take a report on harassing communications. An officer responded and took a report.

Aug. 24 12:47 a.m. — An officer responded to a commercial alarm and spoke to the manager. The building was secure.

10:56 a.m. — A caller advised she needed to make a report of wire transfer fraud at her local bank. An officer responded and took a report.

Aug. 25 6:47 a.m. — A caller advised of several articles of clothing and personal belongings strewn all over the road. An officer checked the area, but everything was cleared from the roadway before arrival.

There were only a few things on the side of the road next to a tree.

2:31 p.m. — A caller advised of suspicious activity in the parking lot of an area hotel. An officer responded and took a report.

10:13 p.m. — A caller advised her husband was missing. He did not show up at the hotel, she said, and his phone was found on the ground at the hotel by a friend. Later that night, the wife received a phone call from her husband stating he was in Joplin, Mo., and was getting a hotel room there for the night. We are certain there’s a great story there.

Aug. 26 12:59 a.m. — A caller advised of someone hanging around the back of an area restaurant. They had been asked to leave before the call. An officer responded but was unable to make contact. The subjects were gone before arrival.

1:20 a.m. — A caller advised of an intoxicated subject in front of an area hotel walking toward a vehicle. An officer responded and arrested the subject for public intoxication.

9:18 a.m. — A subject was arrested on a Eureka Springs warrant.

2:11 p.m. — A caller reported an accident in the parking lot of an area hotel. An officer took a report.

2:34 p.m. — Carroll County Dispatch advised of an erratic motorcyclist headed into Eureka Springs. Officers See Dispatch, page 22

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Eureka’s Next Top Doggo

Equity Bank’s doggie beauty pageant benefits GSHS

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

The contestants at Equity Bank’s beauty pageant on Friday, Aug. 25, aren’t seeking world peace. All they want is a belly rub and a milk bone.

The bank hosted a doggie beauty pageant as part of its initiative to help Good Shepherd Humane Society find homes for animals in need, asking participants to donate to the shelter in lieu of an entry fee. Elizabeth Kelly, president of the Eureka Springs Equity Bank branch, said the event featured a bake sale with treats for humans and animals.

“They’re all homemade things by our employees,” Kelly said. “We have all homemade, natural ingredients for our four-legged friends.”

Even better, Kelly said, all proceeds from the bake sale went to Good Shepherd.

“We want forever families for those pets who haven’t found one yet,” Kelly said.

“This helps make that happen.”

Ken Pownall, who brought his Great Pyrenees, Blue, to the pageant, said he and Blue were excited to be part of the event. Pownall described Blue’s passion for the St. Louis Cardinals, which was on display from his head to his feet.

“I thought, ‘Why not dress him up a little bit and take him out?’” Pownall said, referring to the Cardinals T-shirt, hat and socks on his pup. “We were trying on all his outfits last night. When I took it off, he turned around and looked at me like he was all dressed up with no place to go. He was ready to go this morning.”

Blue was raised to be a show dog, Pownall said.

“He’s very gentle, very loving, and he loves seeing the other dogs,” Pownall said.

“He’s a rescue dog. We got him from Mountain Home. He loves being petted, and he loves the Cardinals.”

What is Blue’s favorite thing about the Cardinals?

“Winning,” Pownall said. “He’s a winning dog.”

For Andrea Colvin, it was a no-brainer to bring her German Shepherd-Husky mix Lilah to the pageant.

“She gets very excited. She loves to go.

She loves to ride in the car,” Colvin said.

“She loves to go swimming. She loves to socialize. She’s a very sociable dog. I thought it would be something fun we could do instead of sitting home, and we made a donation to Good Shepherd Humane Society, which is a good cause.”

Bonnie Pierson said her dog Joie is familiar with the bank. Joie loves going to the bank, Pierson said, so it made sense to bring him to the pageant.

“He’s been coming to the bank since he was just a few years old,” Pierson said.

“They know him well. I thought I had to bring him.”

Having Joie around, Pierson said, always makes her happy.

“His name means ‘extreme joy and pleasure.’ It fits him,” Pierson said. “He doesn’t have a talent, he doesn’t have a costume, so we’ll go for Miss Congeniality. “ The panel of judges included Melissa Greene, Dee Bright and Good Shepherd’s board president, Jay Fusaro. Greene, who volunteers at the Doggie Thrift Store in Eureka Springs, said she was pleased to be part of the event.

“I love dogs, and this benefits Good Shepherd,” Greene said. “It also helps with the community to kind of introduce Equity Bank as a dog-friendly bank, and the animals are all getting along. They’re just darling, dressed up as cute as can be.”

It’s important, Greene said, that people realize how much work Good Shepherd does to help homeless animals in Carroll County.

“They help abandoned, abused animals have a refuge where they have a chance to have a better life,” Greene said. “Support your local humane society.”

Kelley said she was excited to see so many turn out for the event, saying she thought it was a fun way to spend a Friday morning.

“It’s a Eureka event like none other, with entrances as varied as our people. You can see that,” Kelly said.

For the months of August and September, Kelly said, the bank is donating $25 to Good Shepherd for every new account opened.

The bank is also a drop-off point for any

Photo by Tavi Ellis

Winner of the Best Dressed award is Blue, a Great Pyrenees with a passion for the St. Louis Cardinals.

needed supplies on the shelter’s wish list, she said.

“We encourage anybody to come by. We have a wish list with things like dog food, cat food and duct tape,” Kelly said. “They have a lot of needs, things that are really expensive like ink cartridges. We hope customers and non-customers will come see us to the end of September to help build those supplies up.”

So far, she said, the community’s response has been overwhelming.

“It has just been awesome and building up steam. People really care about their animals and they care about those animals who haven’t found homes yet,” Kelly said. “It’s

really exciting for all our partners here at the bank to support that.”

She continued, “Our community is just incredibly generous. We’ve seen that generosity already and know we’re going to have a truckload of stuff for Good Shepherd by Sept. 30. We hope to have a big check for them at the end of the campaign, too.”

Any kind of donation helps Good Shepherd keep going, Fusaro said.

“It takes a lot of pressure off our operating expenses when people donate things we can use, like food or cleaning supplies,” Fusaro said. “That helps us out. We just want to thank Equity Bank for supporting Good Shepherd.”

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The Eureka Springs City Council spent much of its Aug. 28 meeting discussing how ordinances are codified, with alderwoman Kristi Kendrick leading the discussion.

Kendrick reminded the council of its June 12 meeting, when alderman David Mitchell moved to allocate up to $1,000 to get more recent ordinances placed in the city’s codebook and the council agreed to do so.

“I watched the city council meeting online to confirm the substance of that motion,” Kendrick said. “Instead, the June 12, 2017 minutes read, ‘a timeline for the budget.’ Such description of Mr. Mitchell’s motion really makes no sense.”

Since the motion was approved, Kendrick said, city clerk Ann Armstrong has failed to update the council on how the codification process is going. Kendrick moved that the city code be brought up to current date by Armstrong by Oct. 21, that $1,000 be allocated from account number 08-10-5571 for the purpose of said updates and that Armstrong report to the council on Sept. 11 and Oct. 9 about her process in updating the city code. Mitchell seconded the motion, saying he had some questions.

“I’m going to have to ask the city clerk,” Mitchell said. “Is this … are all codification of city ordinances up to date?”

“No,” Armstrong said.

Some of the ordinances are codified, Armstrong said, but not all of them. She said there are roughly six ordinances left to get in the codebook. Mitchell asked if the $1,000 in Kendrick’s motion would help Armstrong complete the codification, and Mayor Butch Berry said he thought the council already took care of that on June 12.

“The motion said … it was very unclear in the minutes,” Kendrick said.

Armstrong said she could update the council right then, and Berry asked her to do so. When she got the nod to proceed with the codification from the council, Armstrong said, she asked representatives at the Arkansas Municipal League how soon it would be until the codification could be

complete. She was told that it wouldn’t take that long, Armstrong said, so she sent information out.

“What came back … I’m so glad I didn’t send the whole thing, because it had to be reworked again and sent back again,” Armstrong said. “We worked out a system that will allow future updates to go much more smoothly. It took a lot of back and forth.”

She continued, “It’s not a mechanical process. Humans are involved. Interpretation is involved. I have a standard in mind, and they were cooperative in adjusting to what I was asking for. In the future, I anticipate things will be much smoother.”

It wouldn’t be easy for her to get everything codified by a specific date, Armstrong said, because that would depend on several factors.

“I can’t say what the people in Little Rock will do or not do or where we are in the line, but I’m happy to keep working on it,” Armstrong said.

Kendrick asked how the code in the codebooks relates to the code that is posted online, and Armstrong said the city works with separate groups to get the code out on the two mediums. Mitchell said he didn’t want to give Armstrong a deadline to get everything codified, saying he understands that the process of codification is just that.

“It’s a process,” Mitchell said.

Armstrong said she’s open to updating the council on how the codification is going whenever asked. It doesn’t require a motion, Armstrong said, for her to report to the council.

“I was just wondering why it wasn’t until I put this on the agenda that we received such a report,” Kendrick said.

“I will say again what I have seen repeatedly. Any time you would like to have the answer to any question relating to the job, you are welcome to call and ask or email,” Armstrong said. “I am happy to answer it. I’m happy to do my job without being strong-armed. Just ask. Just ask.”

“I wanted the answer not just for myself but for city council and for the citizens of Eureka Springs,” Kendrick said.

Alderwoman Peg Adamson thanked Armstrong for her work on the city code.

“I think it’s good to talk about the code.

We’ve got this now. This is great,” Adamson said. “The city clerk and recorder is doing a wonderful job.”

Adamson said she wasn’t sure the council needed to have a motion for Armstrong to work on the codification, and Kendrick amended her motion to remove the section saying the code must be up to date by Oct. 21. Alderman Bob Thomas recalled when city attorney Tim Weaver said elected officials can’t tell another elected official how to do their job.

“This could be rewritten as a request,” Thomas said.

“You really can’t tell them how to do their job,” Weaver said.

Mitchell said the council could just approve the part of the motion allocating the $1,000 for codifying ordinances, and Weaver said the council already did that on June 12. Alderwoman Mickey Schneider said she wasn’t sure why the council was discussing the topic again.

“We have already allocated the money and as elected people, we cannot tell an elected person how to do something, so doesn’t that make all this null and void?”

Schneider asked.

“I’m not sure it has a purpose, but I’m not getting into that because I’m not one of the six that votes on it,” Weaver said. “If you feel it’s necessary, you can vote for it. I don’t really have a legal opinion on it.”

The council voted, with Kendrick voting in favor of her motion and Mitchell, Schneider, Thomas, Adamson and Terry McClung voting against it. Berry said it was time to move on to the next item on the agenda, but Kendrick said she had another motion. She moved to establish a committee to investigate alternatives to the electronic posting of the city code that would save the city money and allow the city to make real-time changes to the code online.

“I was very surprised to hear that the reason our city code had not been updated See Council, page 22

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CAPC considers Air BnB agreement

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

The Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission is looking to get more information on local lodging establishments that book through Air BnB. At a workshop Wednesday, Aug. 23, finance director Rick Bright presented a proposed agreement with Air BnB. Bright said the city of Hot Springs has already agreed to the contract.

“I just changed ‘Hot’ to ‘Eureka,’” Bright said.

The reason for the contract, he said, is to figure out how many lodging businesses use Air BnB. “This will be nice, because everything they book in the city limits, they’ll send a report with an address,” Bright said.

Chairwoman Susan Harman asked Bright what he’d do with the information once he receives it, and he said he would send it to city officials. Commissioner David Mitchell recalled the last time city

preservation officer Glenna Booth looked at lodging businesses in town, saying some of these businesses don’t follow the CAPC’s guidelines for tax collectors.

Mitchell said he wants Booth to look into that more regularly.

“Glenna is supposed to be looking once every quarter, not once every year,” Mitchell said.

“I don’t know what her schedule is,” Harman said. “I know she does it once a year.”

“She was told by the mayor it was to be once a quarter,” Mitchell said. “It wasn’t her option.”

Harman asked Bright if he’s notified when a new tax collector receives a license to run a business in the city, and Bright said city clerk Ann Armstrong takes care of that.

“She has done a good job. Ann puts it in my box at City Hall,” Bright said.

“The only ones that might fall through the cracks are those who aren’t going to open

for a while and they’re not ready for a license.”

Harman suggested that Armstrong send Bright an email each month with the new tax collectors.

“I think she’s pretty diligent about keeping up with that stuff,” director Mike Maloney said.

“If I have a question, she gets right on the phone and calls them,” Bright said.

Mitchell said he’s not worried about the people who apply for a license.

“The people we caught are people who did not want to pay, or they were doing it illegally,” Mitchell said. “Although they were collecting the tax, it wasn’t going to us.”

Maloney said he likes the idea of the agreement with Air BnB, saying some other problems might arise with the company in the future.

“We’ll see more issues with that when they come in,” Maloney said. “One of those issues is what is that property out-

side city limits doing.”

The commission moved on, with Harman asking Maloney if he had any updates on the Eureka Springs App. The commission agreed at a previous meeting to spend $40,000 on the mobile application, developed by local Chip Ford. Maloney said the app is ready to be downloaded now but there is a problem with it.

“Beware of the fact that it is a very large file,” Maloney said.

It takes four hours to download the app, Maloney said. Commissioner Terry McClung asked if anybody would want something that took that long to download, and Maloney said Ford is working to decrease the download time.

“He’s got to compress that. I have it downloaded on my iPad,” Maloney said.

“I don’t have it completely downloaded on my iPhone yet. I stopped the download after it ran my battery down.”

When the app is released to the public, See CAPC, page 22

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Welcome to Eureka?

Mr. Mayor, I would like to congratulate you on the efficiency of your city employees during our recent stay in Eureka Springs. In the five minutes it took me to take our luggage from our car and check in to the Palace Hotel, I received the enclosed parking ticket. Despite the hotel’s instructions to park in front of the hotel to check in, with instructions on where to find the hotel’s reserved parking after dropping our luggage off (you may be aware that the hotel has parking on Cushing Street far downhill from the front entrance), your vigilant parking enforcement officer saw to it to provide a wonderful welcome to your city. I actually saw the officer on the street as we drove by, looking for the hotel, and

the manager reported (after I collected the ticket) that he had been lurking on the street that entire afternoon. I’m sure he actually saw me drive up to the hotel and remove our luggage. Well played, parking enforcement officer!

The front of the Palace Hotel has yellow marking along the curb, and “Loading Zone” is clearly marked on the sidewalk, but the curb at the hotel is about 2 feet high, and there is no similar writing facing the street and nothing readily visible from the street from the driver’s seat.

Not seeing the “Loading Zone” marking, I parked just past the zone’s marking and don’t think that I was even actually in the parking space (my car is small).

I have enclosed copies of receipts from the money spent on our visit. This was

Citizen of the Week David Mitchell is this week’s Citizen of the Week. Mitchell was nominated by Roy Allen, who said Mitchell has been helping him receive medical care recently. “I am a veteran that is a Type 1 diabetic, and I have two wounds on my foot that are very deep and will not heal,” Allen said. “I could not get into wound care at the VA due to too long of a wait period and had just received four days of IV antibiotics in the ICU at the VA hospital.”

His insurance was having problems setting up wound care, Allen said, so Mitchell stepped in to help. “He being a retired nurse with a master’s degree took on my wound care and comes to my house daily to clean my wounds and pack them up and applies sterile dressings and refuses to take any type of payment and just tells me I already paid for it with my service in the Army,” Allen said. “Without him, I would probably

my wife’s and my anniversary vacation, the first we have had since the last of our children have left the home. Your officer’s “welcome” gives us pause to think twice before returning to spend our Arkansas tourism dollars in Eureka Springs, and we are certainly not going to follow up on our idea to invite other couples in our supper club to spend a weekend with you as the holiday season approaches. Consider the $1,000 we spent and multiply that by three (and more) and ask yourself whether or not this officer served your city well.

I have sent my fine to your police.

Maybe you can put it to use painting the “Loading Zone” on the street-side of the curb in front of the hotel.

– DR. A.J. ZOLTEN

Support Good Shepherd

lose my leg.”

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

Dear Editor I keep forgetting that old adage “if it bleeds, it leads” regarding the news media and social networks. As a result, I often feel despair over the suffering and hate in our country. I lose sight of all the quiet acts of courage and kindness that also abound. Today, however, I could see (and hear!) such kindness in action at our local Equity Bank’s “Wags and Whiskers Contest” in support of Good Shepherd Hu-

mane Society! It was hard to tell who was having more fun, the dogs or the humans!

The bake sale treats for the pets looked as delicious as the ones for the humans. Way to go bank staff!!!

Both the Eureka and Berryville branches are sponsoring all sorts of creative fundraisers and adoption events. During August and September, if one opens a new account, a $25 donation goes to the Good Shepherd shelter (and you get a pet gift, too). Hope everyone can stop by and soak up some goodness.

Sincerely, – NAN JOHNSON

Halloween candy bank rides again Dear Editor, The town is already talking about Halloween plans, and the CAPC has doled out funds for promotion of events for the entire month that declare us to be “Halloween City.” This is a friendly reminder to your paper and any other public entities that the candy giveaway on the upper loop is not a city-funded event in need of additional promotion. Last year when residents of the upper loop saw print and website material promoting our neighborhood as the place to go for trick-or-treat See Forum, page 22

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Kathleen Loftus

Channing Turnage

Yes. I recycle and I don’t litter.

Yes, absolutely. I turn my recyclables into art.

“Kat”

“Channing”

Eric Dyer “Charlie” Yes!

Brooke Baker

Trent Alvard

Joshua Forrest

I would say so, yeah.

Yes, but I recycled more in high school and I taught kids about recycling.

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From the EDITOR

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My brain is a prison

here’s a competition on Survivor where two people from each tribe have to hold a net and everyone else tosses coconuts in the nets. When enough coconuts build up, it becomes impossible to hold the net anymore. The last person holding their net wins the challenge for their tribe.

Lately, there have been too many coconuts in my net. Surely we’ve all felt that way every now and then.

You don’t have to experience anxiety or depression to know how it feels to continually hit the same wall, but it sure doesn’t help when those two things are in the mix.

It’s safe to say I’m familiar with both. I’ve had anxiety since I was a child, often staying up most of the night staring at the ceiling and wondering when the next horrible thing would happen to me. Over the years, anxiety has become a part of me. It’s like that acne scar on my forehead or the bump on the back of my neck … always there, and always slightly unpleasant. I like to think I’ve learned to deal with it. Don’t we all? Nobody wants to be the mental case who sobs in their car when they check the mail and realize their harem pants haven’t come in yet even though they ordered them a month ago. We don’t want to seem unstable, so we don’t talk about all the gross things happening in our brains.

Well, I’m here to talk about it. It’s personal and uncomfortable and the thought of somebody reading this makes my skin crawl, but nobody ever got better by ignoring their problems. No matter how loud you turn up the radio, your car will still make that scary grinding sound. You can’t drown out anxiety with a distraction.

It’s there. It’s real. The only way to conquer it is to face up to it, to tell the world about how it feels to be imprisoned by your brain.

That’s exactly what it’s like. Every now and then, I’ll be at a city meeting and suddenly get hit by a wave of panic. It comes out of nowhere, and I feel so embarrassed that I just want to escape. I want to go some

place where nobody knows me or my horrible neurosis.

In moments like that, I convince myself that nobody actually likes me. I tell myself I’m a disappointment and a loser. I hyper-analyze everything I’ve said in the last few days and wonder why anybody wants to be around me at all. If it sounds miserable, that’s because it is. It’s the most misery I’ve ever felt. It’s the kind of misery that stays with you all the time, even on really good Samantha Jones days. Even on your best day.

Anxiety never goes away for me, so I guess I’m lucky depression only creeps on occasion. Depression is purely situational for me, which means I feel pretty down any time something moderately stressful happens. With Gideon working toward his master’s degree and both of us working full time, we’ve been going through an especially stressful time over the past few months. Graduate school is hard. Working toward a goal is hard. We don’t see each other much at all.

It’ll be worth it in the end, but we’re really sweating it right now.

Last week, a friend asked me if she’s been missing my columns in the paper. I confessed that I haven’t been in the right headspace to write anything meaningful lately, and I talked about all the crazy things my brain does when I just want to be calm. She said she had been going through the same thing. She meant it.

Having that kind of understanding helped me more than I can say.

It’s tough to talk about mental problems. It’s tough to admit that I’m not always able to think straight. I don’t want anybody to think I’m not capable or strong,

LAST WEEK’S QUESTION

See Jones, page 23

85 votes cast

Do you support the removal of Confederate statues? m Yes: 24.7% (21 votes) m No: 69.4% (59 votes) m Not sure: 5.9% (5 votes)

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Good Shepherd trying to increase adoptions

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

Foot traffic has been down at Good Shepherd Humane Society lately, but shelter manager Sandra Mittler is hopeful more animals will be adopted in the next few months.

At Good Shepherd’s regular meeting Wednesday, Aug. 23, Mittler reported that the shelter is working with Unconditional Love Pet Rescue to expand its adoption base. This collaboration will work similarly to animal transfers, Mittler said, with animals being placed in homes through the other shelter.

“They will go straight to their new home. That will give us a lot of connections up north where they’re needing animals,” Mittler said. “They don’t have a surplus there.”

Mittler presented the adoption, return and intake numbers for July, saying the shelter took in seven dogs, one cat, five kittens and one puppy in that time. The shelter adopted out eight dogs, three kittens and three cats, Mittler said, with two cats and three dogs being returned to the shelter. Mittler reminded the board of how the application process works and said she’s proud of it.

“We do have a really solid application process. We don’t just say, ‘You want an animal? Here,’ ” Mittler said. “We’re really happy with our application process.”

Of those who fill out an application to adopt an animal, Mittler said, around

90 percent are approved. Those who aren’t approved have good reason to be denied, Mittler said.

“We do require that if you get an animal from us, you have to take care of them, which means taking them to the vet every year and getting shots,” Mittler said. “We do approve a lot of people.”

The shelter has been facing some challenges lately, she continued, when it comes to managing all the animals that have come in. Mittler said the shelter recently took in six very large dogs who need to have a kennel to themselves because of weight limits. When these animals come in, Mittler said, many need to be socialized with people and other animals.

“We don’t get to pick which animals come into the shelter. We don’t know what level of socialization they come in with,” Mittler said. “Some of them need a lot of therapy and socialization before they can be adopted out, which means they’re going to stay with us for a few months.”

She added, “We always do everything we can for the animals, but it does cost us money. Everything plays off each other. At the moment, we have a lot of cats that don’t get along and a few very large dogs that need a lot of socialization.”

That’s where volunteers come in, Mittler said.

“We couldn’t do it without them. We

don’t have a very large staff, and there’s things that have to be done every day like cleaning,” she said. “When we get these special volunteers who can come in and work with the animals … that’s what they need.”

Some of the dogs couldn’t walk on a leash when they came to the shelter, Mittler said, and they have already made impressive progress.

“It’ll take some time. We have to thank our volunteers,” Mittler said.

“Without them, the process would be slower.”

Moving forward, Mittler said, she’s hoping to finish up the kennel project.

The outdoor kennels have already been renovated out front, she said, leaving the kennels inside the shelter and behind it to be rehabilitated. The second phase of the kennel project involves updating the HVAC and the kennels inside the shelter, Mittler said, and the third phase finishes off the project with the kennels at the back of the building.

“We’re all really excited,” Mittler said. “Pretty soon, everything will look as lovely as the front does.”

Thrift store manager Janet Chupp gave an update on the Doggie Thrift Stores, saying the stores did meet their budget in July.

“August is looking really good,” Chupp said. “I’m excited about that.”

The stores have several new volunteers, Chupp said, who have signed up over the past couple of months. Without

the volunteers, Chupp said, the stores wouldn’t be as successful as they are.

“It’s amazing to me how dedicated our volunteers can be,” she said. “We’ve got some really great ones.”

Treasurer Mark Minton presented the financial report, saying Good Shepherd had a net loss of $960 in July. With a budgeted loss of $274, Minton said, the shelter came in only $686 worse than the budget. Minton said he hopes the Doggie Style Show revenue will help the finances improve.

“Our expenses are only partially offset by our revenues, but we have a great opportunity to really strengthen our revenue,” Minton said.

Board president Jay Fusaro thanked everyone who works hard at the shelter and the thrift stores, saying he’s grateful to everyone who contributes to Good Shepherd. He recalled when two shelter employees drove six hours round-trip to pick up a dog that had been taken to a kill shelter in Oklahoma. The dog was originally adopted from Good Shepherd, Fusaro said, and the shelter received a call when the dog arrived there.

“It was a boiling hot drive, three hours there and three hours back, to get this dog” Fusaro said. “I think that’s just terrific dedication, and that’s what we’re going to do for one dog.”

The board’s next regular meeting is scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.

27, at the meet and greet room at the shelter.

ESSA to host workshops in October, November Eureka Springs School of the Arts will kick off its fall session in September, and it will continue into October and November. There will be four workshops offered at that time.

Dan Morris will teach “Into to Drawing” from Oct. 2 to Nov. 6, where students will learn fundamental drawing techniques developed in Europe and America since the Renaissance using traditional materials. These basic drawing skills have

broad application in many other fields of visual arts, including painting, sculpture and design. The students will develop the ability to see the way an artist sees.

Bob Patrick will teach “Door Hardware” from Oct. 2-6. This class is for students who have basic blacksmithing skills. The students will be making door hardware such as doorknockers, door handles, simple hinges and other hardware as time and skill permit.

Mary Patrick will teach “Glass Mosaics” from Oct. 2-6, where students will create a transparent glass mosaic to hang in a window. Students will learn glass cutting techniques to design a picture of their choice. Once the glass is set into a frame, it will be grouted, cleaned and ready to hang.

Kip Powers will teach “Introduction to Woodturning” from Oct. 4-6. This class will cover both spindle and face work tun-

ing, with safety in operations being emphasized. Included projects are bud vases, small bowls, candleholders and plates.

Proper sanding techniques will be taught, and application of different finishes will be covered.

Sign up today, and learn more about all Eureka Springs School of the Arts workshops at www.essa-art.org or phone (479) 2535384.

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Council OKs mid-year budget adjustment

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

The Eureka Springs City Council is keeping an eye on the budget.

On Monday night, the council approved a resolution for the mid-year budget adjustments. The budget includes adjustments for the general fund, street fund, water/sewer and transit fund. Berry updated the council on how the budget is doing, saying there’s good news and bad news.

“The department heads in our departments are doing a great job of keeping their expenses down,” Berry said. “The bad news is our revenues are down.”

So far this year, Berry said, the city has a deficit of $75,000.

“Compared to where we were in the past, we’re doing pretty good,” Berry said.

Also at the meeting, alderman Bob Thomas said he had concerns about a grant to develop a trail at Dairy Hollow. The trail didn’t work out, Thomas said, so the parks commission decided to use the grant for a trail around the perimeter of the community center. With the community center being a private entity, Thomas said, it could be problematic for the city.

“If the council authorized the mayor to spend this money on the Dairy Hollow trail, the mayor couldn’t really authorize expenditures at the community center, could he?”

Thomas asked.

City attorney Tim Weaver said it would depend on the terms of the grant.

“Whether the grant was made to the city or the parks department, I don’t know. I ha-

ven’t seen the grant application, nor have I seen the grant itself,” Weaver said.

Berry said it would be good if representatives from the parks commission could address the issue in person and suggested that the council defer the subject until that could happen.

“I don’t think it’s fair to make any judgments without having their input here,” Berry said.

“I agree with that, and I also totally understand what Mr. Thomas’ questions are,” alderman David Mitchell said. “If we put a 20 percent local match and the community center is a private entity, it’s a big concern of mine.”

Thomas moved to defer the topic, and the council unanimously agreed to do so.

Also at the meeting, Berry updated the council on potential permanent meeting spaces. Berry handed out a blueprint for the doctor’s office across from the Eureka Springs Hospital and the fire station across from City Hall, saying both locations are being considered. It would cost around $25,000 to move to the doctor’s office, Berry said, while it could cost around $20,000 to renovate the fire station. The fire station is close enough to City Hall, he said, that meetings could continue to be live-streamed with no moving costs.

Thomas moved to meet at both locations starting at 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11, to get an idea of what the buildings are like. The council voted unanimously to approve the motion.

The council moved on to discuss its up-

coming Nov. 13 meeting, with alderwoman Kristi Kendrick asking if the meeting could be pushed back a week.

“I would like to ask for the courtesy of the rest of the council to consider rescheduling such meeting,” Kendrick said.

Kendrick said she would be out of town, and so would the mayor’s assistant, Kim Stryker. Alderwoman Mickey Schneider asked Kendrick why she made the request.

“Because we’re on our way for a trip.

We’d like to leave the afternoon of that meeting, so that we don’t have to attend that meeting,” Kendrick said.

“Why don’t you just miss a meeting like you had to last time because you were sick?” Schneider said. “I mean, we all miss a meeting once or twice a year.”

“I simply asked for a courtesy,” Kendrick said.

“I asked if there was a reason,” Schneider said.

“Yes, because I am taking a trip and Kim Stryker is taking a trip,” Kendrick said. “I don’t mind missing the meeting, but Kim may.”

Thomas said he didn’t want to change the date of the meeting.

“I think it’s bad precedent for anybody to start trying to adjust council meetings,” Thomas said. “I think council meetings should be set. If we don’t have a quorum, we just won’t have a meeting.”

The council’s next regular meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11, at City Hall.

Antique Auto Festival adds more sponsors and Friday activities The 47th Annual Eureka Springs Antique Automobile Festival, scheduled for Sept. 8-9, has added new sponsors and more activities for the longest-running car celebration in the Ozarks.

In addition to the new larger venue at the Great Passion Play, other event improvements include handmade trophies by local artist J.D. Harris, national car clubs, Red Cross Blood Drive and a Sunset Rally at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8.

The festival will continue to feature a parade of autos through downtown Eureka

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Paul Miller, president of the chamber, said he’s excited about having new sponsors and events at the festival.

“The Sunset Rally winds around Beaver Lake, across the Little Golden Gate bridge and ending at the Crescent Hotel,” Miller said. “Festival participants have an opportunity to win some excellent prizes while enjoying the best cruising roads and scenery in North America.”

Early registration is available from 2

p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8, at the Passion Play. The festival begins at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 9, with another round of registration and a variety of vendors and photo opportunities. Judging starts at 9 a.m., and winners will be announced at 3 p.m. for more than 30 categories.

The car entry fee is $25, and vendor space costs $50. For more information, visit www.AntiqueAutoFest.com or contact Jessica Wheeless at jessica@ eurekaspringschamber.com or call 479253-8738.

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It is an argument that has gone on for more than five years. Table Rock Landing timeshare owners have sued the district wanting the same voting rights as other property owners, meaning voting rights for the first two otherwise eligible voters on each property deed. That would currently give them as many as 56 votes. TRL timeshare owners are joined as plaintiffs in the case by Billy K. Roberts, Kelly L. Roberts and Holiday Island Development Corporation.

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At its regular meeting on Monday, the HISID Board of Commissioners voted unanimously not to appeal the judge’s order but said that if timeshare owners appealed the ruling HISID would oppose them through a cross-appeal process. After the meeting TRL members said they had not yet decided whether to appeal the order.

It appeared no one was really happy with the judge’s order, but the BOC was obviously less unhappy with it than the timeshare owners. Clarification or changes to Holiday Island voting rules by the state legislature cannot happen until the 2019 legislative session.

Voting rights in HISID elections are based not on the traditional “one person, one vote” system but on property ownership. A single property owner gets one vote. Non-property owners cannot vote.

Owners of multiple properties get one vote, the same as owners of single properties.

Joint property owners such as man and wife owners of a single property may get up to two votes.

In other business Carroll County Sheriff’s Office Lt. J.J. Reddick announced that Deputy Casey Trost has been promoted to investigator and will no longer be the patrol officer for Holiday Island. Reddick introduced Cpl. Lance Clark as the new patrol officer taking over Trost’s former duties.

Clark promised to continue the steppedup monitoring of speeders that was started

by Trost. Commissioners roundly praised Trost for her service within the district.

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Sunset Kayak Night

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A total of 37 ladies gathered at Big Clifty Park on Thursday, Aug. 24, for a new experience, like-minded companionship and a great workout. Outdoor Adventures for Women hosts a local monthly excursion open to women of all experience levels. Next month’s adventure will be a backpacking clinic at Lake Leatherwood.

For more information, send an email to www.OutdoorAdventuresForWomen.com or join the group on Facebook.

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VW Weekend

The 25th Annual VW Weekend brought bugs of all kinds to Eureka Springs from Aug. 25-27.

Local VW owner Eric Scheunemann arrives in his unmistakeable Beetle.

This Army-green Baja Beetle and Baja Mini Bike duo is wildly popular.

This little aficionado may have spotted his new favorite vehicle.

With all these candy colors, it’s hard to choose a favorite flavor.

Take a trip in this psychedelic green camper-style VW bus.

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Doggie Beauty Pageant

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Equity Bank hosted a Doggie Beauty Pageant on Friday, Aug. 25, where lots of local pups showed off their talent and congeniality.

Even obedient dogs have trouble getting organized, especially when there are introduc- Fashionable fur-lined footwear is all the rage this season. tions still to be made.

Pageant contestants make wish list donations to Master of ceremonies LeRoy Gorrell and Chris Patton pose It always feels good to receive a treat for a job well Good Shepherd Humane Society in lieu of an entry with Stella, winner of the Miss Congeniality title. done. fee.

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Schools unite to develop Connect 4 program

By Kelby Newcomb and Samantha Jones CCNNews@cox-internet.com

Carroll County schools are connecting the dots for their new technical education program, aiming to have it ready for students by fall of 2018.

The program, known as Connect 4, will offer junior and senior students from the Berryville, Eureka Springs and Green Forest school districts the opportunity to pursue a technical education during the school day.

The program will be housed in the Carroll County Career Center, formerly the Berryville Readiness Center, and will focus on industrial maintenance, providing students with a cross-curricular background in different trades.

The school districts have agreed to operate the career center together, and one of the first steps will be establishing a board of directors.

Superintendent Matt Summers gave an update on Connect 4’s progress to the Green Forest School Board at its meeting on Monday, Aug. 21. He said the program is working to find its board members so that they can make important decisions, such as the hiring of a director and administrative secretary, over the next few months.

Summers said the board will include all three superintendents, one board member from each school district and a Tyson Foods representative. The meetings will be during lunch on Wednesdays, he said, and the goal is to have the first board meeting in September.

“Anyone can attend, but there will only be seven voting members,” he said. “We will rotate the meetings between the cities.”

Board president Bud Phillips volunteered to serve on the Connect 4 board as Green For-

est’s representative. Eureka Springs superintendent Bryan Pruitt said Chris McClung, president of the Eureka Springs School Board, will be representing the school district on the Connect 4 board. Berryville School Board member Chad Wilson was appointed as Berryville’s representative at the board’s meeting on Monday, Aug. 28.

Pruitt said the Connect 4 board will also be looking for community representatives to pledge their support in order for the schools to obtain grant money. Pruitt recalled when the Eureka Springs School District received a $110,000 grant to develop a greenhouse program last year, saying he hopes Connect 4 will have that same luck. The schools are hoping to get some startup funds from the state Department of Career Education, Pruitt said, which requires support from local community members.

“It’s part of the grant application to get that money,” Pruitt said. “They’re basically writing a letter in support for the grant, and we don’t know what the dollar amount would be. That always depends on what funds they have.”

Summers said there have been two Connect 4 meetings so far, which have focused on finances.

“We have had two meetings with the Connect 4 group so far,” he said. “That includes the three superintendents, Berryville mayor Tim McKinney and a Tyson Foods representative. Those meetings have been about how to establish the cash flow and how to get the money started.”

Tyson Foods has pledged to donate $1.3 million to the program to get it started, Summers said.

“Tyson is ready to turn loose that amount

of money, but we had to figure out the best way to handle it,” he said. [Berryville superintendent] Owen Powell contacted the state auditor, and I contacted our attorney. We determined that it would be best to go through the city of Berryville because the city has different regulations as far as spending and bidding. It will be much smoother to go through them.”

Powell said Tyson Foods wants the schools to handle the business side of things.

“Tyson is ready to cut their check, and they’re going to let the schools take care of bidding and cut smaller checks from there,” he said.

Berryville’s finance department will handle the checks for the career center, Powell said, and the money will run through an account similar to a school district’s activity account.

“Every expenditure would go through that account,” he said. “No money has been deposited at this point.”

The school districts will be splitting the cost of the utilities three ways, Summers said, and insurance will go through the Municipal League since the career center is a city building.

“Rent is $1 a year on that building, and insurance would be less than $1,000,” he said. “We will be searching for an instructor soon, and we hope to have somebody in place by December. I think we will be interviewing in November.”

Powell said the superintendents are currently working on a Connect 4 director job description. The schools would each pay equal amounts for the salaries for those positions during the first year of the program, he said, and adjust their contributions in the

future based on the number of students from each district attending the program.

Pruitt said they would love to hire someone from Carroll County if possible.

“They don’t have to have a teaching degree. Through that type of workforce education, you get certified through the state of Arkansas,” he said.

Those in technical fields can get certified by the Arkansas Department of Education to become an instructor in their field, Pruitt said, which means they don’t necessarily need to have a master’s degree or a degree in teaching to get the job.

“That’s not to say we may not hire someone with those qualifications, but you don’t have to have them,” Pruitt said. “Basically, we’re looking for someone who will be a great fit to work with the students of Carroll County. We want them to have great training and to help them with employable skills.”

A good instructor, he said, will help sustain the Connect 4 program and bring in a new bunch of students each year.

“It’s a great opportunity for our kids,” Pruitt said. “We want to find a great instructor who is a go-getter and is excited about working with kids because the success of any program depends on getting it started, maintaining it and making it sustainable. Getting the right fit for that job is going to be the critical point in my opinion.”

The Connect 4 board will have to sign off on all decisions for the program, Summers said, so it is important that the school districts establish the board soon.

“Time is becoming an issue, and we will be moving rapidly over the next few months,” he said.

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LOOKING BACK

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These are some items that have been illegally dropped off at ECHO Thrift Store recently. The store accepts donations until 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Several instances of illegal dumping reported at ECHO Thrift Store

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

Eureka Christian Health Outreach Thrift Store takes donations six days a week, but there’s a right and a wrong way to drop something off at the store.

Thrift store manager Danyelle Harris reported last week that ECHO has experienced several instances of illegal dumping over the past few months. One Saturday, Harris said, somebody dropped items off at the back storage building on the property.

“My worker had to go out there and say, ‘No, no, no. Please don’t do that.

That’s not where it goes,’ ” Harris said.

It’s not common for illegal dumping to happen at ECHO, Harris said, but it has been happening much more recently.

Those who drop things off illegally don’t usually leave anything ECHO can use, Harris said.

“In the past two months, I can’t count on two hands how much we’ve had dropped off illegally,” Harris said. “We

don’t take tube televisions. In May, we had seven tube televisions dropped off in front of our flags on the edge of the property. Seven. That was in one day.”

Harris said there are many signs at ECHO encouraging people against illegal dumping on the property, saying flags are placed around the store after-hours to prevent people from leaving items illegally.

“We put the flags up, which is a visual, ‘Please don’t come on this property after hours,’ ” Harris said. “We have signs up that reiterate that. It’s just blatant.”

There’s always the option to add more signs, Harris said, but she doesn’t want to do that.

“I hate putting signs everywhere, because it ends up just blending in and people don’t really read them,” Harris said.

“And we don’t want to come off as rude or ungrateful.”

When items are left at ECHO illegally, Harris said, the store has to find some way to dispose of them. Some items, she said, See Echo, page 23

In honor of the Eureka Springs Historical Museum’s annual event Voices from Eureka’s Silent City, this week’s Looking Back pays homage to the location where the event takes place every October. The Eureka Springs I.O.O.F (Independent Order of Odd Fellows) Cemetery. The I.O.O.F. Cemetery, situated on 51.5 acres of mountaintop, in a grove of native pines and oaks some three miles east of Eureka Springs, has a history as old as the town itself and is unique in many ways.

James H. Lamar came to Eureka Springs in the 1880s, and filed homestead claims on 160 acres of tree-covered wilderness land in Section 13, Township 20 North, Range 26 West, near the phenomenal new health resort city called Eureka Springs. Lamar’s property was adjacent to the old wagon track which later became the “Berryville Road” and many a new arrival to the springs came along that way, on horseback, buggy or stagecoach. When Lamar and his wife, Rachel, took up their homestead of this land, a portion of it was apparently already in use as a place of burials. The oldest carved and dated stone on the site is that of Mary Courtney, who died July 14, 1880.

On March 24, 1881, Lodge No. 83, Independent Order of Odd Fellows was chartered at Eureka Springs. It seems likely, considering their stated purpose, that these original members began at once to assist in the maintaining this community burial ground. The I.O.O.F is one of the largest fraternal and benevolent orders in the United States. Their chief purpose is to give aid, assistance and comfort to their members and their families.

On May 29, 1889, Lodge No. 83 purchased 46.5 acres at the site from the Lamars for the sum of $350. Improvements were made, including fencing and the installation of two stone gateposts at the entrance. When the cemetery was platted, a system of street, avenues, blocks, lots and plots was delineated with north-south roads called “streets,” and ‘avenues” running east-west. All were given names of pioneer families. True to its purpose, trustees of the lodge set aside ground to serve as “Potter’s Field” for burial of the destitute and unknown of the community. Cemetery records indicate that while many individuals were given a place in the Potter’s Field, they all are named and the dates of death and burial listed as well.

On Dec. 4 1965, Lodge No. 83, after a determination by a unanimous vote, and with approval of the Grand Lodge, turned the cemetery over to the city of Eureka Springs; all 46.5 acres were deeded to the city for the sum of $1. The city, for its part, agreed to continue operation of the cemetery in perpetuity; failure to do so would result in its return to the I.O.O.F. In accepting this responsibility, Mayor Jan Bullock and the city council established a cemetery commission on Sept. 6, 1966.

Fifty years later, the present commission carries on maintaining this historic place in which the very stones tell the story of a unique community.

— Stephanie Stodden Museum Operations Manager

Photo courtesy of Eureka Springs Historical Museum

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Cemetery commission working to fill commissioner seat, sunken graves

By Kelby Newcomb CCNNews@cox-internet.com

The Eureka Springs Cemetery Commission dug into the need to fill its remaining open commissioner seat and sunken graves on the cemetery’s grounds at its meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 23.

Commission chairwoman and cemetery superintendent Susan Tharp said the commission may be filling its open commissioner seat with a new member soon.

“We’ve had a few interested people sit in on our meetings this month, so we may have a possible new member,” she said.

As far as future planning for the commission, Tharp said she is still working on getting some of the superintendent’s duties off of the chairperson so that the chairperson will be free to engage in more community outreach and fundraising.

“Right now, I’m so caught up in daily operations that I really can’t focus too much on furthering what we’re doing for future needs,” she said.

The commission had voted at a previous meeting to look into combining some of the responsibilities of the superintendent with those of the

groundskeepers since the groundskeepers are at the cemetery most of the time.

Tharp informed the commission that head groundskeeper Pat Lujan had contacted her the day before to discuss purchasing a load of dirt to fill in sunken graves and holes on the cemetery grounds.

“At the end of the year last year we had a little extra in our budget, so we rented a small tractor and purchased a load of dirt,” Tharp said. “The groundskeepers went through and filled a ton of graves that had sunken, along with some holes.

We used this really nice topsoil and rented the tractor over the weekend.”

Lujan has used the last of the dirt they had purchased, she said, and is requesting more.

“Now that they’ve had that initial big round with the tractor, Pat has been able to keep up with it by using buckets and hauling the dirt in the back of his truck,” Tharp said. “He fills them as they go. Pat said he would almost rather be supplied really good dirt than renting a tractor again this winter.”

The commission had previously budgeted to rent the tractor again this winter, she said, but Lujan said using the buckets has been working.

“He can get in closer to the graves,

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and he’s happy doing it that way,” Tharp said. “He’s keeping track with me as far as what we have in our superintendent’s fund to make it through the rest of the year. Pat is extremely good at budgeting.”

She said the commission may need to approve the purchase of another load of dirt at its next meeting so the groundskeepers can continue filling in sunken graves when needed.

Tharp also updated the commission on its application for credit cards. She said she did an online application with the credit card company, which later contacted her to confirm the commission’s application had been accepted.

She said the commission will be receiving one card in her name, one card in secretary and treasurer David Sallee’s name and one card in Lujan’s name.

“Because we’re a commission, I had to give them a copy of our ordinance where we were established,” Tharp said.

“They’re trying to keep fraud down, so I had to provide them with different things. My card and David’s card will be kept in a filing cabinet in the bank vault, and Pat will carry his because the main purpose of the cards was for Pat to be able to buy things cheaper in bulk.”

Also at the meeting, commission-

er Luther “L.B.” Wilson suggested the commission look into holding a Decoration Day event next year before Memorial Day. “Some smaller towns pick a day prior to Memorial Day to hold Decoration Day,” he said. “They have a theme of ‘Flowers, Family and Feast’ where the entire community and anyone who has loved ones in the cemetery is encouraged to decorate the grounds and make a day of it.”

Wilson said it could be an opportunity for the commission to profile specific needs the cemetery has and raise funds to address them.

“There are folks who would contribute if we could identify these areas where we don’t have the money and need support,” he said. “I know there will be people who come forward and help.”

“I’m all for it,” Tharp said. “We have to inspire people to donate by having a cause. I will donate to a cause before I donate to someone just looking for a donation.”

The commission decided to drop to one meeting a month for September.

The next regular meeting is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, in the lobby of the Auditorium.

HI Community Church to resume Bible study in September Having completed its study of Jeremiah, the Holiday Island Community Church will be taking a short end-of-summer vacation from its weekly Friday Bible study. The church will send a notice when the Bible study will resume, most likely near the end of September.

Local collecting donations for Houston

Laci Moffett of the Eureka Clothing Company and originally from Houston, will be accepting donations of clothing, toiletries, and other nonperishable items (no money) to donate to the victims of Hurricane Harvey in Houston. Items can be dropped off at 6 Center St. in downtown Eureka Springs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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Jazz Eureka 2017 announces lineup

The lineup for the 2017 Jazz Eureka Festival, scheduled from Sept. 14-16, has been announced.

The festival kicks off on Thursday, Sept. 14, with a Gatsby-style party on the lawn of the Crescent Hotel gardens at 75 Prospect. There will be live music from the Crescent City Combo, light food and drinks from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Tickets are $10 and available at the door.

On Friday, Sept. 15, Basin Spring Park will host free jazz concerts from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. with stellar acts from around the region. The first performance of the day is Block Street Hot Club, followed by Fourscore at 4:45 p.m. and Charged Particles featuring Paul Mc-

Candless at 6:30 p.m.

Free concerts in the park continue on Saturday beginning at 2 p.m. with the Richard Bruton Quartet, followed by Block Street Hot club at 3:40 p.m. and Charged Particles featuring Paul McCandless at 5:20 p.m.

The headline show for the weekend features one of the top young jazz singers on the scene, Veronica Swift. This cabaret evening of jazz takes place at The Upstairs at Grotto at 39 Spring St. The doors open at 7 p.m., with the show beginning at 8:3 p.m. Tickets are $55 and limited to 100 seats.

To purchase tickets and for more information, visit www.JazzEureka.org.

ECHO accepting donations for hurricane relief File Photo

Christ of Ozarks is ranked 4th most popular US statue The Christ of the Ozarks is the fourth most popular statue in the United States, according to the New York Times. The ranking was based on data provided by three sources — Travelport, a United Kingdom-based travel technology and research firm; the National Park Service; and TripAdvisor. The Lincoln Memorial was ranked first, followed by Mount Rushmore, the Statue of Liberty, and the Christ of the Ozarks.

Fifty years old in 2016, this 67-foot-tall statue has been resurfaced and restored by the Great Passion Play crew, which maintains it as it stands overlooking the city of Eureka Springs near the 4,000 seat amphitheater that is home to “America’s No. 1 Attended Outdoor Drama.”

“People come from all over the world to see this magnificent statue. From May to October, The Great Passion Play is performed on the grounds, but visitors come year-round. It is especially beautiful at Christmas time when a beautiful

white nativity is displayed on the hillside in front of the statue. This year visitors will drive through a forest of 200-plus Christmas trees on their way to see the Christ,” said Randall Christy, executive director of The Great Passion Play in Eureka Springs.

Christy went on to say, “We don’t worship this statue. It is a magnificent reminder of how big our Savior is and that His arms are stretched out still, welcoming people of all races, all backgrounds, all walks of life. Jesus said ‘Whosoever will may come to me.’ … Whosoever means all people.”

This year is the 50th season for The Great Passion Play, which has been seen by almost 8 million people. It has recently added new features on its 650-plus acres, including Noah’s Ark Park petting zoo which will open on Friday, Sept. 1, the History Museum, and hiking trails.

The Christ of the Ozarks and these new features are free to see.

ECHO of Eureka Springs will be collecting supplies to transport to Texas for hurricane relief. The non-profit is in the process of securing trailers, trucks, drivers and a distribution site to deliver goods to those in need. The following items are desired: water bottles or jugs, Ziploc baggies filled with a disposable razor, shaving cream, wash rag, bar of soap, pad of paper and pen, travel toothbrush and toothpaste, feminine hygiene products, air mattresses

and diapers in baby and adult sizes.

ECHO asks for no donations of food or clothing.

Donations can be dropped off at the ECHO Clinic starting next week on Tuesday, Sept. 5. ECHO needs volunteers to help with the collecting, receiving and packing the items. If you’d like to help, meet at the ECHO meeting room at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, for an informational meeting. You can also call Danyelle Harris at 479-253-5888.

Pancake breakfast planned for Sept. 2 The Holiday Island Elks Lodge will have a pancake breakfast from 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, at the Elks Lodge at 4 Park Cliff Drive in the Holiday Island Shopping Center. There will be all-you-can-eat pancakes, bacon, sausage, biscuits and gravy, as well as juice and coffee. Everyone is welcome.

National photography contest launches Sept. 1

The Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce will launch its first National Photography Contest on Friday, Sept. 1. You can submit your photos online, and award-winning judges will select the top 100 images to exhibit during the 2018 May Festival of the Arts.

For more information, visit www.EurekaSpringsChamber.com and click on events for the submission link.

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

LovelyCitizen.com.

Sept. 2: HI Elks Lodge Pancake Breakfast

The Holiday Island Elks Lodge will be holding a Pancake Breakfast from 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, at 4 Park Cliff Drive in the Holiday Island shopping center. There will be all-you-caneat pancakes, bacon, sausage, biscuits and gravy, juice and coffee. The meal is $6 for adults and $3 for children under 12. Everyone is welcome.

Sept. 2: Metalton School Reunion

The 30th annual Metalton School Reunion will be held Saturday, Sept. 2, at the Metalton Community Building.

There will be a potluck lunch at noon.

Everyone is welcome.

Sept. 3: EUUF Service

In honor of Labor Day, seven members of the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (EUUF) will give five-minute talks about “working” at 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 3, at 17 Elk St. All are welcome.

Sept. 4: Metafizzies Meeting

The Eureka Springs Metaphysical Society (Metafizzies) meeting will feature a reading of a short play on Plato’s initiation into the Egyptian mystery school at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 4, at the Heart of Many Ways at 68 Mountain St. A discussion will follow the reading. All are welcome.

Sept. 7: Issues on Aging

Amanda Jarvis, elder law attorney, will be presenting a program on legal needs, such as wills, trusts, powers of attorney, real estate transfers and other subjects people should know about as they age, at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 7,

in the Eureka Springs First United Methodist Church fellowship hall. Everyone interested in this topic is welcome.

Sept. 9: 2nd Saturdays Eureka Springs

The next 2nd Saturdays Eureka Springs event will be held at 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 9, at 2006 CR 266 in Eureka Springs. The featured band will be The Boss Tweeds, which includes Mountainburg’s own Brad Birchfield and Jody Birchfield. Additionally, there will be music by Jack Bernard, Rick Charles, Patrick Medeiros and Bren Marshell.

The food theme will be barbecue pulled pork sandwiches, and there will be a theme of Mountainburg Graduates. All graduates are encouraged to bring old annuals, uniforms and other Dragon keepsakes to share. Please remember to bring a food item to share, lawn chairs and an ice chest with beverages.

Sept. 10: EUUF Service

Vickie Kelly of the Natural State Burial Association will present the lesson “What Is a Green Burial and How Can I Get One?” at the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (EUUF) at 11 a.m.

Sunday, Sept. 10, at 17 Elk St. All are welcome.

Sept. 16: Community Yard Sale

Little Rock will talk about their work at the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (EUUF) at 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept.

17, at 17 Elk St. and help the fellowship organize their Gleanings Gratitude on Saturday, Sept. 30. All are welcome.

Sept. 24: EUUF Service

Dr. Robert Lennick, Rabbi, will present the lesson “Is Forgiveness Possible?” at the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (EUUF) at 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept.

24, at 17 Elk St. All are welcome.

Sept. 28: Mass Flu Clinic

The Carroll County Health Unit will hold a Mass Flu Clinic from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, at 402 Hailey Road in Berryville. If you have insurance, the ADH will ask your insurance company to pay for the cost of giving the vaccine. If you do not have insurance or your insurance company does not pay, then the vaccine will be free of charge during the Mass Flu Clinic.

ONGOING MEETINGS

A Universal Worship Service will be held from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. every Sunday at the Heart of Many Ways at 68 Mountain St. in the downstairs meeting room to celebrate the world religions with candle lighting, readings, music and prayer. All are welcome.

A Community Yard Sale sponsored by Carroll County 4-H will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, at the Carroll County Fairgrounds. Booth space is $20, and admission is $1 per person.

For more information and pre-registration for booths, call 870-423-2958.

A Diabetes and Weight Management Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of each month from January to October at Abundant Health Wellness Center at 240 Huntsville Road in Eureka Springs. For more information, call 479-325-9749 or visit danawestrd.com.

Sept. 17: EUUF Service

There will be Shamantha and Tonglen meditation practice under the guidance

The Arkansas Hunger Alliance from

of Khentrul Rinpoche at 5:30 p.m. every Monday. For more information or directions, call Alece at 479-244-6841 or Gary at 479-244-6840.

Rabbi Rob Lennik will hold Shabbat Services the first and third Friday of each month at the Heart of Many Ways at 68 Mountain St. in Eureka Springs. For more information, call 479-633-9221 or email rblennick@gmail.com.

The Eureka Springs Carnegie Library hosts a weekly Song and Story Time for toddlers and preschool children and their caregivers at 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday at 194 Spring St. The Good Shepherd Humane Society (GSHS) holds its monthly board meeting at 1 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of each month in the shelter’s meet-and-greet room. All are welcome.

2nd Saturdays Eureka Springs will be held on the second Saturday of each month through November at 2006 CR 266 in Eureka Springs. Each time, music will start around 5:30 p.m. and last until around 10 p.m. Everyone is asked to bring their own lawn chairs, ice chests with their own beverages and a food item to share.

Each month’s potluck supper will have a theme, and certain foods will be provided.

The event is free of charge, but there will be a donation box to help cover the costs of musicians and supplies.

A support group for those with Parkinson’s and their caregivers is held at 10 a.m. the first Wednesday of each month at ECHO Community Room. For more information email Sally at SarahG@arkansas.net or call 479-981-1587.

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he hair on top of our head is seen by everybody and often it is what folks base their first impression upon. Additionally, it Jim Fain does provide a protective function to our head and body. A good diet and proper supplementation can enhance hair health.

We all know of male pattern baldness; however, many do not know that women often lose hair count or the thickness of individual strands thins with age. In both men and women hormones play a large role. The balance of testosterone and certain female hormones effects the amount and placement of hair on our bodies.

Genetics, diet, prescribed drugs and stress play a large role in hair. Not much can be done about our gene pool but we can maximize our diet and reduce daily stress.

A good rounded diet which includes plenty of water helps. If you happen to not be very good with eating well, a good multi-vitamin with minerals and trace elements will go a long way. Being sure of having enough vitamin B-complex especially is useful, looking to take in enough biotin (up to 1mg) each day. B-complex also helps the body handle the effects of stress. Stress reduction in whatever form does as well. MSM (2-4g/ day) makes the hair stronger as well as improving skin and nails. Wild Yam creme along with Saw Palmetto is used to help bring hair back to those receding or absent places. There are specialty formulas by private label and commercial which can be very beneficial.

Shampooing once every other day or longer for most people is often enough. This stops the over cleaning of your hair. You see you do need to leave a little natural oil in place. Some people like to use a shampoo which does not have TEA-Laurel Sulfate or DEA in it, others don’t mind if it does. I like to use a gentle shampoo separate from a conditioner. This way I can add a small glop of conditioner rubbed between my palms.

Hair health is surprisingly complicated. A consultation with your trusted and trained hair professional along with your health care provider is often very wise.

Having your head displayed to the world in the way you want is a pleasure that enhances self-confidence.

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ARIES: Your boss thinks you’ve jumped from the frying pan to the fire. They don’t realize you will slide past the fire, leapfrog off the stove and shimmy out of the kitchen until you find the couch and large-screen TV in the den. That’ll show them.

TAURUS: People say the best defense is a good offense, but they haven’t tried running while wearing a tie-dyed pinafore and screaming “It’s the aliens again!” Some just aren’t as resourceful as you when it comes to self-defense or competency hearings.

GEMINI: It’s fine to wear your feather in your cap, but quit trying to strap a whole chicken to your forehead. Showing off can lead to having your eyelashes plucked out by a hen.

CANCER: Not sure where Thursday is going? As they say, “A wolf in sheep’s clothing needs more talcum powder.” Try to avoid growling and chafing this week.

LEO: Life is a song. Sometimes you hum it quietly, other times you scream the lyrics while swinging a desk lamp around the office. Give your co-workers the lyric sheets so they know when to duck.

VIRGO: You think you’ve solved the puzzle, but someone’s grabbed a few of the pieces. Look under the table and behind the fridge. You’ll still have three missing, but unless you want to follow the dog around with a baggie, just figure out the rest on your own.

LIBRA: If you can’t find your happy place on Friday, borrow someone else’s. One of your buddies isn’t using theirs, and if you cough up some dough they’ll probably even throw in their Netflix password.

SCORPIO: You can get back to Nature, but Nature doesn’t want to get back to you. Take the hint after the third swarm of mosquitoes ravages your bare knees and stay inside until October.

SAGITTARIUS: If your dream

scares you, then it’s a worthy challenge. But if it dresses like a clown and hangs around in sewers, get out of there.

You don’t need dreams that badly.

CAPRICORN: If someone calls you a good egg, they may be eyeing you for an omelet.

Get the shell out of there before you crack.

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for so many years was reasons of cost restraints,” Kendrick said. “It seems so easy nowadays to post things online that I would like a committee to look at the possibility that maybe we could post our city code online for free and also have the ability to make sure that it is constantly current.”

McClung asked if the city would still have to go through the Arkansas Municipal League, and Berry said everything in the

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Harman said, the commission could face problems with what information to put on it. Harman explained that private events aren’t featured on the commission’s website but can be on the application.

“Going forward, is there anything that holds us back from listing those type of

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responded but were unable to locate the subject.

5:54 p.m. — A caller advised she smelled gas and wanted to make sure that’s what she was smelling. Eureka Springs Fire Department was toned out.

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fun, we knew we had a potential problem on our hands in the sheer numbers of goblins we would be feeding from our own pockets. We handled the situation with the White Street Candy Bank. Donations poured in from all over town and were happily dispersed down to the last gumdrop.

The candy giveaway is something we always enjoy — and we want to keep it that way. So if you can help us spread the word to anyone adding Oct. 31 to their calendar of public events as a day to bring the family to the Upper Loop for candy, we remind them we are private citizens spending our own mon-

codebook would go through that organization.

“Right now, I’m not talking about analyzing the whole process right here at the table,” Kendrick said. “All I’m suggesting is a committee be established to investigate alternatives. I’m sure a committee would look into the role the municipal league would play in this process.”

Adamson said the proposed committee could hinder Armstrong from doing her job.

“Would that committee then be telling the clerk how to do her job?” Adamson said. “If

that is the case, we can’t do it.”

Mitchell said he wasn’t sure about establishing a committee, either.

“Well, it goes online and it’s an ordinance.

If there’s a difference in the codification and the ordinance, the ordinance stands, so the ordinance becomes the biggest document,” Mitchell said. “I’m not buying off on the committee. I’m having problems.”

The council voted on the motion, with Kendrick voting in favor of it and Mitchell, Schneider, Thomas, Adamson and McClung voting against it.

events that are going on around town?”

Harman said.

Mitchell said he thought the commission had already figured that out.

“I thought what we had discussed about Chip was since that was his application … he can do whatever he wants,” Mitchell said. “You may not put that private special event on the CAPC one, but Chip will have it on his.”

Mitchell asked how Maloney is coming along with marketing the app, saying he wants to unveil the app to business owners at The Auditorium. Maloney said this is possible.

“We’ll do something along those lines,” Maloney said.

The commission’s next regular meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.

13, at City Hall.

loud party going on at an area bar. An officer made contact with a wedding party and advised them to turn it down.

They went inside the bar and closed the windows to minimize the noise.

Aug. 27 1:44 p.m. — A caller advised no cars were in a local shopping center, but a side door was open. Officers responded and made contact with the owner. All was well.

2:54 p.m. — A caller advised of illegal activity happening in a room at an area hotel. Officers responded, and the owner of the hotel requested the occupants leave the room and the property.

The occupants left and were asked not to return. No report was taken.

4:37 p.m. — A caller advised of a dine and dash. Officers responded and found the suspects. They returned to the restaurant and paid the bill.

ey to please a crowd that has reached critical mass. Last year we counted 1,200 trick-or-treaters, and noticed we became somewhat of a candy-passing machine, losing time to chat with kids and admire their creative efforts. Many neighbors agree that if crowds get any larger we will need to consider things like traffic safety measures and public restrooms.

There are ways to keep this event fun. I have suggested to the CAPC that if they plan to include the giveaway in event calendars the neighborly thing to do would be to help us by: a) providing shuttles and encouraging visitors to park at the Community Center to control the crowd and keep the streets flowing, b) making large donations to

the Candy Bank, and c) sponsoring a carnival at the end of the line to keep the crowd moving as well as reward the neighborhood for the work we do. It could even be a fundraiser for the Community Center.

Please do not think we are unhappy or unwilling to participate. It’s just grown to the point where it should not depend completely on private citizens to pull this off well. Also please understand I am speaking for myself and a small group of neighbors, and these thoughts may not represent an entire district. We will contact you again in October to announce details about the candy bank and our plans for a fun and safe neighborhood Halloween. Thank you.

— MARK EASTBURN

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New Day Fellowship will host a prayer night from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. every Tuesday at 440 Passion Play Road in Eureka Springs. Everyone in the community is welcome to attend this quiet time and meet with God for prayer and meditation.

Berryville’s Alcoholics Anonymous chapter meets at 7 p.m. each Thursday at the Community of Christ Church at 501 Orchard Drive. The meetings take place in the basement next to the lower parking lot of the church. For more information call 870-9296236.

Carroll County Cruisers and Collectables meets the last Monday of every month at

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can’t be left in the dumpster. Tube televisions are one of these items, she said.

“I called two recycle centers and the dump. We would have to pay $15 to $25 per television, and I was like, ‘Are you kidding me?’ ” Harris said. “ECHO is a nonprofit. I appealed on Facebook, and a community member picked them up for me.”

The store is open six days a week, Harris said, and takes items until 5 p.m.

“Monday through Saturday, we are open, and I have a specific person at that receiving door,” Harris said. “We always have someone covering that door. They can tell people if it’s something that we can’t use, such as hard drive computers, tube televisions and broken things that are antiques or collectibles.”

She added, “For the most part, we can use most of it. We’ll take them, and if we can’t get something to work, we’ll have to dump it.”

ECHO’s trash can is always filled to the brim, Harris said, which makes it inconvenient when people dump their trash in it.

“People want to dispose in our dumpster, but they really can’t use it, because we fill it up,” Harris said. “It can’t be dumped if it is bulging.”

The only day the store is closed, Har-

various locations. Show and Shine Cruiseins will be held during the spring and summer months on the Berryville Square. For more information call 870-423-7928.

The Carroll County Senior Activity and Wellness Center will have board games available from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Wednesdays at 202 W. Madison Ave. in Berryville.

The Carroll County Senior Activity and Wellness Center will host an art class from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Fridays at 202 W. Madison Ave. in Berryville.

The Carroll County Senior Activity and Wellness Center is offering yoga classes from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. every Thursday. The class was developed with seniors in mind, and beginners are welcome. The class is free ris said, is Sunday. From Monday through Saturday, she said, ECHO is open to accepting donations. She recalled when someone called the store at 5 p.m. saying they needed to drop something off but wouldn’t get there in time, saying ECHO is willing to work with people who communicate with the store.

“We’ll say, ‘Hey, we’re here until 5:30 if you want to come on,’ ” Harris said.

“We’ll meet you. We’ll accommodate you if we know you’re coming.”

Security cameras are placed around the property, Harris said, but it’s impossible to see every person who illegally dumps items there. That would require purchasing more cameras, she said.

“To add cameras is more expense,” Harris said. “ECHO is a nonprofit.”

Harris said she has caught the license

for seniors over the age of 60. For more information, call the senior center at 870-4233265.

The Eureka Springs Duplicate Bridge Club meets at 12:30 p.m. every Monday at the Holiday Island Clubhouse. For more information call Jean or Clarence at 479-2532627.

The Eureka Springs Garden Club meets the fourth Friday of each month at various locations. Everyone interested in gardening is invited to attend. For more information, call Annie at 479-981-0624.

Eureka Springs Hospital Guild meets at 1:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month at the hospital cafeteria. For more information call Mary Lou at 479-253-9398. plate number of some cars on the cameras, saying she called the police department to report what happened.

“I said, ‘Hey, can y’all help me? I don’t want to press charges. I just want them to come back and get their stuff, because we can’t dispose of it,’ ” Harris said. “There’s been three instances we’ve dealt with that over three years.”

The illegal dumping really has ramped up over the past few months, Harris said.

She pointed out that there are still recliners sitting on the edge of the property, saying the store hasn’t figured out how to dispose of those yet.

“I’m trying to come up with a way I can dispose of those without costing the organization,” Harris said.

What she dislikes most about dealing with illegal dumping, Harris said, is how

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so I pretend to be those things while crawling out of my skin. I don’t feel this way all the time, of course. I have really good days and really good weeks, and if it’s fall, really good months. These past few days and weeks and months just haven’t been all that good.

In the meantime, I’m trying to stay positive. I spend a lot of time daydreaming about the future when Gideon is inspiring young people and I’m adopting four more cats. I take the good with the bad.

What else can you do?

••• Samantha Jones is associate editor for Carroll County Newspapers. Her email address is Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com. it feels to police others.

“It negates the ministry drive that we have here at ECHO. It negates the service heart,” Harris said. “We don’t want to be big brother, with all the alerts and alarms.”

Her message to the community, Harris said, is simple.

“Please be respectful of our boundaries.

It’s not that we’re being snotty or snobby, but we have to be very practical as far as what we are intaking,” Harris said. “We receive a lot, and if we have too much of one thing, we share our load with another area thrift store.”

She continued, “We’re a nonprofit.

We’re not meaning to hurt anybody’s feelings. It’s just practical. We can’t take your broken recliners and broken chairs and pass them on to somebody. We cannot bless that without offending others.”

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