The ‘infamous’ Snake World
An epic fundraiser
Eureka Springs attraction is on Canadian TV
STO raises over $35,000 for its SWEPCO costs
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The Physics of getting kids excited Teacher’s gift of equipment grows program By Kathryn Lucariello
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“I went from eight kids in Physics last year, to 15 opening week, then to 23. That’s 12 percent of the class. I am very excited!” said Eureka Springs High School physics and chemistry teacher Katy Turnbaugh. “My administration is shocked.” Excited, shocked and a little amazed. Why are so many kids gravitating to physics, a subject that has intimidated generations of students? “I have shop kids wanting to take physics,” Turnbaugh went on. She figures it’s because for a lot of students, being able to do things on a large, visible scale is exciting. These are hands-on kids who are not afraid to tackle the tough physics questions – not just theoretically on paper, but with some intensive equipment, all made possible by a donation through Turnbaugh’s connections at the University of Arkansas. Turnbaugh, who has a master’s degree from the UA and is a chemical engineer, also with pre-medical training, is a Robert Norton Noyce Fellow. Noyce, the co-creator of Intel, left a lot of money after he died to help fund practicing engineers to work in education, teaching the next generation. “Being a Noyce Fellow, I have a benefactor in the Physics Department at the UA,” Turnbaugh said. “She looks out for me.” Turnbaugh, upon hearing that the distance learning physics and chemistry classes weren’t going so well at Eureka, stepped in during the 2011-12 school year to teach them for free. The school district then hired her. “I spent $3,300 of my own money last year,” she said, “and I realized I can’t do it this year.” She called her benefactor and told her, ‘I’m going to have from eight to 15 kids.’ That’s when I thought I was only going to have 15 kids!” The UA came through with $10,000 worth of equipment given directly to Turn-
baugh to use in her physics and chemistry lab at the high school. That equipment includes some heady stuff: a projectile launcher that can launch objects both straight and at angles, a photo gate that hooks into a computer and allows students to measure velocity and acceleration, and force sensors. For chemistry, glassware: 1,000 test tubes, clamps, beakers, bottle washers. “They’ve been extra generous and said if you need something, let us know,” Turnbaugh said. She said that what the students are learning with this equipment has applications for practical, everyday use. And what they’re doing ties in with what they’re learning in math class, such as quadratic formulas. The force sensors calculate forces, working with vectors, which students are studying vectors in math class. They work out the formulas and then use the equipment to test them, such as predicting the flight path of a rubber ball. “So we have live math in my class,” Turnbaugh said. “If it lands where they predicted, that’s a sense of accomplishment.” Turnbaugh, who bought her property on Rockhouse Road in Eureka Springs in 2004, moved here to care for a sick horse in 2005. Then she went to university. And when she graduated, she went to work for Conoco as a pipeline engineer and did that for a few years. Turnbaugh is more than aware of the bad rap the oil companies have, especially with their pipeline projects, and she said it might surprise people to know that she was “the environmentalists’ best friend.” “I reduced power on lines by 50 percent and increased throughput two to three times,” she said. “We’re always looking for ways to reduce impact on the environment.” Eventually, she retired from the petroleum industry. Although she hints at being a whistleblower in that industry, she doesn’t go into detail.
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Teacher Katy Turnbaugh at Eureka Springs High School shows her Physics students some of the equipment she has been awarded by the University of Arkansas.
Turnbaugh is an environmentalist at home, too. She says she’s “grid inter-tie.” She’s added wind power, her water is solar-heated, 65 to 75 percent of her home is solar heated, and she has a hydronic system in her floor and is planning to put in a woodfired boiler. She has 4,000 watts connected to the grid. She said she could have gone back into the field of engineering after leaving Conoco, but then she went to a graduation ceremony, and of 60 kids graduating, not one was an engineer. “I thought, oh, my God. I felt called to do this.” The “this” was teaching. But it’s not just teaching; it’s looking to future curriculum in the sciences. To that end, Turnbaugh is involved with a consortium of Southern states that is deep in the “next generation of science standards, and it’s not the Common Core,” she said. It goes beyond that. “We’re writing our own curricula,” Turnbaugh said. “It’s one-third theory, one-third engineering, and one-third traditional problem-solving. “I don’t know how average science teachers will teach this,” she continued. “It’s challenging me – and I’m an engineer!” She said they’re attempting to take it to a
new level – a “good one.” “We’ll see where we go.” She said the curricula won’t be ready until the 2015-16 school year, but she’s thinking now about how to implement it. This year’s Turnbaugh is teaching physics, pre-AP (Advanced Placement) physics, AP chemistry, Pre-AP chemistry and physical sciences. “Next year, we’ll add AP physics, and if we can get it worked out through the state, I will teach pre-engineering. It’ll be an elective. That was a condition of my teaching here. I have 10 kids asking!” She said that when it starts to look good for engineering, she’s going to talk to university engineering departments and ask what they need to have kids be ready to come. And when she says “ready,” she means kids who could go on to MIT or Georgia Tech. For Turnbaugh, students should be well-rounded and have art as well as science. And science should be tempered with ethics, she believes. “They should have ethics behind the technical substance,” she said, “so they can differentiate and make wise choices for the society and our planet. It’s a fine line, and a delicate balance.”
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McClung retains seat on Eureka School Board; newcomer Spaulding defeats Freehling By Landon Reeves
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The unofficial results of the Carroll County school board elections held Tuesday are in, and Eureka’s only incumbent to run again kept her seat, while a new face also will join the board. Incumbent Chris McClung received 75 percent of the votes running against writein candidate Jack Muzio for Eureka Springs School Board Position 1. “Well I sure am glad to be able to serve on the school board for another year,” McClung said. “For the students, for the parents and the faculty, I am going to attend the meetings and try to do my best at fulfilling my obligations as a school board member.” Position 3 went to Gayla Wolfinbarger and Position 5 to Debbie Davis; they were both unopposed and received 100 percent of the votes cast. “I will be trying to constantly improve the school and make things better for the
children,” Wolfinbarger said. “I am looking are already things on the table that I am forward to serving the school district for the walking into. So we will have to deal with remainder of this term, and I hope to bring those first for the teachers, the students and something to (the table).” the community, but when the other issues Debbie Davis was not available for com- arise we will handle them.” ment. In Berryville, there Eureka Springs will be a run-off election School Board Pofor the Berryville School “I am honored that the sition 6 will be asBoard’s at-large position community chose me; sumed by Candace between Joe Ward and I could not have done it Spaulding, with 58.9 David Waller; that elecpercent of the votes tion will be held on Oct. without the support of cast. She defeated 8. Ward received apthe community.” former board member proximately 25 percent – Candace Spaulding Tom Freehling, who of the vote and Waller served on the school about 47 percent, but board for one term in since neither received 2009. more than 50 percent required to win out“I am honored that the community chose right, there will be a run-off to determine the me; I could not have done it without the winner. support of the community,” Spaulding said. Bud Phillips, at-large position 2, and “Whenever it is your first year, you are Jerry King, zone 1, ran unopposed for the walking into a pre-made situation, and there Green Forest School Board.
In Alpena, Kenneth Davis beat Dixie Robinson with 140 votes against 111 for the Alpena School Board’s open seat. After being cast, the ballots were brought to the Carroll County Courthouse in Berryville. Election workers and coordinators worked swiftly to tally the votes from election day as well as absentee ballots, early votes and electronic votes. But the counting was stalled by having to log the ballots with write-in gotes manually. Before declaring the results official, election coordinators must receive the outstanding overseas ballots. The remaining ballots will have no effect on the end results of the election, said David Hoover, election coordinator. The Berryville School Board has three ballots left, Green Forest has four, and Eureka Springs has 10. The overseas ballots have 10 days to arrive via mail. The results are expected to be declared official after the 10 days, on Sept. 27.
Eureka to get fee break on school funding appeal By Kathryn Lucariello
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EUREKA SPRINGS – The Hatfield & Sayre law firm is offering the Eureka Springs and Fountain Lake school districts reduced fees to appeal a ruling issued in July that allows the Arkansas Department of Education to keep monies withheld in the school millage lawsuits. The lawsuit basically challenged the ADE’s and Attorney General’s contention that any funds generated in the state’s school districts beyond the state’s minimum funding per student should be turned over to the state for redistribution to “poorer” school districts whose tax base could not generate the minimum funding. While the school districts narrowly won that suit at the Supreme Court, another issue was determined in favor of the state that allowed it to withhold 98 percent guaranteed URT supplemental funds, which the state con-
tends was not covered in the ad valorem local taxes lawsuit. On July 29, Judge Timothy Fox ruled in favor of the state keeping $615,439, of which $223,888 was for Eureka Springs, it had withheld. School district attorney Eugene Sayre wrote he recommended the school districts appeal this decision, saying the state had illegally withheld the money by setting it off “against the ADE’s ‘created’ amounts of what the ADE labeled as ‘exces URT funds’ for the school years 2010-2011 and 20112012....” He said Judge Fox, in denying the return of the withheld funds, refused the districts’ “right to ‘proffer’ testimony or evidence regarding the school districts’ claim for release” of the funds. If the districts vote to engage Hatfield & Sayre to appeal the decision with the Supreme Court, the firm has agreed to a mod-
fication of its contract and will work under reduced hourly rates should the appeal be unsuccessful; if successful, the full fee will be paid. This issue will come before the school board at its meeting Thursday. Under a new law that shifts some responsibility to the state for school construction bonds, school districts in the state will have to make bond payments earlier than in the past. The Eureka Springs School Board will amend its resolution Thursday concerning bond payments to reflect this new requirement. Under the new law, a school district must make its bond payment 15 days in advance of when it is due. If it fails to make its full payment by the fifth day before it is due, the state will make the payment and then withhold funds from the school district in that amount to make it up. State funding will be withheld until it is reimbursed.
For Eureka Springs, there is only one bond, that of construction for the new high school, in the amount of $13.3 million, taken out in March 2010. Also on the agenda will be the contract with KESA Radio, which will be in its third year. The school district is proposing a modification that limits the exclusivity of the radio station for use of internet reporting of games. Several matters reviewed annually will be up for discussion and approval: the Special Education Statement of Assurances, the Minority Teacher and Administrator Recruitment Plan and the 2013-2014 budget. Also on the agenda are a student transfer, principals’ reports, financial report and an executive session. The meeting will take place Thursday, Sept. 19, at 5:30 p.m. in the administration building at 147 Greenwood Hollow Rd. The public is welcome.
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Rural water service possibilities discussed JPs want proposed expansion of local water services on November ballot By Catherine Krummey
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Tuesday’s meeting of the Quorum Court Public Water Development Committee served as a public discussion between the justices of the peace and Carroll County residents about the pros and cons of starting up a rural water system. Nothing was decided Tuesady, but all parties shared their thoughts on what a rural water system in the county could possibly look like. “We’re trying to figure out how people feel about it,” said JP Ron Flake. “We are strictly exploring right now. We’re trying to get public feedback … and [determine] the available ways to do this.” Tuesday’s meeting centered on the public feedback, but the JPs plan on having more information about how to go about delivering rural water service at their next Quorum Court meeting, on Oct. 9 at 2 p.m. at
the Carroll County Cooperative Extension Office, 909-B Freeman Switch Road in Berryville. In the meantime, the JPs did share some information on what they think might work to deliver water to rural users. This includes contracting with Carroll-Boone Water District to get water from Beaver Lake and making rural water service a gradual process. This means that the rural water lines could start by “spiderwebbing” off of Berryville’s lines, eventually connecting to neighboring cities and expanding out into more distant areas of Carroll County. This is a process that will take years and hundreds of millions of dollars, warned the JPs. While this plan was mentioned a few times at Tuesday’s meeting, Flake made it clear that nothing has been decided yet. “We don’t have any areas in mind; that’s just the logical idea to me,” Flake said. “We
Eureka Springs City Council Agenda Monday, Sept. 23, 6 p.m., City Hall 1. Approval of the Agenda 2. Approval of the Minutes from Sept. 9 3. Commission, Committee, Authority Reports and Expired Terms • Planning – Pos. 4 – Jim Morris – expired 7/1/12 • Planning – Pos. 5 – Melissa Greene – expired 1/1/13 • CAPC – Pos. 2 – vacant – expires 6/30/14. • CAPC – Pos. 4 – vacant – expires 6/30/16 • Hospital – Pos. 1 – Anna Ahlman – expired 6/1/13 • Parks • HDC • Cemetery – Pos. 4 – vacant – expires 2/15/14 4. Public Comments 5. Unfinished Business: • Ordinance No. 2189 Increase parking rate for special events – 2nd reading • Clarification of authority to close Spring St. -- Ms. Schneider and Mr. Mitchell • Ordinance No. 2190 Removing 80 Moun-
tain from Religious Use list – 2nd reading 6. New Business: • Richard Grinnell / 5 Ojo vacation request – Mayor Pate • Nut St. vacation request – Mayor Pate • Ordinance rezoning 80 Mountain to C-3 – Mr. Mitchell and Ms. Schneider • Ordinance for Intimate Theater in C-3 as a conditional use – Mr. Purkeypile and Mr. DeVito • Resolution for support of airport extension – Mayor Pate • Discussion of limiting CUPs in R-1 – Mr. DeVito and Ms. Zeller • Discussion of the Land Bank – Ms. Schneider and Mr. DeVito • Licenses for multi-family housing – Mr. Mitchell and Ms. Schneider • Restrictions in C-3 Quiet Commercial – Ms. Zeller and Mr. Mitchell 7. Agenda Setting 8. City Council Comments 9. Mayor’s Comments
don’t want to exclude anyone – or definitely include anyone yet either.” In terms of funding this project, Flake said that grants and loans from the federal government and the state would be available, and users’ rates would include money to pay back any loans taken to build the system. The Quorum Court also plans on setting up a Public Facilities Board to oversee the rural water system, and it would be responsible for managing billing. “The Public Facilities Board gives you the most local control,” Flake said, adding the board would answer to the Quorum Court. “We’re not going to allow anything to happen where an outside source would have control of our water. It’s going to stay in the county.” Flake said that the JPs would like to put the proposal to begin rural water access up for a vote in the November election.
“We’d like to get it on the ballot for Nov. 14,” he said. Rural water expansion was on the ballot a couple of years ago and was defeated. “In my opinion, it was defeated because there was a lot of misinformation,” said JP John Reeves, who added that he wanted to ensure that voters “make a knowledge-based choice” this time around. The members of the public in attendance at Tuesday’s meeting, all would-be rural water users, were there to see what the committee has in mind for the rural water project. “A lot of wells are failing, pumps are failing,” said Flake, a well user himself, adding that it can cost up to $20,000 for a new well. Some residents expressed frustration with their current well water and were curious about the timeline of the proposed rural water service project. In realizing it’s a process that could take See Water, page 30
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Snake World owner featured on Canadian TV
afraid of snakes himself. They were animals that were “out to get you.” EveryCARROLL COUNTY – Dale Ertel’s body knew that and passed it down from Snake World, between Berryville and Eu- parent to child. “Watch out for snakes,” reka Springs on Highway 62, is a throw- they would say. “They’ll get you.” back to the era of roadside attractions. Folk knowledge of many things in And that’s what caught the attention of life is based on common sense and is a Jason McCoy, arguably the top country valuable resource. But likewise, there are music singer in Canada. some notions handed down through folk McCoy is big in Canada and he has a wisdom that are just not correct. show on Canadian Country Music Tele“I like to teach people that snakes are vision. His show is called “Jason McCoy not the evil thing out to hunt you down Eats America.” It’s a show that travels [and bite you],” Ertel said. “They try to to America, state-by-state, exploring the avoid people at all cost, unless you corner food, culture and places of interest along them. Venomous snakes probably have the way. five good, full-strength bites before they “By the time they called the second run dry. So they don’t time, I knew they want to bite unless were on the up-andthey feel threatened.” up,” Ertel said about But Ertel wasn’t “I think they found me on the show’s call to always on such conthe internet while looking drop by and visit vivial terms with poifor roadside attractions. I Snake World on Mcsonous reptiles. As a Coy’s swing through think they are looking for child growing up on Arkansas. a farm in Kirksville, them because they are So last NovemMo., he was infludisappearing.” ber, McCoy and a enced by the common production crew moknowledge that all – Dale Ertel tored through Carroll snakes were out to get County to film a segpeople. ment of the show at “[Then] a guy who Snake World. was a student at [what was then called] “I think they found me on the internet Northeastern State University came sevwhile looking for roadside attractions,” eral summers to help us put up hay, and Ertel said. “I think they are looking for he was a snake enthusiast,” Ertel said. them because they are disappearing.” “He sparked my interest in venomous Ertel showed McCoy the various snakes. In fact, he kept a cobra in his snakes he has in his collection. McCoy, dorm room. He left his door unlocked and who admits he is like a majority of Amer- his valuables in the same container with icans, was somewhat reticent around the the snake. Nobody ever stole anything unfamiliar animals. But he soon became from his room.” at ease, if not a convert, around the snakes “When I was 10-years-old, we traveled and even handled some of the non-poi- through the southwest one summer and sonous varieties. we stopped at [Meteor] Crater National The Arkansas show aired on Aug. 2 on Monument. The park ranger asked me to the Canadian CMT network and included stay on the trail. ‘There are rattlesnakes the segment on Ertel helping a Canadian out there, son’, he said. (I replied) ‘Yeah, national celebrity learn to calm some of that’s why I’m out here,’” Ertel said. his fears of snakes. As of now, McCoy’s show is not avail“I like help change folks’ attitude to- able in the U.S., but the Dale Ertel segward snakes... one celebrity at a time,” ment may show up on YouTube at someErtel said with a smile. time in the future, encouraging others to At eight-years-old, Ertel was deathly not be quite so afraid of snakes. By David Bell
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Going for their diploma Free GED prep courses offered in Eureka By Jennifer Jackson
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Nancy Wood is a GED instructor in North Arkansas College’s Adult Education program. The first question people ask her: “How long will it take to get my diploma?” “I always tell them, ‘It depends on you,’” she said. Time, however, is growing short for people who want to prepare and take the test for a high school diploma for no charge or have already passed sections of the test. In January, a computerized version of the GED test will be introduced, replacing the pencil-and-paper version. Arkansas is one of the last states to offer the test at no charge, Wood said – when the computerized version is adopted, there will probably be a fee. And if a person has taken the test before and passed part of it, they have until the end of 2013 to pass the rest of it, or start over. “This is the time to do it,” Wood said. “When the new test starts in 2014, those tests will not be counted.” In the past, Eureka Springs residents have had to go Berryville for the free GED prep sessions offered by North Arkansas College’s Adult Education Program. Starting Sept. 23, the Carnegie Public Library is partnering with the college to offer GED preparation in Eureka Springs at the library annex three mornings a week. The program is free and attendance is not mandatory – people can come and go as their schedule allows, put in as much time as they can and focus on the subjects they need. “Everybody is working at their own pace,” Wood said. “If you need math, I’ll work one-on-one with you on math.” The sessions go through mid-December, when the old GED test will be offered for the last time. The main reasons for going for it any time: a high school diploma is a standard requirement for employment and is required to take your education to the next level, whether in college or trade school. People also earn a GED for their own self-esteem, Wood said, or to set an
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Loretta Crenshaw, Carnegie Public Library director, left, and Nancy Wood, North Arkansas College instructor, came up the idea of offering GED preparation in Eureka Springs so that people don’t have to drive to Berryville.
What is the GED?
GED stands for General Educational Development, and is used as the term for a high school diploma or certificate issued by the state to residents who show mastery of subjects covered in high school. Last year, 7,763 Arkansans took the GED test, with a pass rate of 84 percent. example to family members. “Most people are in their 20s and 30s, but we get people in their 50s and 60s,” Wood said. “Some of them always wanted to finish high school.” A bad experience in school sometimes leads people to think they can’t get a diploma, Wood said. But people find that when they try, the experience and skills they’ve gained since they were teenagers puts them in a good position to achieve
that goal. “I have such admiration for people who get their GED,” Wood said. “They have a life, they have a family, they have a job – they have all this going on, and they choose to come to a GED program to improve their skills. We honor that commitment.” The free GED prep sessions are open to residents 18 and older with no restrictions. Wood assesses each person to see what level of the five subjects –reading, writing, social studies, science and math – they have reached, and what subjects they need to work on. No supplies are needed – just show up, Wood said, especially if it’s something you’ve been thinking about doing. “What we’ve found, it’s best to just jump on it,” she said. Students 16 and 17 years old who are not in high school can also enroll in the GED program, but there are attendance requirements. Students under 18 should call the Carroll County Center/North Arkansas College in Berryville, 870-4234455, for more information. People who have a high school diploma can also attend in order to brush up on subjects, if, for example, they plan to start college. “We want people to come because it will better their life,” Wood said. People 18 and older can enroll by dropping by the Carnegie Library annex, 192B Spring Street, anytime on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday morning, 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., starting Sept. 23. But the sooner people get started, the better the chance of passing the test in December. “I have a lot of respect for anybody who walks through that door to get their GED,” Wood said. The North Arkansas College Adult Education Program, which serves five counties, holds a GED graduation ceremony complete caps, gowns and diplomas. Last year, 220 people in the program earned their GED certificate. For more information, call Nancy Wood, 479-981-0482.
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Every doll has its day Breton farm girl Becassine is focus of heirloom doll collectors’ lunch By Jennifer Jackson
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Before Tintin and Snowy, before The Little Prince, there was Becassine, the goose girl. Becassine debuted in a weekly French magazine for girls in 1905, making her the first female heroine of a comic strip. On Saturday, she was the honored guest at the Northwest Arkansas Heirloom Doll Club’s annual luncheon, despite the fact that she only speaks French and is just off the farm. “She’s always shown with her goose because she was silly as a goose,” Kathy McGuire-Bouwman said McGuire-Bouwman is a member of the NWA Heirloom Doll Club, which every September, holds a luncheon and chooses an historic doll to feature. The members also design and produce 100 souvenir dolls, one for each guest. This year, the souvenir doll was Becassine, a Breton peasant, in a traditional green dress, apron, white lace hat and clogs. “Becassine was initially portrayed as a country bumpkin on a farm, often pushing her cart filled with cabbages,” McGuire-Bouwman said. Club members commissioned Meredith Edwards, a felt-doll artist in New Mexico, to make 100 Becassine doll bodies. Doll club members, including Judy Giggey, Caroline Williams, Virginia Ruth Chase and Barbara Evans, made an outfit and goose-head um-
brella for each doll, which is nine and half inches tall. Table centerpieces were wooden farm wagons made to scale by Tom Parish. Given as table prizes, the wagons were loaded with fabric cabbages and surrounded by a gaggle of handmade felt geese. Doll collectors came from five states for the luncheon, held at the Inn of the Ozarks. They started arriving at 10 a.m. to view the displays, which include the Hoffman Challenge, a national contest for doll makers using Hoffman fabrics. Guests also strolled the bazaar, where tables of collectible dolls and accessories are for sale. Joy Bowling, who lives in Pettigrew, Ark., brought a Becassine doll in its original box, which she entered in one of the Becassine collectable contests. Bowling said she bought the doll during a trip to France in 1996. “I left my clothes in France to bring back my dolls,” Bowling said. “I brought back nine.” After lunch, Joan Evenson of Holiday Island gave a program about Bluette, the Betsy McCall of her day -- 20,000 dolls were given free to subscribers of “La Semaine de Suzette,” a weekly magazine for girls that featured the Becassine comic. Evenson also exhibited a dozen Bluette dolls she made using reproductions of the orginal face molds, which changed over time. Kathy McGuire-Bouwman of Beaver Lake presented a slide show
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about Becassine, whose comic strip was a last-minute addition when the magazine’s editors discovered they had a blank page to fill. The character was so popular that readers, known as Suzettes, insisted on the comic continuing, McGuire-Bouwman said. “The magazine was published every week from 1905 to 1960 except for six-year hiatus because of World War II,” McGuire-Bouwman said. Becassine also has her own books: “Becassine En Roulette” and “Becassine Nourice” were among those on display, along with original Beccasine and Bluette dolls and furniture owned by Sue Kinkade, a doll maker and collector from Missouri. That the comic strip and books are in French was an obstacle the Doll Club members had
to overcome, Giggey said. According to McGuire-Bouwman, the artist who drew Becassine is said to have influenced the creator of the Tintin comic strip, which started in 1929 in a children’s supplement of a Belgian newspaper. Becassine’s artist, Joseph Pinchon, used sharp, dark outlines and rounded shapes for his characters, she said, which started a whole trend in French/Belgian comics. The Northwest Arkansas Heirloom Doll Club meets at 10 a.m. on the second Wednesday of the month at First Christian Church, 763 Passion Play Rd., Eureka Springs. Guests welcome. The fall luncheon is on the second Saturday in September. For more information, contact Judy Giggey, jmgiggey@arkansas.net.
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Editorial Community’s SWEPCO fight inspires again
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e’d like to share a story with you, a story that reminds us that when a community bands together, anything is possible. In this case, a group of volunteers and about 300 local residents have shown that it IS possible for a group of “regular folks” to mount a viable effort to fight Big Money — a la giant corporations like Southwestern Electric Power Co. and its parent company, American Electric Power. In April, non-profit group Save The Ozarks launched a high-stakes challenge to SWEPCO’s application to the Arkansas Public Service Commission to build a 345,000 Volt transmission line through the heart of the Ozarks, and right through the western half of Carroll County. Save The Ozarks is a group formed in early April by Eureka Springs-area landowners, business owners and others who oppose SWEPCO’s proposed mega-power line. STO hired a legal team — two attorneys and two paralegals — to represent Eureka Springs-area residents’ concerns before the Public Service Commission, and STO also hired experts to serve as witnesses on three topics: the need for the project, its impacts on the karst terrain of the Ozarks, and visual impacts of the project. All of that is costing STO money — a lot of money. In fact, the growing mountain of expenses for STO’s battle — which is really OUR battle, as a community — has, at times, seemed insurmountable, we’re certain. But this past Sunday, people from all over the Ozarks came to a benefit auction at Caribe Restaurante y Cantina — ultimately donating more than $35,000 to support Save the Ozarks’ campaign to stop SWEPCO. STO Director Pat Costner said, “We are amazed by our community’s commitment and generosity! The Caribe benefit in combination with two anonymous matching fund offers of $10,000 brings us within reach of covering the costs of our legal team through to the end of the APSC proceedings.” Volunteers led by Penny Walker, Ilene Powell, KJ Zumwalt and Teresa DeVito
spent seven weeks organizing and collecting more than 300 items — artwork, crafts items, and many other goods and services — that were donated for the auction. On Sunday morning, a crew of 25 volunteers arrived at 11 a.m. to set up the auction. At 2:30 p.m., more volunteers opened the doors and began collecting $10 admission donations and handing out numbered bidding paddles to the 297 attendees waiting for the auctions. Outside, volunteers sold STO T-shirts and buttons and collected more than $5,000 in cash donations. Volunteers included Sarai Aleshire, Clover, Jean Elderwind, Sara Harrison, Katrina Humphries, Isis, Sandy Martin, Phyllis Moraga, Phyllis Poe, Glenda Satterfield, Greg Schneider, Faith Shah, Michael Shah, Lucy Stowe, and Lana Walker, said Costner in an email to the Citizen. During the afternoon, Maureen Alexander sang and played guitar for attendees. Auctioneers Beau Satori and Carly James worked at drawing higher bids for each item, pointing out the unique qualities of each sale item and offering anecdotes about the donors. Assistants Julie Kahn Valentine, John Rankine, Sarah Moore and others carried items at bid through the crowd. Satori drew laughs and higher bids by describing bids in terms of “another (SWEPCO) pole down.” Items sold during the live auction brought between $300 and $500 each. The highest bid for a single item was $2,600 for an athome dinner for eight personally catered by Case Dighero, Director of Culinary Services for Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, and Dacre Whitaker, also with Crystal Bridges. By the end of the evening, the silent auction, two live auctions, a raffle and grab bag had raised a total of more than $22,000. With some auction items still to be retrieved and paid for, that total is still growing. Caribe and its staff members contributed an additional $1,200 from their donated food sales and tips. See Editorial, page 30
Citizens of the Week KJ Zumwalt, owner of Caribe Restaurant and Cantina in Eureka Springs, and Penny Walker are this week’s Citizens of the Week, for their tireless efforts on behalf of the fight against the proposed SWEPCO power line and substation here. Zumwalt – who traveled to Little Rock to support Save The Ozarks during the SWEPCO hearing before the Arkansas Public Service Commission – and Walker “are the reason it is possible for a community to come together” to shore up the many important causes we as a community support, says their nominator, Ilene Powell, who also has been instrumental in the SWEPCO battle. (See related editorial on this page.) With the leadership and hard work of Zumwalt and Walker, Sunday’s Save The Ozarks fundraiser and auction was “epic,” Powell said, with more than 200 items auctioned, 300 in attendance, and more than $35,000
raised to help pay legal and expert witness fees in the fight against SWEPCO. “Though there are countless people to thank for donating, bidding, working the door, providing food, setting up and working the auction, performing music (for free), and then cleaning up afterward,” the two biggest reasons that Sunday was a success are Zumwalt and Walker, Powell added. Congrats to STO and the community at large for a successful fundraiser, and most of all, congrats to our Citizens of the Week.
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What do
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Citizen Opinion by Margo Elliott
Are you looking forward to the arrival of Fall? If so, what do you love about Fall?
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Reader suggests alternate SWEPCO route Ron Rupe
“Rotary Man”
I’m really looking forward to Fall for the leaves and cooler temperatures.
Dave Teigen
“The Insurance Guy”
Yes, it’s the best time for flying my airplane. I love the dramatic colors of the sunsets.
Brittney Judy “Britt”
Yes, I love the color changes and the cool weather.
If SWEPCO’s ruinous power line is approved, can we find an alternate route that will better protect our Ozarks? Is there an alternate route, already burdened with eminent domain, power lines, etc., that should not require 160-foot-tall towers or 150-foot rightof-ways or need to be maintained by herbicides? Would a route going south from Bentonville, along the Interstate 540 right-of-way, then east, along the Interstate 40 right-of-way, be that alternate route? – ROCKY WHITELY Pastor, Wildflowers Chapel Former government instructor, Southwest Texas State University
Organizer thanks Holiday Island Art Show supporters Kathleen Terrill Terry McClung Greg Bartlett “E.S. Native Daughter”
Yes, it’s the BEST time in the Ozarks!
“Amish Mafia”
“I.T. Guy”
Yes, I never look Oh yes, absolutebehind me for Fall, ly! I’m ready for what’s the point? cooler weather!
The Holiday Island Art Guild would pass on a sincere “Thank You” to your paper for supporting our recent art show and sale. The many announcements in your paper and the excellent coverage of our preshow reception by Kate Lucariello is greatly appreciated. The show and sale, held Aug. 29 through Sept. 1, at the historical Barn at Holiday Island was our
Citizen Survey m Yes! I love Fall, the cooler temps and gorgeous colors of the Ozarks. m Yes, I am sick of sweating this summer! m No, I prefer warmer climes and sunny days. m No, because it means Old Man Winter is nearing. Go to www.lovelycitizen.com and weigh in.
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25th annual show and was called a 25th celebration. We had 155 entries by over 50 different artists and awarded $1,400 in prize money. Over 300 people visited the show and voted on Viewer’s Choice and the cover for the 2014 Holiday Island Phone Directory. Directory cover winners and first place winners in three areas are on display at the Holiday Island Branch of the Cornerstone Bank through September. The art guild would like to thank the numerous businesses that supported the show with monetary gifts, gift certificates and items for the silent auction, as well as the 16 art guild members who contributed art to it. – JOAN HIRNISEY 2013 Art Show Chair
AEP/SWEPCO called a ‘clear & present danger’ “AEP is a Clear and Present Danger to the people of Arkansas” — the online petition asking APSC to deny in full SWEPCO’s Application to build a transmission line from Shipe Road Station to the proposed Kings River Station — is an urgent call for action that in a few weeks has garnered over 2,500 signatures and compelling comments from people in our community and far away, asking the state to deny AEP permission to use eminent domain to build one more transmission line — for the
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What do you think of Bikes Blues & BBQ ‘officially’ expanding to Eureka? m I hate the noise they make, and it makes me grumpy.: 20.2% (19 votes) m I’m glad for the additional tourist business.: 66.0% (62 votes) m I just hope the weekend is peaceful and productive for our businesses.: 13.8% (13 votes) Go to www.lovelycitizen.com and weigh in. Vote by Wednesday 9 a.m.
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Writers’ Colony unveils new CulinArts Center
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Margie Roelands, owner of Raimondo Winery and Simply Sicilian, will teach cooking using various flavor-infused olive oils and balsamic vinegars and wines on Oct. 4-5.
The new CulinArts Center of Eureka Springs, housed at the Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow, will kick off a series of weekend workshops and courses on cooking and culinary writing with a workshop by Margie Roelands as the first teacher at the new cooking school. Roelands, the owner of Raimondo Winery and Simply Sicilian, will teach cooking with her flair for using various flavor-infused olive oils and balsamic vinegars and wines on Oct. 4-5. Foods used in preparation will be locally grown and organic from Sycamore Bend Farms. Participants in classes offered at the CulinArts Center won’t just be learning cooking, though. The workshops at 515 Spring St. in Eureka Springs will be a total submersion into the culture and traditions of the food and region featured. Future classes will include presentations by and/or trips to the Farmer’s Market, tips on “kitchenology,” and artistic instruction on plating and presentation. Classes will be conducted by nationally known chefs and popular Arkansas culinary experts. The CulinArts Center also hopes to offer shorter, half-day or one-day workshops on
cooking and kitchen arts that will include things like knife skills, gluten-free baking and vegan cooking for complete beginners. The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow is the only writers’ colony in the world that recognizes culinary writing as a genre. The Colony has a commercial kitchen and a dedicated professional culinary suite designed especially for cookbook authors and food writers by Renovation Style magazine and equipped with Kitchen Aid appliances and cookware. Food-related events at the Colony include sips and samplings, with foods prepared to complement specific wines, and tastings with a theme, for instance the Fleur Delicious celebration of French food held in July, and Food & Wine Weekend in November. To sign up for the Oct. 4-5 cooking workshop with Roelands, call 479-253-7444 or email director@writerscolony.org. For more information on the CulinArts Center and upcoming courses, keep an eye on the Colony website, www.WritersColony.org, or on our Facebook pages, www. facebook.com/groups/149738778602/ and www.facebook.com/WritersColonyAtDairyHollow.
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Calendar of Events prizes will be given away! We will also have a Boutique with a variety of unique handmade items. Two demos are scheduled Saturday morning – landscape quilts and back-basted applique. At 1 p.m., a bed turning will be presented. On Sunday, a miniature quilt auction will be held at 2 p.m., with all the proceeds going to a local charitable organization. There are also 13 very special baby quilts, each depicting an animal that children will love, that will be available through a silent auction or buy it now process. The opportunity quilt, a beautiful Ozark landscape quilt, will be awarded before the close on Sunday. (Winner need not be present.) Admission is $3 and is good for both days. The school is Sept. 19: Ham radio club meeting – located on Hwy. 39 at the north end of Berryville Shell Knob. If you enjoy quilting and are On Thursday Sept. 19 at 6:30PM, the looking for inspiration, or just admire the Little Switzerland Amateur Radio Club work of talented quilters, you will like this will meet in the Berryville Mercy Hospi- show! tal meeting room. Refreshments will be served. For more information, email patriSept. 23-25: ARC Conference and ciadean@cox.net. Trade Show The Arkansas Recycling Coalition’s Sept. 20: Lunch and Learn Program on 23rd Annual Conference and Trade Show breast care will be held Sept. 23 through 25 at Best North Arkansas Regional Medical Cen- Western Inn of the Ozarks and Convention ter’s Gold Club is hosting a free Lunch Center in Eureka Springs. They keynote and Learn Program on Friday, Sept. 20 speaker will be Tom Easterday, executive from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Berryville vice president, secretary and chief legal ofCommunity Center, located at 601 Spurlin ficer of Subaru Indiana Automotive, Inc., Circle. Dr. Andrew L. Coble, general sur- which has received numerous awards for geon, will discuss tips on breast care and its corporate social responsibility and enviscope procedures (EGD, colonoscopies, ronmental stewardship. In addition to othetc). Lunch will be served free of charge er educational sessions, activities include a at 11:30 a.m. with the program to follow. golf tournament, receptions, a site tour, a To sign up or for more information, please workshop and the trade show. To register contact NARMC Volunteer/Gold Club Co- for the conference, visit recycleark.org. ordinator Joy Woelbing at 870-414-4622. Sept. 23: Line-dancing Sept. 21-22: Patchwork Memories Quilt lessons for seniors Show Sept. 23 will be open for new senior Discovery Quilters of Shell Knob are dancers that are looking for a fun cardio presenting their 2013 quilt show on Sept. booster. The line-dancing lessons are free 21 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sept. 22 from and take place every Monday at 10 a.m. at 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Shell Knob Elementa- the Carroll County Senior Activity Center ry School. Guild members will be display- in Berryville (behind the library). Rememing many beautiful quilts, large and small. ber the “Elvira,” “Hokey Pokey,” “The Two area vendors will share their favorite Chicken Dance” and many more fun dancfabrics and quilting items, and lots of door es? We have dancers ranging from 60 years 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.
old to 85. At Christmas time, we take our dancing to the assisted living facilities and share our fun. Dancing has been found to strengthen bones, build stamina and improve balance, coordination and flexibility. Best of all, it is a mood enhancer. For more information, call the center at 870423-3265 and ask for Jerri Marlowe. Sept. 24: School superintendent to speak at Lions Club David Kellogg, the new superintendent at Eureka Springs School District, will be the featured speaker at the next Lions Club meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 24 at noon at the Forest Hill Restaurant. Kellogg formerly served as superintendent of the Cossatot River School District and as the School Improvement Consultant within the framework of the Southern Regional Education Board. From 1987 through 2010, he served as principal at Springdale High School, El Dorado High School, Oak Grove High School, and Barton Junior High School. Some of his past educational accomplishments include overseeing the construction of a $15 million high school and facilitating the consolidation of the Van-Cove and Wickes School Districts. He is a Past President of the Arkansas Association of Secondary School Principals, and received the Pioneer Award from the Arkansas Work Force Education Division and was recognized by the Arkansas Activities Association for his Outstanding Leadership in Administration in Arkansas. The public is invited to attend this and other Lions Club meetings. The Eureka Springs/Holiday Island Lions Club is seeking prospects for membership. The club meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at noon at the Forest Hill Restaurant. “We Serve” is the Lions motto. Lions Club programs include sight conservation, hearing and speech conservation, diabetes awareness, youth outreach, international relations, environmental issues, and other programs. For more information, contact Dan Ellis, 479-981-9551. 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
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Sept. 20: contact Peggy Arnhart at 479363-6235. Sept. 24 & 26: Help with health care enrollment When key parts of the Affordable Care Act take effect Jan. 1, 2014, Arkansans will have a new way to buy health insurance: the Health Insurance Marketplace. The Arkansas Insurance Department is partnering with the federal government to establish this insurance marketplace where individuals, families and small businesses can compare qualified health insurance plans in Arkansas and choose the plan that best meets their needs. Consumers and small businesses will be able to shop for, compare and enroll in high-quality, affordable private health insurance at competitive prices beginning Oct. 1, 2013. Collette Crawford, an In-Person Assistor Guide with Boston Mountain Rural Health Clinic, will discuss how to enroll in the newly available health-care coverage on Sept. 24 at 6:30 p.m. and on Sept. 26 at 9:30 a.m. at the Library Community Meeting Room in Eureka Springs. The public is invited to attend. Sept. 28: Wisconsin Club meeting The Carroll County Wisconsin Club will meet at 2 p.m. on Sept. 28 at the Rec. Center Pavilion in Holiday Island. We will have hamburgers and brats provided by the Wisconsin Club treasury. We ask everyone to bring a dish to share of their choice. Socializing will be from 2-3 p.m., eating at 3 p.m., and there will be a short meeting to set up date and time for our October outing to Shell Knob (Steak Inn). Please wear your Packer, Badger or other Wisconsin apparel. Anyone with Wisconsin connections is welcome. RSVP by Sept. 25 whether you want hamburgers or brats and how many of each to Chuck Smith at 479-253-5136. Oct. 1: Line dancing group starting Line dancing at The Barn in Holiday Island will start Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. at 120 Shields Dr. The group is free and will meet on the first and third Tuesdays of the month at 7 p.m., with instruction on first Tuesdays. Everyone is welcome. For more information, call Vicky Lemme at 479253-9039.
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Save The Ozarks auction clears $35K ‘Myrtie Mae’ herself (not really) works the crowd, drums up aid By Jennifer Jackson
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What’s the secret to a successful auction in Eureka? Have one of town’s most famous mother figures show up and tell people to get out their checkbooks and start bidding. On Sunday, Myrtie Mae Barrett, famous for her fried chicken, showed up at the Save the Ozarks Auction at Caribe. Wearing a an embroidered apron over her dress, Myrtie Mae, as channeled by Sondra Torchia, grabbed the microphone whenever the bidding seemed to flag and reminded people of why they were here. “She’s getting mad,” said auctioneer Carly James. James, owner of Eureka Auctions and Market, presided over the first of two public auctions. Two framed photographs by Richard Quick brought the top prices of $225 and $250. A designer watch donated by Faith and Mike Shah of Shah Jewelers went for $185. A folk art painting by Blakeley Wilson brought $160. When a gift certificate for a couples massage and lunch at the Crescent Hotel and Spa went up for bid, Myrtie Mae reminded bidders that she was a single lady. Silent auction items filled long tables in the back dining room. Among the offerings: a SWEPCO bird feeder by David Petit, seven antique kimono donated by Andre Williams and a turned-wood mallet by Buz Peine. Beau Satori was auctioneer for the second auction, noting with every bid that there is “another SWEPCO pole down.” A dinner for eight, prepared by the Crystal Bridges chef, brought in the highest bid, going for $2,600 after sprirted bidding. The Doug Stowe cabinet sold for $600, and a limited edition, signed print by Peter Max for $500. More than 300 people paid $10 each to attend the event, organizers reported, which included music and food. The final tally has so far hit $35,000, enough to earn the matching donations totaling $20,000. Dress code for the event was orange. Faith Shah wore an STO T-shirt auto-
ABOVE: Well-known Eurekan Myrtie Mae Barrett, wearing orange kitchen gloves and holding a spool cane, exhorts people to bid at the Save the Ozarks auction at Caribe Sunday afternoon. Carly James, right, was the auctioneer for the first auction. AT LEFT: Items in the silent auction included seven antique kimonos donated by Andre Williams.
Photos by Jennifer Jackson
graphed by STO supporters and decorated, as were her orange tennis shoes. Lucy Stowe wore an orange dress. Rick Feutz wore an “ASPC Just Say No” tee. Lynn Easton wore her STO shirt pinned to the shoulders of her sleeveless blouse like a cape. “She is able to leap tall power lines with a single bound,” Jay Bender said. For her appearance as Myrtie Mae, Sondra Torchia added orange rubber gloves and orange ankle socks to her vintage ensemble. Torchia portrays local historic female characters for conventions and meetings, including Myrtie Mae, a cook
known for her chicken dinners, for whom the restaurant at the Inn at the Ozarks is named. “I thought she ought to be here,” Torchia said. The money raised at the event will go for legal costs to stop SWEPCO from obtaining approval of construction of a mega-transmission line across Carroll County. Donations to the Save the Ozarks legal fund can be made at any Community First Bank, thru paypal via www.SaveTheOzarks.org or by mail to STO, P.O. Box 142, Eureka Springs, AR 72632.
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Photos by David Bell
John Rankine holds a piece of art during the live auction at the benefit fundraiser.
Patty Corcelli, left, shows Lana Walker the bird feeder she won at the auction.
Beau Satori served as the auctioneer at the STO benefit last Sunday.
Mike Turner took advantage of the chance to help STO and enjoy the fare at the Caribe at the STO fundraiser.
KJ Zumwalt helps with the STO benefit auction last Sunday eve- Wolf Grulkey wails as he plays the banjo during a number perning at her restaurant, Caribe, in Eureka Springs. formed by the bluegrass band Gaskin’s Switch.
A large crowd gathered outside the packed Caribe restaurant last Sunday at the STO benefit. Here Darlene and Richard Schrum of Eureka Springs visit with Michael Shaw about the latest news about the fight against SWEPCO.
Gordon Wellman, right, hands Billy Neilan some cash during the heavy bidding at the STO benefit auction at the Caribe restaurant in Eureka Springs last Sunday.
While the grown-ups were helping Save the Ozarks, third-grader Corbin Danos, front, and first-grader Rowan Scheunemann enjoy the Ozarks outside Caribe.
Ilene and Hugh Powell are active in the STO movement and enjoyed the benefit at the Caribe.
Buz Peine, center, visits with Sandy Pope and Julie Rogers at the STO benefit.
Mary Springer, left, and Annie Ann at the auction.
Joe and Delnita Foust enjoyed the lively conversation, food and drink at the STO benefit.
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Fatima and Stephan Pollard of Fayetteville dance up a storm during the 2013 Jazz Weekend Kick-Off in Basin Park on Friday evening; an estimated 150-plus were in attendance.
The Fayetteville Jazz Collective is pictured as they start their first set at dusk. Their jazz and big-band sounds were a huge hit with the crowd in Basin Park Friday evening.
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Spyro Gyra thrills at The Aud Members of internationally renowned and acclaimed jazz super-group Spyro Gyra get down Saturday night at The Auditorium during the headlining concert of Eureka Springs Jazz Weekend. Hundreds of jazz fans attended the concert, which featured outstanding solos from each member of Spyro Gyra — much to the delight of the audience.
Photos by Chip Ford
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Peace, love and running
Costume 5K keeps brother’s memory alive By Jennifer Jackson
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When Paula Fargo Butler was a student at Eureka Springs High School, she set running records in cross country and track that still stand. Her biggest supporter during those years: her older brother. Butler stopped running after high school, but at age 35, started running again. Two years ago, she ran a half-marathon, but it wasn’t for herself. It was for Greg. Butler, a 1990 Eureka Springs High School graduate, is the younger sister of Greg Fargo, who was killed in a car accident two years ago. On October 26, three days before what would have been Greg’s 44th birthday, Butler is holding the Fargo Run in Eureka Springs in his memory, and asking everyone to come – in costume “Because Greg’s birthday is October 29, Halloween was his favorite event,” Butler said. “He always had Halloween dress-up parties.” The Fargo Run, on Saturday, Oct. 26, will be a 5K run, 2 mile walk and 1 mile run, starting and ending at the old Eureka Springs high school. Proceeds will go for a scholarship for a student in the SkillsUSA program at Eureka Springs High School. Greg, a 1988 E.S.H.S. graduate, took shop classes and was active in VICA, Vocational Industrial Clubs of America, the technical/ vocational program at the time. “He actually went to the state event, and won his division in cabinetry,” Butler said. Greg’s prize included tools and a scholarship to a junior college, Butler recalled, but he joined the Navy after high school, then returned to Eureka Springs. He was a quarter-mile from home on July 23, 2011, when his car went off the road, Butler said. He left a wife and daughter as well his parents and siblings. Afterwards, Butler found peace in God and in running, she said, and decided to dedicate running a half-marathon to her brother. She also thought of holding a race in his memory, and realized the time was now. “Greg was always one of my biggest supporters,” Butler said of her high-school sports years. “The best way I know to honor him is to run for him.”
The Fargo Run poster, with photos of Greg in Halloween costumes and his Navy uniform.
For the costumed Fargo Run, Butler’s father, Charles, will start the race by shooting the starting gun at 9 a.m. with the help of Greg’s daughter, Ali, 10. Ali’s grandmother, Martha Fargo, will be walking the route, as will Paula’s sister, Frances Bloch, a 1982 E.S.H.S. graduate. Sister Marlene Bootenhoss, a 1980 graduate who lives in Tulsa, will be passing out water at the finish line. Also partipating are Butler’s children, Tristan, 16, and Tayron, 11, and Frances’ twin daughters Sara and Gabi Bloch, 13. Ali Fargo and her mother, Andrea, will walk the route. Butler is ordering T-shirts with Greg’s picture on them. Volunteers are needed to help with the event, she said, and donations and sponsors would be appreciated. “I would love to give a $1,000 scholarship to a student,” Butler said. The Fargo Run is Saturday, Oct. 26, at 9 a.m. Registration for the 5K is $20. The onemile fun run is free. Online registrations will be accepted through Oct. 20, or in person the evening before, and morning of, the race. For more information and registration, go to the Fargo Run facebook page. Butler said she plans to be in costume and hopes other participants will dress up, too. “I encourage everyone to be creative,” she said. To volunteer, contact Paula Butler at thefargorun@gmail.com.
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AT LEFT: Paula Butler ran a half-marathon in memory of her brother, Greg Fargo, and is now planning the Fargo Run in Eureka Springs. AT RIGHT: A photo of Greg Fargo, a 1988 Eureka Springs High School graduate.
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Village View
Alison By Sandra TaylorSynar Brown
Character: Those Other Lives we Live
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e read, it has been said, to experience other lives. To see the world and our own humanity from a different perspective. To understand the culture or the emotions of people from different countries or social positions or periods of history. We read to see the world through different eyes and to understand ourselves by considering the universal traits that connect
Free Verse Ann Carter is a Carroll County native with roots back seven generations. She has an MFA in poetry from U of A, and lives in Eureka Springs, where her book of poems, Sweetness, is available at Prospect Gallery and Studio 62.
Ann Carter
The Hound (For Abe Carter)
On suffocating summer nights My twin and I lie straight in our cots, Covered, each, by one thin sheet, A scant breeze offering little relief. The dog’s howl jerks us up— From a distance just a nuisance. We want to forget, to rest, But we know what’s next. We track the path Of a thing that runs hard From creek to barn, farm house to hen coop– Coming on, baying black. When we are dread stiff, It is with us, pounding under our window. And we know that to see its eyes would kill. Then it is gone. We suck in a sweet breath, Try out a stretch, whisper relief, Then lean back into a realm That brings what dreams come, Knowing it’s the hound that is real.
us all. And you thought you did it just for fun. It is fun, and the better the writer does his job, the more fun it is. And what is the writer’s job? To give the reader all the experiences that I mentioned in the first paragraph. How is all that accomplished? Through one important writing skill: character. The writer must make the reader feel what the character feels. Not just tell us what he feels or even show us what he feels. We must see life through new eyes. I think the most intriguing books are the ones written from the standpoint of a murderer or someone who does something we would never do. The Confessions of Nat Turner comes to mind. And Lolita. We hate these characters as monsters and yet, we can’t stop seeing how they see, and, despite ourselves, we understand their darkness even as we deplore it. But on a happier note, we can experience great adventures, great loves, great success through characters in books. And, my favorite, we can experience redemption. We can watch a character change and grow and become a different person by the end of the book. It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done. . .
Village Writing School coming workshops • 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.
Because Character is so important to Story, the Village Writing School will be focusing on how to develop and convey the inner workings of a character in our next two workshops and in our Thursday Writers’ Night Out. Workshops: Jan Morrill, author of The Red Kimono, published this year by U of A Press, will be teaching a half-day workshop this Saturday (September 21) at the Garden Bistro in Eureka Springs. If you watch the trailer for The Red Kimono on Morrill’s website (www. janmorrill.com), you see the importance of character. The workshop begins at 1 pm and the cost is $25. Two weeks later, on October 5, Pam Foster will explore other techniques for developing character, including Internalization or what I call Interior Monologue. This important technique is a valuable tool for the writer, but is often overlooked. The workshop also begins at 1 pm and is $25. Writers’ Night Out
But in the meantime, every Thursday evening at the Garden Bistro, the Village Writing School has Writers’ Night Out. This is open to anyone who has any interest in writing, even if you haven’t written anything yet. This free evening of food, fun, and fellowship is designed to give local writers a chance to meet one another, talk about their writing dreams, and encourage each other. But we also have a brief program, and for the next three weeks, we will be talking about creating characters. This week, on Thursday (September 19) two seasoned actors will perform a dramatic reading and then we will discuss how we writers can convey the subtle messages that the actors convey with their expressions, tone, and body language. In other words, convert the play to prose. This should be a lot of fun and, again, is free and open to anyone. And you don’t have to participate if you want to just watch. Character. It’s all-important in any story, even if it’s a true story and the character is you.
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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, Village View, appears weekly. To talk to Alison about your writing goals and dreams, contact her at alisontaylorbrown@me.com or 479 292-3665.
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The Village Writing School In today’s stories, two Village writers from different faiths relate their experiences with Mysterious Presences.
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By Shiva Shanti hroughout life there are times when we participate in something that can’t be explained by rational thought. One night back in 1955, some friends from high school and myself decided to take a trip to Las Vegas from San Diego where we lived. I didn’t drink, so I was the designated driver. The guys in the back seat were consuming hard liquor and, eventually, they all fell asleep. San Diego to Las Vegas was 385 miles and usually takes five or six hours driving time. The route took us through San Bernardino on interstate 15 towards Victorville, up through the Cajon pass. I was driving north out of San Bernardino, just starting the long winding steep grade up the mountain pass when consciousness left. Everyone in the car was fast asleep including the driver: me. The next thing I knew, we were parked in a gas station on the opposite side of the highway in Victorville; the attendant was knocking on my window trying to wake me up. The twenty-six miles up the steep winding highway was completely missing. So who or what was driving the car for those 26 miles? I was sitting in the driver’s seat with my hands on the steering wheel when I was aroused. At first, there was some haziness and internal questioning: what the hell? The feeling I had when I fully woke up was very strange. There was a presence of awareness underlying the unconsciousness; as if I were being animated by energy outside the norm; a different form of intelligence from a different dimension. I had lost an hour of consciousness, and I wasn’t dead. Reality set in when the guys began to wake up asking: where are we and why are we sitting in a gas station in Victorville? I had no answer. Gratitude welled up inside. I was alive and grateful for the safety of my four passengers.
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By Linda Maiella e buried our friend Susan today. We knew she was dying and yet it surprised us when it actually happened. We spoke words that said we had lost her, when in fact we were the ones who were feeling lost. She, on the other hand, was very much at home. We heard “The Cemetery Story” from her daughter the night of the wake. It was as comforting as one of Susan’s handmade quilts; it warmed us well. The daughter told how her husband Bryan had a new hobby researching headstones for families trying to piece together their history. Any family wanting to look up a long lost relative’s headstone would contact Bryan, who would then determine which local cemetery would most likely have the headstone. One Sunday in early spring, their little family of four piled into their trusty Jeep and headed down the country road that went from their house all the way to the little cemetery on the hill–the one with the grand view. Bryan had gotten a call to check on a grave, and they decided to turn it into a family outing, not knowing that it would become an adventure. As they turned up the short entrance, little Katie, who was all of four, could be heard exclaiming, “Look Momma, look! The angels are all around! There are so many! Do you see them Papa?” The parents looked at each other, puzzled; they had no idea what she was talking about. They stared out the window of the Jeep one more time and then looked at one another, eyes wide and questioning. What on earth was Katie talking about? Big sister Lauren, with her long brown braid and stylish sunglasses, was stumped as well. “What do you see, Kaitlyn? Tell us, tell us, please !” Katie was certain that what she saw were angels, angels with big red hearts.
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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:
Shiva Shanti & Linda Maiella Now Bryan was not seeing anything, but thought that if there were angels walking around out there on the hill, then that was right where they should be. So out of the Jeep they all tumbled and ran and danced and pranced around, together with those angels with the big red hearts. There they were, this little family of four, having a spirited romp, no pun intended, in the little cemetery on the hill, as if that were something every family did on a Sunday afternoon, until … “Stop, stop!” Everyone stopped and stared at Katie. “Well, they’re gone now,” she said. “They’re all gone.” It took them by surprise, as much as it had when the angels first appeared. Besides, they were having such a wonderful time with the angels that no one wanted it to end. They all sat for a moment bewildered. And catching their breath, they abruptly came back to earth from wherever they all had been. They made their way back home from the little cemetery on the hill. Kaitlyn was the first to tell Mame’ Susan what had just happened at the little cemetery. And Mame’ Susan exclaimed with great delight, “Well, if that is where the angels are, then that is where I would like to be buried when I die. I want to be with the angels too!” She was already dying of the bone cancer that would soon take her life, but it was an open secret only to the angels, who were preparing a place for her already. Mame’ Susan was buried in the little cemetery on the hill, where her dear little family had first happened upon the angels with the big red hearts. It was almost three months later to the day that she made her way to her final resting place among the angels that knew her and loved her and who had prepared this
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After a career in the music industry, Shiva Shanti moved to a house on Beaver Lake. His memoir explores the impact that sound has had on his spiritual journey.
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Linda Maiella has been on a spiritual path throughout her life and has come to believe in the sacredness of story and its ability to bless and connect us all...”that we may be one.” Her memoir examines the three great losses of her life and the evolution of the spirit that such losses can engender.
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Strictly Business
By Mary R. Flood
Discipline is a necessary part of good business, management
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isciplining employees is a necessary part of business. People are people, and we all make mistakes. One of the toughest parts of a manager’s job is to correct conduct and ensure that business rules and policies are being followed in the workplace, while at the same time motivating and leading employees. The purpose of discipline is not to punish or embarrass the employee, but to correct their behavior and gain positive results. It is never appropriate — nor is it good business — for managers to discipline employees by altering work schedules, reducing hours, assigning “dirty work” or the least-desirable sections, or denying reasonable time-off requests. And shouting at, talking down to, or shaming employees — especially in front of other staff members — is not only counterproductive, but it also is highly inappropriate, abusive, and destructive to the organization. Discipline should be delivered as timely as possible, and limited to the following: requiring additional training and coaching; issuing verbal and written warnings (writeups); suspensions; or actual termination. Those are the only ways that employees should be disciplined under any and all circumstances. Every incident that requires discipline, along with the corrective actions used (and progress thereafter) should be logged and dated. This information should be kept private and locked up, with one copy kept in the employee’s file and, if desired, another copy in the manager’s “Red Book,” or personnel folder. Remember that employees may request to see their personnel file at any time, so be truthful, unbiased, and strictly professional in all documentation. The information and details you document are a great resource to track history, protect the company from liabilities, and to use as a management tool for employee improvement. Often times, the misconduct or behavioral problem is a random and minor incident, one that can be easily corrected through leadership; and smart managers will use
these opportunities to create coaching moments to help guide the employee toward correct and positive actions. Good leadership requires compassion, and coaching should be positive for both the employee and manager. Sit down with the employee(s) in private and discuss what is expected, why it is important, and, with the employee’s input, create measurable goals to correct the problem. Set a reasonable time limit for things to be corrected. This helps the employee know what needs to be achieved and by when, and also provides a system to measure and verify a correction has been made, and to assess progress along the way. It is important for managers to know their peoples’ personalities and have the leadership skills and intuition to decide which approach will produce the most positive results for that person. Some situations where coaching is appropriate: not meeting sales goals; job mistakes that require additional training; bad customer feedback; hygiene or uniform issues; and minor personality conflicts. What cannot be cleared up through coaching requires additional action. Warnings and write-ups should be given with great consideration, and should not be used for every little mistake. The overuse of discipline creates anxiety and tension among staff, which results in a negative working environment, poor quality of products and service, high turnover, and decreased morale. Staff members lose respect for managers that over punish and are quick to over react. Remember, it is the person’s actions that need to be corrected, not the person. Take a deep breath, and use good judgment. Once the warning or write-up has been delivered, the discipline is served. Just as the employee is expected to cease the behavior that called the measure into action, the manager is expected to cease the discipline. It is not appropriate to show further dislike or ill feelings toward the employee, and this creates more problems on top of the original one that will result in an avalanche of issues for the entire organization.
Instead, be forward thinking and positive. Managers should let employees know that they believe in them, that they were hired for good reasons, and that they are valuable and are supported in the organization. Their success is the business’s success. Alongside the written warning, and with employee’s input, create measurable and achievable goals with a timeline. Write down actions the employee can take to meet these goals, and make sure the employees have a copy to keep with them for reference. Some situations where warnings and write-ups are fitting: policy violations of less serious nature (cell phone and internet usage issues, for example); tardiness and non-attendance; insubordination; inappropriate verbal and body language; random non-threatening hostility or attitude problems; and deficiencies that continue after coaching. Sometimes it is proper to send employees home for the day or deliver a suspension from work duties, with or without pay. If an otherwise good employee shows up to work intoxicated from the night before, or if a fight breaks out between staff members, turning them around and sending them home without pay gives them the opportunity to recover and think about things a bit. It also saves your organization from costly job mistakes, lowered morale among staff, poor customer service, and a bad reputation. Some situations that call for suspension are: intoxication on the job; fighting in the workplace; pending legal investigations that could disrupt or hurt business; a hostile attitude that has continued for more than three days; and pending management investigations on sexual harassment, violence, bullying, or theft claims. If the problems are consistent or a serious violation of policy occurs, the employee needs to be let go. Termination should be approached carefully and with considerable thought, but it should not be delayed. It is damaging to the entire business to retain an employee who does not need to be there, especially for reasons such as favoritism, scheduling needs, or fear of retaliation.
Sometimes it becomes apparent after hiring that the employee is not going to work out. They aren’t doing anything wrong, necessarily, but just don’t seem to be a good fit for the organization. It could be due to lack of experience, conflict with the organization’s culture, or odd behaviors and personality clashes. The worst thing to do is wait for the employee to mess up or to create difficult work and situations so that the employee is set up for failure. That prolongs the sticky situation, and such behavior is abusive and even predatory. In non-union workplaces, as soon as it becomes clear that the employee is not good for the business and there are no corrective actions suitable to fix the problem, the employee should be terminated immediately. There is no easy way to do this — only right ways. Treat the employee with dignity and respect, and have a back-up plan for in the event they do not show the same courtesy. Thank them for their time and service, refrain from hurtful speech, give them a short moment to express their thoughts if they do so respectfully, do not get sucked into questions, and leave no room for arguing or negotiations. When it is as short and painless as possible, everyone wins and everyone can proceed to the next chapter. The people you hire are YOUR people. They are an essential part of your organization, and their growth and success is translated throughout all areas of your business. Take care of them, as you would your customers, your inventory and your profits. ••• Mary R. Flood writes weekly in the Lovely County Citizen, sharing insights on business topics to help Eureka Springs business owners, operators and employees succeed in their work-related endeavors. She will at times entertain and answer readers seeking advice. To contact Flood or send your questions in, email citizen. editor.eureka@gmail.com or mail your letter to the Citizen at 3022 E. Van Buren, Suite H, Eureka Springs AR 72632.
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WCCAD grappling with state vs. county rules over board makeup By Kathryn Lucariello
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EUREKA SPRINGS – Just because the state legislature changed the law in this year’s session to allow five board members on the ambulance commission doesn’t mean the county can amend its ordinance limiting it to three, Western Carroll County Ambulance District commissioners found out Tuesday. Commissioners invited Justice of the Peace Lamont Ritchie to speak on the amended state statute and what it means for WCCAD. This year, the legislature, at a request from past WCCAD Chairman Chuck Olson, amended state law to allow ambulance districts to fund ancillary services, such as advance Emergency Medical Responders, but also to choose either three or five board members. That’s all well and good, said Ritchie, but it contravenes the original petition by western district voters, which directed the Quorum Court to create an ordinance establishing the ambulance district with three commissioners. State law can’t override that, he said. “There is no authority in state law to go back to the Quorum Court and ask them to amend the ordinance,” Ritchie said. Ritchie said if it came before the Quorum Court as it stands, even if he supports it, he’d have to vote against it. Questions have also arisen as to whether the board positions are at-large or appointees must come from the various rural fire districts served. With the amendment to have five commissioners, WCCAD had intended that one from each of the four rural fire districts, Holiday Island, Grassy Knob, Inspiration Point and Eureka Springs Rural, be represented, and one serve at large. It is also unclear whether, with five board members, the three current members would have to be released and reappointed along with two new ones, and new terms of one to five years assigned. “The amendment is very inadequate,”
Ritchie told commissioners. “The county judge appoints commissioners. It’s within his authority. What if someone doesn’t want to serve?” He suggested recommendations for new commissioners be kept informally among the board as they always have been, but noted the judge has the final say and doesn’t have to accept WCCAD recommendations. Also complicating the matter is that the original ordinance was in fact amended years ago to allow for competitive bidding. Originally it designated only the City of Eureka Springs as the ambulance provider, but that violates state bidding law. Chairman Joe McClung, Jr., asked if this kind of disconnect between state law and county ordinance is unusual. “It’s not unusual at all,” Ritchie said. “The Bureau of Legislative Management writes or revises statutes. In my reading, they didn’t approach it from a practical standpoint as to how you implement it in real life.” Ritchie will bring the matter to county Deputy Prosecutor Devon Closser to get an opinion. The board has tabled the matter until more information is available. In other business, WCCAD: • Approved the treasurer’s report, which shows a total of $269,670 in the coffers as of Aug. 31. • Heard performance reports from Eureka Springs and the EMR Alliance. During August, there were 44 ambulance calls, with 26 in Holiday Island, six on Hwy. 62 East and four each in Grassy Knob, Inspiration Point and on Hwy. 23 South. Three calls took longer than 15 minutes, one due to distance and two because the patients refused treatment and transport. • Discussed the need for Eureka Springs Rural to turn in more complete information on responders arriving at calls, time on scene and whether an AED was used. Commissioners expressed concerns about HIPAA compliance and accountability.
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Lively Entertainment By Kristal Kuykendall
By Kristal Kuykendall
Lots of great blues in town for BBB
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his weekend brings a plethora of great live music – just in time for Bikes, Blues and BBQ. The schedule for BBB-friendly venues is at the bottom of this article; but first come my recommendations for the best acts in town, followed by the complete schedule of entertainment for Eureka Springs venues this weekend: FRIDAY Friday night, there are several great bands playing around town. First up is Low Society at the Cathouse / Pied Piper Pub Beer Garden. You’d be forgiven if, in stumbling upon the first notes of a Low Society song, you thought you’d found a forgotten classic. But a few measures in, you’ll know this is not your grandpa’s blues. Sturgis Nikide’s slide guitar starts at the blues but winds its way through the full repertoire of what we sometimes call
rock and roll, from its origins in Delta blues to its far dark alternative edge. Woven with the powerful voice of his partner in life and crime, Mandy Lemons, his genre-bending guitar style has found its home. The pair has codified their shared love of Texas and Delta Blues, hillbilly music and rock ‘n’ roll into their own subconscious language. Low Society’s songs are a diverse amalgamation of intensely personal original blues with lyrics that invoke Mandy’s hardscrabble Texas origins. Their 2011 debut album “High Time” has been called “an audacious dirty blues record” by music critic Gene Gregorits. Big City Rhythm & Blues Magazine says “these hipsters have taken southern country blues and super-charged it to a white-hot intensity.” Low Society’s show at the Beer Garden at Cathouse Lounge/Pied Piper Pub
begins at 9 p.m. and runs till midnight. Free admission; open to ages 21 and up. Cathouse/Pied Piper is located at 82 Armstrong St., at the south end of Main Street downtown. 479-363-9976. ALSO FRIDAY If blues is not your favorite kind of music and you’d like something a little more laid-back and classic in sound, check out Strange Derangers Friday evening at Chelsea’s Corner Cafe & Bar. The band, formerly known as Catfish Jackson, will headline a show of classic country and old-blues sounds with four talented musicians. Hailing from the Fayetteville area, Strange Derangers has been surprising audiences with their raw, fresh approach to popular blues, rock and roll, and country tunes from decades past. With a healthy mix of originals and covers, Strange Derangers pays tribute to their heroes and influences, including Freddy King, Waylon Jennings, Willie Dixon, Levon Helm, and Dr. John, to name a few. The Strange Derangers are a versatile band, able to play to audiences of
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both nights this weekend at Voulez-Vous Lounge while they are on a tour of the Southeastern United States. Demian Band, from Barcelona, Spain, is made up of Demian Dominguez on guitar and vocals and Daniel Bianchi on the drums. The influences of drums and diddley bow, Delta blues and raw rock give Demian Band a unique sound that turns live performances into more of a juke joint party than a formal concert. Iron Mike Norton, from Florida, is considered the founder and king of the Swamp Stomp genre and is a protege of slide guitar guru Sonny Landreth. Iron Mike also performs in a two-piece format and is known for combining urban beats with traditional hill country slide guitar. The Greatest Slide Show on Earth begins at 9 p.m. both nights; admission is free and it’s open to ages 21 and up. Voulez-Vous Lounge is located at 63 Spring St. downtown. ••• Following is the complete schedule of entertainment for Eureka Springs venues this weekend: THURSDAY, SEPT. 19 • Basin Park Hotel Balcony Bar & Restaurant, 12 Spring St., 479-2537837: Maureen Alexander, 5 to 8 p.m. • Blarney Stone, 85 S. Main St., 479-3636633: Slamboxx, 8 p.m. • Cathouse / Pied Piper, 82 Armstrong St., 479-363-9976: Brody Buster Band, Noon to 4 p.m. • Chaser’s, 169 E. Van Buren, 479-2535522: SxRex, 7 p.m. • Chelsea’s, 10 Mountain St., 479-2536723: Dead Soldiers, 9 p.m. • Jack’s Place, 37 Spring St., 479-2532219: Karaoke with DJ Goose, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard), 105 E. Van Buren, 479-253-2500: DJ, 3 p.m.; Strange Company, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. • New Delhi Cafe, 2 N. Main St., 479253-2525: Randy Beach 5 to 9 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Den, 45 Spring St., 479363-6444: Guerrilla Blues Band, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. • Rowdy Beaver Tavern, 417 W. Van Buren, 479-253-8544: Ozark Thunder, 7:30 p.m. • Squid & Whale, 37 Spring St., 479-
253-7147: “Open Mic Musical Smackdown” with Bloody Buddy and “Action Art” with Regina FRIDAY, SEPT. 20 • Basin Park Hotel Balcony Bar & Restaurant: Hogscalders, noon to 3 p.m.; Hogscalders, 6 to 9 p.m. • Berean Coffee House, 4032 E. Van Buren, 479-244-7495: The Silver Lining, 7 p.m. • Blarney Stone: Dillon’s Birthday Bash with Violetta Lotus Burlesque & The 1 Oz Jig, 7 p.m. • Cathouse / Pied Piper: CATHOUSE: Brody Buster Band, 8 p.m. to midnight; BEER GARDEN: Matt Reeves, noon to 4 p.m.; Mark Shields and Good Company, 5 to 9 p.m.; Low Society, 9 p.m. to midnight • Chaser’s: SxRex, 2 p.m.; Left of Center, 9 p.m. • Chelsea’s: Strange Derangers, 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): DJ, 3 p.m.; Slamboxx 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. • New Delhi Cafe: Randy Beach, noon to 4 p.m.; The Dusty Pearls, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Den: T Brothers, 1 to 5 p.m.; Muddy Rivers, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. • Rowdy Beaver Tavern: Ozark Thunder, 7:30 p.m. • Squid & Whale: Black Water, 9 p.m. • Voulez-Vous Lounge, 63 Spring St., 479-363-6595: The Greatest Slide Show on Earth featuring Demian Band and Iron Mike Norton, 9 p.m. SATURDAY, SEPT. 21 • Basin Park Hotel Balcony Bar & Restaurant: Chris Diablo, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. • Blarney Stone: Vic Vaughn, 8:30 p.m. • Cathouse / Pied Piper: CATHOUSE: Brody Buster Band, 8 p.m. to midnight; BEER GARDEN: Keith Nicholson, noon to 3 p.m.; Matt Reeves, 4 to 7 p.m.; Left of Center 8 p.m. to midnight • Chaser’s: Jesse & Tessa, 2 p.m.; Ozark Thunder, 9 p.m. • Chelsea’s: Matt Smith’s Guitar Wars
and the Amplifier Strikes Back, 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: Blind Driver, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): DJ, 3 p.m.; Moonshine Mafia, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. • New Delhi Cafe: Magic Mule, 1 to 5 p.m.; Spare Parts, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Den: Terri & Brett, 1 to 5 p.m.; Muddy Rivers, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. • Rowdy Beaver Tavern: Terri & Executives, 8 p.m. • Smiling Brook Cafe, 57 N. Main, 479981-3582: (B.Y.O.B.) Open Mic, 4 to 7 p.m. • Squid & Whale: Black Water, 9 p.m. • Voulez-Vous Lounge: The Greatest Slide Show on Earth featuring Demian Band and Iron Mike Norton, 9 p.m. SUNDAY, SEPT. 22 • 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 • Chaser’s: Ozark Thunder and The Ciroc Girls, 6 p.m. • Chelsea’s: Sweetwater Gypsies, 7:30 p.m. • Eureka Paradise: Local night • Jack’s Place: Pro Football with Dylan • New Delhi Cafe: James White Trio, 1 to 4 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Den: Terri & Brett, noon to 4 p.m. • Squid & Whale: Local Talent Showcase MONDAY, SEPT. 23 • 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. 24 • Chelsea’s: Open Mic, 9 p.m. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25 • Blarney Stone: Open Mic, 7 p.m. • Chelsea’s: Dog Patch Ramblers, 9 p.m. • Squid & Whale: Ladies Night & Pie Social, featuring Sweetwater Gypsies ••• Following is the schedule of events at
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venues that have specials and live music scheduled for BBB weekend: Pied Piper Pub / Cathouse (sponsoring business of BBB) (82 Armstrong St.): • Sept. 19: Noon to 4 p.m., Brody Buster; 5 to 9 p.m., Foleys Van • Sept. 20: Noon to 4 p.m., Matt Reeves; 5 to 9 p.m., Mark Shields; 8 p.m. to midnight (inside) Brody Buster; 8 p.m. to midnight (beer garden) Low Society. • Sept. 21: Noon to 3 p.m., Keith Nicholson; 4 to 7 p.m., Matt Reeves; 8 p.m. to midnight, Brody Buster Band; 8 p.m. to midnight, Left of Center. Chaser’s (169 E. Van Buren): • Sept. 19-21: Mobile DynoTune Performance Testing: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. • Sept. 19-21: LED Motorcycle Highlights Specialist on-site: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. • Sept. 19: SxRex, 7 p.m. • Sept. 20: SxRex in beer garden at 2 p.m.; Left of Center, 9 p.m. • Sept. 21: Tattoo Contest at 1 p.m.; Jesse and Tessa in beer garden at 2 p.m.; Ozark Thunder, 9 p.m. La Familia (120 E. Van Buren St.): • Sept. 20-21: Beer garden featuring live music by Slamboxx both nights, and a special appearance by custom chopper “Orange Crush,” featured in national bike magazines and owned by Kevin Ratkovich Angler’s Grill & Pub (14581 U.S. Highway 62 West): • Sept. 19 & 20: Outdoor party from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., featuring smoked ribs and pulled pork by Ivan of the Ozarks and live music both days from noon to 7 p.m. Rockin’ Pig (2039 E. Van Buren): • Sept. 20 & 21: Beer garden with BBQ specials and special prices on motorcycle apparel; live music from 7 to 11 p.m. featuring the Bryant Brothers. Legends (105 E. Van Buren): • Daily food and drink specials and DJ ongoing throughout the day • Sept. 18 – 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Slam Boxx • Sept. 19 – 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Strange Company • Sept. 20 – 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Slam Boxx • Sept. 21 – 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Moonshine Mafia
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advised to leave and not to return. Have fun, but don’t take it this far please! 7:44 a.m. — A call from a local gas station advised that a verbal altercation was taking place between two men regarding an incident in which a female companion of one of the men had tried to move their vehicle with the gas pump nozzle still attached into the gas tank. Caller stated the subjects were likely intoxicated. They were no longer there when the officer arrived, but information was shared with local agencies. What a way to start the day! 12:05 p.m. – Complainant reported damage had been done to his vehicle in the parking lot of a local bar from a couple of days previous. 2:01 p.m. – Caller advised he needed assistance, and due to the nature of the situation, he was referred to the juvenile probation office. 4:54 p.m. – A motorcycle accident occurred just off Highway 62, no traffic was blocked. An officer responded, but no report was necessary. 5:53 p.m. – A dog was reported running loose near the highway. The dog was not located in the area. 7:12 p.m. — A man called to advise that some bikes at a local pub are idling and it’s noisy. (hmmm) The man called back that the bikers were yelling at each other. The officer made contact and found that the men were attempting to jump-start one of the bikes. Loud bikes = loud voices. 7:50 p.m. — A man called to report an intoxicated driver had just headed up the
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hill from a local pub on his motorcycle. The officer was unable to locate him. Sept. 11 4:06 p.m. — Carroll County Sheriff’s Office advised of a possible suicidal female driving at the edge of town. The officers were not able to find her within city limits, but said they would be on the look out. Sept. 12 7:06 a.m. — An employee at a local convenience store reported that two men had just left and one of them had written the word “HELP” on his ticket. Officers did not locate the vehicle within the city. 9:16 p.m. — It was reported that a man was walking toward the apartment of his ex-wife. Later the woman called for assistance, stating that her ex-husband was at her apartment and refused to leave. Officers made contact and arrested the man for violation of a protection order. And the “Ex” exits, finally! Sept. 13 9:50 a.m. — Caller advised of a very strong natural gas odor noticed in a downtown area. E.S. Fire Department and Source Gas responded. Lines were checked, but no leak was found. Well, that stinks! 10:17 a.m. — It was reported that overnight there were some vehicles broken into on the east side of town and neighbors reported that their dogs had been spooked around 4 a.m. Officers will have extra patrol for the area. 4:12 p.m. — An officer was called to an area on upper Spring Street to assist in the traffic congestion standoff between a Trolley and a Tram. But I was here first! 7:18 p.m. — Officer are on the lookout for an erratic driver reported to be coming into town, possibly intoxicated. 7:21 p.m. — An employee from a local discount store advised that someone had dumped their trash into the store’s dumpster. And the guilty party forgot to remove their mail from the trash! (This is a good one for a Dumb Criminals show.) 10:55 p.m. — A gas station employee advised that a woman was sleeping in her vehicle. Officers arrived and made contact with her to be sure she was okay. 10:58 p.m. — A caller reported an intoxicated driver in the parking lot of a local lodge nearly hit a snack machine,
then left. Officers were unable to locate the vehicle. When you’re hungry but have no change, this is not the solution. 11:08 p.m. — A noise complaint call reported a group of people playing soccer too loudly. Officers responded, the soccer game was over, but they were reminded to keep it down for the night. 11:47 p.m. — A complainant advised he saw a vehicle in town with some young men that appeared to be shooting a pellet/airsoft gun from the car window toward people. An officer located the vehicle and made a traffic stop. Four males were arrested. Thanks to the concerned citizen for calling that in! Sept. 14 6:53 a.m. — A man reported finding a pellet/airsoft gun and a bag of marijuana in his front yard. The officer responded and picked up the property. Those boys from last night are even sorrier now! 2:17 p.m. — A guest at a local inn called to request an officer so he could report his car had been hit. There was a witness and pictures of the accident. The guest had plans and called back at 5:04 p.m. The officer responded and took the report. 5:21 p.m. — A local downtown hotel employee called to advise that a tour bus would be arriving within the hour and requested traffic control assistance. Planning ahead, good job! 6:48 p.m. — A caller pulling into the local inn was afraid to stay there as a suspicious man had been following on a motorcycle, also pulled into the lot. The officer made contact with the biker who stated he was only looking for a place to eat. Then go to a restaurant, buddy. 7:49 p.m. — A disturbance was reported in a residential area in town. The caller stated he’s hearing noises, but said he regularly hears voices, so he was not sure whether it was real or not. He requested someone to walk through the house. Officers made contact. Everything was okay. Really? 8:56 p.m. — An intoxicated man was reported to be causing a disturbance at a local saloon. He was cursing at a waitress and throwing change around. Officer made contact advising him to return to his room for the night. 9:13 p.m. — A young woman, possi-
bly intoxicated, was reportedly walking and jumping in front of traffic. Officers were unable to locate her. 9:54 p.m. — Several calls were received regarding a barking dog. Officers responded, but were unable to locate the owner. A message was left for them. 11:01 p.m. — A man from a local bar advised of a fender-bender in the parking lot and needed an officer to file a report for insurance purposes. 11:56 p.m. — A woman staying at a local lodge called to advise there were two girls behind a nearby bar, being loud and from the smell they may have been smoking marijuana. Officers responded but were unable to find them. Sept. 15 12:51 a.m. — A traffic stop resulted in the arrest of a man for driving on a suspended license and possession of a controlled substance. 1:48 a.m. — A man from a local restaurant called to advise of a fight brewing between eight to 10 people in the parking lot of Eureka Live! Officers found no one fighting. 2:06 a.m. — A caller advised that a drunken motorcyclist, last seen in the parking lot of Eureka Live!, had pulled a knife on her boyfriend. Officers responded but could not locate the intoxicated would-be driver. 2:18 a.m. — Carroll County Sheriff’s Office advised of a man at Eureka Springs Hospital who had been stabbed. Officers determined the stabbing occurred outside city limits, so CCSO deputies took over the investigation. 7:03 a.m. — A caller reported a suspicious vehicle and driver parked in the Arvest Bank lot behind the ATM. Officer responded and found the suspicious vehicle had an unsuspicious flat tire. 11:02 a.m. — Berryville officers requested a welfare check on a child in a red SUV hauling a trailer that had been headed westbound on Highway 62 from Berryville. Officers said a witness had seen a woman in the vehicle strike the child. Eureka officers were unable to locate the vehicle. 5:28 p.m. — A retail store on Spring Street reported a shoplifting, but the suspect could not be located. Five-finger discount, indeed. Shame!
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The Natural Way Natural help for furry friends
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e have one big old loveable Black Labrador Retriever and 3 cats Jim Fain who share their lives with us. Samantha is the Lab, K.C. is the aged matriarch cat, Betty and Judy are the working girl sister cats we got from the Good Shepherd Humane Society. While we have top/expert veterinary care, each of our aging furry family members are attended with natural supplements regularly or from time to time. Each have their ailments just as you and I. K.C. and Sam hurt from arthritis in the hips. Both, are treated with prescribed NSAIDs but very conservatively. The drugs are very effective at reducing arthritic pain, however, can cause kidney failure over the long haul. For K.C. I reduce that risk by giving her an all natural arthritis liquid homeopathic twice daily except for Wednesday and Sunday when she gets the NSAID. Samantha, gets Quercetin daily for allergies and powdered MSM (a natural anti inflammatory) in her food along with fish oil Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. She gets her powerful NSAID Monday, Wednesday and Friday. So far no kidney damage for either from the drugs. Betty survived Bobcat Fever (we think) with prompt and intense use of oral monolaurin. Betty was overweight bordering on diabetes but with diet is just fine. Judy is still happily healthy and is the local scourge of lizards. Many supplements made for humans are safe and beneficial for dogs and cats. A short list includes; MSM for arthritis, Omega 3 fish oils for heart, brain (reduces convulsions) and skin health, Quercetin for allergies, Pycnogenol for a long list of reasons including hot spots and chronic conditions, d-Mannose for bladder infections, Neem shampoo for fur/hair and skin health (dogs only), Neem spray to reduce itching (dogs only) and a long list of homeopathics. I really like the homeopathic liquids for arthritis as they are easy to use. Another one is a homeopathic to calm, very good. There are very few reasons not to use naturals. Watch out when using essential oils and cats as their grooming can cause them to ingest what they shouldn’t. These furry beings are easy to love and do teach us how to love. I believe part of that is due to their being very present centered not anticipating or fretting. We’re blessed to have them in our lives.
Wisecrack Zodiac ARIES: You’re feeling as out of place as granny panties on Lady Gaga. Shed those layers of pretense and let your personality go au naturel. You may not make any new friends, but the breeze feels nice. TAURUS: Don’t think of yourself as a bull in a china shop. This week you’re more of a hedgehog in a Silly Putty factory, because everything will gum you up and make you rather sticky. Bring wet wipes. GEMINI: An unfortunate sporting accident makes you rethink your career, but don’t give up. Steve Martin made the arrowthrough-the-head look successful, you can do something special with that puck up your butt. CANCER: The best things in life may be free, but somewhere in that perfect day someone will want your debit card. Be prepared for some overtime on Thursday, unless you can pay the piper with coupons. LEO: Not only do you have a new lease on life, but you also get free financing and no payments until June. Right now every day comes with a sun roof; stick your neck out and enjoy the light. VIRGO: You are a Rubik’s Cube: small and annoying to everyone except children and geniuses. Show everyone your true colors, and maybe people won’t be tempted to peel your stickers. LIBRA: True beauty isn’t how you look, it’s what you show to a child. Mainly that you show the brat to a time out corner, so everyone else can have some peace and quiet. That’s beautiful. SCORPIO: On Friday, you’re like the Spanish Inquisition: no one expects you and your biggest threat is a comfy chair. Look at the bright side, at least you have a nifty hat. SAGITTARIUS: Saturday brings a tough decision: do you
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want the peanut brittle, or the chocolate-covered almonds? Either way you go, you’ll spend the day picking your nuts. CAPRICORN: After a Miley Cyrus song gets stuck in your head for 48 hours, you are no longer responsible for your actions. Don’t worry, the badger won’t press charges if you pay for his therapy. AQUARIUS: What you think will be a tiptoe through the tulips
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will become more of a frantic run through the man-sized Venus Flytraps. Keep moving and remember to zigzag, or you’ll be a bouquet banquet. PISCES: The smart money may be on the other guy, but you bring dumb luck to the table. Stay in the game long enough, and a meteor may take out your competition.
Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1. Of the fourth degree 8. Cokes 13. Let the dog run 14. Ward off or dodge 15. Obese or kind of fat 16. Mother-of-pearl 17. One with a habit 18. Snake-like fishes 20. Can only be made when sitting 21. “Been there, done that” item 24. Glossy cuckoo 25. Classical ballet step 26. May start with a sketch 28. Doha’s country 31. Supercooled fogs 32. Knocks over 34. Lubricant 35. Limb with a pit 36. Astonish 41. Trendy or bone 42. Genuine 43. Pull along 44. Peepholes 46. Untanned skin 49. Bridge expert
50. Moral 51. Smelled 52. Concentrated ocean brine Down 1. English fashion designer who created miniskirts and hot pants 2. Extreme, excessive 3. Dress shape 4. Short pol. party 5. Confucian concept 6. Japanese immigrants
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7. Shout Ole! or Bravo! and the like. 8. Gothic typeface 9. Eggs, to Caesar 10. Recite formally 11. Plan in advance 12 Loafers 19. Bygone Ford 22. Span 23. Liquor 27. Farm storage 28. Clams 29. “Armenian plum” 30. Type of paint 33. A boy named
___ 34. Rotationally symmetric ellipsoid 37. Old fillies 38. Central New York city 39. Near or like a bump 40. Lived in 45. Football’s Dawson 47. Defunct puck pusher inits. or expression of disbelief 48. Not hers
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I have high energy and feel my best when productively crossing things off my “to do” list. I consider myself a planner and I take pride in my ability to multi-task, prioritize and work smart. I like to work with people. I am creative.
Brad is a one-year-old gray tabby who came to the shelter as a kitten. His brother, Brett, is in the shelter as well. Brad is a fun loving cat who loves to climb. He is known in the Light House for his persistence when trying to get ones attention to be held or petted. He would be a dedicated lap cat for anyone looking for a playful companion. Since the shelter has over 100 cats, adoption fees have been reduced to $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 keep my commitments by going the extra mile. 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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first time in over 10 years in Arkansas. The urgent request and the phrase chosen to describe the imminent permanent devastation of our economy, health and environment, follows the suggestion made by Arkansas Public Service Commission Director John Bethel that Route 33 will be approved but can be challenged on appeal. Why would Bethel assume Route 33 will be approved when the case has not even yet been handed over to the decision-makers, the Public Service Commissioners? Martha Peine in her Sept. 7 Public Comment to the APSC asks a pertinent question: “Who does Staff represent and why are they colluding with SWEPCO? The explicit collusion between SWEPCO’s attorney Matthews and APSC Staff attorney Dawn Guthrie, changing the order of the presentation of evidence at the last minute to support their shared strategy of attempting to minimize the impact of Save the Ozarks’ expert witness testimony by not cross examining them, cannot be denied. And it certainly defies all reason that Judge Griffin did not have a single question about that same testimony.” There is also the issue of the conflicting relationship between APSC and the utilities: • Two of the three APSC commissioners that will decide our future are Southwest Power Pool members. (SPP is the utility organization that ordered the line to be built in the first place.) • John Bethel and Clark Cotten, APSC Staff are SPP members. • A revolving door exists at APSC, with several top APSC officials taking high-paying jobs with AEP and other utilities after leaving APSC. I sent a request to Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel to investigate the relationship between ASPC and the utilities, on Aug. 30, and have received no response from his office. What is wrong with granting AEP power of eminent domain? Any honest negotiations have to be based on a spirit of compromise and mutual respect, not on the threat of force. It is difficult to
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imagine AEP accepting a comprehensive-benefit agreement when AEP can walk away from the table and remove people by force. Case in point: The Gentry Wildlife Safari, a 400-acre, family-owned and -operated park — the pride of the Gentry community and the only attraction that draws hundreds of thousands of repeat visitors and students annually — has now been condemned, so a 345,000 Volt transmission line can traverse the now-shuttered park. Leon Wilmouth, owner of the Safari started by his father 50 years ago with one backhoe and three buffaloes, worked 34 years for AEP and is on disability on the AEP payroll. Out of loyalty for AEP, fearing reprisals since he lives in SWEPCO country and has to take care with his family of the wildlife and visitors to the park on a daily basis, did not file an intervention. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, responsible for the health of the wildlife in the park, was ignored by AEP. There is not one reference to the Safari in the EIS or in the transcript of the hearing, decided by APSC Judge Connie Griffin in April 2013. Leon has a final court date on Oct. 16, and, if he loses, the wildlife must be out the next day. (AEP had a variance of 600 feet from the center line to move the transmission line but decided to traverse the Safari to save a few dollars.) If AEP is willing to ignore reason, logic and respect for the Gentry community and Leon’s family, ignoring the life-threatening stress of capture and sedation for wildlife with no place to go, what can we expect for Pea Ridge National Military Park, the Devil’s Eyebrow Natural Area, the Gateway Elementary School, and the Beaver flood region, just to mention a few of the places on Route 33? We pray the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will deny permit on their federal easement, which is not subject to eminent domain, for all of SWEPCO’s proposed routes. Please visit NoPowerLines.org and get involved and join the online petition. – DR. LUIS CONTRERAS
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nearly 20 years, there was a little frustration, too. However, after learning about the possible costs and determining that for each person taken off well water, those still using it might be in better shape, the residents in attendance Tuesday seemed supportive. Dr. Merlin Leach, who lives in southern Carroll County and said he voted against the previous rural water proposal, said he wanted to make sure the committee sticks with its original intention to stay transparent. “The need for rural water is apparent,” Leach said to the JPs. “I hope you continue to stay transparent in this process.” Deborah Trimble, who lives in western
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It was great ending to an inspiring day of community involvement and solidarity. So we’d like to raise the proverbial glass to STO, all the volunteers that helped make Sunday happen, all the attendees who participated, all the donors big and small, and everyone else who has helped fight SWEPCO’s proposal in their own way. Keep fighting the good fight! Carroll County, also raised a concern about population growth if water connections are more readily available. In addition to the public comments given at Tuesday’s meeting, the JPs and Carroll County Extension Agent Randy Forst have been getting letters, phone calls and in-person commentary from county residents, they said. Forst said all the letters they’ve received at the office have been in favor of developing a rural water system. Flake said of all the people he’s talked to, only one person was against it, a city resident who was worried about rate increases and a possible water shortage if rural residences and farms were tied in to the water system. “Most people against it have access to water already,” Flake said.
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The 1st Annual White River Wild Rubber Duck Race was Saturday at the Riverview boat launch area. The event was hosted by the Eureka Springs West Tourism Association and featured a cornucopia of prizes from many local businesses. Above is Jeffrey Lee entertaining the crowd with song. Below is Carma Lewis, event coordinator, holding two of the lead ducks moments before they dropped into the White River. More than 600 ducks made the float from Spider Creek to the Riverview bridge. At far left is Aiden Steele, 6, of Garfield as he makes his best ‘Spiderman’ pose. At left is Wendi La Fey as revels in the glory of winning six raffle prize drawings. Below left is Debbie Coleman the Grand Prize Winner, Coleman took home a Eureka Springs Vacation for Two with all the trimmings. A big thank you goes out to the sponsors, Community First Bank, Cornerstone Bank and Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce, along with all the Eureka Springs West Tourism Association members who donated the prize packages, and the volunteers who worked countless hours to make it all possible – “quack” you very much!
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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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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.
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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.
Investment Opportunity ... Lakeview duplex has 2bed/2bath each side, open floor plan, wood burning fireplace & big deck to take in the view. Great P & L’s Long term tenants. Holiday Island Amenities $149,900.
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COMMERCIAL & This prime retail building located right on historic RESIDENTAIL Spring St. is waiting for
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AWE INSPIRING LAKE VIEWS ~ AMAZING ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS ~ BOAT SLIP. Custom built in 2010 this 4 bedroom 3.5 bath custom home is a MUST SEE $469,900.
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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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.
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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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Cedar home w/guest house on 8.29 (+/-) acres, pond, beautiful mtn. views & land. The home features large open rooms, geothermal heat, generator, large windows, 2-car garage, 1-car carport, detached 3-car carport w/storage, guest house w/kitchenette, bath. POSSIBLE OWNER FINANCING. $399,900.
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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.
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eurekasprings-realty.com - pbfaulk@cox.net 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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