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Opponents’ witnesses not allowed to testify; project approval predicted By Kristal Kuykendall
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LITTLE ROCK — During the final two days of the Arkansas Public Service Commission hearing on Southwestern Electric Power Co.’s proposed 345,000 Volt power line through Carroll and Benton counties, the expert witnesses for opponent group Save The Ozarks were barely allowed to speak – in some cases not at all
– as their testimony was admitted in written form only. Administrative Law Judge Connie Griffin, who was overseeing the hearing, called an indefinite recess in the proceedings just before 5 p.m. on Friday, noting that because of the magnitude and depth of the case, she may need to call the attorneys and even some witnesses back for additional ques-
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Larry Martin served city for nearly two decades
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tions in the near future. Griffin said she needed “more time and information” on both sides’ arguments, and she said she would issue an order this week requesting legal briefs from all the parties’ attorneys, highlighting the primary points of their arguments. After the hearing, leaders of opponent group Save The Ozarks predicted that the Commission will ultimately approve SWEPCO’s proposed power line, and then opponents will appeal their decision to the Court of Appeals. It remained unclear as of press time Wednesday when Griffin would officially adjourn the hearing, which would start the clock on the 60-day deadline for her to announce her recommended ruling in the case. Griffin is required by law to issue a ruling within 60 days of the hearing’s adjournment, and then the actual three-person Commission will decide whether to accept or reject her recommended ruling – and their decision will ultimately alter the future of many landowners and their properties across a 48-mile swath through Western Carroll and Benton 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 54 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 right-of-way cleared all along the route – something that has 7,000-plus Eureka area residents who rely on well water very worried. OMISSIONS IN THEIR WORK Before the expert witnesses for Save The Ozarks were called, cross-examination of the utility industry’s experts and the APSC staff focused on holes in SWEPCO’s and the APSC’s prep work in the utility’s application for approval. APSC chief engineer Tom Cotten, who was responsible for fashioning and submitting the APSC staff’s favorable recom-
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At the SWEPCO hearing in Little Rock last week were Pat Costner, from left, Michael Shah, Richard Quick, Faith Shah and Jeff Danos. Other residents who attended on some days included Beau Satori, KJ Kumwalt, Pam Quick, and James and Teresa DeVito.
mendations on SWEPCO’s application, was grilled by Harrison about how closely he followed – or even knew – state law governing the required components of an application such as SWEPCO’s. A clearly defensive Cotten acknowledged that he did not know whether special permits (such as a clean water permit) for the proposed line would be required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; they would be, according to the state law Harrison read into the record at the hearing. Harrison also brought up the eight factors required to be considered for an application like SWEPCO’s. Cotten acknowledged on cross that he had considered only seven of the requisite eight factors and had overlooked the “harm to private property” consideration. Cotten instead claimed that he believed harm to private property to be an optional rather than a mandatory consideration. When asked, Cotten confirmed that he has not walked any of the proposed routes for the power line, viewing them only from publicly accessible access points; he said he was in town for the site visit for
two days. “Were you looking out for karst features?” Harrison asked. “No,” Cotten responded. “Did you attempt to do any visual impact tests for how the power line might affect the area’s aesthetics?” “No.” “Did you review the routing analysis by SWEPCO?” “No.” Cotten clarified that he had reviewed the results of the analysis – in other words, the final decision on which routes SWEPCO chose to propose – but he did not see nor was he offered the actual route analysis that SWEPCO performed during its decision-making process, instead taking the utility’s word for which routes would have the least negative impact on the region and its residents. DEBATING POSSIBLE SHORTAGES Opponent and intervenor Jeff Danos, a Eureka Springs area resident, and the attorney representing Garfield and Gateway both questioned Lanny Nickell, vice
president of Southwest Power Pool, who acknowledged on cross-examination that along the proposed routes in Carroll County, there has not been – nor is there projected to be – any power outages or danger of outages because of line overloads in the area that would be traversed by the line. Nickell testified there were “numerous risks” of potential outages in Northwest Arkansas, but the only serious areas of concern he listed were the Flint Creek to Brookline route and the Neosho, Mo., to Brookline route, both considered the “most severe” problem areas, he said. Neither of those routes are located in Carroll County and any boost in reliability along those routes would largely benefit Missouri ratepayers, the attorney noted. Nickell also said there exist some risks of overload in Berryville and Green Forest that this line would help alleviate, but he noted the worst risks in the region are in Missouri, particularly in the Washburn and Neosho areas. See SWEPCO, page 4
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Attorneys for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and the cities of Garfield, Gateway and Springfield wait their turns at the table on the left, while Eureka-area residents Jeff Danos and Lori Bennett, at right, are amused by something a witness says during the hearing.
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STO attorney Mick Harrison, standing at left, confers with SWEPCO attorney David Matthews as STO Director Pat Costner shuffles through some evidence on Friday.
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NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK After Nickell’s testimony ended, Save The Ozarks’ lead attorney Mick Harrison began calling up their witnesses, led by STO expert Dr. Hyde Merrill, a proponent of newer energy technologies, and aesthetics expert Richard Smardon, expected to testify that the power lines would drastically damage the beauty – and major tourist draw – of the area surrounding the proposed routes. Neither Merrill nor Smardon were allowed to speak at all. Because SWEPCO and the other utility groups declined to cross-examine the two, in accordance with APSC hearing regulations, Harrison also was not allowed to ask any questions of them – meaning they were not allowed to testify verbally. Next up was STO co-founder and Eureka resident Doug Stowe. Judge Griffin did allow Stowe to say just a few words – “We have been like animals caught in a steep trap since receiv-
ing the SWEPCO letter on April 1; we are trying our very best to defend our property and way of life,” he said – as he clarified a few statements in his written testimony, previously submitted. After just a few sentences, Stowe was dismissed from the witness table. Next up were Pat Costner for STO and opponent intervenors Lori Bennett and Danos. None were questioned by SWEPCO, et al, so not one of them was allowed to testify. Costner was asked by the judge to explain which routes would traverse her property, which she did using a lighted map on a large projection screen. She was allowed to add some information about the physical features of her land that would be affected by the power line, such as caves and springs and the like. Then she, too, was dismissed from the witness table. SWEPCO and its partners declined each time to cross-examine the opponents’ witnesses, so those witnesses were also barred from testifying. SWEPCO’S STRATEGY Danos, who acted as his own attorney
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– and earned high accolades for doing so – throughout the hearing in Little Rock, surmised later that SWEPCO wished to avoid having their opponents elaborate any further – or evoke any emotional responses – on their written testimony that had been pre-filed. “I also suspect there’s a chance they just wanted to get out of the hearing by Friday afternoon,” he said. Danos and other opponents had measured but high hopes afterward that the hearing did its job of showing both sides’ views – andthe utility industry’s actions thus far throughout the application process – despite the fact that STO witnesses did not get to testify at the hearing. “I think it went very well, actually,” Danos told the Lovely County Citizen afterward. “Although our expert witnesses weren’t allowed to speak, SWEPCO and SPP did an excellent job of exposing their noncompliance with state law application requirements, and basically proved what we had suspected all along – that the “need” presented with their application is bogus and that this is part of a much larger regional project to move power past us, not for us.” “The APSC staff engineer (Tom Cotten) also displayed that he had given the application very little review, and that he wasn’t even aware of the items that must be included in an application per state code,” Danos added. “It’s as if he just accepted everything presented without any
verification or review. Overall, I feel as though there is ample evidence on the record to support a denial by the judge, or if need be, the Court of Appeals.” Stowe of STO said the reason the attorneys from the utility industry did not cross-examine any of the opposition witnesses was so they could allow their own witnesses to have the last word unchallenged. “It was a tactic we expected. If they had asked any questions, they would have had problems on redirect because some of the things they were saying could have challenged and laid bare by our witnesses,” Stowe explained. “I was disappointed that the APSC staff neglected to ask questions, and that the judge failed to take advantage of our witnesses’ expertise, as Hyde Merrill would have helped them to understand a few things more clearly. And Pat (Costner) had a virtual mountain of information to share if they would have been open to learning a few things.” STO leaders do not expect a favorable decision from the Commission when all is said and done, he said, and it will likely be decided by the Arkansas Court of Appeals. “Our attorney was very careful in making certain that all the witnesses’ testimonies were clearly stated so as to eliminate ambiguity when the transcript is read by the Court of Appeals,” Stowe added.
STO public meeting this Friday Save the Ozarks will hold a public meeting in The Auditorium in Eureka Springs at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6. A number STO officers, members and supporters who attended last week’s hearing before the Arkansas Public Service Commission on SWEPCO’s power-line proposal will offer brief personal accounts of the hearing. A question and answer period will follow. Following last week’s meeting, Mick Harrison, STO’s lead attorney, said, “The hearing in Little Rock before the Commission went very well from STO’s perspective.” He also noted that “persuasive ev-
idence was presented demonstrating that the proposed extra-high-voltage 345,000 Volt line is not needed to solve any real reliability problem or any need for more electric power.” STO Director Pat Costner said, “The evidence SWEPCO submitted for this hearing and the responses of their expert witnesses during cross-examination has further strengthened our confidence that APSC will not approve SWEPCO’s proposal.” STO anticipates that it will hold a second public meeting later this month with attorney Harrison as the featured speaker.
Pat Lujan is city’s new gardener Pat Lujan, co-owner of Out on Main Gallery, is the new Parks gardener, taking over from DonE Allen. Lujan said he applied for the job because he is a “crazy” gardener who is dedicated to keeping alive the gardensthat DonE designed and maintained for 11 years. Lujan has been a driving force in the E.S. Downtown Network’s efforts to keep pocket gardens in the downtown area in shape, and adopted a planting bed at the park on North Main.
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Acords sell Home Center – to new Acords Hardware, home supply store changes hands as longtime owners retire
They also got free Acord shirts, but that was later on, she said, and “cost us a dinThe first time that Jack and Tracy Acord ner.” In the meantime, she and Jack moved drove past the sign for the hardware store to Gray, Tenn. Jack is a retired electrical on Highway 23 south, on their way to engineer with Eastman Chemical. Tracy Beaver Lake, Tracy said “Someday I’m owned a company that makes valves for going to own that store.” industrial plants. Whenever they visited On Tuesday, her statement came true. Eureka Springs, they would see Jane and Jack and Tracy Acord are the new own- Woodie, and mention to Woodie that if he ers of Acord’s Home Center and Hard- ever got serious about selling the busiware, which they purchased from Jane and ness, to let them know. Woodie Acord, who “I don’t think he are retiring. Although took us seriously,” the four Acords are “What makes this transition Tracy said. not related, they have Then last fall, easy is who we’re selling to. developed a relationWoodie and Jane We know they will take care started thinking more ship during the years Jack and Tracy have of our employees and be about retirement, been coming to Euredespite their staff’s good to them.” ka Springs that is alplan “to move us into – Jane Acord most like family. Brighton Ridge and “Other than the fibring us over every nancing, it’s like inmorning,” Jane said. heriting the store from our parents,” Tracy Several people had inquired about buying said. the business, she said, but they weren’t Jane and Woodie opened their first quite ready to let it go. Woodie has anothstore, Acord’s Interiors, in 1979, after er reason for not selling the store before: moving Eureka Springs from Tulsa. Jane “None of them were named Acord,” he was a math and science teacher there, but said. quit her “real” job, she said, in favor of her One of the more interesting experihobby, interior design. The first Acord’s ences during their 34 years in business, was on Main Street. Four years later, they they said, was taking care of customers built the building they are now in, at 251 during the ice storm. With no power Huntsville Road (Hwy.23 South). That’s except in the hospital area, Jane and when they added hardware to the busi- Woodie moved to the Inn of the Ozarks ness. and put Woodie’s cell phone number “There was no hardware store in town,” on the store door so that people who Jane said. needed emergency supplies could conJack and Tracy were living in Tex- tact them. During the decades since it as when they came to Eureka Springs in opened, the store has attracted interior 2004 to look for retirement property. They design customers from a wide area, Jane bought 32 acres south of town on Beaver said, including southern Missouri, and Lake. The first time they saw the Acord’s grew from a mom and pop operation to sign, they thought it was funny, Tracy one with five staff. The transition to new said, because they never see their last owners means that other things will stay name anywhere else. It was a source of the same besides the name. joking between the two couples from the “What makes this transition easy is first time she and Jack visited the store. who we’re selling to,” Jane said. “We “Jack walked in and demanded the fam- know they will take care of our employily discount,” Tracy said. “He got a hat.” ees and be good to them.” By Jennifer Jackson
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From left are Woodie and Jane Acord, the retiring, longtime owners of Acord’s Home Center and Hardware, and the new owners, Jack and Tracy Acord, no relation.
Other things in accord: Jane and Woodie have a daughter named Amy. Jack has a sister named Amy. Both Amy Acords live in Houston. Both are married to men from Venezuela. Jane and Woodie’s email address is jwacord. Jack, whose full name is John Ward Acord, has an email address that starts “jwacord.” One time, Tracy asked for Jane and Woodie’s email address, and when he gave it to her, she said, “Not your email, theirs.” “He said, ‘Look at it more closely.’” Tracy said. To see if there is a family connection, Tracy and Jack have started researching the family name, she said, and found out that the Acord family in America traces its roots to Cornelius Acord, who emigrated from Germany in 1790. They haven’t connected themselves to the family tree, she said, but know one branch settled in East Tennessee. And there may have been earlier Acords in Arkansas. “There is an Acord’s Hollow south of
Eureka,” Tracy said. Jane and Woodie said they are staying in Eureka and will “enjoy it like we always do,” Jane said. With more free time, they plan do more fishing, a little traveling and spend time with family. And they will help Tracy and Jack with the transition. The only bone of contention: along with the business and the Acord pick-up trucks, Tracy wants the model vehicles in the office “Dad and I are fighting over the John Deere tractors,” she said, referring to Woodie. “I want them to play with at lunchtime.” “You’re not getting any of the John Deere tractors,” Woodie said. “I’m hoping to get the family car, too,” Tracy said, “but I’m lucky to get to ride in it.” An open house is planned for Oct. 8 to officially introduce the new owners to the community. The faces may not be familiar, but the name is still the same.
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Nonfiction research and writing. Hands-on science projects. More emphasis on integrating science and social studies with the three R’s --reading, writing and ‘rithmatic. On Tuesday night, parents of seventh and eighth graders at Eureka Springs Middle School got a preview of what their children will be learning at a back-to-school night in the school cafeteria. And for most students, it’s going to be challenge. Or as Randy Stainer, the social studies teacher, put it: “I’m going to put them in a territory they haven’t been before,” Stainer said. Stainer said the focus in his classes will be on nonfiction reading and research, with the goal of using social studies as a vehicle to develop skills in writing papers that integrate economics, science and history. Instead of forcing history down the students’ throats, he said, they will be required to assimilate facts and form their own conclusions. “No right answers will come out of my mouth,” he said. Jana Beaver, who teaches English, said students will be writing everyday in their writer’s notebooks, and using the notebooks to develop topics for creative writing, which she will be publish online. Students will read every day and write critiques of what they read. Beaver said she is also reviving the middle school’s student council. Integrating subjects is part of the school adopting Common Core State Standards, which, as district superintendent David Kellogg told parents “make your kids think.” Linnea Koester explained her philosophy of math: the right answer is not nearly as important as the process of getting to it. Jane Houseal talked about the career orientation class that eighth graders take, which includes career inventory tests, an international food festival and a day of job-shadowing. Science teacher Sharon Wesley said students will continue to do hands-on activities. Last year, they built roller coast-
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Principal Cindy Holt sorts through forms for parents to fill out at the Eureka Springs Middle School back-to- school night for seventh and eighth grades.
ers to pre-set specifications and designed duced the new staff members, physical model race cars for speed, partnering education teacher Jaime Green and guidwith the math teacher to chart their data. ance counselor Patty Brill. Nutrition director Barb Tenan anThe students started out the year with a nounced that the gum-chewing lab, she school cafeteria will said, and made graphs be serving more “Each one of the students of their findings. homemade food, in“Each one of the learn that a subject cluding the homemade students learn that a doesn’t end when they burritos that proved subject doesn’t end walk out that door.” popular last year.The when they walk out fresh fruit and vegethat door,” she said. – Sharon Wesley table program, which The dissection lab will start next week, will return, she said, was also popular with noting that students didn’t think they’d like it, but nobody students, she said, who looked forward to missed it. Several students also devel- having fruit as an afternoon snack. Parents night for fifth and sixth graders oped their own lab experiments, she said. Furniture for the new science lab should at the middle school was last Thursday. arrive by parent-teacher conferences in The school added a light potluck dinner to information nights last year, Holt said, October, Wesley said. Cindy Holt, school principal, intro- which proved to be successful.
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Memorial set for Friday HI commissioner arrested Charged with domestic assault, property damage for Eureka traffic officer By Kathryn Lucariello
Thanksgiving dinner baskets or Polar Bear Plunge – and we do those every EUREKA year – Larry would make it a point to SPRINGS – A get up here and give money every sinvisitation and gle time. memorial ser“If we had a parade or anything govice has been ing on that he thought we might need set for this extra help, he’d make it a point to Friday, Sept. come in and just be there.” 6, at Nelsons Ortiz, who started the same year as Chapel of the Martin, passed away in March of this Springs for year while still on the job as well. Orformer Eureka tiz was 80. Springs Police “For us, it’s horrible to lose both Larry Martin Department Larry and Manny within the same traffic officer Larry Martin. year. We lost two really popular guys, Martin, 74, passed away Aug. 28 in well-liked in our department,” Hyatt Eureka Springs. said. He had worked for the Eureka Martin was born Aug. 22, 1939, Springs Police Dein the Mississippi partment for 17 town of Muscatine, years as a traffic Iowa. He was the “Every time we would officer. Prior to son of Donald and do anything that was a his retirement with Virginia (Hagens) fund-raiser ... Larry would wife, Judy, to EureMartin. ka Springs in 1996, make it a point to get up He served in Martin had worked the United States here and give money every for 30 years as Army, stationed in single time.” a bus driver for Greenland. Greyhound LInes. He was preceded – Earl Hyatt “In March 1997, in death by his par(fellow traffic ofents; a sister, Barficer) Manny (Orbara Hudson and a tiz) came to me. We were looking step-son Robert Turner. for a part-time traffic officer, and He is survived by his wife Judy, he brought Larry in,” said Eureka his daughter, Ginger (Bill) Murray of Springs Police Chief Earl Hyatt. “We Orion, Illinois, a sister, Janet Wagg hired him then, and he’d been with us of Burlington, Iowa; three beautiful ever since.” granddaughters, five great grandchilHyatt described Martin as “fantas- dren, four nieces and three nephews. tic” and “generous to the bone.” Visitation will be Friday, Septem“Larry was just a fun guy. He was ber 6, 2013 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at funny and cantankerous,” Hyatt said. the Nelsons Chapel of the Springs. “A lot of times you had to know how Memorial service will be 10 a.m. Friday, September 6, 2013 at the Nelto take what he was saying.” But apparently, he had a heart of sons Chapel of the Springs. Service arrangements were made with Nelson gold. “Every time we would do anything Funeral Service. Online condolences that was a fund-raiser, like the Flint may be sent to the family at www.nelStreet Food Bank or Angel Tree, sonfuneral.com. By Kathryn Lucariello
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he is in an intimate relationship, and tried to grab her, despite her asking him not to touch her. After she went into the bathroom to get away, Davis continued to try to grab her, so she threw items at him. He then “grabbed her by her hair and ‘bashed’ her head into the bathroom wall, leaving a swollen bump above her left eyebrow,” the report said. Davis then broke her Carson’s cell phone, which she estimated as a $500 loss, and took her car keys to prevent her leaving. Davis was arrested at around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, and he posted a $7,500 bond at 6 p.m. that same day. Davis was not present Monday at a Board of Commissioners meeting. A bond appearance hearing has been set for Monday, Sept. 30, at 9 a.m. at the Taney County Courthouse in Forsyth. Penalties for misdemeanors in Missouri carry a jail sentence of up to one year and a fine of up to $1,000 per charge.
Eureka School Board accepts resignations, approves new hires By Kathryn Lucariello
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EUREKA SPRINGS – In a special meeting Aug. 29 with only an executive session on the agenda, the Eureka Springs School Board returned from the session to accept the resignations of fourth-grade teacher Kim Johnson and
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Guest Editorial King’s letter to Public Service Commission Editor’s Note: After we have complained loudly and clearly about our elected officials declining to take a stand with their constituents who are united against the proposed SWEPCO power line in Carroll County, we thought it only fair to follow up with some good news and share the details. Below is the text of a letter sent by our state Sen. Bryan King, a Republican, to the executive director and commissioners of the Arkansas Public Service Commission. We appreciate King for taking a stand.
Aug. 28, 2013 To Mr. John P. Bethel Executive Director, Arkansas Public Service Commission
Dear Mr. Bethel: This letter is regarding Docket #13-041U. Because the citizens affected have not had enough time study its potential impact, I am opposed to the construction of the new transmission lines between Shipe Road Station and a proposed Kings River Station. The transmission lines will have an enormous impact on property values and on the local tourist economy and there has not been nearly enough time to adequately study the consequences of any decision by the Public Service Commission. Any decision of this magnitude should be based on facts, research and the best information available. At the rate this process is going, there certainly has not been enough time to make an informed decision, especially regarding an adequate study of the impact on the local economy and tourism. At heart, this is a property rights issue. Eminent domain should never be invoked in a rash manner as the long-range consequences will be
far-reaching and irreversible. Consequently, it is essential to study this proposal more carefully and thoughtfully, which means stretching the time frame in which it is being considered. Like many property owners in the affected area, I have concerns property values could be significantly affected and those affected may not be indemnified in full under the process of eminent domain. My concern is heightened even more so 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 your agency takes into consideration the need to protect the area’s economic viability, much of which is based on tourism. A final decision should be made only after much careful deliberation, and only after everyone affected has had ample time to study it thouroughly. Thank you for your time and attention in this matter. Sincerely, Bryan B. King State Senator District 5
Citizens of the Week
This week, the Lovely County Citizen is posthumously naming Manny Ortiz and Larry Martin as Citizens of the Week. The two Eureka Springs traffic officers, who died in March and last week, respectively, have been part of this community for going on 20 years. They were best friends and co-workers and talked to each other first thing every morning, checking on each other daily. “They were both just really happy, funny guys together,” said nominator Robin Collins. “Tourists who come back every year would look forward to talking to Larry and talking to Manny.” Fellow Eureka traffic officer Angelo Yao said they were some of the nicest guys in town and everybody loved them in
their short-pant uniforms. “Manny liked to make a lot of jokes like with the tourists, and when people would ask Manny how he walked up the steep hills downtown all the time without getting tired,” Yao said. “Manny told them, ‘Let me tell you a secret: On the way up the hill, just walk backwards, and it makes you feel like you’re walking uphill!’” Larry always had a smile and was very personable, Yao said. “He liked to sit down and talk with the people and the tourists, which helps our city and makes them feel comfortable.” For all Larry and Manny did for Eureka Springs, and for all the smiles they helped spread, we thank them posthumously and hope they Rest In Peace.
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Citizen Opinion by Margo Elliott
In what way can the local library system better meet your needs?
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SWEPCO’s ‘No trespass’ sign excuse is lame
Bobbie McCurry Isaiah McCurry Justice Bogue “Nursing Student”
“Gamer Guy”
“Track Star”
A picnic table outside of the front door would be nice. Those benches are hard and having a table for our laptops would be appreciated.
I’d like for them to go further into their e-books program.
Simon Larson
Daycie Stone
Dillon Jackson
I’d like to see more autobiographies, actual books, of famous people.
I would like to see more computers.
“Z-Man”
I can’t think of how they could improve, they are doing a great job!
“Red”
I’d like them to have more computers.
“Dillon the Villain”
A story in last week’s Democrat-Gazette coverage of the SWEPCO hearings was titled “‘No trespass’ letters limit study options, SWEPCO says.” It began by saying: “A deluge of ‘do not trespass’ letters meant SWEPCO would have a difficult time studying caves and other underground features on private property in Northwest Arkansas, a company representative said Thursday.” Everyone else knows a “deluge” of letters from private property owners were sent only in the last 3 months. SWEPCO has been planning this for SIX years. The letters came after SWEPCO’s attorneys sent letters in April 2013 to landowners that SWEPCO could use eminent domain and/or condemnation to take their property. Again, SWEPCO had six years to do their due diligence. The “no trespass” letters asked that SWEPCO make an appointment before entering. They did NOT prevent SWEPCO from doing their job. Does this mean they would have entered without permission to do their studies if the letters weren’t sent? Are property owners not allowed to protect themselves from trespassers that might do harm to their property or get hurt on their land? Key word here is PRIVATE property. They had no intention of making terrestrial visits before getting application and route approval. They cannot get away with blaming property owners for
Citizen Survey In what way can the local library system better meet your needs? m More computers for public use. m More e-books to check out. m More books! m More outdoor seating. Go to www.lovelycitizen.com and weigh in.
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wanting to protect their homes and families and not have their security breached. SWEPCO cannot blame innocent people for their failure to study this area before proposing these absurd routes. They had SIX YEARS; to date we haven’t even had 6 months. — Ilene Powell Eureka Springs SaveTheOzarks.org
Open letter to state Sen. Bryan King, R-Green Forest On Wednesday, Aug. 28, Sen. Bryan King sent a powerful compelling letter to John Bethel, Executive Director of the Arkansas Public Service Commission, complaining about the rush to judgment based on the importance of individual property rights to Arkansas’ economy. When the power of eminent domain is granted by the government to out-of-state private corporations like SWEPCO/American Electric Power, why would anyone want to invest in Arkansas knowing their savings, land, business and homes may be taken away at any time? The economies of countries that protect individual property rights thrive, and the environment, health and overall well-being increase as citizens and institutions grow and prosper. Sen. King’s concern, courage and wisdom in this
LAST WEEK’S QUESTION
See Forum, page 29
77 votes cast
Which do you think should be the city’s top priority among the six big issues discussed at the recent Town Hall?: m Building a new fire station: 6.5% (5 votes) m Building new public restrooms: 6.5% (5 votes) m Repairing water/sewer system: 49.4% (38 votes) m Repairing Black Bass Dam: 2.6% (2 votes) m Refurbishing/repairing city tour trams: 33.8% (26 votes) m Repairing bridge on Mill Hollow Road: 1.3% (1 vote)
Go to www.lovelycitizen.com and weigh in. Vote by Wednesday 9 a.m.
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No injuries in dramatic boat fire
At the core of the matter New ‘Core’ state, national educational standards and assessments explained By Catherine Krummey
CarrollCountyNews@cox-internet.com
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Pictured is Gary Reaves’ 1996 Cobalt ablaze on Sunday afternoon on Table Rock Lake near Shell Knob, Mo. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol incident report, the boat was totaled, but Reaves was able to abandon his boat before sustaining any injuries. Reaves, 34, of Robertsville, Mo., was driving the boat into a cove when he heard a noise coming from the engine compartment and discovered flames.
No word on federal disaster declaration; costs dropped County damage now thought $179,756 By Catherine Krummey
CarrollCountyNews@cox-internet.com
LITTLE ROCK – As of press time Wednesday, there was no word yet on whether President Barack Obama would approve Gov. Mike Beebe’s request for federal disaster assistance for six counties including Carroll. Beebe sent a letter to President Obama last Tuesday requesting a federal disaster area declaration for Boone, Carroll, Madison, Marion and Newton counties. The whole region was impacted by severe storms and flash floods on Aug. 8, leading Beebe to classify the six counties as state disaster areas on Aug. 16. The damage estimates prepared by FEMA and Arkansas Department of Emergency Management representatives total $5.6 million, most of which came from damage to roads and bridges, according to a release from the Governor’s Office. “(The federal disaster area designation) enables the counties to replace and repair their infrastructures because the costs are beyond their budgets,” ADEM Northwest
Area Coordinator Tim P. Gehring said. Carroll County’s damage estimate from the state and federal emergency management representatives, who surveyed the damage on Aug. 21, came in at $179,756, according to Gehring. Both Gehring and Nick Samac of the Carroll County Department of Emergency Management cited damage to County Road 232 as some of the most extensive. “The road is just gone,” Samac said, adding that a 120-foot stretch, going 11 feet deep, was completely washed out. The $179,756 estimate is a drop-off from an early $500,000 estimate from Samac. However, Gehring said the federal disaster area funds would cover the repair costs in the county even if they are over – or under – the $179,756 estimate. If Pres. Obama signs a letter declaring northern Arkansas a disaster area, 75 percent of the costs associated with repairing and replacing will be covered by the federal government. The remaining costs will be split evenly between the state and local government agencies at 12.5 percent each.
Editor’s Note: In previous education stories, the Citizen and its sister paper Carroll County News have alluded to new curriculum and testing requirements coming to schools not only across the county, but also the state and the country. The purpose of this article is to inform our readers – including parents, grandparents and even students – of what exactly the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers and Common Core State Standards are. The Common Core State Standards, simply put, are designed to make sure that students across the county, state and country are learning the same things, while also ensuring that what they’re learning adequately prepares them for college and careers. The standards are being adopted by 46 states, including Arkansas. Every public school district in the state will be required to align its lesson plans to those standards as of the 2014-2015 school year. According to the Arkansas Department of Education, the standards are a set of shared K-12 learning expectations for students in English language arts and mathematics, developed through an effort led by the National Governor’s Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers. Gov. Mike Beebe, in fact, addresses the Common Core in this week’s From the Governor column, on page 4. In ELA, for example, one first grade reading standard is being able to describe characters, settings and major events in a story using key details. A writing standard for first-graders requires them to write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, including some details regarding what happened, using temporal words (“first,” “then,” “next,” etc.) to signal event order and providing some sense of closure.
In Arkansas, the K-2 standards were implemented in the 2011-2012 school year, and the standards for grades 3 through 8 were implemented last year. Students in grades 9 though 12 are aligning to the Common Core this year. For more information on the Common Core, visit CommonCoreArkansas.org. Also in the 2014-2015 school year, students will start taking the entirely computer-based Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers tests in literacy (also called English language arts) and mathematics, according to the ADE. PARCC is a 20-state consortium – which also includes Arkansas – working to create 21st-century student assessments. The results of the PARCC assessments will offer real-time feedback to teachers, meaning there’s no months-long waiting period to determine how students are doing in certain subject areas. These assessments will replace the traditional Arkansas Benchmark Assessments. As with the Common Core, the PARCC tests are being developed in response to concerns of educators, parents and employers who want assessments that better measure students’ critical-thinking and problem-solving skills and their abilities to communicate clearly. For example, in math, students will have to solve complex problems and show their work, demonstrating how they solved the problems, unlike the traditional pencil-and-paper bubble tests. Field tests of the PARCC assessment system components – including one in Berryville – will be conducted in spring 2014. Additionally, Arkansas is part of the Advisory Committee on College Readiness, which works with the PARCC Governing Board to shape the consortium’s strategy for working with colleges and universities to ensure the assessment accurately determines if students are ready for postsecondary education. For more information on PARCC, visit PARCConline.org.
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Reflections of service New cafe now on deck Veterans’ art shows true colors By Jennifer Jackson JJackson.Citizen@gmail.com
Lezley Foley is a nurse who loves art. She also loves Eureka Springs, and made frequent trips here from Tulsa with spouse Terry Foley on his Harley. Two years ago, the Foleys bought acreage west of Beaver, built a cottage and filled it with art by Zeek Taylor, Robert Norman, Rebecca Becker and other local artists. “I am a huge art lover,” Lezley Foley said. “I’m a wanna-be artist. I love art. I love colors. I feel art.” Foley, who works at Mercy Hospital in Berryville, is also a Navy mother — her son, Ben Kohnke, is an aircraft mechanic stationed at Whidby Naval Air Station on Puget Sound. Her brother, Douglas Strand, is in the Army. So last year, when Foley wandered into Sue Glave’s shop and learned about the Veterans’ Day events Sue organizes, Foley asked “What can I do to help?” The answer — take charge of the Veterans Art Show. Foley agreed, and this year, is again organizing the show and sale, which will be on Sunday, Nov. 10, at Caribe’s Restaurant. She invites veterans who are artists, or artists whose work honors veterans, to enter the show, a non-partisan, non-political tribute to those who served their country, particularly veterans who served in Vietnam. “It’s honoring them, and supporting them,” she said. Foley remembers watching Tom Brokaw report the news on the family’s black and white television when she was five years old, and asking her parents, “Where’s Vietnam?” She also remembers seeing flower children protesting the war in the park and the Hell’s Angels bikers who came through San Bernadino, Calif., where her family lived before moving back to Texas. Foley comes from a family of artists — her grandmother was an artist, her uncle Arthur Williams was a sculptor and art teacher, Ben sketches and does metal art, and Douglas does photography.
“He may be exhibiting in the show,” Foley said. At last year’s Vet Art show, about half of the artists were veterans, she said, mostly from Eureka Springs. This year, she is extending the invitation to veterans in Fayetteville though a friend, Angie Plum, who is putting up posters at the V.A. hospital. Last year’s show included a video by performance artist Adrian Frost. Mary Springer exhibited a portrait she did of her late husband, Charles Springer, who died in Vietnam. Springer also brought a box that contained childhood mementos of another Vietnam soldier who did not return — Scout badges, marbles, toy figures, etc. “When you open that box for the first time, even though you don’t know who the person is, you know it’s somebody’s life,” Foley said. Although he wasn’t in the military, Foley’s husband, Terry, is a veteran — he was one of the EMTs who responded to the bombing of the federal building in Okahoma City. On the mantel is the award that he received for being the 2007 Emergency Medical Services Instructor of the Year, and a piece of the Alfred P. Murrah building with his name, the date, April 19, 1995, and time, 9:02 a.m. Terry helps Lezley stage the art show, and his daughter, Tara Winsette, is making the cake, which honors all branches of the military. Robert Norman is designing the poster. The show will be at KJ’s Caribe Restaurant, 309 W. Van Buren (Highway 62) Eureka Springs, from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 10. Free. Refreshments served. For more information, contact Lezley Foley, 479-253-5423. Other Veterans Day weekend events: a Bragging Rights Cook-off on Nov. 8; a kid’s carnival on Nov. 9, and the Veterans Ball and Marine Corps birthday on the evening of the art show, Nov. 10. The parade on Monday, Nov. 11 starts at 10 a.m. on Spring Street, and proceeds to Main Street, where members of the American Legion will fire a gun salute at 11:11 a.m. For more information, go to the Eureka Springs Veterans Day Parade facebook page.
By Jennifer Jackson
JJackson.Citizen@gmail.com
In June, Pam Ensminger and Johnny Campbell opened Smiling Pines bed and breakfast off East Van Buren. Last weekend, they opened a second business on North Main overlooking a creek, which they named Smiling Brook Cafe. “We kept to the theme,” said Pam Ensminger, co-owner with Johnny Campbell. Campbell is a musician who has lived in Eureka Springs for three decades. Ensminger moved to Eureka Springs three years ago. They opened the cafe last weekend, offering pulled pork or chicken wraps. They plan to be open Thursday through Sunday, and offer espresso, fresh-squeezed juices and breakfast burritos in the mornings, plus wraps that can be taken out or eaten at the cafe, which has a deck and gazebo. In the fall, they plan to add seasonal items such as soups. The emphasis is on fresh, healthy food, Ensminger said.
“We use as much farmers’ market and organic food as possible,” she said. With the pulled pork and chicken, they offer their signature barbeque sauce, called Smiling Sauce, along with Sweet and Tangy or spicy Grimacing sauce. The couple is applying for a beer and wine license, and plan to have live music on the deck, which is built over Leatherwood Creek. Campbell, who is originally from Los Angeles, is a singer/songwriter who came to Eureka Springs in the 1970s as part of the back-to-the-land movement. He writes protest songs and is booked to play at the Free and Equal festival at UCLA on October 12, part of a grassroots movement for electoral reform. Ensminger has lived in Ohio and New Mexico as well as Mexico, where she owned a comedy club in Puerto Vallarta. Smiling Brook Cafe is open 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday through Sunday at 57 N. Main.
City Council Agenda for Sept. 9 CITY OF EUREKA SPRINGS COUNCIL MEETING Monday, Sept. 9, 6 p.m. AGENDA: 1. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA 2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: Aug. 26, 2013 3. COMMISSION, COMMITTEE, AUTHORITY REPORTS AND EXPIRED TERMS: • Planning – Pos. 3 – vacant – expires 7/1/16; Pos. 4 – Jim Morris – expired 7/1/12; Pos. 5 – Melissa Greene – expired 1/1/13 • CAPC – Pos. 2 – vacant – expires 6/30/14; Pos. 4 – vacant – expires 6/30/16 • Hospital – Pos. 1 – Anna Ahlman – expired 6/1/13 • Parks – Pos. 2 – Ruth Hager – expired 5/1/13 • HDC • Cemetery – Pos. 4 – vacant — expires 2/15/14 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS • Ordinance No. 2187 Commercial recycling of glass and cardboard – 3rd reading
• Ordinance No. 2189 Increase parking rate for special events – 2nd reading • Clarification of authority to close Spring St. — Ms. Schneider and Mr. Mitchell 6. NEW BUSINESS • Schedule workshop date for “Clean City” – Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Purkeypile • Ozarks Water Watch – presentation by David Casaletto – Mayor Pate • Rezone 80 Mountain to C-3 and remove from R-1 list of buildings used for religious purposes – Mr. Mitchell and Ms. Schneider • Definition of “intimate theater” – Mr. Mitchell and Ms. Schneider • Update on Black Bass Dam – Mr. Purkeypile and Mr. McClung • Set dates for November Council meetings – Ms. Schneider and Mr. Mitchell • Group Tour franchise – Mayor Pate • Resolution for support of airport extension – Mayor Pate 7. AGENDA SETTING 8. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS 9. MAYOR’S COMMENTS
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Calendar of Events 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!
that the play requiries four men and four women, and that the roles are “quite the characters!” Auditions will be held on Sunday, Sept. 8 at 4 p.m. and Monday, Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. in Room A of the Holiday Island Clubhouse. Auditioners need not have acting experience, need not live in Holiday Island and, in fact, need not even live in Arkansas. “We are thrilled to have Elise return to her role as director for this production,” says Theater Guild Coordinator Ron Huibregtse. For more information, contact Ron at 479-253-7766.
Sept. 7: Bereavement Support Group features guest speaker The Bereavement Support Group hosted by St. Elizabeth’s Parish Center on Passion Play Road in Eureka Springs will feature a guest speaker at its meeting at noon on Saturday, Sept. 7. Jeanie Waters of Harrison will share her story of losing her son to a prescription drug overdose. Anyone in the community who has suffered the loss of a child is invited to attend and be blessed in a healing environment. For more information, contact Linda at 479-253-1229.
Sept. 9: American Legion meeting The Eureka Springs American Legion Post #9 will meet on Monday, Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. The Post home is located at the junction of Arkansas Highways 23 and 187 near Holiday Island. All veterans are invited to attend.
Sept. 8: EUUF features folk duo, climate activists On Sunday, Sept. 8, the morning service at Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 17 Elk St., will feature a “Concert for the Earth” by Still on the Hill. This folk duo comprised of Kelly and Donna has been touring coast-to-coast and in Europe for more than 17 yearas. As lifelong activists, they are exploring the impact of climate change through song. Learn more at www.StillOnTheHill. com. The program on Sunday begins at 11 a.m., followed by refreshments. Child care will be provided. Sept 8-9: HI Theater Guild auditions The Holiday Island Theater Guild is holding auditions for its upcoming play, a French farce entitled “The Ladies Man,” to be presented Nov.7-9. Returning Director Elise Buchman explains
Sept. 10: Benefit for Youth Soccer Association A benefit soccer game between employees of Chelsea’s Corner Cafe & Bar and Cathouse Lounge / Pied Piper Pub will take place at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at Lake Leatherwood field. Concessions will be provided; donations will be welcome at the event tent on site. All funds raised go toward the Eureka Springs Youth Soccer Association. The public is invited to attend. For more information, call 479-363-9976. 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. 11: 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony Pendergrass Rose American Legion Post 36 will host a 9/11 Ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 9:46 a.m. at the Memorial Park Pavilion at Holiday Island. The speaker will be Lt. Col. McCall, Commander of the Air Force ROTC at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Immediately after the 9/11 ceremony there will a Dignified Disposal of Unserviceable Flag ceremony held at the Pavilion. Anyone who has an unserviceable American flag who wishes to have it properly disposed of may drop the flag off at Fire Station #1, 251 Holiday Island Drive, before the day of the ceremony. Sept. 11: Free discussion of new health insurance options Flora Roja Community Acupuncture will host a free talk about the Affordable Health Care Act and the new Arkansas Healthcare Marketplace options on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 6:30 p.m. Beginning Oct. 1, individuals, families and small businesses can compare, choose and enroll in high-quality insuranc eplans through the Insurance Marketplace, a partnership of state and federal governments. Come learn about the essential health benefits of each plan offered. The speaker will be Charlisa Cato with the Arkansas Guide Organization. The public is invited to attend. Flora Roja is located at 119 Wall St. in Eureka Springs. Sept. 12: Ham radio club meeting – Holiday Island On Thursday, Sept. 12 at noon, the Little Switzerland Amateur Radio Club will meet at the Wild Hog BBQ, 3 Park Cliff Drive in Holiday Island, for lunch and the group’s monthly meeting. For more information, email patriciadean@cox.net. Sept. 15: Save The Ozarks fundraiser, auction, live music Caribe Restaurant and Cantina will host a fundraising event on Sunday, Sept. 15 beginning at 2:30 p.m. to help raise money for SWEPCO opposition group Save The Ozarks, which needs funds to pay for attorneys and expert witnesses in its case against the proposed mega-power line through the Eureka area. At Sunday’s event, a silent auction will take place from 3 to 6 p.m.; doors
open to view auction items at 2:30. The first live auction will take place from 3 to 4 p.m.; live music by Maureen Alexander from 4 to 5 p.m.; second live auction from 5 to about 7 p.m.; followed by a musical reunion of Gaskins Switch, featuring LeRoy, Gary C., Ron and Wolf, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Admission to the event is a $10 donation. Donations are still being sought for the auctions; those interested in donating items or funds – or volunteering to work the event on Sept. 15 – should email info@SaveTheOzarks.org. More information at www.SaveTheOzarks. org. 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. 19: Quilters Guild Sew-In and meeting Interested quilters of any skill level are invited to attend the September meeting of the Holiday Island Quilters Guild to be held on Thursday, Sept.19 in the Holiday Island Clubhouse, Room A, lower level. The Sew-In begins at 10 a.m., and the general meeting will be held at 1 p.m. Catherine Henson will provide a demonstration on how to use some of those great sewing feet — yes, the ones still in the box that you wanted to use, but forgot how, or they just didn’t do what you thought they would do. For more information, contact Suzanne at 479-363-6416. Sept. 19: Ham radio club meeting – Berryville On Thursday Sept. 19 at 6:30PM, the Little Switzerland Amateur Radio Club will meet in the Berryville Mercy Hospital meeting room. Refreshments will be served. For more information, email patriciadean@cox. net. 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 479-3636235.
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CHANGING OF THE GUARD
Photo by Kathryn Lucariello
Patrons, friends and neighbors bid Beaver Postmaster Victor Sigurani (seated at end of table) a fond farewell and good wishes at a small potluck lunch on his last day Friday. Sigurani is retiring from the Postal Service, having spent the last eight years at Beaver. Relief Postmaster Jay Baldridge will take his place. The little post office’s hours are tentatively scheduled to be cut from eight to two in the near future, but the Postal Service will be mailing patrons notice of this and of public meetings to discuss their input.
Shown Above: Woodie & Jane Acord (far left), Jack & Tracy Acord (far right) Longtime Acords Home Center associates Lisha Hobbs & Darren Ledbetter (center).
AFTER 35 YEARS IN BUSINESS IN EUREKA SPRINGS, WOODIE AND JANE ACORD ARE PLEASED TO WELCOME JACK AND TRACY ACORD AS THE NEW OWNERS OF ACORDS HOME CENTER.
NEW!
Now featuring Premium Pastas, Sauces, and Coffee
Woodie and Jane encourage everyone to come in and meet Jack and Tracy & help welcome them to Eureka Springs. SERVING THE OZARKS SINCE 1979 OPEN Mon – Fri 7:00 – 5:00 • Sat 8:00 - Noon 251 Huntsville Rd, Hwy 23 South • Eureka Springs 479-253-9642 • 800-844-1642 • www.acordshomecenter.com
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Rylee Ford, 4, takes a ride on her first rollercoster with her mom Rachel during the county fair on Friday.
Green Forest residents Jordan Zepeda, 12, and Garrett Mitchusson, 13, ride the Avalanche.
Dayvion Adams, 2, Stephanie Fletcher and Jemelle Adam, 4, ride the Whirlwind during their first fair.
Above: Eurekans Skyler Antoine, 14, and Heidi Kirk, 13, share a ride. Below: From left are Hannah Pruentse, 15, of Eureka Springs; Allyson Gatlin, 14, of Green Forest; and Keeley Thompson, 14, of Berryville.
Above: Berryville resdients Amber Floyd, 10; Hannah Wigger, 12; and Melinda Floyd, 17, hang on tight during a ride. Below: Nevaeh Duarte, 2, of Berryville, takes a carousel ride with her dad, Ozzy.
Above: Rylee Ford and Devon McPhail enjoy a “four-wheeler” ride together. Below: Amy Wallace, 3, of Berryville catches a fish with her mom, Jami Wallace, during her first trip to a county fair.
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Highlanders hold their own in cross-country The Eureka Springs Highlanders cross-country team traveled to Shiloh Christian in Springdale for a recent meet in which the boys 1A-3A met head-to-head in heated competition. The Highlanders took home a bevy of awards for their efforts. AT LEFT: Pictured are, from left, Nathan Andress, 1st Place; Matthew McClung, 8th Place; a Shiloh Christian official; Reggie Sanchez, 10th Place; Jake McClung, 3rd Place; and Ryan Sanchez, 4th Place. BELOW LEFT: 1st Place in the 1A-3A division was Eden Randolph, shown as she runs through the course. BELOW CENTER: Jake McClung accepts the award for his performance during the afternoon’s events. BELOW RIGHT: Nicole Morrison competed for her first time ever in a cross-country meet, and she did great, earning a 9th Place finish in the 1A-3A Girls division. She is pictured here moments after her run. BOTTOM LEFT: The Eureka Springs Highlanders cross-ctounry team go through their stretching routines as they prepare for the meet that lasted most of the day.
Photos by Chrys McClung
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Holiday Island Art Show celebrates 25 years By Kathryn Lucariello
CCNhi@cox-internet.com
Photos by Kathryn Lucariello
Three of the four first-place winners, from left: Steven Chain, “Reflections of Zion” for photography; Betty Johnson, “Summer of ‘52” (oil) for Works on Canvas/Fabric; and Carl Petering, “Sometimes the Grass is Greener” (watercolor) for Works on Paper.
ABOVE: From left, artists Kriste-Lee, Lynn Crow and Jay Vrecenak chat in the painting row. AT RIGHT: Jack Nicholson came to the art show this year, but he was a dummy when it came to knowing what was up. He is a creation of Dee Landerman. FAR RIGHT: Pearl Jardine and others view photography entries.
It was the Art Guild’s – and the Holiday Island Association of the Arts’ – 25th anniversary this year, and the annual art show in the Barn was well-attended. Art show judge William Derrevere, associate professor of art at Tulsa Community College, had a hard time choosing winners, he said. “I didn’t show any favoritism because I don’t know anybody,” he quipped. But his comments about the various pieces he award prizes to centered often on how much “information” was conveyed in the works. Speaking of the photography entries, which he said he had a “much longer list” of winners than he could give prizes to, he said, “A photography, to me, has to tell a story.” First-place winners in each category won $150, second-place, $100; and third-place, $50. The Viewers’ Choice winners in each also won $50. Winners in each of the four categories were as follows: Works on Canvas/Fabric: First place: Betty Johnson for her oil painting, “Summer of ‘52”; second: Pat Rogers for “Winter Beauty”; third: KristeLee for “Butterfly Hunter”; and Honorable Mentions: Joan Hirnisey for “Sweet Dreams, Isabella,” Jim Sexton for “Buffalo Bluffs” and Jay Vrecenak for “Tribal Memories.” Viewers’ Choice: Dee Landerman for “Moose n’ Weenie.” Works on Paper: First place: Carl Petering for his watercolor, “Sometimes the Grass is Greener”; sec-
ond: Sonny Carpenter for “Eskimo”; third: Joy Quigley for “A Snowy Sleighride”; and Honorable Mentions: Mariellen Griffith for “The Journey,” and Carl Petering for “The Other Side.” Viewers’ Choice: Sonny Carpenter for “That Old Woman.” Mixed Media: First place: Suzanne Tourtelot for her handmade book, “Untitled”; second: Judy-Lee Carpenter for “Balance Beam,” third: Nigel Hartey for “3D Bakelite Wire”; and Honorable Mentions: Ted Richter for “Mountain Snow,” Bob Anastasi for “Vase” and Suzanne Tourtelot for “Spirit Earth.” Viewers’ Choice: Keith Mock for “What Now, Boss?” Photography: First place: Steven Chain for “Reflections of Zion”; second: Steve Shogren for “Flower”; third: Charles Chappell for “Horseshoe Bend”; and Honorable Mentions: Nigel Hartey for “Blackbirds and Grackels,” Jim Hirnisey for “Colorado’s Maroon Bells,” Mariellen Griffith for “Grandma’s Collection” and Jim Lann for “Eleven’s Grace.” Viewers’ Choice: Charles Chappell for “Horseshoe Bend.” Each year the art show also includes anonymous entries chosen by viewer vote for three winners for the next year’s Homeowners’ Association’s Holiday Island phone directory, with the top vote-getter going on the cover and the other two inside. This year, winners were “Woodpecker in Paradise” by Bob Rogers, which will go on the cover; and inside, second place went to Roy Albeck for “Island Sentry,” and third to Jim Lann for “Mornin’ HI.”
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Adieu to the master gardener
Community says goodbye to Parks Dept.’s DonE Allen By Jennifer Jackson
JJackson.Citizen@gmail.com
You know you will be missed when people bring their dogs to say goodbye. Last week, Eureka Spring residents gathered at the Parks Department office to say goodbye to DonE Allen, who during his 11 years as parks gardener, transformed the city’s signature feature, its springs, into oases of beauty. Well-wishers included Sam and Jeff Feldman, owners of the Bridgeford House on Spring Street, who brought their schnauzer, Sophie, to the farewell party. “Every time we walk up and down the street, we’d see DonE,” Sam said. Allen said he has been thinking of moving on for a while. He sold the house he and his partner designed and built on East Mountain. After his partner passed away before it was ready to move into, Allen continued to work six days a week for two more years for Parks, landscaping, weeding, watering and keeping the paths cleared in 16 gardens. At the goodbye party, Rick Bright presented Allen with a plaque thanking him of behalf of the CAPC for Allen’s contribution to making Eureka Springs beautiful. Jodie English presented DonE with a spirit rock from the White River’s Parker Bottoms. Allen also received a jar of local honey and a scrapbook. “Over the years he’s been honored with a lot of awards,” said Donna Woods, Parks office manager. “We took all those awards and put them in a book. If he’s every feeling blue, he can take it out and look at it.” Deciding it was time to start a new life, Allen put the house on the market. It sold quickly. He gave away his furniture to friends, keeping only clothing and things that meant something to him. He done this kind of thing before, he said, so doesn’t find it daunting. “I’ve always been a minimalist,” he said. “I tell people, ‘Let it go.’” September 4 was scheduled to be Allen’s last day in town. He planned to take
ABOVE: Rick Bright, left, presented DonE Allen with a plaque officially thanking him on behalf of the CAPC for 11 years of beautifying Eureka Springs as the parks department gardener. Among the many people wishing Allen bon voyage were Jodie English and Lucilla Garrett, right. AT LEFT: DonE Allen says goodbye to Sophie, Sam Feldman’s schnauzer, at last week’s farewell party.
Photos by Jennifer Jackson
off in his car, and “go exploring,” possibly heading southeast to the Carolinas. Allen said he has gotten a headache googling small towns in his search for a new community, and “may get a dart and throw it at my atlas.” One place he’s considered is Port Townsend, Wash., a historic Victorian seaport on Puget Sound that was recently named one of the best towns to start your life over. Before moving to
Eureka Springs, Allen was an artist, but since working for parks, has not picked up a paintbrush, instead working with topiary, evergreens and rustic arches to create scenic backdrops for weddings that take place at the springs. It’s hard to say goodbye to a place where you know everyone, Allen said, but he’ll be on the road, finding a new community to love.
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Correction In a recent article in the Citizen about the Town Hall meeting held last month at The Aud, the reporter inadvertently and inaccurately said that Black Bass Lake and Dam have provided the city’s water supply for many years, and the quote was incorrectly attributed to Alderman Dee Purkeypile. “The water supply I referred to was the purified water sent to the City of Eureka Springs from the Carroll-Boone Water District’s treatment facilities located on Beaver Lake,” Purkeypile clarified in an email to the Citizen. “Carroll-Boone sends water to a lift station, which is located immediately downstream of Black Bass Lake Dam. That lift station provides approximately 60 to 70 percent of the drinking water supply for the City of Eureka Springs. The water is lifted into two water storage tanks where it gravity flows into the city’s water distribution system.” The discussion that brought up the issue was centered on the crumbling Black Bass Dam. The main threat that the dam poses is to the lift station, Purkeypile told the Citizen. If the dam were to fail for any reason; the lift station would likely be damaged or destroyed. At a minimum, the lift station would be out of commission for an unknown amount of time, he projected. “If the lift station is no longer filling the two storage tanks, normal water use (drinking, bathing, irrigation, toilets, etc.) would eventually drain the tanks,” he continued. “At a certain point, there would not be enough water pressure to provide sustained fire protection through the city’s fire hydrants in the event of a catastrophic fire, much less a small fire.” There is also a threat to any people who happened to be traveling on the road below the dam if it were to fail. However, most of the homes located below the dam are located high up along the valley slopes and would not be expected to be damaged by flooding were the dam to fail, Purkeypile said. The Citizen regrets its error and the misunderstanding and appreciates the clarification from the alderman.
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Village View
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Alison By Sandra TaylorSynar Brown
Writing from the Soul
oes this ever happen to you? You’re driving or folding clothes, mowing the lawn or waiting at the dentist, and you think about something that happened to you yesterday or long ago. Or you watch the news and think how you feel about it and how it feels to be living in this century and society. You think how times have changed in your lifetime, and you wish you could share some of your thoughts and impressions before the time slips away forever. But then, you go on your way, get back to what you were doing, and the moment passes. Inspirational writer Linda Apple (www. lindaapple.com), who has had 16 stories published in the Chicken Soup series, and who will teach next Saturday’s workshop, INSPIRE! Writing from the Soul, has this advice to you when those moments come. Write! Write the rippling circles of life around you. What happens in your home, your city, your state, your country, your world? Do it for our future children. Don’t put them at the
Village Writing School coming workshops • September 7–INSPIRE! Writing from the Soul Linda Apple www.lindaapple.com • September 21–CHARACTER Jan Morrill, author or The Red Kimono, U of A Press www.janmorrill.com • October 5–The Golden Trilogy Point of View, Sense of Place, & Internalization Pam Foster http://pamelafosterspeakerwriter. wordpress.com/ October 19 – MINDFUL Writing Find your deep writing voice Elizabeth Diane Newell-Mack MindfulWriters.org.
mercy of the news media and the talking heads. Even if you write a bit of information each day in the tiny square of your calendar, one day someone will read it. I found a book in the Springfield, Missouri library that was published from a year’s worth of calendars that a woman had kept and saved. She had information about the weather, the price of eggs, and the political news of the time. Write about your failures, mistakes, trials, disappointments. Tell us how you mustered the strength to overcome. What lessons did you learn? We have a choice about these shadowy valleys in our lives. Tell how you resisted the temptation to let adversity darken your perspective and instead how it deepened your character. I wrote earlier that my favorite season is autumn. With one whoosh the air is filled with swirling leaves. They carpet the ground in blazing red, bright golds, and warm browns. Just because they fell doesn’t mean they are no longer needed. They still nurture the tree by incorporating back into the earth, providing nutrients for future leaves. By sharing our lives through the tips of our fingers on our keyboards, we strengthen others. Write about your triumphs, your successes, the loves in and of your life. Make us smile. Make us laugh out loud till tears stream down our faces. Give us that merry heart medicine. Write from your soul. Be the hand that reaches through generations to comfort, encourage, and guide. Inspire! On September 7, Linda Apple will offer practical instruction for those who want to write with passion and purpose. The morning session (9-12) will focus on finding meaning and life lessons in your experiences, no matter what your worldview. Any religion or no religion. The afternoon session (1-4) will focus on writing for the Christian market. Each session is $25 or $45 for both. At the Garden Bistro on North Main in Eureka Springs. For more information and to register, contact me at alisontaylorbrown@ me.com or 479 292-3665.
Writers’ Night Out welcomes memoirist Annette Marquis, a Virginia writer currently in residence at the Writers’ Colony, will speak to the Village Writing School’s Writers’ Night Out on Thursday, Septem-
ber 5. Marquis will discuss her journey to writing memoir and why she has come to believe in the importance of this form. She is the author of Resistance: A Memoir of Civil Disobedience in Maricopa County. Her work has been published in several journals and anthologies. Writers’ Night Out is a free evening open to anyone interested in writing. It is held every Thursday at the Garden Bistro on North Main in Eureka, beginning at 6 pm. There is no charge.
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Alison Taylor-Brown has an MFA in Fiction and a lifetime of teaching experience from preschool to university levels. She directs The Village Writing School, whose mission is to foster the development of area writers through workshops, writers’ circles, and coaching. Her column, 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 this poignant story about a brave woman’s last days, Jane Manasseri shows us that death can be dealt with head-on.
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A Good Choice
ebruary snow crunched beneath the car tires. Jean and I pulled up to the retirement center parking lot and entered through the side door, knowing we would find Mother nestled in her apartment, surrounded by the photos and mementos of eighty-nine years of life, fifty years of marriage, and seven children. I understood why she had decided to stay here instead of going into the hospice. She and Dad had moved here from Minnesota five years previous. Now it was home. We paused outside her door for a moment before entering. I smiled as I heard Mother’s voice, remarkably warm and clear considering her condition. “Yes, I’m dying. No, I’ve decided not to do anything about it. I’m eighty-nine you know. I’ve outlived all my sisters and brother and now Quent.” She paused. “I’m ready to go, and I pray I will go quickly.” As I opened the door, she looked up with glistening eyes and motioned for us to take a seat as she continued chatting on the telephone. “And I don’t have any pain! God has given me such comfort.” She shared how the Twenty-Third Psalm gave her peace. I was reassured by her serenity but winced at the thought of disturbing her calm with the charge my sister and I had been given by the rest of our siblings. “Oh no, please don’t cry for me, Bev. I love you, too, Honey. Good-bye.” As she finished her conversation with her niece, I leaned over and gave her a hug. Mother’s time was almost over; but there was an important decision to be made. A preacher had to be chosen to conduct her memorial service. I was not looking forward to the discussion, as it had reached an awkward impasse. The Minnesota Lutheran preacher who had performed Father’s service just two years earlier had left many of my family members disenchanted with the thought of a repeat performance; nevertheless, Mother wanted to bring him to Indiana to per-
form her service. As an alternative, my sister Jean had contacted the Chaplain on staff at the local Hospice that was caring for my Mother here in her home. We were expecting him for a meeting to see how Mother would like him. I prayed silently, Lord, I hope she finds him acceptable. “Oh, you girls! It’s so fun to have you here together. Help me read all these cards while we wait for the Chaplain.” We laughed and cried as we began to read aloud from the pile of remembrances and well wishes from family and friends. We were recovering from a particularly funny note when I noticed a movement from under the front door. The outline of a long tail appeared. I inhaled sharply. “A mouse!” I yelled, jumping up out of my chair. Jean and I hastily devised a plan of attack. I moved towards the entry to keep the rodent from escaping under the small bookcase where it had scampered for refuge. My sister grabbed Dad’s old wooden hammer out of the tool box in the closet and handed me the broom. The plan was that she would lift the case, and I would hold the mouse in place with the broom until she could deliver a fatal blow with the hammer. “Get him girls!” Mother urged us on from her easy chair. “Make sure he doesn’t get away!” As my sister lifted up the book case, I lunged forward with the broom to trap the critter. To my surprise, the little visitor had devised a plan of his own. In a flash, he boldly darted towards my feet. My thoughts were now consumed with the possibility of the mouse scratching his way up my pants leg . I stomped and shrieked furiously until the mouse lay dead on the floor, squashed by my size-ten feet. Jean and I looked at each other, “Now what do we do with this dead critter?” At once, there was a knock at the door. I struggled to regain composure and
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To support our local writers, the Lovely County Citizen is providing space each week to showcase a student of The Village Writing School. For more information, email alisontaylorbrown@me.com or call (479) 292-3665
This Week’s Writer: Jane Manasseri
shot a glance at my Mother and sister who were now holding back their laughter. Was it the Manor Director to inquire what caused the ruckus? I opened the door and there stood the hospice Chaplain. “Hi, I’m Keith Phillips.” His handshake was firm. There was nothing about his forty- something, chubby build that stood out, but his manner was humbly engaging. I introduced myself and steered him around the fresh corpse on the entry floor and over to my Mother. He gave no indication that he thought anything might be amiss. I liked him immediately. Mother greeted him with the same comments about Psalm Twenty-Three that she had given every person that she talked to for the past few weeks. She added that she was not religious, but that she loved God, and by the way, what were we going to do about that dead mouse on the floor? Like an obedient servant, the Chaplain padded over to the mouse, picked it up with gentle reverence by the tail and trotted down to the front desk. Here was a man who knew how to handle death. Astonished at the goings-on of the last few minutes, the three of us sat gazing at each other. After reflecting for a few moments, Mother realized that she had just witnessed the actions of a selfless and amenable servant and pronounced that she thought the Chaplain would be just fine to perform her service. My sister and I heaved a sigh of relief. Mission accomplished; thank you Lord! When the Chaplain returned, he talked and laughed with Mother over the details of the mouse incident. He visited regularly through the next couple of weeks and formed a
friendship that allowed him to share the anecdotes of Mother’s life at her memorial with genuine warmth. I think Mother would have been pleased. The Chaplain was a good choice. Jane Manasseri lives outside of Pea Ridge, Arkansas and currently works as a business analyst. She is a graduate of John Brown University and Trinity School of Natural Health.
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Strictly Business
By Mary R. Flood
Think you don’t need to advertise? Think again – and here’s why and how
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o matter how great your company’s product or service is, if you don’t advertise, you’re losing business. Even in a small town where the power of word-ofmouth is ten-fold, tourists still ask the same questions every single day: where to eat, what to do, and where to stay. Locals even wonder what’s new in town, what professionals they should go to for specialized services, and where they might find the most enjoyable evening or get the most for their money at a restaurant. It may seem true at times that your business doesn’t “need” to advertise – but if you think that even without advertising, you’ve got all the business you’re going to get, you are setting your business up for higher costs to do business, complacency, and mediocre profits (compared to what your business could really achieve). The purpose of advertising is to lower your unit cost of sales. The goal of advertising is to reach the largest possible audience in a results-driven, cost-effective manner and to consistently attract new customers. If done correctly, advertising will be a great investment and help grow your business; if done poorly, advertising can become a wasted effort, and you will not get the results the business needs. The first step is to know your target audience – the people whose attention you want to capture – and go after them. If your target audience is the Baby Boomer generation in Eureka Springs – advertise in places where Eureka Springs’ Baby Boomers look, such as newspapers, billboards, mailers, websites, and magazines, for example. If your target audience is 21- to 30-year-old trendy boys and girls living in Northwest Arkansas, focus on event flyers, entertainment and visitor guides, and social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and even Instagram. Learn how to use hash tags, Groupon, and text messages, and do some research on the millennial generation to find out what they’re into this week (it changes all the time!). Notice, target audiences have a specific qualifier and a specific location. To target Baby Boomers in general is too broad, and
to target the general population of Northwest Arkansas is also too broad. These demographics of location and classification must go together. Knowing this first step will help you hone in on your potential customers and help direct your advertisements to the locations where these customers actually are. (If you are unsure of your target audiences and their locations, meet with your advertising representative and go over your business goals and vision – or create them if you haven’t already – to uncover focus areas you may have been missing.) The next step is to highlight your competitive advantages: What makes your business different and better than others in the same industry? Does your restaurant offer menu items under 500 calories? Or do you have gluten-free items available? Such things are rare in this town, but are increasingly popular, especially here, so advertise that! Does your retail establishment offer points and/or rewards for purchases? Does your bar have a shaded patio, a special martini, or a band that doesn’t play anywhere else in town? What about a weekly event like open mic or locals’ night? Advertise those things. If you don’t draw from your business’s competitive advantages, you are not letting those advantages serve your business. If you can’t think of any competitive advantages your business may have, you may need to create some by differentiating your business from the others in the same industry and general location. It is true you have to spend money to make money, and advertising is not an area in which you can afford to cut corners. This is why it is so important to do it correctly and make every dollar count. Once your target area and audience is in focus, and you’ve identified your business’s competitive advantages, prepare yourself to saturate the market. Placing a single ad in a single magazine only once a year – or only when there is something special going on – is not saturation. Those are called gentle reminders, and they only work for some potential customers.
What about the Internet, you ask? Relying on your business’s website and Facebook page to get your name out there and generate new clientele is grossly limiting your profit. Sure, Internet advertising can be less expensive and more convenient, but Internet ads are easily overlooked and forgotten when they’re not connected to something – like perhaps a newspaper, magazine, radio or outdoor ad with the same message as the online ad. And if your target audience is couples over the age of 45 in rural Northeast Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas, you can guarantee your Internet-only advertising is losing your business money. Most newspapers and magazines have online PDF versions of their publications. This way, you get more for your money when you choose to advertise in the local printed newspaper; folks who don’t subscribe or pick one up locally will still see your ad as they peruse the online pages. And this is a huge benefit to advertising publications that publish their PDF pages online as well. The Lovely County Citizen and its sister publication, Currents Magazine, have seen an overwhelmingly positive response to its free online PDF versions this year. Besides publishing 6,500 printed copies of the Lovely County Citizen each week, the Citizen’s online PDF edition gets thousands of views weekly. One recent edition got more than 20,000 online viewers – in addition to an average of 28,000-plus unique visitors monthly at www.LovelyCitizen.com. The Citizen also promotes its content and free online PDF edition on its Facebook page. Facebook.com/LovelyCountyCitizen has nearly 1,000 fans now, and they are from all over the world, though a large portion are local residents; about a quarter of Eureka’s population regularly sees our Facebook posts, which focus on sharing news and feature articles from our website and on highlighting the PDF and print editions of the paper. These numbers all serve to prove that many, many people from all over the world (10 times our Eureka population!) are, each week, reading our local newspaper via LovelyCitizen.com and our free online PDF edi-
tion. You may think people don’t read the Citizen outside of this town, but they sure do! It is very common for tourists to check out the local publications of the places they’re going when planning their trips. They search websites and Facebook for sites and pages that offer reviews, advertisements, recommendations, business hours, events, and contact information of businesses at their chosen destination. Many of our tourists really like our small quaint town’s publications and continue to keep up with them online, long after their trip here is over. Just remember, when you advertise in print, the advertisement is repeated online in the PDF format, and is much more far-reaching than you may realize. In my varied advertising experience, I sometimes heard the “We just don’t have it in our budget” response from local business owners approached about advertising in the local papers. When businesses have seasonal highs and lows, budgeting money for advertising can be tricky, but it is possible. It may be that some things need to be eliminated or shifted around so that money can be freed up, or it may mean there is a need for better planning and strategy of when to advertise more heavily and when to advertise less. The keys to making advertising grow your business are to: • Diversify your ad placements; • Saturate the markets; • Know your target audiences and their locations; • Know your competitive advantages; and • Research the different mediums of advertising available. Use this knowledge to gain the results your business needs. When it comes time to decide when and where to advertise, avoid a common downfall: Don’t try to please or reach everyone – that is spreading your advertising too thin. It may sound like a good strategy to advertise a little in Branson, a little in Kansas City, a little in the I-540 corridor, a little in Tulsa, a little in Dallas – but, in truth, that is a very poor advertising strategy, one that is all over the See Business, page 29
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Dispatch
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apartment complex requested the assistance of an officer to witness his discussion with a tenant that is no longer welcome and if he returns it will be considered trespassing. 11:04 a.m. - A caller reported a black dog running loose. An officer picked up the dog and took it to the police department. 11:55 a.m. - A concerned citizen called to say a motor-home was going up one of the more narrow and winding roads in town and they thought it would get stuck. An officer went all around that area and did not locate it. Must have had a skilled driver! 3:01 p.m. - An officer arrested a man on a routine traffic stop for multiple warrants from a neighboring county and driving on a suspended license. 6:08 p.m. - A concerned woman called to report her neighbor had been binge drinking for a week and she seemed to be unresponsive. An officer and EMS arrived and the situation turned out okay. Nice or nosy, at least someone cared. Aug. 30 3:01 p.m. - A man from a local restaurant called to complain about the noise level from music blasting from a nearby pub and requested an officer to get a sound reading. An officer responded. 9:18 p.m. - A caller advised she was driving behind a vehicle that was driving very erratic. An officer responded, but was unable to locate the vehicle. 9:20 p.m. - A caller advised they were driving behind a motorcycle that was driving very erratic. An officer responded, but was unable to locate the motorcycle. Now you’re re-reading the previous call, aren’t you? First a car then a motorcycle. Aug. 31 12:06 a.m. - A traffic stop resulted in the arrest of a man for a warrant from another county, driving with a suspended license and possession of a controlled substance. 1:27 a.m. - A call from a local downtown bar reported an accident. A mo-
torcycle wrecked into a parked car and gasoline was spilled on the ground. Officers, EMS and the fire department all responded. The motorcycle driver was arrested for driving under the influence and careless driving. Boy, I’ll say! 4:33 a.m. - A man that works for the fire department called to advise he was following a possible drunk driver. The officer was able to locate the driver and discovered he was unable to find the hotel where he was staying. The officer found out which hotel and that he’d be there several days, should this happen again. He was lost but now he’s found. 2:30 p.m. - A caller requested an officer to respond to a traffic accident on private property, to take a report. 3:16 p.m. - A caller from a local convenience store reported he found a small dog without a collar. An officer responded and was able to reunite the dog with its owner. By chance is the dog named Houdini? 7:56 p.m. - A woman called to complain that music was too loud at a local camping area. Officers responded and advised them to turn it down. 9:00 p.m. - Another call advising that the music was still too loud: Officers responded again and requested the amplifiers to be turned off. That should do it. 9:02 p.m. - An officer took a theft report from a man stating his motorcycle had been stolen in the downtown area. Officers will be on the look out for it. 9:44 p.m. - A front desk clerk from a local hotel called to request assistance with a belligerent guest. Officers responded and were able to persuade the guest to leave without incident. Sept. 1 12:38 p.m. - A caller reported a motorcycle accident near a local fast food restaurant, with injuries. Officers responded and took a report. 2:18 p.m. - An employee from a local lodge reported they had found a gun left in a drawer in a guest room. An officer picked up the abandoned property. Imagine that moment when See Dispatch, page 30
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New Gay Business Guild set to launch in Eureka
Focused on preserving and promoting The guild, he said, plans to establish Eureka Springs’ reputation as a gay-friend- working relationships with regional and ly travel destination, the new Eureka national LGBT organizations, other local Springs Gay Business Guild will host business associations and with local, state a kick-off party and membership drive and national tourism agencies. on Monday, Sept. 16 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Based on positive responses from two Voulez-Vous Lounge, 63A Spring St. community meetings last spring, Jarrett Membership appliformed a steering cations for gay-owned committee to create and gay-friendly busi- “Most large cities also have the framework for nesses and individuals the new not-for-profa gay business guild or a will be available at the it business group. He gay chamber of commerce event or from John Jarwas joined in the these days. There is growing effort by Lamont rett at Fusion Squared, competition for that lucra84 Spring St. Richie of QuicksilPossibly the first of ver Gallery, Leslie tive travel market and, for its kind in Arkansas, the Meeker and Kelly the sake of our local econnew Guild is patterned Breslau of The Fine omy, we need to make sure after similar East and Art of Romance and West Coast organiza- Eureka Springs continues to Voulez-Vous, Paul tions that have for deAulgur of Mountain get its share ...” cades made such places Eclectic, Cody Ste– John Jarrett as Key West, Fla., Provussy of Abundant incetown, Mass., and Taxi, and Ken Riley Palm Springs, Calif., all of Texaco Bungapopular destinations with lesbian, gay, bi- low. sexual and transgender vacationers. Eureka Springs has an estimated 60 “Most large cities also have a gay busi- gay-owned businesses and dozens of othness guild or a gay chamber of commerce ers that are gay-friendly, including restauthese days,” Jarrett said. “There is grow- rants, nightclubs, art galleries, antique ing competition for that lucrative trav- stores, boutiques, gift shops, B&Bs and el market and, for the sake of our local hotels. economy, we need to make sure Eureka Diversity Weekends in April, August Springs continues to get its share. Work- and November attract thousands of gay, ing collectively as a guild is an efficient lesbian, bisexual and transgender visitors and cost-effective way of doing that.” each year.
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Lively Entertainment By Kristal Kuykendall
By Kristal Kuykendall
Acclaimed Austin group comes to town
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s a longtime student of live music, each week I check out the area’s schedules of upcoming bands and give many of those bands coming here a listen online — if I have not already heard them in person. Following are my favorites scheduled to perform in Eureka Springs in the coming week: FRIDAY & SATURDAY Single people, listen up: One of Austin Monthly’s “Most Eligible Bachelors” for last year, Donovan Keith, and his band Soul Track Mind will be performing two nights this weekend – Friday, Sept. 6 and Saturday, Sept. 7 – at Voulez-Vous Lounge. So, we’re guessing the scenery will be great. We are positive, however, that the music will be great. Soul Track Mind is a popular band from Austin, Texas, with an original sound that blends soul, blues, R&B, funk, and jazz. The seven-plus-member band features all the
usual instruments plus keyboards and two horns. They released their second, self-titled album earlier this year, and a vinyl edition will be released next month. The initial lineup came together in June 2008 (led by vocalist Keith and guitarist Jonathon Zemek), and the young group eventually began a weekly residency at the infamous (and now closed) East Austin juke joint TC’s Lounge before branching out into regional and national tours. Austin Monthly named the group a band to watch in their March 2012 issue, and Texas Music Magazine featured the band on its cover this summer. But those are just just two of the dozens of accolades that top music critics around the country have heaped on Soul Track Mind. Following are excerpts from some of their reviews: • Huffington Post: “A cultural exclamation point about American music... They come out of a gritty melting pot that in-
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soul, R&B, jazz and rock into a thick sonic stew that will satisfy even the pickiest ears... Ghost of Soul is a throwback record that nevertheless feels modern.” To hear MP3s or see a video of Soul Track Mind performing live, find this article on my music blog online at www.LovelyCitizen.com/blogs/1880. Tickets to Soul Track Mind’s performances are $10 apiece; open to ages 21 and up. Voulez-Vous is located at 63 Spring St. in downtown Eureka, 479-363-6595. FRIDAY ONLY One of my favorite new bluegrass/ acoustic groups based in Arkansas is Foleys Van, which has now performed several well-received shows at New Delhi Cafe. A few weeks ago when they played there, I watched the entire four-hour show and was highly impressed with not only the group’s renditions of old traditional bluegrass tracks but especially with their bluegrass-y covers of more modern songs by, among others, Railroad Earth and Phil Collins. Yep, Phil Collins! Foleys Van formed in early June 2012 after getting tired of just pickin’ on porches, doorsteps and kitchen countertops.
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Foleys Van plays bluegrass with the best of them at New Delhi Cafe Friday evening from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Their fast-driving, foot-stomping, and whiskey-sippin’ tunes are geared toward the newer generation of string music fans, and their music captures aspects of several genres. But Foleys Van goes back to our roots now and then too, performing bluegrass and old-time music using the single microphone approach. I also got to meet a few of the guys, though they had no idea that I was music writer. They were far friendlier than many bands I’ve met, and far more humble and easygoing. What a pleasure to chat with them and then hear their tunes! Foleys Van performs Friday, Sept. 6 at New Delhi Cafe at 2 N. Main St. from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.; no admission charge and it’s open to all ages. THURSDAY, SEPT. 5 • 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, 479-2535522: Karaoke with Tiny, 9 p.m. • Chelsea’s, 10 Mountain St., 479-2536723: SMAR-T Jones & MC Glossy Hip Hop Night, 9 p.m. • Jack’s Place, 37 Spring St., 479-2532219: Karaoke with DJ Goose, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
• Squid & Whale, 37 Spring St., 479-2537147: “Open Mic Musical Smackdown” with Bloody Buddy and “Action Art” with Regina. FRIDAY, SEPT. 6 • Basin Park Hotel Balcony Bar & Restaurant: Hogscalders, noon to 3 p.m.; Hogscalders, 6 to 9 p.m. • Blarney Stone, 85 S. Main St., 479-3636633: SxRex, 8:30 p.m. • Cathouse / Pied Piper, 82 Armstrong St., 479-363-9976: Matt Reeves, 8 p.m. to midnight • Chaser’s: Live music, 9 p.m. • Chelsea’s: The Rebellion, 9 p.m. • Eureka Live!, 35 N. Main St., 479-2537020: 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: Kevin Riddle, 1 to 5 p.m.; Foley’s Van, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Den, 45 Spring St., 479-
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363-6444: Bottlerocket, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. • Rowdy Beaver Tavern, 417 W. Van Buren, 479-253-8544: Karaoke with Tiny, 7:30 p.m. • Squid & Whale: SpinRad, 9 p.m. • Voulez-Vous Lounge, 63 Spring St., 479-363-6595: Soul Track Mind, 9 p.m. SATURDAY, SEPT. 7 • Basin Park Hotel Balcony Bar & Restaurant: Live Music, noon to 3 p.m.; Chris Diablo, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. • Blarney Stone: Jim Dandy and Ricky Lee Reynolds, 8:30 p.m. • Cathouse / Pied Piper: Matt Reeves, 8 p.m. to midnight • Chaser’s: Live music, 9 p.m. • Chelsea’s: Centerfuze, 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: Classic Rock with Azlz, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): DJ/Karaoke, 8 p.m. • New Delhi Cafe: Magic Mule, 1 to 5 p.m.; Mike & Grady, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Den: The Reeves Broth-
ers, 1 to 5 p.m.; Muddy Rivers, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. • Rowdy Beaver Tavern: Another Fine Mess, 8 p.m. • Squid & Whale: Budda’s Groove Shoes, 9 p.m. • Voulez-Vous Lounge: Soul Track Mind, 9 p.m. SUNDAY, SEPT. 8 • Basin Park Hotel Balcony Bar & Restaurant: Live Music, noon to 3 p.m.; Live Music, 5 to 8 p.m. • Blarney Stone: Pro Football Game Day • Chelsea’s: Pearl Brick, 7:30 p.m. • Eureka Paradise: Local night • New Delhi Cafe: James White Trio, 1 to 4 p.m. • Squid & Whale: Local Talent Showcase MONDAY, SEPT. 9 • Blarney Stone: Pro Football night • Chaser’s: Bike Night with Live Entertainment, 9 p.m. • Chelsea’s: Springbilly, 9 p.m. • Squid & Whale: Disaster Piece Theatre TUESDAY, SEPT. 10 • Chelsea’s: Open Mic, 9 p.m. WEDNESDAY, SEPT.R 11 • Chelsea’s: Slaughter Daughters, 9 p.m. • Squid & Whale: Ladies Night & Pie Social, featuring Sweetwater Gypsies
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Turpentine celebrates ‘fresh meat’: Interns! By Landon Reeves
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EUREKA SPRINGS – Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge celebrated their largest graduating class of interns with the larger new class and copious amounts of food, drink and fun at their graduation celebration last Wednesday. “We started this program in 1998, and since then we have graduated over 300 interns,” said Eric Studer, a staff member at the refuge. “Ever since the first year, we have always had more applicants than we can handle. The reason that we are getting a lot more admissions is we are getting a lot more contributors individually and from corporate sources, so we can afford to put on more students.” The interns receive weekly paychecks, free on-site lodging, college credit and hands-on experience working with large cats and endangered wildlife. The graduating class has 16 interns and the new class has 14, but three of the graduating interns are staying in the internship program for another six months. “I put out posts for internships at more than 1,300 colleges,” said Emily McCormack, curator for the refuge. “We usually receive on average 140 applicants each time. This is a pretty competitive field and this internship is a huge stepping stone for them.” Kaitlin Anderson is staying for her fourth six-month internship and said she enjoys the ceremony for the unofficial changing of the guard. “This is our oldies and newbies party; we are celebrating the end of an old internship and the start of a new one,” Anderson said. “I am an intern, so I basically do it all. I clean cages, feed the cats, prep their diets, give them medications and everything else you can think of to help care for the cats.” Anderson’s job is as rewarding as it is dangerous. As a senior intern, she will help and train the newer class on the safety standards and other protocol to keep the “newbies” feeding the cats rather than being fed to them. “I want to encourage each one of you to
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The new class of interns at Turpentine Creek are feasting at the previous class’ graduation. The interns come from all over the country to participate in the programs at Turpentine Creek. This year’s class has interns from California all the way to Rhode Island.
take the safety measures very seriously,” Tanya Smith, owner and proprietor of the refuge, said during a speech to the all the interns. “Whenever you come into an operation that maintains populations of big cats and bears and these types of carnivores you must realize they are not your friends. You are only caring for them, so please take it very seriously and watch each others’ backs.” She continued to stress the importance of safety and her concerns with the new interns and how the animals would have nowhere else to go if it wasn’t for the refuge. Smith also commended the older class and said that she has never seen a group of interns accomplish as much as they did and ended her speech with thanking them and saying they should be proud of what they are doing. “It’s kinda sad to see them all go,” said Miles Hughes, new intern. “We have gotten to know them in the two weeks of working with them and they have been super helpful. They have been very patient as we stumble forward with some mistakes, and we have got some good experiences and life tips from them.” Turpentine Creek’s new interns have a lot to say about the opportunity to work at the facility: Danielle Zylstra, 22, Humbotdt, Iowa
“I’m really excited to be a part of such a fantastic facility, and I’m super excited to learn all I can.” Michelle Flewitt , 22, Alexandria, Va. “Working here so far has been challenging but rewarding.” Miles Hughes, 22, Barrington,, R.I. “I am pursuing my dreams, and I am excited to see where this road will take me” Kristina Hernandez, 24, Fredicksberg , Texas “The Force is strong at Turpentine Creek.” Jeffrey Gross, 31, Narragansett, R.I. “I am super happy to be here and take care of animals that were abused.” Stacy Selko, 22, Hastings, Neb. “I am really looking forward to all the new things I am going to learn.” Jacqueline Pieroni, 22, Bergenfield, N.J. “Be yourself and follow your dreams.” David Enden, 24, Long Island, N.Y. “If people were superior to animals then they’d take better care of the world – a quote from Winnie the Pooh.” Justin Myers, 35, Madison, Wis. “The world is sacred, it can’t be improved. If you tamper with it, you’ll ruin it. If you you treat it like an object, you’ll lose it.” Amanda Baker, 26, Tracy, Calif.
“Working here is living the dream that I have always wanted for myself.” Alexander Heller, 23, Long Island, N.Y. “If you can’t laugh at it then it is probably not worth taking serious.” Sara Graul, 22, Gilbertsville, Pa. “This internship is an animal lovers paradise, and I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.” Claire McElroy, 23, Piqua, Ohio “I’m proud to be part of such an awesome team, and I look forward to seeing what we accomplish in our six months here. It will be great working with big cats and knowing I’m making a difference in their lives.” The returning interns seem to be equally excited about Turpentine Creek: Samantha Bieck, 23, Rochester, N.Y., on her second internship “I am so lucky to work with these animals and I am looking forward to my next six months.” Kaitlin Anderson, 25, Atlanta, Ga., on her fourth internship “Do what you love and love what you do.” John Chavez, 31, Austin, Texas, on his fourth internship “The best part of my job is getting one step closer to giving these animals a better life.”
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The Natural Way Avoid age spots; keep mind sharp
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hat a problem, how do you make a supplement sound interesting when Jim Fain it has more science than character? This one is called DMAE and is short for 2-dimethylaminoethanol. Not a very sexy label. Still it is a natural product (often from fish) and it is useful specially for people who are prone to age spots and who want to keep mental sharpness. Age spots are also known as liver spots. These are those rather large brown spots on the hands, forearms, neck and face which look like freckles on steroids! Most of the time, fade creams are used to gently reduce the coloration over time. The best fade creams contain glycolic acid. Well, there is some evidence proving DMAE when taken in small amounts daily will stabilize skin membranes so the culprit which causes the age spot (lipofuscin) can’t collect very well. Additionally, there is a mountain of anecdotal evidence supporting the use of DMAE for improving cognitive function. Many people use it for this purpose and love it for what it does. DMAE is a chemical naturally produced in the human brain. It is thought to be used by the body in converting choline to the neurotransmitter, acetylcholine. This is the basis for thinking that supplementing will enhance brain activity. Now the popularity of DMAE hit a peak a while back when Dr. Nicholas Perricone, MD published his top selling book, The Wrinkle Cure. In the book he promotes supplementing with DMAE as a treatment for reducing wrinkles. Can it do this? I’m not sure, prevention is so hard to prove. It does stabilize the cell membranes, so you would think it would certainly benefit tissue throughout the body including skin. Other claims include weight loss (can’t verify this one), alleviates Attention Deficit Disorder (maybe) and induces lucid dreams (many people report it but this has not been studied). Seems like a small amount each day is what most folks use such as 100mg with or without food for any use. The proof is always in the use and is often different for different people. As far as we know this inexpensive supplement can’t harm you, has many benefits particularly for the skin and brain. Seems to me that this one is worth a try.
Wisecrack Zodiac ARIES: If someone says you have a great personality, don’t take it as insult. They just don’t know you yet. Give them time to realize your appearance is your strong suit, no matter what you look like. TAURUS: Life isn’t a rose garden. It’s more of a Predator jungle adventure where tree branches are really snakes and if you’re lucky, you’ll be covered in mud. Channel your inner Schwarzenegger and you just might make it. GEMINI: You’re usually not one for steely inner strength, but for this latest project you’re digging so deep, you may strike oil. Keep yourself contained and enjoy the profits. CANCER: A person in your life is a giver. So far, they’ve gifted you with migraines, a permanent twitch and a slight case of insanity. Become a taker; take a broom and some initiative and chase them around until you feel better or they leave. It’s a win either way. LEO: Each day is a gift, that’s why they call it the present. It also explains why most days don’t fit, are obsolete, or are as useful as a Charlie Sheen chastity belt. When Wednesday binds in all the wrong places, exchange it. VIRGO: Don’t struggle with your emotions. Wait for them in a dark alley and grab them in a headlock. Why wait years for inner peace to float down when you can just kneecap it and save some time? LIBRA: Fame doesn’t always come to the brightest and the best. Sometimes it descends on the weirdest, so straighten that tinfoil hat, put on your best baloney underwear and go make your mark in the world. SCORPIO: Someone is trying to put out your smoldering sensuality. That’s not rain hitting your head, so tell them to zip up and move on. You’re so hot, even Smokey the Bear approves. SAGITTARIUS: You try to seize
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the day and it slaps you with a restraining order. Don’t worry, Charlie Brown, you may never kick the football but you’re really awesome at falling. If you fail, fail with style. CAPRICORN: Fortune smiles on you this Thursday. Smile back and check the sidewalk for banana peels; fortune may be anticipating a good belly laugh, too. AQUARIUS: Be glad you don’t know it all. People who have all the answers never get asked out for
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trivia night at the bar. However, they are invited for Vegas gambling trips, so you could try a little harder. PISCES: Nothing screams ‘success’ like a new wardrobe. Or a psychotic parrot. Either one would shake up your routine, although you would probably look better with the bird.
Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1. Those who put points on the board 8. Scruff of necks 13. Cleft of the mouth 14. Narc 15. Single occasion 16. On the brink of 17. Seek love 18. Jealousy 20. Dander 21. When all my troubles seemed so far away. (Beatles) 24. Love opponent 25. Donkey 26. Indigenous 28. Have leather leggings on? (Arch.) 31. Message received and understood 32. Son of Aphrodite 34. Combine to calculate 35. Verbally pester 36. SST plane 41. Hooha 42. Ireland 43. Hockey Bobby 44. Water balloon burst/onomatopoeia 46. Lots of amoeba
49. Headgear for a beauty queen 50. Non-military bunkhouse 51. Connect with an ell 52. Gears up a horse DOWN 1. Flashy 2. Kings River craft 3. Black and white treat 4. Soak to soften 5. Whitney of gin fame 6. Riming people
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7. Use money 8. Warships’ homes 9. Time of your life 10. Fashionable headdress 11. Etch 12. One behind the wheel 19. Morrison 22. Measuring tool 23. Cost of inheriting property 27. Vital list 28. Form of rummy that you try to meld in 29. Something to aim for in
bowling 30. Portuguese West African 33. Lanka lead in 34. Red cell deficiency 37. Bedouin 38. Prize in peace, literature or medicine 39. Upset 40. Grass that grows in water 45. You __ Here. 47. Aged 48. Old age
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Inspirational, devotional writing focus of Sept. 7 workshops
Linda Apple, author of INSPIRE! Writing from the Soul, will teach two halfday workshops on Inspirational and Devotional writing for the Village Writing School Linda Apple on Saturday, September 7. The morning session, from 9-noon, will focus on finding meaning in
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place and without focus on a specific target audience. Unfortunately, that type of widespread advertising – with no market saturation anywhere because the dollars are spread so thinly – gets lost in the shuffle. This can even be true in larger organizations’ ad-
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Larry DeWayne Martin was born August 22, 1939 in the Mississippi River town of Muscatine, Iowa. He was the son of Donald and Virginia (Hagens) Martin. Larry served in the United States Army stationed in Greenland. He was a driver for Greyhound Lines for thirty years. In 1996 he and his wife Judy retired to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He then served on the Eureka Springs Police Department as a traffic control officer for seventeen years. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Barbara Hudson and a stepson Robert Turner. He is survived by his wife Judy, his daughter, Ginger (Bill) Murray of Orion, Illinois, a sister, Janet Wagg of Burlington, Iowa; three beautiful granddaughters, five great grandchildren, four nieces and three nephews.
your life experiences and is for followers of any worldview. The afternoon session, from 1-4, is focused on Christian devotional writing. Attendees may take the sessions individually for $25 each or both sessions for $45. Apple, (www.lindaapple.com) has had 16 stories published in the popular book series Chicken Soup for the Soul and is a motivational speaker and Regional Speaker Trainer for Stonecroft Ministries. To register or for more information, contact alisontaylorbrown@me.com or 479 292-3665. vertising campaigns, I believe, such as our beautiful resort village’s efforts to market itself to potential tourists around the South and Midwest. Instead of trying to reach and please everyone, focus your advertising efforts on your best customers, and your most frequent types of visitors, and go after others in the same demographics to optimize your business results.
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difficult time, should be recognized and treasured by the people of Arkansas. We are in his debt; we will never forget. Thank you very much Sen. King for your public leadership , and your solidarity with our community. However, the letter was not publicly posted on APSC’s website until Tuesday Sept. 3 – after last week’s hearing at Little Rock were over. In other words, this critical information was not disclosed during the proceedings. Had the contents of Sen. King’s letter been known a week ago, the letter might have made a difference, as some intervenors convinced by AEP that Route 33 would be approved apparently made side agreements with AEP. AEP’s manipulation of evidence, abuse of power and threatening behavior with the blessing of APSC, requires an investigation from the Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel.
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Why should the people of Arkansas have to deal with AEP and spend life savings to protect their homes and families, fighting a $55 billion Ohio-based corporation that robbed our opposition expert witnesses at the hearing from the opportunity to provide additional information for the record through cross-examination? This case is not over. Route 33 is not a done deal. If we are to have any trust in our public officials, SWEPCO/AEP’s application must be denied in full by APSC, with a permanent injunction to stop AEP from trying ever again to destroy our economy. — Dr. Luis Contreras Eureka Springs
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Visitation will be Friday, September 6, 2013 from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m. at the Nelsons Chapel of the Springs. Memorial service will be 10 a.m. Friday, September 6, 2013 at the Nelsons Chapel of the Springs. Service arrangements were made with Nelson Funeral Service. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.nelsonfuneral.com.
Katie is a 3-year-old, small, pretty, muted tortie who came the shelter as a stray. She is affectionate and likes to be petted, but prefers her own space. Katie would love to have a real home and would make someone a great companion. She is spayed, has had all her shots and can be adopted for $25. For more information, call the Good Shepherd Humane Society Animal Shelter at 479-253-9188 or stop by the shelter on Highway 62 East in Eureka Springs. Shelter hours are noon to 5 p.m. daily except Wednesdays.
I can’t help but think of different ways to solve problems and make processes more efficient. I prefer to work independently and I push myself to achieve pretty lofty goals. I want to work in a laid-back, relaxing environment with typical 9 to 5 hours.
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Holiday Island • (479) 253-5028 • Open 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. Daily • www.sunfestmarket.com
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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 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. Hidden gem waiting to be uncovered. $149,900. $124,000.
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This home boasts an open living/dining area that has a gas log fireplace. With the split floor plan, provides privacy. A great deck for entertaining and a fenced back yard. 2 car garage. Utility laundry room. Close to all Holiday Island amenities. $135,000.
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COMMERCIAL & This prime retail building located right on historic RESIDENTAIL Spring St. is waiting for
you! This building boasts a prime retail location PLUS a nightly unit (with separate entrance) on 2nd floor. Off-street parking, balcony in front & back with views. A great opportunity to have a home & business. $490,500.
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Converted school house w/guest cottage nestled on 10 unrestricted acres. This perfect marriage of land & homes has unlimited usage. Your dream hideaway offers multiple possibilities, lovely home, commercial development or whatever you can imagine. Amenities galore! $249,900.
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EUREKA YO U ’ V E F O U N D IT!!!! Single level home, fenced yard, guest cottage, off street parking 2 car garage, short walk to town. 234,900.
CHERYL COLBERT 479.981.6249 eurekaspringsrealtor.com – cjceureka@yahoo.com
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Beautiful 3/2 Federal style home offers charm & appeal with its landscaped yard, ample living space, basement and off street parking right off of the Historic Loop. Call me for a Showing TODAY! $242,000.
Paul Faulk 479-981-0668
Here’s an opportunity to own your own office space that is light & bright with a nice floor plan. A great location for your business venture that has plenty of parking for the public. Handicap accessible. Property is available for lease @ $1,500 per month (1 year lease minimum). $179,000.
Unique log home on 40+ acres. Room to build! Minutes from town. Hardwood floors, massive stone fireplace, cedar trim, jetted tub, glass showers, concrete counters, stainless appliances. Covered & lighted carport. Stone patio w/pizza oven & fountain, green house w/electric & water, terraced flower beds, small barn w/ fenced in area for animals. “Blue Moon” cave is on property. $449,000.
8 Main Street Lots !!! Beautiful commercial lots located between Planner Hill and downtown Eureka shopping. The heavy foot & road traffic make this an ideal location for a commercial business. $349,000.
Paul Faulk 479-981-0668
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Charming home has hardwood floors in the open living & dining space, the adjacent kitchen with its pass through makes the “cook” part of the party. Split floor plan for sleeping provides privacy. Extra storage in the carport, under the house. Nice front yard. Enjoy the tree house feeling of the big back deck surrounded by nature. $69,900.
CHERYL COLBERT 479.981.6249 eurekaspringsrealtor.com – cjceureka@yahoo.com
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Single family 2,250 sq ft home with finished downstairs boasts 4 Bedroom , 2 & 1/2 baths, 2 kitchens, 2 covered decks, 2 living areas - one with gas log fireplace.and Jacuzzi tub. Addtl room off of kitchen that would be great for added living space or workshop. Off street parking. Small fenced area in part of the yard. $139,900.
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The perfect marriage of home & lake. This geo Dome Home & fab guest house are nestled on pristinely landscaped grounds & gardens with million dollar views. Multi leveled decks surround this home, and invite the Ozarks into your living areas. The home has been immaculately maintained with attention to detail and quality. Amenities too numerous to list. $369,000. $304,000. REDUCED $65K.
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Commercial - Residential. Income potential with 10 units in 3 buildings sitting on 4.97 acres. Nice Hwy 62 frontage. Pool. office & beautiful views. This property awaits your finishing touches. $275,000.
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Fantastic home and cottage or a great business opportunity. Nestled on Hwy 62 with great white river valley views from rear decks and high traffic visibility. Two individual homes offer multiple use possibilities or that quiet get away family compound. 1457 sq ft house and 910 sq ft cottage each hosting 2 bedrooms and 1 bath in each dwelling. Check it out at roadsidehaven.com. $179,900.
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Charming cozy cottage nestled on 2.565 acres of spectacular mountain views. Your Perfect Ozark hideaway, nitely rental or permanent home. Loaded with charm & amenities and minutes from historic downtown Eureka Springs and Holiday Island. Exemplary of everything that the Ozarks has to offer. A must see property! $129,900.
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Lovely brick home meticulously maintained. Oversize windows affords great views of the golf course. Spacious master suite. Split floor plan. Open living/formal dining area is warmed by gas log fireplace. Tons of cabinets/counter space in the kitchen. Covered brick patio area for outdoor dining. $207,000.
AL HOOKS 479.363.6419
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