Lovely County Citizen Sept. 21, 2017 by Lovely County Citizen

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YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

TOPNEWS Crescent jazzes it up Hotel hosts annual jazz lawn party

Photos on Page 12

n City works to clean up code

Planning commission, council host workshop Page 3

n New kiosks

for mobile app

CAPC agrees to buy four display devices Page 5

n Update on renovation

Hospital Commission pays city for notices Page 6

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Joint workshop brings city closer to cleaning up code By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com

The Eureka Springs Planning Commission joined forces with the Eureka Springs City Council on Tuesday, Sept. 12, for a joint workshop on code definitions. The workshop kicked off with a discussion of conditional use permits, and alderwoman Kristi Kendrick pointed out that the word “preferably” is in a sentence describing the 180-day rule. The existing code says a property with a CUP must be open and in business, showing revenue, advertising and paying taxes with no lapse of operations greater than 180 consecutive days. A property owner may ask for an exemption to the 180-day rule because of extenuating circumstances, the code says, preferably before the 180 days have elapsed. Kendrick reminded the group of a previous workshop where the word “preferably” was removed from a similar part of the code. “You should take the word preferably out of that,” Kendrick said. “When you say ‘preferably,’ that really has no legal meaning. You should just take it out.” Commissioner Susan Harman agreed, saying she was taking notes as everyone spoke. The commission did remove the word “preferably” from another part of the code, Harman said, but hadn’t gotten to certain sections yet. She said it should be easy to take the word out. “Let’s just handle this while we’re on it,” Harman said. Alderman Terry McClung pointed out that the current commissioners might know what “preferably” means but future commissioners might not. “You have an idea in your mind of what that means today with this group,” McClung said. “With the planning commission 10 years from now, I assure you they’re going to think something different and it’s going to be twisted.” Kendrick moved on to address what extenuating circumstances might qualify a property owner to maintain their

CUP after not paying taxes for 180 days, saying she didn’t think foreclosure should be part of that. “In the past, lenders have the power and just have not chosen to exercise the power to have receivers appointed to manage the property,” Kendrick said. “They can do it. They just don’t. They leave the property empty for a year or more and come in and say, ‘I have to have this removed.’ ” Kendrick recalled a situation where a CUP was foreclosed on and the borrowers offered the key to the lender. “The lender never came to get the key and left the property empty for a year after that,” Kendrick said. “Would it be better to include a list of circumstances that would be viable?” Harman asked. Alderwoman Mickey Schneider said it could be good to list which situations aren’t considered extenuating circumstances, and the commissioners said they’d consider both options. Kendrick addressed a part of the code regarding CUP restrictions in R-1 Victorian Residential areas, calling the paragraph “very badly written from a legal standpoint.” “You say that no request for a conditional use permit shall be granted if an existing conditional use permit or a legal nonconforming permit is within 200 feet,” Kendrick said. “Well, the permit is not what you are worried about. It’s the property in which the permit is granted. You’re not talking about the permit. You’re talking about the property. That needs to be rewritten. I’d be happy to help you.” Commissioner Ann Tandy-Sallee said they needed to move on to other parts of the code, saying there wasn’t enough time to focus heavily on one part. They did, and Kendrick asked why some businesses have permits that aren’t included in the code. That’s the reason the commission is cleaning up the code in the first place, Harman said. “We’ve already given those permits out. What we’re trying to do is look at the codebook and not only correct

some of the verbiage we have and clean up some of the areas but also include things that are already in existence in Eureka Springs,” Harman said. “These things have already been issued, but our codebook doesn’t reflect it.” Kendrick questioned if that was the right way to go about it. “We may have some uses that were not in compliance with code. Do we want to change our code to permit them everywhere, or do we simply want to grandfather those uses in?” Kendrick said. Tandy-Sallee pointed out that the council has final say on all proposed changes to the code. “Since we’re sending this to the council, some of those might be discussions you’ll decide,” Tandy-Sallee said. Kendrick asked why tour homes and houses are being added to the code, and city preservation officer Glenna Booth said those establishments already exist in town. “I’ve probably received more comments from constituents about that than any other,” Kendrick said. “Are we just willy nilly letting them in without the public having a say in this?” “The public has a say in public comments,” alderman David Mitchell said. “Planning is recommending this to council to make final approval. It’s not final. It’s a draft.” The group moved on to address the 200-foot rule, which says a CUP won’t

be granted to a property within 200 feet of an existing CUP. Alderman Bob Thomas recalled when planning chairwoman Melissa Greene said there’s only one tiny section of town where something new could go in because of that rule. Greene was absent, so Harman spoke for her. “She was basically talking in general. There are some areas. I don’t think she has it nailed down to one section,” Harman said. “She’s saying there’s not that many areas that are left now. I don’t think it’s specifically one.” “There are some homes that would be very appropriate as tour homes, and if they happen to be 200 feet within a daycare center, they can’t do it,” Thomas said. That’s when the property owner can appeal to the city council, Harman said. Mitchell said the property owner could ask for a variance, which would cancel out the 200-foot rule. “Most complaints I’ve heard from citizens involve variances, because so-and-so can get one and so-and-so can’t,” Thomas said. “It’s arbitrary,” McClung said. The property owner can appeal to circuit court if a variance is denied, Booth said, and the city council if a CUP is denied. “So there’s two methods,” Mitchell said. “It would be hard to be arbitrary, wouldn’t it?” “Our goal is to be as fair to everyone as we can be,” Harman said.

Weekend accident leaves two dead Lovely County Citizen

Two people were killed Saturday in a traffic accident on Arkansas Highway 187 west of Beaver. According to a preliminary report from Arkansas State Police Trooper Drew Widner, Jeffery James Schneider, 53, of Omaha was riding a 2000 Yamaha motorcycle westbound at 3:06 p.m. Saturday when he crossed into the eastbound lane while ne-

gotiating a curve. Schneider overcorrected, laying the motorcycle on its right side. The motorcycle’s rear tire struck the front bumper of an eastbound 2008 Dodge, causing the motorcycle to rotate counter-clockwise. Schneider and his passenger, Laurie Ann Schneider, 52, of Omaha, were killed. The driver of the Dodge was not identified in the state police report.

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BOZA approves variance for addition at 12 Cliff St.

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There will soon be an addition at 12 Cliff St. On Tuesday, Sept. 12, the Eureka Springs Planning Commission approved a setback variance for an addition on a secondary building at 12 Cliff St. Architect Butch Berry presented the request, saying the existing building is 20 feet by 16 feet. “The owners are wanting to add an addition, a 10-foot addition, by the width of the house, which is 20 feet out,” Berry said. “The house already sits approximately 2.26 feet from the side yard setback. Of course, typical Eureka, the house sits caddy corner to the lot.” He added, “We’re asking for a variance to kind of match the existing building to add the addition to the structure.” Commissioner Doug Breitling moved to approve the request, and the commission agreed to do so. The commission adjourned the meeting, moving on to the regular meeting of the Eureka Springs Planning Commission. Commissioner Woodrow Acord said he’d like to revisit the 180-day rule, which says a property loses its conditional use permit if the owner doesn’t pay taxes for 180 days. “I wonder if we should have the start date not be to the date the taxes were paid but the date the taxes were due,” Acord said. The commissioners added that to the new definitions, and Breitling presented his draft on the definitions of weddings and special events. Breitling suggested adding lawns and

gardens to the areas where ceremonies and festivities are allowed to be held, saying he changed the quiet time for these events to 9 p.m. to 8 a.m. The time had been between 11 p.m. and 8 a.m., Breitling said. “That brings it into agreement with the quiet use,” Breitling said. He said he added a section saying how speakers can be used at events. “I took out ‘producing no more than blank watts of power’ and just left it as small personal speakers, because I could not find any standard that was consistent or readable,” Breitling said. “If somebody knows something more than that, I’m not opposed to having watts of power in there. I looked at the catalogues, and it was so inconsistent.” City preservation officer Glenna Booth said the quiet use ordinance is measured by decibels, suggesting that Breitling look into that. “I think what you’re talking about is fine,” Booth said. “I think this covers what we want,” Breitling said. “You don’t want amplified music,” Booth said. “Basically, it’s OK if you’ve got a CD player, but not OK if you’ve got an amplifier on it,” Breitling said. The commissioners debated how the number of attendees at events should be determined, with Breitling saying the parking requirements should be the guideline for that. “If you have a five-bedroom B&B, you have to have seven parking spaces,” Breitling said, saying that would mean a maxi-

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CAPC votes to purchase kiosks for mobile app By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com

The Eureka Springs App is coming to a transit center near you. On Wednesday, Sept. 13, the Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission agreed to buy kiosks to display the mobile application. Director Mike Maloney said he looked at a lot of different kiosk stands before deciding on the best one. “It’s very heavy, so it’s very sturdy. It’s not likely to tip over,” Maloney said. “Not only is it sturdy, it gives us a huge graphics area.” Maloney said the display at the top of the kiosk can be turned horizontally or vertically, saying app developer Chip Ford prefers the vertical display. It would cost $1,000 to purchase one kiosk, an iPad and other display accessories, Maloney said, and he’s been thinking of the best places to place the kiosks. Three great locations, Maloney said, are the transit centers on Planer Hill, Highway 62 and downtown. “I’m also considering locations at Turpentine Creek because of their locations, and the Great Passion Play and the chamber,” Maloney said. “The good thing about putting them in these types of locations is they’re secure. They get locked up at night, particularly the transit areas.” He added, “What we need to do is determine what we want to spend, and perhaps budget some for 2018.” Commissioner David Mitchell asked how the commission is doing financially, and finance director Rick Bright said there’s money to buy some kiosks. “We actually have $3,000 in the budget we didn’t spend, so we can easily do three of them, which gets them in the transit locations, and do the rest next year,” Bright said. Mitchell asked how soon the kiosks would be on display, and Maloney said it would take about two weeks to get them in operation. It would be a good idea, Maloney said, to purchase plastic covering for the graphics panels. “If somebody spills something on it, it won’t weather the graphic,” Maloney said. “We can change these graphics as we want

to any time we need to. We just got a tremendous amount of Dropbox materials from Chip last week … that we can use in all different types of ads we want to put together.” Commissioner Susan Harman said she wanted to get the kiosks available as soon as possible. “[The app] is only available on Apple now. I think this would be advantageous to do immediately,” Harman said. “That still gives everybody access to it if they want to.” Commissioner Terry McClung suggested putting kiosks at the North Arkansas Regional Airport and the University of Arkansas. The commission already pays $400 a month to have the Eureka Springs Visitors Guide at XNA, Maloney said. “We also have a person behind the counter almost every day. She answers questions about Northwest Arkansas and Eureka Springs,” Maloney said. “We might think about negotiating this in addition to that. I think it’s something to take to the table.” Another possible location, Maloney said, would be in Branson, Mo. He said the city is on good terms with city officials in Branson. “It’s a really good deal. I think this would be perfect for Branson,” Maloney said. Harman asked where the money for the kiosks would come from, and Bright said there’s $3,000 in the budget that isn’t dedicated to anything. “Unless we cut it out of media somewhere, we’d have to take it out of reserves,” Bright said. “Cash-wise, it’s not an issue. Everything is a budgeted item except for that $3,000. We’ve got a lot of money for marketing support that hasn’t been used.” “In essence, aren’t these marketing support?” Mitchell said. Maloney said they are, and McClung moved to purchase four kiosks. The commission voted on the motion, unanimously approving it. “Thanks for looking at these. I really think they’re going to be good,” Maloney said. “I think they’ll be a striking complement for the tourist’s experience when

they come to town.” Finance director Rick Bright presented the financial report, saying the cash balance as of Aug. 31 was $463,356. He listed tax collections remitted in August, from July collections. He said restaurants brought in $84,486, up $8,874 (11.7 percent). Total lodging collections were $81,937, up $189 (0.2 percent). These lodging collections include: $16,161 for hotels, up $183 (1.2 percent); $43,810 for motels, up $1,325 (3.1 percent); $6,936 for B&Bs, down $74 (1.1 percent); and $15,030 for cabins and cottages, down $1,245 (7.7 percent). Bright said the year-to-date lodging collections compared with 2016 are down $10,369 (2.4 percent) and the year-to-date restaurant collections compared with 2016 are down $5,113 (1.2 percent). The yearto-date total collections, he said, are down $5,256 (0.6 percent). McClung said the commission’s finances are flat but the budget isn’t suffering. “We’re staying within our budget, be-

cause we had withheld some things,” McClung said. “There’s things there we didn’t spend money on. When we look at the budget for next year, we need to recalculate the expenditures and get in the line of where they need to be.” Jay Wilks presented information on the Summer Diversity Weekend, saying it was a successful event. There was a meet and greet at Brews on Friday night, Wilks said, which was a return to tradition. “That was the first meet and greet we’ve had in Eureka Springs in five years,” Wilks said. Attendees filled out surveys, Wilks said, showing that they spent a combined 92 nights in Eureka Springs lodging properties during the weekend. “When the question was asked if diversity was the reason you’re here, out of 46 surveys, all 46 said yes,” Wilks said. The commission’s next regular meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, at the Auditorium.

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Hospital commission agrees to reimburse city for public notices By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com

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Citizen of the Week

Thank you, ESPD

In my walks through our hamlet we call Eureka Springs, I am told that I live in the past. I do miss the times when we did not have shooting in our schools or bombs exploding in concerts. Here in Eureka we are protected from this current evil and have a small group to say thank you to for keeping us safe and protected. This is the Eureka Springs Police Department who keeps each of us safe. All of the men and women serving this city risk their safety for ours and we all need to remember that we can sleep in our beds knowing they are guarding our streets and alleys vigilant to the hazards of the world so that we can be protected from the current world. So I ask all of you when you see one of our officers say “Thank You for your service to our community.” — FERGUSON STEWART

Danyelle Harris is this week’s Citizen of the Week. She was nominated by Mary Peters, who thanked Harris for her tireless work to assist the victims of Hurricane Harvey. To nominate somebody for Citizen of the Week, email Samantha Jones at Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com.

The Eureka Springs Hospital Commission is finishing up one of the first steps toward renovating the hospital. On Monday afternoon, the commission agreed to reimburse the city of Eureka Springs for money spent on public notices in the Carroll County News and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Chairman Michael Merry explained that the public notices are a request for qualifications from architectural firms interested in taking on the renovation. Kim Stryker, assistant to the mayor, said the city spent $196 for the Carroll County News and $202.50 for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, totaling $398.50. The commission voted to reimburse the city for that expense, and Stryker said the public notices have already drawn quite a bit of interest. “We’ve been surprisingly inundated with calls from architectural firms from all over. We’ve gotten calls from Mississippi, Chicago and the Great Lakes area,” Stryker said. “It’s been a surprising amount of responses. If 5 percent of those end up submitting, it’ll be a nicesized field.” Hospital employee Vicki Andert said a few representatives from architectural firms have visited the hospital recently to check it out. “If you get any calls from architects or engineers who want to come by the hospital, how we’ve been handling that is we’ve been telling them, ‘You’re welcome to tour the outside of the building. Take as many pictures as you want,’ ” Andert said. “We can’t let them inside the building. That would be a HIPPA violation, plus it would take time to tour them around.” Merry thanked the hospital employees for cooperating with the renovation process, even in the early stages. He recalled receiving an update from

Allegiance Health Management about the proposed performance bond for the renovations, saying Allegiance has requested to see drawings of the proposed renovations before agreeing to the bond. “We will commit ourselves to spending whatever cost these drawings come up to in preparation for that final question,” Merry said. “That will determine if we move any further.” The RFQs will be due at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13. Merry said commissioner Barbara Dicks will represent the commission that day. Anyone who would care to join Dicks, Merry said, is welcome. “We will gather at the following meeting after that with the mayor’s office,” Merry said. “They will have had them opened, but they will bring them in individually and discuss it with the commission.” If other commissioners would like to be there when the bids are opened, Dicks said, they’ll have to let Stryker know. “She will need to notify the press if there’s two of us,” Dicks said. Merry said he understood. “If one of us shows, it’s fine, but if two show, it has to be a representation of the commission,” Merry said. In the meantime, Stryker said, city preservation officer Glenna Booth is working on getting the hospital added as a historic contributing building. Stryker said she was surprised the building wasn’t already on that list. “It’s a long process to get a building declared as contributing. We’re losing other contributing buildings, and it really needs to be one,” Stryker said. “There are tax credits to be gained if and when this ever comes to fruition … tax credits that aren’t useful to the city, but they’re revenue producers.” Also at the meeting, Andert introduced the hospital’s new physician Dr. See Notices, page 10

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Are you worried about war with North Korea?

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Robert Valentine

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“Beep” Yes, especially for my friends in the military.

“Lancer” Nope.

“Rob” Being former military, I worry more about civil war here.

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Samantha Jones is associate editor for Carroll County Newspapers. Her email address is Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com.

It can wait

or the second consecutive year, Carroll County Newspapers is sponsoring an essay contest on texting while driving. We offered the contest to Eureka Springs students last year through the Lovely County Citizen, and I’m super excited to branch out to the rest of the county. This year, anyone in Carroll County between 14 and 19 can enter the contest. The rules are simple: Write a 300-500 word essay on why it’s important to take the It Can Wait pledge to never drive distracted. The writing should highlight the dangers of smartphone distracted driving and must include the following call to action: “Take the pledge to never drive distracted at ItCanWait. com” With the contest expanding countywide, we’ve increased our prize money, too. The first-place winner will receive $700, with second place taking $400 and third place taking $300. That’s thanks to all our sponsors in Carroll County. I can’t express how grateful I am to have Suzette Jackson Insurance, Anstaff Bank of Green Forest, K-Way Auto, Arvest Bank of Eureka Springs, Clay Maxey Ford, Windle & Associates, Crescent and Basin Park Hotels, Cox Communications, Equity Bank of Eureka Springs, Equity Bank of Berryville, Teigen Insurance and Harts Family Center support this contest and all the good it can do for our county’s young people. Distracted driving is dangerous. I think most of us could agree on that, but we also know how easy it is to pick up the phone to check a text. We like to think we can multitask on the road, that it’s not a big deal to play with our phones while navigating 4,000 pounds of metal around other cars and pedestrians. It is a big deal. In many cases, it’s life or death. Though I’ve never been personally affected by texting and driving, I’ve written stories about young people who died doing it. That’s certainly my least favorite part of this job. When a young

person dies because of texting and driving, we don’t just lose their life. We lose their potential. We lose their future. Of course, teenagers aren’t the only people who text and drive. I know many adults, including myself, who tinker with their phone while on the road. I used to change the music on my phone until my husband asked me to stop. He said he wanted me to Samantha Jones be safe on the road, and I couldn’t deny him that request. Since then, I’ve made playlists for long road trips and have refused to touch my phone unless I’m at a rest stop. I’m not sure if I’ve saved any lives by making that decision, but I sure feel safer because of it. At the end of the day, we should all feel safe on the road. It’s important for young people to speak up about that and to influence their friends who might practice the same distracted driving I used to. To all the teenagers in our county, I sure hope you take the opportunity to enter our contest. You’ll be standing up for what’s right. All three winning essays will be published in the Carroll County News and the Lovely County Citizen, so I know your words will help somebody in our community. The contest is sponsored at the state level by AT&T and the Arkansas Newspaper Foundation. The winner of the state contest will take home even more money, as well as a trip to Little Rock. Our local winner, Elizabeth Loudermilk, won the state contest last year. She’s proof that this contest is invaluable to our community. You can enter by emailing me at Citizen.Editor. Eureka@gmail.com. I look forward to all your submissions.

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Hole-in-one

Rotary Interact’s golf tournament raises $2,200 By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com

Only two months into the school year, Eureka Springs High School Rotary Interact students have completed their biggest fundraiser of the year. The club hosted its second annual golf tournament in Holiday Island on Monday, Sept. 11, bringing in $2,200. Club adviser Joanie Kratzer reported that 64 golfers showed up, saying 10 Rotary Interact students were there to direct the golfers. “They met the golfers and thanked them for coming and encouraged them,” Kratzer said. There were several fundraising opportunities at the tournament, Kratzer said, including a silent auction, the purchase of mulligans and sponsorships. Kratzer said the silent auction brought in $500, with $475 raised by mulligan sales. “We also sold raffle tickets. Altogether, it looks like we’re going to net about $2,200,” Kratzer said. She thanked everyone in the community who helped, especially Rotarian Michele Gann and the Crescent Hotel’s Jodie English Brown. “It was very successful for our first fundraiser of the year, and that’s because of the help we had from Rotarians and community members,” Kratzer said. Senior Faith Martin said she was happy to be at the fundraiser. “It went well. We had a large turnout of

people, and they were really supportive buying things,” Martin said. “We were selling mulligans and other things to help them, and they bought a lot to support us, even if they didn’t need them.” Senior Elizabeth Loudermilk agreed. “The community is super great. They always come out to support us,” Loudermilk said. “You can tell they enjoy seeing us there and they like seeing the youth involved in the community.” All the money that comes from the fundraiser, Martin said, will be put back into the community in some way. “It feels really nice that we’re going to be able to donate it to people,” Martin said. “We don’t really see the people we donate it to, but when we do, they’re always really happy and thankful.” Loudermilk said some of the money will be used to send more students to the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards. That’s important, Loudermilk said, because it teaches students how to give back to their community. “A lot of us attended last year and we really enjoyed it. It made a big impact on our lives,” Loudermilk said. “Hopefully, we’ll be able to get some juniors who will be able to get out to Oklahoma and get that experience.” Senior Brandon Ray said he feels honored to be part of the club. “I’m glad we raised that much, because I know it’s going to go to help people,” Ray said. “People will really

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Eureka Springs High School Rotary Interact students take a break from their golf tournament fundraiser on Monday, Sept. 11, to smile for the camera.

appreciate it.” “We do care about the community a lot,” Martin said. “Everything we do, we’re trying to help them in the long run.” The club will likely donate some money to help the victims of natural disasters, Loudermilk said. “We like to keep a lookout for natural disasters. Last year, we donated to a fam-

ily whose house burned down,” Loudermilk said. “We donated to those affected by the hurricanes and things that just aren’t expected and come up.” Other places the club has donated, Kratzer said, are the American Wheelchair Mission, Good Shepherd Humane Society, Flint Street Fellowship and Samaritan’s Feet. “We donated $1,250 to Samaritan’s Feet last year for shoes for children,” Kratzer said. “I’m sure a large chunk of this money will go toward that this year.” Kratzer listed other upcoming events for the club, saying the students will work the Cornerstone Bank parking lot on Sunday, Oct. 1. They will have a float in the Christmas Parade, Kratzer said, and will have a fundraiser in Basin Park for St. Patrick’s Day and a bake sale on Easter. “Those are our major fundraisers for the year,” Kratzer said. “We’re looking forward to it.”

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Women Redeemed by Christ to host conference Oct. 13-14 By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com

If you’re looking for a supportive group of women in Carroll County, Women Redeemed by Christ should fit the bill. The newly formed group will have a women’s conference on Friday, Oct. 13, and Saturday, Oct. 14, at First Christian Church at 763 Passion Play Road in Eureka Springs. The conference will feature international speaker Dr. Tara Rye, who will give the women tools to find the answers to their questions of Jesus. This isn’t the first time Rye has come to Carroll County, event organizer Kathy Warren said. “She was here five years ago. The women kept asking, ‘Get her back. Get her back,’ ” Warren said. “We’re bringing her back.” What makes Rye so special, Warren said, is everything she has experienced in her life. Warren said Rye has always worked to support women. “She has done Bible studies for women recovering from abuse. She herself went through an abusive relationship, so she’s able to relate to women who have been in that relationship and willing to share and mentor,” Warren said. Rye writes children’s books, Warren said, and the proceeds go to a non-profit that helps women who are recovering from domestic violence, drug abuse or prostitution. “She doesn’t care what your background is. She doesn’t care what you’ve been through,” Warren said. “She just wants you to know there are people who are supporting you as you move forward in life. She has a heart for women.” “A lot of women need to have that,” event organizer Jane Williams said, “and she’s so good at it.” The conference is non-denominational, Warren said, which means any woman seeking the love of Christ can attend.

“It’s not a restricted audience. All women are welcome to attend,” Warren said. That reflects the reason Women Redeemed by Christ was created, Warren added. She remembered getting together with women in the community to form the group, saying they wanted to unite to support one another. “We realized women need women to support them. We thought we needed to do something to make an outreach to women in this area to know we’re all together,” Warren said. “We need to blow the roof off churches, because churches have become so closed in, and heaven’s not going to be that way.” She continued, “There aren’t going to be Presbyterians or Lutherans or Catholics. It’s going to be people who came through the blood of Jesus Christ, so we needed to open the doors for everyone. That’s how it started.” Gail Todd Stallman, the worship leader for Revival Fires, will be the worship leader for the conference, Warren said. “Women have not always known they have a network they can turn to. It’s good to know in a small community like this there’s a lot of women willing to help you,” Warren said. “The conference actually addresses questions Jesus asks.” The most important commandment, Warren said, is to love one another. “There’s no one on this Earth without sin and your first commandment is to love and go from there,” Warren said. The conference will kick off at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, with registration, and the conference will take place from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The doors open at 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, with the conference scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lunch will be served on Saturday, and that’s included in the registration fee. It costs $12 to register before Oct. 1, when the registration fee goes up to See Conference, page 10

If you take your eyes off the road for one second to read a text, you could take a life. - Isaiah McCurry ESHS ‘19

Essay Contest Open for all Carroll County students ages 14-19

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400 $200

HOW TO ENTER:

Sending text messages takes drivers’ eyes off the road, their hands off the wheel and their mind off the task of driving and remaining alert for oncoming traffic. What can we do as a community to convey that texting and driving leads to serious and avoidable accidents? We’re confident our local youth have some good ideas.

Entries should be between 300 and 500 words, and must be submitted by Wednesday, Oct. 11. The writing must include the following call to action: “Take the pledge to never drive distracted at ItCanWait.com.” Include student name, daytime phone number, parent/guardian name, grade, school and teacher/sponsor name

Email submissions to Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com

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Heated discussion

By Scott Loftis CarrollCountyNews@cox-internet.com

The Eastern Carroll County Ambulance District Commission doesn’t plan on changing its Request For Proposals, commissioners said at a Sept. 13 meeting, despite criticism from Green Forest Mayor Charlie Reece. The commission was discussing its goal of securing interlocal agreements with the cities of Berryville, Green Forest and Oak Grove when Reece said Green Forest officials have concerns about the wording of the RFP. In particular, Reece questioned a section of the document that asks ambulance service providers to submit proposals for three options. “One of the big concerns is the options, because that’s a train wreck in my humble opinion,” Reece said. Option A would include two fully staffed advanced life support ambulances, each staffed by a minimum of one emergency medical technician and one paramedic, 24 hours a day and seven days a week. Option B would include two fully staffed advanced life support ambulances 24 hours a day and seven days a week, with a third advanced life support ambulance 12 hours a day and seven days a week, with each of the three ambulances staffed by a minimum of one emergency medical technician and one paramedic.

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Paul Daidone. Daidone has been in the Northwest Arkansas area for around 17 years, Andert said, and works in internal medicine. Daidone said he was happy to be in Eureka Springs, saying he lives in Springdale because his children attend school there. He will be working in the hospital and in the clinic, Daidone said. “One of our biggest concerns is the fact that many of our physicians are retiring or approaching that point,” Merry said. “It’s been a serious concern for the community that we be able to replace these people as they retire. It’s so wonderful to have you in town.”

Ambulance panel defends wording of RFP Option C asks bidders to submit alternative proposals that meet the performance standards and other requirements described in the contract language. Commission chairman David Stoppel said the options are included in the RFP because the commission wants to know what possibilities exist for service beyond a minimum level. “We need to know what we can get for our money,” Stoppel said. “We don’t want to limit what we can get.” The interlocal agreements would essentially give the ambulance service chosen by the commission the right to operate exclusively inside each city. “I doubt that the mayors will sign off on it,” Reece said. “So y’all are gonna slow us down, after asking us to speed it up,” said commissioner JoAnn Griesenauer. Reece chaired an ad hoc citizens’ committee that studied the issue of ambulance service and made recommendations to the quorum court before voters approved the creation of the ambulance district. Griesenauer said Reece wants to direct the process of selecting an ambulance service. “You want control,” she said. “You’re being defensive,” Reece said. “Yes I am, sir, because I don’t like being threatened,” Griesenauer replied. In other business, treasurer Robert Walling presented the financial report. Walling said the commission has $2,763,000 in its bank account, saying he’s been looking into the $63,000 in depreciation listed on the commission’s most recent audit. He’s been reaching out to the commission’s accountant, Walling said, but has had no luck. “That’s the only thing that’s questionable on that whole report,” Walling said. “I would have no idea what it is. It’s very strange. It shows as an expense.” Merry agreed to reach out to the accountant to resolve the issue. The commission’s next regular meeting is scheduled for 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 16, at the ECHO Clinic.

Griesenauer referred to emails that she said she received from Reece. “You told me to ‘watch it,’ and ‘be careful,’ ” she said. “I don’t appreciate that.” “I figured I would get a lot of defensive people,” Reece said. “Every meeting we come to, you’re asking us to speed it up, speed it up,” Griesenauer said. “Then behind our backs you’re trying to slow it down.” “I haven’t done anything behind your back,” Reece replied. Commissioner Amy Leivan said she had spoken with a representative of the Arkansas Association of Counties who advised her that the commission can proceed with the RFP and sign a contract with an ambulance service provider without having interlocal agreements in place with the cities. “It’s not the best way to do it,” Leivan said. “And I’m not saying that’s what we need to do.” “We would like to be in agreement with all the cities, but if that doesn’t happen we can still move forward,” Stoppel said. Leivan said she doesn’t support changing the RFP. “It’s done and I don’t think we need to redo it,” she said. Reece said he expected to meet with Berryville Mayor Tim McKinney this

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$15. The first 100 women to register will receive a special gift, Warren said. “We just got back from Israel and we purchased small olive oil crosses from there, so they will be getting crosses from the Holy Land,” Warren said. The reason women should sign up, Warren said, is simple. “It’s women together. You will bond with other women in the community,” Warren said. “There’s probably not going to be a woman who hasn’t been in a situation any other woman has been regardless of what it is. Here’s somewhere you can go to hear about Christ,

week to discuss the issue. “Personally, the three options stick in my craw,” he said. “My personal opinion is, the RFP is not gonna change,” Leivan said. “After all the work we’ve put into it, we’re not gonna change the wording.” After some further discussion, Reece asked the commission: “What’s your drop-dead date that you need the interlocals?” “March 1, of this year,” Stoppel replied. He went on to say that the commission had hoped to have the interlocal agreements secured before the Sept. 13 meeting. “We’ve been told numerous times that they shouldn’t be a problem,” Leivan said. Reece said he should be able to meet with McKinney and Oak Grove Mayor Patsy Carlton within the next two weeks. “If the options are totally not touchable, so be it,” he said. The commission voted to schedule its next meeting for 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, at the Carroll County Eastern District Courthouse in Berryville. If the interlocal agreements are not signed by that date, Stoppel said, the commission will have to determine whether to delay releasing the RFP or move forward without the interlocal agreements. hear about His love and you can feel it from the women who offer you their love.” “It’s good to know, too, that they are a child of God and they are loved,” Williams added. “That’s important for every woman everywhere. No matter who you are, we need to be loved.” “And never judged,” Warren said. “Never judged.” You can mail in your registration to First Christian Church at 763 Passion Play Road in Eureka Springs. Be sure to mark that your payment is for the women’s conference. If paying by credit or debit card, call Warren at 870-350-3301 or Williams at 870-4233989.

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4-H Yard Sale

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Aryan, 4, of Berryville, shows off her favorite yard sale find, a singing Disney mermaid doll. Carroll County 4-H held the community yard sale at the Carroll County Fairgrounds on Saturday as a fundraiser.

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Cocktails for a Cause

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People Helping People board members Francie Russell and Sue Hopkins share a laugh with Eureka Springs Community Center chairperson Diane Murphy (center) at Cocktails for a Cause on Thursday, Sept. 14.

Beaver Lake Watershed Symposium

Source Water Protection For more information, contact Beaver Watershed Alliance at info@beaverwatershedalliance.org or call 479-750-8007.

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Jazz Lawn Party

Photos by Tavi Ellis

The Crescent Hotel hosted the Jazz Lawn Party on Thursday, Sept. 14, to kick off the Jazz Eureka Weekend.

The evening air is filled with the rich sounds of New Orleans style jazz band Crescent City Combo.

Shaman Hill effortlessly adds another layer in the giant Jenga game.

An old-fashioned game of checkers between father and son is made Guitarist Isayah Warford entertains the outdoor party life-size on the Crescent lawn. with a solo rift.

Diane Goodwin glitters in gold.

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Jazz Eureka Weekend

Photos by Tavi Ellis

Jazz Eureka Weekend brought several talented musicians to Eureka Springs from Thursday, Sept. 14, to Saturday, Sept. 16.

Sisters Madison and Riley Smith take in the sights and sounds on Spring Street.

The smooth saxophone is an integral part of the sultry sound of jazz band Fourscore.

Headliner Veronica Swift jazzes up the soldEureka’s own Sage Ahava, right, plays live in Basin out crowd of The Upstairs at Grotto on SatThe jazz crowd lounges under colorful art installations by local artist Park on Friday afternoon as the guitarist in Block Street urday night, performing upbeat originals, as Janet Alexander. well as jazz classics and scat. Hot Club.

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Constitution Week

Judy Germani, Chapter Regent for the Abendschone Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, poses with Eureka Springs Mayor Butch Berry on Thursday, Sept. 14. Berry visited the descendants of patriots who fought in the American Revolution and gave a short program on the Constitution, followed by a proclamation that Sept. 17-23 is Constitution Week in Eureka Springs. The local Eureka Springs Chapter of the DAR sets up Constitution Week displays in locations around the area every year. This year’s displays are at the Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library and the Berryville Public Library. Informational handouts regarding the Constitution are available during this week at these locations.

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are Men’s, Women’s, Junior for participants under 17, Sub-Junior for participants under 12 and Old-Timers for participants 60 and over. Daily re-entries will be available for rifle and pistol. Prizes and certificates will be awarded for all matches and aggregates. Campgrounds at the park have water, restrooms, showers, firewood and limited electricity. There is no charge for vendors to set up on Traders’ Row. The event is sponsored by the Luther’s Long Hunters Club. The range is located just northwest of the Berryville Public Square. Take East College Street off Highway 62 to the park road. For more information, contact Zoe Caywood at ZCaywood@gmail.com.

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Cemetery commission digs into groundskeeper’s annual report By Kelby Newcomb CCNNews@cox-internet.com

The Eureka Springs Cemetery Commission is plotting out the necessary steps to continue improving the cemetery grounds. Head groundskeeper Pat Lujan presented his annual groundskeeper’s report to the commission at its Wednesday meeting, detailing the work the groundskeepers have done over the last year. “It’s been a little over a year since I started, so my monthly report is basically a yearly report this time,” Lujan said. “I will bring one of these to the commission each year to let you all know what progress we’ve made.” Over the last year, he said there has been a major cleanup of the grounds, making for 298 truckloads of leaves and pine needles, 72 truckloads of trimmed branches and wild shrubs and 17 truckloads of yucca. The groundskeepers uncovered 72 grave sites and headstones hidden along the fence line by leaves, he said, and filled over 96 sinking grave plots. Lujan said the groundskeepers also cleaned up the workshop inside and out, leveling the floor inside and installing French drains to keep water out. They have also purchased power tools and hand tools needed for maintenance, he said. “We didn’t even have a shovel when I started,” he said. There are 26 acres of developed cemetery to maintain, Lujan said, and more than 4,600 graves in the cemetery that need work.

“To fill every grave that is sinking, we would need about 70 truckloads of topsoil, which are $450 for each load,” he said. “That’s about $31,500, plus the extra labor.” Lujan said he recommends the commission and groundskeepers continue doing as many as possible each year with the money and labor they have available. The goal is to fill about 100 graves each year, he said. He said he would also like to look into installing poop stations with signs and bags for dog owners who visit the cemetery. “Most people pick up after their dogs, but it would be a nice idea to put a couple of signs up advising people to keep their dogs on leashes and pick up after them,” Lujan said. Commissioner Luther “L.B.” Wilson said he would be willing to donate funds for the first one. For the next year, Lujan said he hopes the city will approve the commission’s request to bump him up from 32 hours to 40 hours a week as part of the plan to combine some of the cemetery superintendent’s responsibilities with those of the head groundskeeper. He also asked that the commission look into getting funds for extra help on the grounds during the heavy growing season between April and July. He said it would likely be about 250 to 300 hours of additional labor, totaling around $2,500 in cost. “The best thing to do would be to hire somebody to work for those four months and get them a city paycheck, allowing them to use all the equipment,” Lujan said. “Then

Master Gardeners event slated Sept. 30 at Blue Spring

Blue Spring Heritage is hosting an event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30. The event is a Fall Gardens and History Education Day. There will be presentations on how to become a Master Gardener and Master Gardeners “working their magic” at the Botanical Garden; A Flint Mapping Demonstration

by Aaron Wogoman at Bluff Shelter and Jim McCoy discussing “Civil War in the Ozarks” at the Mill Site. Residents of Eureka Springs and Holiday Island free with valid ID. Blue Springs Heritage is located at 1537 CR 210, Eureka Springs (eight miles west of Eureka Springs on Highway 62)

the cemetery commission would just refund the city for what they pay that person.” Cemetery superintendent and commission chairwoman Susan Tharp said the commission would look into goals and future planning at an upcoming workshop. The commission voted to approve the purchase of 16 yards of sifted topsoil for $450 to allow Lujan to continue filling in sunken graves. Also at the meeting, cemetery sexton Gloria Stevens gave her monthly sexton’s report, noting that she is continuing to work on recording the data for each block in the cemetery. “I’m measuring each block, entering the graves and dates and all that and updating everything,” she said. Stevens said there are currently more than 100 plots for sale in the cemetery. The commission later voted to present Stevens with a nominal fee of $150 to

cross-reference her records with the cemetery’s official book of records to make sure all of the information is up to date. The request also includes compiling the information into a third record book. The commission set the deadline for the completion of the record keeping project for Dec. 31. “Gloria has been working hard on record keeping, and she does her best to keep this book up to date,” Tharp said. “The goal of this project is to cross-reference the information in her book and our book one more time and get everything updated.” The commission voted to schedule a workshop to discuss goals, priorities and budgeting for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, in the Eureka Springs Municipal Court. The commission’s next regular meeting is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, in the Eureka Springs Municipal Court.

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JP: Dispatch move ‘an absolute mess’ By Scott Loftis CarrollCountyNews@cox-internet.com

For months, word has been that the transition of Carroll County’s 911 and central dispatch functions into new space at the sheriff’s office/detention center was just a couple of weeks away. Well, not so much. District 3 Justice of the Peace Lamont Richie, who chairs the county’s budget committee, told the Carroll County Quorum Court on Monday that he has looked into the situation and he isn’t pleased. “It’s a mess,” Richie told his fellows JPs at the quorum court’s September meeting. “It’s an absolute mess.” Originally, the transition was expected to cost $470,000, Richie said. Now, however, it may be significantly more expensive. For example, he said Harris, the company that the county has contracted with to provide hardware for the new dispatch center, recently issued a $36,400 change order because of an equipment issue. When he inves-

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tigated further, Richie said the work necessitating the change order had already been performed. Richie said the budget committee met recently to discuss the issue. The consensus, he said, was that the biggest problem was the lack of a designated project manager. To that end, Richie said Sam Ward has agreed to take on the role of project manager. Ward spoke at Monday’s meeting as well. “I think we’re not in super horrible shape,” Ward said, although he repeated Richie’s statement that “what is there now is a mess.” Ward said there is an issue with the license for one of the county’s towers and possibly more. He said he believes the project can be completed but declined to give a time frame. Richie brought up another looming issue later in the meeting, discussing an $18 annual garbage fee that will be charged to every residence and business in Carroll County beginning next year and possibly continuing for more than 30 years. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox ruled in April that

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the annual fee must be collected to repay bonds that were defaulted on by the Ozark Mountain Solid Waste District and to pay the court-appointed receiver. In addition to the annual fee charged to residents and business owners, Richie said the county will bear additional costs. Since the fee is to be charged for every dwelling and business in the six counties that were part of the solid waste district, Richie said county officials will have to conduct a physical count each year. And he said, the county has no recourse. “There’s nothing we can do,” he said. “It’s over with.” In other business Monday, JPs: • approved the second and third readings of an ordinance amending a section of the Carroll County Employee Policy Manual regarding longevity payments; • approved the first reading of an ordinance amending a previous ordinance regarding the leasing of road graders to clarify the number of graders involved; • approved a supplemental appropriation ordinance appropriating $20,000 to the Eureka Springs Carnegie Library to operate the Raising a Reader program; • approved a supplemental appropriation ordinance amending the 2017 budget and

appropriating additional amounts to several departments; • approved a supplemental appropriation ordinance amending the 2017 budget and transferring funds within departments; • approved an appropriation ordinance amending the 2017 budget and appropriating an additional $155,000 to the county election fund for new voting equipment; • approved a resolution authorizing the adoption and implementation of new voting equipment; • and approved authorizing County Judge Sam Barr to communicate with Ritter Communications regarding its request for a franchise to offer video services to customers in unincorporated areas of Carroll County, specifically that under Arkansas law no franchise is required for it to do so. The vote on each item was 9-0, with the exception of the ordinance regarding the employee policy manual. The vote on that ordinance was 8-0, with District 4 JP Marty Johnson abstaining. District 1 JP Jack Deaton and District 11 JP John Howerton were absent. The quorum court’s next regular meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 16, at the Carroll County Eastern District Courthouse in Berryville.

Chamber says Jackrabbit shows remarkable and early success The Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce reported last week that the Jackrabbit System, which provides visitors to the chamber’s website as well as visitors of EurekaSpringsOnline.com with real-time occupancy/availability/booking options for participating lodging properties, is already showing remarkable success. The chamber recently received analytical data from Jackrabbit Systems that validates the worth of the direct-book system. Paul Miller, the chamber’s chief operating officer, called Jackrabbit a “hopping success,” saying “although the system has been operational for only three weeks, the numbers speak for themselves.”

“Even the most vocal advocates of Jackrabbit have been overwhelmed by the success,” Miller said. John Speed, the chamber’s vice chair, shared Miller’s enthusiasm for the system’s performance. “We really could not be happier with the results. Now, we just need to sign up additional lodging properties,” Speed said. “We want all our lodging properties to share in our success, which is sure to continue.” Jackrabbit reports that 1,196 referrals occurred during the first three weeks after launch. “It only gets better from here,” Miller said. “The numbers will continue to get better.”

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f I were going to choose just one antioxidant out of dozens that stand out, the choice Jim Fain would be surprisingly easy. Understand, standout antioxidants include vitamin E, C, Grapeseed Extract, Pycnogenol, NAC as well as a long list of others. Antioxidants are needed as they do many good things for us like getting rid of nasties that can be very harmful to our health in the long run. The one I would choose is Alpha Lipoic Acid. According to the Physician’s Desk Reference for Nutritional Supplements, Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) has proven use (in large, multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled tests) especially for reducing pain, numbness and burning sensations in legs and feet due to Type 2 Diabetes. But the long list of benefits doesn’t stop there. People who are pre-diabetic find ALA helps with regulating sugar in the blood, which might slow down or stop the onset of full-blown Type 2 Diabetes. The list includes heart benefits (for clogging of the arteries), energy production at the cellular level, causes vitamin C and E to last longer in our systems, helps get rid of the bad effects of cholesterol, may help with Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, Lou Gehrig’s, Huntington’s disease and glaucoma. There are 14 studies listed supporting the possible benefits in the PDR. If you are an old rat, or married to one, then science has proved that memory has been improved with Alpha Lipoic Acid. This could be a way to be sure an excuse of “I forgot to pick up my motherin-law” or “take out the trash,” just doesn’t hold water. The studies were limited to aging rats ... hmmm. The body can only use so much antioxidant and if you supplement higher the benefit doesn’t improve. But that is just for the antioxidant benefit, ALA does much more. Still, supplementing with up to 400 mg/day seems pretty wise to me. Combining ALA with other supplements like vitamin C or E and others can boost the impact. For instance, I like combining it with acetyl-L-Carnitine for a wide variety of purposes but especially for heart/cholesterol health. This powerful supplement (ALA) is not at all expensive and is usually found in 200-mg capsules with the German manufactured considered to be the best.

Wisecrack ZODIAC ARIES: Just when you come up for air, a seagull bombs your head. Poo bombs may be good luck, but they really screw with your hairdo. Dog paddle toward land and you’ll be out of the line of fire. TAURUS: When you don’t get what you want, it’s called experience. When you do get what you want, it’s called luck. When you get what someone else wants, it’s called opportunity. But first, you’re entitled to one free chant of “neener neener.” GEMINI: In the book of life, you’re a dog-eared page with some Diet Coke spilled on it. You may stick to everything that comes your way, but at least you know you contain someone’s favorite words. CANCER: Your boss doesn’t appreciate all those late hours you’re putting in. Next time, do some actual work at your desk, instead of re-creating a casino buffet in Minecraft. LEO: There’s joy in every moment, once you know how to squeeze it out. A garlic press works, or you can let the dog sit on it, as long as you don’t mind using a lint roller on your happiness to get the fur off. VIRGO: Some days you’re the bug, other days you’re the windshield, but on Tuesday the world aims lower and you’re picking Texas-sized mosquitoes out of your grill. Try to keep your mouth closed the rest of the week. LIBRA: No one appreciates your talents, but that’s because they’ve never seen a solar-powered butt warmer with pinwheels and wi-fi before. If they don’t fall down laughing, give them a brochure. They could become an investor. SCORPIO: Wednesday will be like a roll of tape. Once you finally get it started, it’s useful for a few minutes. After that, you get it stuck on your shoe and drag it around until you go to bed. SAGITTARIUS: You wish life would give you lemons. Right now it’s only giving you rock-hard Tootsie Rolls that have been in someone’s

purse for 10 years. Be grateful it’s not giving you old, unwrapped cough drops. CAPRICORN: The best things in life aren’t free, but they are 15 percent off because you found a great coupon in the parking lot. Use it on double coupon days and you’ll enjoy a very self-satisfied bowl of shredded wheat. AQUARIUS: Enjoying fall is great, but you should stick to au-

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

Sept. 21: Carroll County Historical Society

The Carroll County Historical Society invites everyone to join them as they continue to learn about the history of World War I at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, in the Community Room next to the 1880 Courthouse on the Berryville Public Square. The guest speaker will be June Westphal. Come hear about Carroll County’s local heroes of World War I.

Sept. 24: EUUF Service

Dr. Robert Lennick, Rabbi, will present the lesson “Is Forgiveness Possible?” at the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (EUUF) at 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, at 17 Elk St. All are welcome.

Sept. 25: AARP Driver Safety Program

The Fire Station at Grassy Knob is sponsoring an AARP Driver Safety program from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25, at 12037 Highway 187. Sign-in will start at 12:30 p.m. The fourhour course is the nation’s first curriculum designed specifically for drivers ages 50 and over. Upon completion of the course, drivers will be eligible for a multiyear automobile insurance discount. All materials are included in the class fee of $15 for AARP members and $20 for non-members. Please register for the class by contacting Marie Lee at 479-253-1054.

Sept. 25: Metafizzies Meeting

The Eureka Springs Metaphysical Society (Metafizzies) meeting will feature a group discussion on spiritual topics at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25, at the Heart of Many Ways at 68 Mountain St. All are welcome.

Sept. 26: HI Fire Department Luncheon

The Holiday Island Fire Department Auxiliary will hold its luncheon and business meeting at noon, Tuesday, Sept. 26, at the Clubhouse ballroom at 1 Country Club Drive, with the doors opening at 11:30 a.m. for social visiting. The cost is $8 for lunch and $12 for dues. Reservations must be made by Friday, Sept. 22, by calling Drenda Higdon at 479-363-8125.

Sept. 27: Herbal Community Potluck

ter. For more information, contact Ranger Bland at 479-636-1210 or the Solid Waste District at 479-795-0751.

Oct. 1: Free Gospel Concert

The Missourians, gospel singers from Joplin, Mo., will present a free contact at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 1, at the First Christian Church at 763 Passion Play Road in Eureka Springs. Everyone is invited to attend, relax and enjoy a morning of gospel music.

Oct. 7: Shrimp Boil

Flora Roja Community Acupuncture and Herbal Apothecary will host its monthly herbal community potluck from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, at 119 Wall St. in Eureka Springs. Guests are asked to bring a dish to share. Vegans and vegetarians are encouraged to attend. This is a free event. For more information, call (479)253-4968.

The Holiday Island Rotary Club will hold a Shrimp Boil at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, at the Holiday Island Clubhouse. The menu will include boiled shrimp, new potatoes, corn on the cob, bread, beer, tea and lemonade. Music will be provided by Charlie Chrysler and the All Stars. Music will begin at 4 p.m., and the meal will start at 5 p.m.

Sept. 28: Mass Flu Clinic

Oct. 7 and 8: Willo Mancifoot the Musical Auditions

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

Sept. 30: Beaver Lake Cleanup

The annual Beaver Lake Cleanup will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30. Registration will be from 7:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. at the following parks: Prairie Creek Park, Dam Site Park, Rocky Branch Park and Hickory Creek Park. Cleanup will be from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and lunch and festivities will take place from noon to 2 p.m. at the Prairie Creek Park Grand Shel-

“Willo Mancifoot the Musical” of Carroll County will hold auditions for the World Premiere Performance in May 2018 at the Auditorium in Eureka Springs from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8, at Elite Dance Studio at 210 Eureka Ave. in Berryville. For more information, call Valerie at 479-981-1515.

Oct. 13 and 14: Women’s Conference

Local women’s ministry group, Women Redeemed by Christ, is sponsoring a Women’s Conference on Friday, Oct. 13, and Saturday, Oct. 14, at the First Christian Church at 763 Passion Play Road in Eureka Springs. Dr. Tara Rye, author, radio host, international speak-

er and president of Cultivating Hearts Ministry, will help women answer the questions Jesus is asking them. Early registration is now open. The early registration fee is $12 until Oct. 1, and the cost at the door will be $15. Lunch will be served on Saturday. For more information about the conference, contact Kathy Warren at 870-350-3301 or email WomenReedeemedByChrist5@ gmail.com.

Oct. 21: CPR Class

A free CPR class taught by American Heart Association certified instructors will be available to residents of the Carroll County Western District at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Eureka Springs Fire Department. Prior registration is required. To register or for more information, visit the fire department or call 479-253-6244.

Oct. 26 and Nov. 14: Pesticide Applicator Training

The Carroll County Extensions Service has two pesticide applicator training (PAT) classes scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, and 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14, at Cornerstone Bank in Berryville. Anyone who needs to apply or recertify for their restricted use pesticide license is encouraged to attend. This training is mandatory prior to using restricted use pesticides in Arkansas. To RSVP, call 870-423-2958. A Universal Worship Service will be held from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. every Sunday at the Heart of Many Ways at 68 Mountain St. in the downstairs meeting room to celebrate the world religions with candle lighting, readings, music and prayer. All are welcome.

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reka Springs. Each time, music will start around 5:30 p.m. and last until around 10 p.m. Everyone is asked to bring their own lawn chairs, ice chests with their own beverages and a food item to share. Each month’s potluck supper will have a theme, and certain foods will be provided. The event is free of charge, but there will be a donation box to help cover the costs of musicians and supplies.

The Eureka Springs First United Methodist Church’s Issues on Aging Group meets at 1 p.m. every Thursday at the church with specific programs aimed to help everyone deal better with the challenges of aging. All are welcome to attend. For more information, call the church office at 479-253-8987.

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

Flora Roja Community Acupuncture and Herbal Apothecary will host a monthly herbal community potluck from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the last Wednesday of each month at 119 Wall St. in Eureka Springs. Guests are asked to bring a dish to share. Vegans and vegetarians are encouraged to attend. This is a free event. For more information, call (479)-253-4968.

A Diabetes and Weight Management Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of each month from January to October at Abundant Health Wellness Center at 240 Huntsville Road in Eureka Springs. For more information, call 479325-9749 or visit danawestrd.com. There will be Shamantha and Tonglen meditation practice under the guidance of Khentrul Rinpoche at 5:30 p.m. every Monday. For more information or directions, call Alece at 479-244-6841 or Gary at 479-244-6840. Rabbi Rob Lennik will hold Shabbat Services the first and third Friday of each month at the Heart of Many Ways at 68 Mountain St. in Eureka Springs. For more information, call 479-633-9221 or email rblennick@gmail.com. The Eureka Springs Carnegie Library hosts a weekly Song and Story Time for toddlers and preschool children and their caregivers at 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday at 194 Spring St. The Good Shepherd Humane Society (GSHS) holds its monthly board meeting at 1 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of each month in the shelter’s meet-and-greet room. All are welcome. 2nd Saturdays Eureka Springs will be held on the second Saturday of each month through November at 2006 CR 266 in Eu-

New Day Fellowship will host a prayer night from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. every Tuesday at 440 Passion Play Road in Eureka Springs. Everyone in the community is welcome to attend this quiet time and meet with God for prayer and meditation. Berryville’s Alcoholics Anonymous chapter meets at 7 p.m. each Thursday at the Community of Christ Church at 501 Orchard Drive. The meetings take place in the basement next to the lower parking lot of the church. For more information call 870929-6236. Carroll County Cruisers and Collectables meets the last Monday of every month at various locations. Show and Shine Cruiseins will be held during the spring and summer months on the Berryville Square. For more information call 870-423-7928. The Carroll County Senior Activity and Wellness Center will have board games available from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Wednesdays at 202 W. Madison Ave. in Berryville. The Carroll County Senior Activity and Wellness Center will host an art class from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Fridays at 202 W. Madison Ave. in Berryville. The Eureka Springs Duplicate Bridge Club meets at 12:30 p.m. every Monday at the Holiday Island Clubhouse. For more information call Jean or Clarence at 479-2532627.

LOOKING BACK

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Eureka Springs is known to have and had very colorful characters among its residents. And one of them from the past was Ernest Schilling. Or as the locals knew him by his nickname — By-Golly. Ernest was born in New York City in 1878 to recent Swiss immigrants. His father soon went out west seeking adventure and treasure, while Ernest’s mother took the young boy back to Switzerland to grow up, be educated and learn a trade. His school gave him the fundamentals of drawing and out of that he began to earn a living principally as a sign painter. Ernest returned to America, and first visited Eureka Springs in 1912. After a dozen years in Oklahoma he returned for good. He was attracted to the small village by the advertising slogan, “Little Switzerland.” The first time the residents of Eureka Springs heard of him was through an ad in Otto Rayburn’s Ozark Life magazine in 1925. It said: “I paint signs…..By Golly.” “By Golly” was his favorite expression and it became his nickname for a lifetime. By Golly painted pictures for tourists, and signs for anyone who wanted one. In Eureka, and across the Ozarks, signs such as these were to be found: “Swim at Your Own Risk…..By Golly,” “Beware of the Dog…….By Golly,” “We Do Not Cash Check for Strangers…….By Golly,” but perhaps one of his most memorable signs is one he painted for a little church in Eureka Springs, a large billboard beside the highway. When completed, it read, “Jesus Is Savior of the World…….By Golly.” By Golly was also hired in 1930 to paint the “infamous” sign that still adorns the Palace bathhouse. It remains there today with the signature of the artist intact. After a long life, which By Golly attributed to eating simple foods and living outdoors, he passed away in 1975, and was buried in Van Buren, Ark., at the age of 97. — Stephanie Stodden Museum Operations Manager

Senior Center Menu The Carroll County Senior Activity and Wellness Center is located at 202 W. Madison Ave. in Berryville. Lunch is served weekdays at noon. Monday, Sept. 25 Chef’s choice Tuesday, Sept. 26 Turkey and swiss sandwich, lettuce and tomato, coleslaw, banana and cheese cake

Wednesday, Sept. 27 Cobb salad with chicken, bacon, egg and tomato, wheat cracker and yogurt Thursday, Sept. 28 Spaghetti with meat sauce, peas and carrots, garlic toast and Jell-o with fruit Friday, Sept. 30 Barbecue beef sandwich, baked beans, potato salad, hot spiced apples and wheat bun

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Holiday Island Community Church to host Blessing of Pets Sept. 30 Holiday Island Community Church will host an Island Blessing of Pets ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, at the flag poles in Veterans Park on Holiday Island. This corresponds with the annual Feast of Saint Francis, who is the patron saint for animals. The Blessing of Dogs will take place at 10 a.m., with the blessing of all other animals scheduled for 10:30 a.m. For the safety of all the pets, be sure your pets are on a leash or in a carrier. This is the second annual Holiday Island Blessing of Pets. Call Rev. Timm at 479-363-6766 if you have any questions.

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Cruiser Nights Social Bike Ride scheduled for Sept. 26 The final Cruiser Nights Social Bike Ride of the season will be from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, beginning at Harmon Park at 532 Spring St. This easy, fun, social bicycle ride will travel on the street, and cyclists will eat, drink and socialize at the Balcony Bar and Restaurant at 6 p.m. and move to Brews around 7:30 p.m. All bike riding experience levels are welcome. Cyclists can come and go as they please. Helmets are strongly encouraged, and any cyclists who plan to ride after dark are advised to have front and rear lights on their bicycles for safety.

Beaver Lake cleanup slated for Sept. 30 The annual Beaver Lake clean-up will take place on Saturday, Sept. 30. Registration is scheduled from 7:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. at Prairie Creek Park at the launch ramp, Dam Site Park at the cutoff wall next to the dam, Rocky Branch Park at the launch ramp and Hickory Creek Park at the campground boat ramp. Volunteers will be given a free T-shirt, trash bags and a lunch ticket wristband. Cleanup is slated from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., where volunteers will be directed to areas of the parks and shorelines that need to be cleaned. Volunteer boaters will be available to transport participants to areas not accessible by the road, allowing

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officer checked the area and made contact with the subject, who was arrested on driving while intoxicated, implied consent and reckless driving. 7:36 a.m. — A business owner advised of broken windows and attempted entry overnight. An officer responded for a report. 7:44 a.m. — A caller advised his wife was being verbally accosted at an area business by a male subject in a white pickup truck who had followed her into town from

volunteers to remove all accessible debris from the shoreline and inside the parks. Do not dig up items or attempt to bring in tires or large chunks of Styrofoam. Instead, make a note of the location of these items so the park rangers can remove them in a safe manner. If you find a very unusual item, bring it to lunch with you to enter the Most Unusual Item contest. Look for specially tagged Coca-Cola bottles that have been randomly hidden around the lake. If you find a “Message in a Bottle,” bring it with you to lunch for a special prize. Lunch and other festivities will take place from noon to 2 p.m. at the Prairie

Berryville. Officers responded, but the subject was gone on arrival. They escorted the wife out of town. The male subject later called in to state his side of the story. 12:39 p.m. — A caller requested assistance in getting cleaning supplies back from a former customer of her cleaning service. 3:22 p.m. — Officers made contact with a male subject who was passed out on the side of the road. The subject was arrested for public intoxication and obstructing government operations. 6:34 p.m. — Carroll County Dispatch advised of a domestic disturbance in a vehicle with a child in the car. An officer responded but was unable to make contact with the vehicle. 7:50 p.m. — Carroll County Sheriff’s Office advised they had received 911 hangup calls from kids at the library. An officer responded and spoke with some of the kids. 9:09 p.m. — An officer responded to an area restaurant to check on a reported line pulling away from a pole. The officer advised it was a cable line or possibly a phone line, and the appropriate phone company was contacted. 9:12 p.m. — An officer responded to take a meter reading of the music coming from a downtown restaurant. The reading was within the limits. 10:30 p.m. — Officers conducted a welfare check on a reported suicidal female subject. She was transported to the hospital by EMS. Sept. 16 12:21 a.m. — An officer responded to a report of a possible trespasser at a residence. 1:33 a.m. — An officer responded to a report of a verbal disagreement at an area apartment complex. 9:20 a.m. — Carroll County Dispatch advised of an accident involving a motorcycle and a car in front of an area restaurant. EMS and officers responded to the scene. The two drivers were transported to the hospital for minor

Creek Park Grand Shelter. You must show your armband to participate. The Most Unusual Item contest winner will be announced during lunch, and volunteers with wristbands will be entered into a door prize drawing to be held after lunch. Boaters are needed. If you have a boat and are willing to transport volunteers to clean up along the shoreline, leave a message for park Ranger Alan Bland with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at 479636-1210 X1705 indicating the size of your boat and the number of volunteers you can shuttle per trip. Volunteer boat captains will receive a special thank-you gift.

injuries. 11:31 a.m. — A caller advised that a female subject took money out of his hat while he was making balloons for park patrons. Officers checked the area but were unable to locate the subject in the vicinity. Our mom always told us, never keep your money in your hat while you’re making balloons. 11:59 a.m. — A store clerk advised of a minor traffic accident in front of the store. The parties involved declined a report and advised they would take care of it between themselves. The parties exchanged information. 1:23 p.m. — A caller advised of a vehicle parked in the red zone across from her driveway that was preventing her from getting out. Officers responded and issued a parking citation to the vehicle. They advised they would check later to make sure it got moved. 1:24 p.m. — An officer responded to an alarm at an area business and checked the building. All was well. 4:25 p.m. — Carroll County Dispatch advised of a 911 hangup from a cell phone in the area. A male subject had identified himself and hung up when asked if there was an emergency situation he needed to report. An officer checked the area and made contact with a group of teenagers, who advised the phone call was generated by an Apple Watch that had generated a distress signal from various motions. 8:54 p.m. — An officer responded to a hit-and-run accident on Center Street and took a report. 8:57 p.m. — An officer conducted a welfare check. All was well. Sept. 17 3:01 a.m. — An officer responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of an area motel. 6:01 a.m. — An officer responded to an area residence for a report of a possible trespasser. The officer checked the area but did not find anything suspicious.

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Ragball Tournament scores over $4,000 for Merlin Foundation, Grandma’s House By Kelby Newcomb

Musical auditions scheduled fo October

Willo Mancifoot: The Musical of Carroll County will hold auditions for the world premiere performance from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8, at Elite Dance Studio at 210 Eureka Avenue in Berryville. The performance will take place in May 2018. For more information, call Valerie at 479-9811515.

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The Merlin Foundation’s second annual Ragball Tournament was a home run, raising over $4,000 for the nonprofit. Kaleigh Evans, public relations coordinator for Grandma’s House Children’s Advocacy Center, said Grandma’s House and the Merlin Foundation hosted the event, which hosted 16 ragball teams from Berryville, Harrison, Huntsville, Blue Eye and Fayetteville. The tournament used three fields at the A.L. Carter Baseball and Softball Complex in Berryville, she said, and ran for 16 hours. “It was packed. We were only using those three fields, and we had families there from 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. when the last pitch ran across home plate,” Evans said. “All the stands were full, and the weather was gorgeous. It was a great day.” She said the winning ragball team was the Harrison Handymans of Harrison, who took home the first place trophy. The second-place team was the MoArk Ballers, she said. The $4,000 raised by the tournament will go toward programs and organizations associated with the Merlin Foundation’s mission in Carroll County, Evans said. “This money will go toward entities that are intertwined with the foundation, like Shop with a Cop,” she said. “If we know of children in Carroll County that are not going to get a Christmas, then we make

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sure they get to go to Walmart and shop with a cop. They get to spend $100 to pick out whatever presents they want for Christmas.” The money will also go toward gas cards for families who are having to travel for chemotherapy treatments, she said, and other needs in the county. Evans said the success of the Ragball Tournament would not be possible without the support of the community. “This event would not have been the suc-

Flora Roja to host potluck Sept. 27 Flora Roja will have a monthly herbal community potluck on the last Wednesday of each month, starting from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, downstairs at Flora Roja at 119 Wall St. in Eureka Springs. It’s an opportunity to hang out, share your latest projects or passions with herbs, meet fellow herb lovers and get inspired. Bring a dish to share. Vegetarian and vegan dishes are encouraged. For more information, call 479-253-4968.

cess it was without all of our very generous sponsors from across Carroll County,” she said, “or without the 200 people who showed up to play ball all day long with us for this cause.” Evans continued, “We’re grateful to everyone who came to play and watch their favorite teams. We would not have had any kind of success if it wasn’t for the community that we live in that is always here to support us at the Merlin Foundation and Grandma’s House.”

Free CPR class offered Oct. 21 for Western District The Eureka Springs Fire Department will have a CPR class free to residents of Carroll County’s Western District at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, with American Heart Association-certified instructors. Registration is required. For more information, call or visit the Eureka Springs Fire Department at 479-253-9616.

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