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Local potters use art to help fight hunger Story by Samantha Jones and eat,” Wallace said. You don’t have to be rich to donate to the Yoder agreed, calling last year’s event poor. Sometimes, all you need is talent. frantic. She remembered selling tickets at Through Hungry Bowls, a group of pot- the door and hearing conversations as peoters with the Eureka Springs Potters Asso- ple left the restaurant. ciation have proved that. Hungry Bowls is “People were clutching their bowls sayan off-shoot of Empty Bowls, an interna- ing, ‘Oh, look what I got!’ ” Yoder said. tional grassroots effort to raise money and “They’re sharing their bowls, and that’s awareness to end hunger. The project com- exciting.” bines art and fundraising. Wallace reminisced on the way the Cathrin Yoder, a founding member of event began, saying members of the EuHungry Bowls, explained how local potters reka Springs Potters Association had just create bowls for the yearly event, saying wrapped up an all-pottery show and started all proceeds go to local food banks. At the wondering what to do next. Soon after that, event, Yoder said, participants purchase a Wallace said, he heard about Empty Bowls. hand-crafted bowl to be filled with soup Yoder, who participated in Empty Bowls donated by local restaurants. The bowl is in other states, said the potters renamed the theirs to keep. File Photo “The empty bowl you take home is to Volunteers serve soup at last year’s remind you that somebody goes hungry ev- Hungry Bowl. ery night when they go to bed. It’s a gift that keeps on giving,” Yoder said. event “Hungry Bowls” to give it more of a The first Hungry Bowls event took place local flavor. She likes the concept of Empty last October at the Eureka Springs Ale Bowls, Yoder said, because it gives artists a House. The event will continue each fall, way to donate time instead of money. founding member Sheri Cunningham said, “People are giving their talent, which in conjunction with harvest month. will in turn bring donations,” Yoder said. “It’s a time for bringing in food and sharWallace agreed, noting that many of the ing,” Cunningham said. artists involved in the project don’t have Last year, Cunningham noted, local pot- much money to spare. He pointed out the ters created 400 bowls for the event and high poverty rate in Northwest Arkansas area restaurants donated 34 gallons of soup. and said more people live in poverty in this Fellow founding member Jim Wallace re- region than any other part of the state. called the event, saying it was more chaotic “I’m not wealthy. I don’t think any of us than he expected. in this group are all that well-off, but I think “We had probably at least 100, maybe it’s really easy to be unaware from day to 150, people standing in line. It’s all at one day how bad things are,” Wallace said. time in a short window of two to three hours The least he could do, he continued, is when we’re running everyone through the use his talent to garner donations for local restaurant to pick out a bowl and sit down food banks. Wallace pointed to the signifi-
cance of creating bowls, saying the bowl is a universal tool. “I think maybe the bowl is one of the oldest tools and the most universally useful tools we’ve ever come up with. Meanwhile, hunger is one of the most universal negatives we have to confront,” Wallace said. Yoder concurred, noting that bowls are used by all members of society. “You see a king with a bowl and you see a pauper with a bowl. The diamond-encrusted chalice is just a bowl,” Yoder said. This symbolism, she continued, is one of the reasons Hungry Bowls is so meaningful. She noted how the event brings members of the community together to share a meal and, in turn, donate money to fight hunger in the area. All money raised from the event will go to the two state-sanctioned food banks in Carroll County, Flint Street Fellowship and Loaves & Fishes Food Bank. Flint Street caters mostly to Eureka Springs residents, and Loaves & Fishes provides food for those living in Berryville, Green Forest and Alpena. Part of last year’s donations, Yoder recalled, went to Loaves & Fishes’ backpack program. The program provides backpacks full of food for local students to take home over the weekend. “They told us when we took those donations that we fed over 800 people,” Yoder said. Wallace added that donating to the food banks is cost-efficient, since the food banks can buy food in bulk. “It’s more effective than donating a can of food of the same value,” Wallace said.
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By Crystal Ursin Severe weather in the southeast U.S. this weekend, a 1,000-year flood in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia are signs everyone needs to be prepared for extensive power outages and limited access to food and water. Having portable backup power makes a great difference when the lights go out. Jerry Landrum of Eureka Power and Light has been experimenting with portable, low-cost, emergency power systems and gave a great seminar Tuesday morning at the Farmers’ Market. “In this seminar, we will explore small-scale energy security at the two-kilowatt level,” he said during the talk. The crowd was amazed by his talk and excited to see what a little energy can do. It turns out you don’t need a large propane generator or a solar system to be self-sufficient. Landrum showed the crowd how to generate emergency power using little or no fuel. “Solar on wheels” is a six-panel solar system, mounted on a small trailer, with a bank of batteries to generate and store DC power and an inverter to provide enough juice to run some home appliances. What can you run on two kilowatts? A small air conditioner or refrigerator, a magnetic induction cooker, a 12-amp power saw, or 285 of those wonderful new LED 40-watt equivalent light bulbs are just a few items. There is a great little gadget you can use to measure power usage of your appliances, called a Kill-A-Watt, available for check out from the Eureka Springs Carnegie Library. Landrum showed the nuances of power flow in a small off-grid solar system and best of all, it was safe. Electra is a mini electric-drive truck Landrum bought on Craigslist. “I put a few solar panels on the roof and I haven’t had to plug-in since. I added a 2 kW pure sine wave inverter/ charger to it and now I have a little mobile power plant. It’s nice to have portable power around the farm and at the
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Electra, the solar powered electric truck using four solar panels on the top and a bank of batteries on the bed of the truck (not shown).
market,” Landrum said. My batteries are always full,” he said. No one asked what a sine wave is, but it must be important. “Sometimes I carry a 2-kW Honda generator in the truck in case I am far from home and it is cloudy. That little jewel will run for 3 to 8 hours on a gallon of gas and charges my truck through the inverter/ charger.” “When Elon Musk announced the Tesla Powerwall battery, I noticed it supports a 2 kW load for 5 hours. That is 10 kWh or about a dollar if you had to buy the power from the grid. Dollars add up and sunlight is free. I’m glad I own my own power,” said Landrum. Energy self-reliance, emergency shelters, and community services will help everyone deal with extreme weather. Landrum is at the Farmers Market on Tuesdays for those who want to know more.
Appliances that can run with this small 920-watt system: air conditioner, electric saw, and cooker.
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Bodies discovered
Eureka Springs officers find man, woman in woods Lovely County Citizen Eureka Springs police are investigating the deaths of two people whose bodies were found Saturday in a wooded area near Oil Springs Road. In a news release, Eureka Springs Police Chief Thomas Achord said officers responded about 5:30 p.m. Saturday to an abandoned vehicle just east of Oil Springs Road. “Further investigation by responding Officers revealed there were two deceased parties in the woods near the vehicle,”
Achord said in the news release. The bodies have not been identified, according to the news release. Achord said Monday that the two were a man and woman. On Tuesday, Achord said the man was in his 50s and the woman was in her 40s. “Investigators are continuing to work to identify the parties and investigate the scene,” the release said. “The bodies were removed from the scene and remain in the custody of the Carroll County Coroner until transferred to the Arkansas State
Medical Examiner for examination.” Later Monday, Achord said next of kin for both parties had been located and notified of the deaths. He said police are waiting for a preliminary report from the medical examiner before identifying the deceased. Achord said Tuesday that the incident is being treated as a “criminal death investigation.” He said the bodies were in a wooded area between Oil Springs Road and the Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center.
Achord said initial records indicate the two may have been living out of state. “We have not been able to determine where the two were physically living but initial records indicate they may have been from out of state. Investigators worked vigorously through the night and into the morning on processing evidence from the scene, as well as identifying the persons and their travels before this tragic event was discovered. We are waiting for the Medical Examiner’s report, which could be several days away.”
CCCADV accepting donations for forum By Samantha Jones
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The Carroll County Coalition Against Domestic Violence (CCCADV) will host a forum addressing domestic violence on Thursday, Oct. 22. So far, CCCADV has received several donations from local businesses to make the forum possible. CCCADV chairwoman Evelyn Eidson said she is still accepting contributions and pre-registration requests. Pre-registration costs $10, and it will cost $15 at the door. Eidson noted that she can run credit cards through her business account.
The forum, called “Everybody’s Business,” will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Berryville Community Center at 601 Dr. Spurlin Circle. Its purpose is to educate those in contact with domestic violence, and it will feature two speakers and panel discussion among an advocate, a member of law enforcement and legal, medical and business representatives. State Rep. Bob Ballinger will open the forum at 9: 45 a.m., with Eidson speaking on her personal experience at 10 a.m. There will be a panel discussion from 10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. The panel
consists of: Amber Lacewell, who works with the Northwest Arkansas Women’s Shelter; Carroll County Sheriff Randy Mayfield; Berryville City Attorney Clint Scheel; Carroll County Circuit Judge Scott Jackson; and Carol Wynn, the emergency room manager at Mercy Hospital in Berryville. Lunch will take place from 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m., followed by keynote speaker Rebekah Tucci. Tucci is the director of the domestic violence program for the Arkansas Supreme Court. Networking opportunities will wrap up the forum at
2 p.m. Eidson explained how the forum got its name, saying domestic violence permeates every part of society and has since the beginning of time. “It’s a human issue. It involves all kinds of relationships and even the perpetrator is a victim sometime down the road,” Eidson said. “We need to get across that this is about stopping the violence, stopping what’s going on and that it is everybody’s business.” To make a contribution or pre-register, call Eidson at 479-244-5029.
ESFD presents injured firefighter with $10,000 donated by community
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Pictured left to right are ESFD Firefighter/EMT Colten Harris who set up and coordinated the GoFundMe account, Firefighter Rod Wasson and Fire Chief Randall Ates.
The Eureka Springs Fire Department presented firefighter Rod Wasson with a check for $10,000 on Monday night. The money was raised through community donations to a GoFundMe account set up by fellow firefighter Colten Harris to help Wasson with expenses related to an August 29th injury. Wasson was critically injured while fighting a structure fire. An attack team of two firefighters had just made entry into a burning mobile home when Wasson’s air pack malfunctioned. He sustained respiratory damage and was flown by medical helicopter to Mercy Medical Center in Springfield,
Mo. Wasson spent several weeks in ICU before being released on September 17. Wasson will require outpatient rehabilitation to regain his strength and lung function. The donations collected through the GoFundMe account will help to offset his expenses during his recovery. When presented with the check, Wasson was overcome with emotion. “I am so thankful for all of the support shown to me by the community and the fire department. You guys have taken care of my family and me, and that is something I can never repay,” he said.
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What do
think
Citizen Opinion by Cindy Worley
Has your water bill increased in the past three months? If so, by how much?
Ken Eaves
Rita Wessel
No
No
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No; it’s included in my rent.
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“Dean’s Dog” No
Terri Brockelman
Catherine Pappas
No; I’m on well water.
Yes, by about $50, but I’m a business.
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From The Editor
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Vultures in Eureka Springs
he vultures in Eureka Springs are once again causing a flurry of controversy. Though I’m new to the issue, this is a problem that has been brought before city council before and one that doesn’t seem to be remedied easily. During the last city council meeting, Mayor Butch Berry brought to the attention of aldermen the havoc that vultures have reeked on a longtime resident’s home and quality of life. The resident had great difficulty Alana Cook refinancing his home loan because the vultures had literally pecked into his roof. Because the birds are federally protected, the options for remedying his situation are limited, so he can do nothing to save his property. The vultures also have been seen roosting at the SWEPCO power sub-station. One resident, who is the man’s neighbor, gave public comment in favor of doing nothing to get the vultures to leave because she said the reason she bought her property in 2011 was because of the vultures. She and her husband enjoy watching them roost in the trees. She was strongly against shooting a cannon or doing anything to make them leave and she said they have not damaged her property. Another long-time resident, who is also a neighbor, said the vultures are peace eagles and she doesn’t want to see anything done to make them leave. Mike Hoy, a district supervisor with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, said he is aware of the vulture
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problem in Eureka Springs and has “recently discussed various control options with individuals there.” “It is my understanding they are working on a compatible resolution,” he said. Aldermen said that at least for now, the vultures are the man’s problem. I say this issue warrants a closer look. Last summer, after I arrived in Eureka, I got to work on stories about the death of a young mother, Laura Aceves, who was murdered by her boyfriend, Victor Acuna-Sanchez. It was a domestic violence murder and the toughest stories I ever wrote for a myriad of reasons I won’t get into here. Because of the benevolence of the resident, I had plenty of food and a constant Internet connection. He wanted to see things change for women in Eureka Springs and he gave me the resources I needed without asking anything in return. He reminded me what Christ-like really means. While I was at his home, I saw the vultures causing him a great deal of stress and I saw them swoop down on his roof and into his yard, sometimes attacking smaller birds and animals. Their feces dropped into his yard, onto the deck where I was working and into water puddles after it rained. To me this is more than just one man’s battle of the birds, it’s a serious public health issue that needs to be addressed. Mountain Home is dealing with a similar problem, according to Forrest Wood of Ranger Boats. He said in the last 10 to 15 years, black vultures moved into the Mountain Home area and damaged rooftops, and covers on Jeeps and automobiles. But that’s property. It can be replaced. The lives of small animals and livestock can’t. “The worst thing they do is they swarm around a
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Foundation awards grants to local non-profits By Samantha Jones
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The Carroll County Community Foundation presented grant money to 16 local non-profit organizations at its annual Giving Tree Grant Awards Ceremony on Oct. 1 at Brashears Furniture. Janell Robertson, executive director of the foundation, said that many non-profits applied for grant money, totaling nearly $60,000 worth of applications. The foundation could give out only $24,000, and Robertson said the grant committee had to make some difficult decisions. Judi Selle accepted the grant for Brave Woman, an organization that supports victims of domestic violence. “Brave Woman is founded on the idea that women who are experiencing battery or violence in their homes are not to blame for what happens to them but instead they are brave for walking that journey,” Selle said. The grant money will be used to fund the hotline number in Carroll County and other support for the Carroll County Safety Network. Ginger Johnson accepted the grant for Carroll County Juvenile Probation, saying the money will be used to purchase laser tag equipment and fishing poles. Johnson, a parole officer in Carroll County, explained that the purchase will help police officers bond with troubled youth. “All the kids that come into my office are troubled youth of some variety,” Johnson said. “The idea is to take kids who are in trouble and probably hate cops and hook them up with cops and have them do fun things like play laser tag or go fishing.” There is a correlation, Johnson noted, between more law enforcement and less criminal activity in a community. She said she’s excited to spend grant money to lower crime in this way. “We’re used to spending our money on things like detention and pee tests and ankle monitors. We’re super excited to get to be proactive instead of reactive,” Johnson said. Katie Turnbaugh accepted the grant for Eureka Springs High School. A chemistry
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Sixteen local non-profit organizations received grants from the Carroll County Community Foundation at the annual Giving Tree Grant Awards ceremony on Oct. 1 at Brashears Furniture in Berryville.
teacher at the high school, Turnbaugh said she plans to use the money to buy three new computers for the school’s new engineering program. Modern engineers, Turnbaugh said, use computers constantly for their work. “They do what’s called computer-aided drafting. All engineer disciplines have to do this,” Turnbaugh said. Turnbaugh explained how she got into teaching, saying she retired from engineering and moved to Northwest Arkansas a few years ago. After attending a high school graduation in Carroll County, Turnbaugh said she realized that none of the students planned to study engineering. “I went back and got my master’s in education and I teach chemistry now. I wanted to teach people about the job I had loved so much,” Turnbaugh said. Colleen Smith accepted the grant for CASA of Northwest Arkansas. CASA recruits, trains and supervises volunteers to advocate for children in abusive homes. Smith said the grant money will be used to train more advocates in Carroll County, saying there are more children in need than advocates available in the county. “We have 50 children in foster care and advocates for only nine of them. This
grant will help us support advocates,” Smith said. Debbie Rambo accepted the grant for Samaritan Community Center, a program that provides weekend snack packs for children in need. Rambo said the program targets preschool children in Carroll County; all the grant money, she explained, will be used to purchase more food for the snack packs. “We’re thrilled to send home a bag of food each Friday that kids like and is healthy for this. This will go a long way in helping take care of those kids,” Rambo said. Jodi Dilday accepted the grant for the Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Northwest Arkansas, saying the money will help provide a scholarship for a single parent in Carroll County. “Every year we will award a Carroll County-endowed single parent scholarship, and every penny of this grant will be given to a resident of Carroll County to access education,” Dilday said. Pat Kasner accepted the grant for Flint Street Fellowship, a food bank and lunchroom. Kasner said the grant money will be used to purchase food for the fellowship’s backpack program. The backpack
program, Kasner noted, provides a backpack of food for Eureka Springs students in need each weekend. Sunny Lane accepted the grant for the Helen Walton Children’s Fund Enrichment Center, saying the money will help train childcare workers in the county to provide high-quality early childhood education. Carla Mann accepted the grant for the Carroll County Senior Wellness and Activity Center. The grant money, Mann explained, will be used fund the Meals on Wheels program. Several other organizations also received grants, including: Arkansas Children’s Hospital Foundation, which will use the money to train 20 Carroll County first responders on pediatric emergencies; Eureka Christian Health Outreach, Inc., which will use the money to purchase insulin for patients; People Helping People, which will use the money to assist under or uninsured Carroll County residents with medical needs; Project Self-Esteem, which will use the money to buy school supplies for its backpack program; The Mission Clinic of Berryville, which will use the money to purchase medicine; Northwest Arkansas Head Start, which will use the money to fund a new playscape for the Green Forest Head Start; and Green Forest Public Library, which will use the money to fund furnishings and shelving for a new section of the library. The Carroll County Community Foundation has been working in Carroll County since 2001. Robertson said it aims to “provide smart giving options for charitable donors who want their donations to support non-profits working in and for Carroll County residents.” The Giving Tree Endowment, as with all the foundation’s 33 endowed funds, provides grants annually and will continue to support Carroll County. Since its inception, the foundation has provided more than $840,000 in grants. The foundation is one of 27 affiliates of the Arkansas Community Foundation in Little Rock.
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Hillberry 2 at The Farm Deadhead Productions has announced its complete lineup for the Hillberry 2: Harvest Moon Festival, set to take place Oct. 16 to 18 at The Farm, in Eureka Springs, Ark. Having opened in May of 2015, this will be the third event Deadhead Productions will have hosted at The Farm this year. The Harvest Moon Festival will be a national destination as it features notorious acts from across the country including Leftover Salmon, Lettuce, ALO, Wookiefoot, The Motet, Larry Keel’s Allstar Tribute to Jerry Garcia, Andy Frasco & The U.N. and more. Picking up the pieces from the recent cancellation of another regional festival that was set to take place during the same weekend, DHP has saved the day for music lovers and artists alike that had already made travel arrangements to come to Arkansas and adjusted their work and tour schedules accordingly. DHP has been forced to draw on everything they have learned within their six years of putting together over 10 festival events in order to work within such a limited timeframe. Attendees can expect a first class production nonetheless, as this has always been an emphasis for the organization’s work. The camping, music, and arts festival event is set to kickoff at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 16. Performances will follow throughout the weekend with main stage acts finishing around 1:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights with campfire and campsite jams to round out the night. Music on the main stage will conclude on Sunday night at 11:30 p.m. In addition to the music, the event offers a
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mother cow having a baby calf and try to get the afterbirth. I saw the cow swirling around trying to fight them off. They tried to peck the eyes out,” he said. “The old turkey buzzards that have been here don’t cause serious problems; it’s the black vultures. We have a house down on the river and anything you leave outside they will tear up. It’s not just our house they are attacking but others.” Wood said that he cares about what the
host of activities and workshops for children and adults alike, including tie-dye, yoga, hula hooping, open forum discussions with some of the events performers, and more. Tickets to the event may be purchased through the event website, http://www.hillberryfestival. com. Performing acts include Leftover Salmresident is going through and about Eureka’s vulture problem because it’s a matter of helping thy neighbor. “We need to help everyone and the people that don’t have as much backing as we do over here need to be able to do something,” Wood said. I agree hands-down, especially when that neighbor has helped others without asking anything in return. So aldermen, I’m asking you to please look at this issue again and see if you can work with Hoy and the gang at APHIS.
on, Lettuce, ALO, Wookiefoot, The Motet, Larry Keel’s All Star Tribute to Jerry Garcia, Andy Frasco & The U.N., Jon Wayne & The Pain, Rumpke Mountain Boys, Fruition, Spoonfed Tribe, Dirtfoot, Don’t Stop Please, Reunion, Tyrannosaurus Chicken, Mountain Sprout, Friends of the Phamily, Arkansauce, Opal Agafia & The Sweet Nothings, Handmade Moments.
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Corvette Weekend
Photos by David Bell
The Eureka Springs Corvette Weekend drew several hundred of the iconic sports cars to town for the event’s 25th anniversary last weekend. Besides riding the great highways of the area there was a rally and show, an evening parade and a give-a-ride-to-a-fourth-grader event where volunteers gave Eureka Springs fourth-graders a ride in a Corvette. Corvette-watching was de rigueur for the popular annual weekend.
Dan Tucker, of the Central Arkansas Corvette Club, was one of the volunteers giving Eureka Springs fourth-graders a ride in a Vette.
Waiting for a parade that never came. About 35 people waited in Basin Park for the Corvette parade to come by along the Historic Loop. Only the parade ran from the old Victorian Inn to the Holiday Hotel, not through downtown.
Cruising Corvette on Spring Street.
’Vette owners from Oklahoma and Kansas squeezed in-between two Corvettes for a group picture.
Cruising Corvette on Spring Street.
Eureka Springs student Emory Brandt extis a red Chevrolet Corvette after receiving a ride. The ES Corvette Weekend has organized rides for all Eureka Springs fourth-graders during the annual event for six years. Here Emory is photographed by the official Corvette Weekend photographer
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Drumming In the Park
Margo keeps rhythm with her eggs.
Angelo Yao, in center, leads the enthusiastic group of drummers.
Photos by David Bell
No drum? Just shake what you brought... in this case a cabasa.
A couple using drums and a set of claves.
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Mercy Hospice will host a six-week grief workshop beginning Thursday, Oct. 8. The workshop will take place from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. every Thursday from Oct. 8 to Nov. 12 at Mercy Home Health & Hospice Office at 804 W. Freeman Ave., Suite No. 4 in Berryville. The workshop is free and open to all grieving adults. You must pre-register to attend. Call Roberta Kirby at 870-423-5255 for more information.
Oct. 9: Buddhist Study Group Meeting
The Eureka Springs Buddhist Study Group will meet at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, at the Heart of Many Ways in the
7thual Ann The all new 2015 “Living History” cemetery walking tour,
A spirited good time
will feature actors in period costumes sharing stories of their unique and colorful pasts.
October 15th, 16th & 17th October 30th & 31st One hour walking tours through the cemetery start at 5:30 pm and leave every 20 minutes until 8:30 pm.
tickets: Adults $10, Children 12 and under $5. Available at: • The Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce • The Eureka Springs Historical Museum • Cornerstone Bank - All Local Locations Free Parking and Shuttle Service at the former Victoria Inn (There (There is is no no parking parking at at the the cemetery.) cemetery.)
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Christian Science Church at 68 Mountain Street in Eureka Springs for 30 minutes of meditation followed by reading and discussion. All are welcome.
Oct. 10: HAM Radio Meeting
The Little Switzerland Amateur Radio Club will meet at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at the physician’s building at Mercy Hospital, 211 Carter St. in Berryville. For more information, visit http://lsarc.us or email gmjar@outlook.com.
Oct. 10: Garage Sale
The Eureka Springs High School Class of 2017 will host a garage sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at the high school to raise funds for prom. The pottery of local artists will be featured.
Firefighters respond to minor fire downtown
Eureka Springs firefighters responded downtown to a report of a structure fire behind Chelsea’s Bar and Grill about midnight Friday night. Bystanders stated that they observed a fire next door on the exterior wall two stories underneath the Eureka Grill. The Eureka Grill fronts Spring Street with the lower stories opening to Center Street behind. On arrival Assistant Chief Nick Samac reported a damaged wall with evidence of fire on the first floor slightly above Center Street. He noted that the quick action of bystanders saved the fire from getting out of control. Alert citizens dumped buckets of water on the burning wall and contained the fire. Ar-
riving firefighters forced entry into the interior of the building and extinguished smoldering hotspots. The wall was disassembled to check for fire extension above and below the fire. Damage to the exterior area was limited. No evacuations were necessary at Chelsea’s Bar & Grill. Fire Marshall Jimmy Kelley immediately began his investigation. The cause is not yet known. Eureka Springs Fire & EMS responded with 10 personnel, two ambulances, a fire engine and a command car. This was the second fire call of the night as the department had been dispatched to a fire alarm at another business a short while earlier.
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Calendar of Events Oct. 10: Hungry Bowl
The Hungry Bowl will take place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Eureka Springs High School. The event will offer a variety of soups and handmade bowls for $20 per adult and $5 per child. Call Sheri Cunningham at 870-350-4955 to purchase tickets.
Oct. 10: AARP Driver Safety Class
The Fire Department of Holiday Island is sponsoring an AARP Driver Safety class on Saturday, Oct. 10. The class will be held beginning at 8 a.m. at the fire department classroom at 105 Holiday Island Drive. It costs $15 for AARP members and $20 for non-members. Call R.E. Collins at 479-253-0909 for more information.
Oct. 10: Youth Soccer Jamboree
The Eureka Springs Soccer Club will host its Ozark Mountain Soccer League Jamboree on Saturday, Oct. 10 at the Leatherwood City Ballfields. Games start at 9 a.m. and will finish by 6 p.m. Admission is free.
Oct. 10: Pancake Breakfast
The Holiday Island Fire Department will hold its annual pancake breakfast from 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Clubhouse at 1 Country Club Drive in Holiday Island. It will cost $6 for adults and $3 for children under 12. Proceeds will benefit the fire department for training, equipment, supplies and programs.
Oct. 10: Berryville Alumni Banquet
The 28th Annual Berryville Alumni Banquet will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at the high school. The banquet meal will be served in the high school cafeteria at 7 p.m. The class of 1965 and 1990 will be recognized. Contact Carol Engskov at 870-423-4859 for more information.
Oct. 11: Scientific Method
Gwen Murdoch will speak on the scientific method and thinking with the specific example at 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 11 at the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 17 Elk Street in Eureka Springs. All are welcome. Childcare is provided.
Oct. 12: Metafizzies Meeting
The Eureka Springs Metaphysical Society (Metafizzies) will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12 at the Heart of Many Ways in the Christian Science Church at 68 Mountain Street in Eureka Springs for a session of divine singing and sound meditation. All are welcome.
11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 25 at the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 17 Elk Street in Eureka Springs. All are welcome. Childcare is provided.
Nov. 5 through Dec. 10: Smoking Cessation Classes
Smoking cessation classes will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each Thursday beginning Thursday, Nov. 5 and ending Thursday, Dec. 10 at the Berryville Community Center at 601 Dr. Spurlin Circle. The class will help you stop smoking and offers nicotine patches and gum. Call 870423-3139 for more information.
Berryville High School will host EAST Night Out from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, in the old gym. EAST Night Out is a national open house celebration of EAST programs where students will share their projects with the community.
Nov. 21: Holiday Island Craft Fair The Holiday Island Craft fair will be held Saturday, Nov. 21, in the Holiday Island Country Club ballroom. Vendors are needed for art, crafts, food, photography, textiles, woodworking and pottery. Vendors can apply by Saturday, Oct. 10, or until all spaces are taken. Email steven-chain@hotmail.com for more information.
Oct. 18: Skype Guest
ONGOING MEETINGS
Oct. 13: EAST Night Out
Laura Blue Waters will share her life around the world at 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 18 at the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 17 Elk Street in Eureka Springs. All are welcome. Childcare is provided.
Oct. 22: AARP Driver Safety Class
Mercy Hospital of Berryville will host an AARP Driver Safety class on Thursday, Oct. 22 at Mercy Hospital of Berryville at 214 Carter Street. Sign-in begins at 8 a.m. and class begins at 8:30 a.m. All materials are included in the class fee of $15 for AARP members and $20 for non-members. Call Deana at 870-423-5230 to register.
Oct. 25: Green Sanctuary Program
Forrest Jacobi and Jim Dudley will speak on the Green Sanctuary Program at
The art of Carol Saari and Wen Norton will be featured at the Norberta Philbrook Galley at No. 5 Center St. in downtown Eureka Springs until 2016. First Southern Baptist Church of Holiday Island will host a family movie and game night at 6 p.m. the first Friday of every month. Call 479-253-6711 for more information. Gaskin Switch Theatre at 2039A East Van Buren in Eureka Springs will host locals night at 5 p.m. Tuesdays. Virginia Ralph and Bobby Matthews will perform the “Mömandpöp Comeback Special” for free. The theater is a hub for performances, performing arts classes and special events catering to families with very young children. Call 479-265-7002 for more information. Celebrate Recovery, a 12-step Christ-centered recovery support group,
will meet at 6 p.m. every Wednesday at Soul Purpose Ministries at 801 S. Springfield Ave. in Green Forest. For more information, call 870-654-4059 or 870-4809993. The Eureka Springs Coffee Pot AA Group will meet at 12:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. on Sunday, 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, 7 p.m. on Tuesday and 8 p.m. on Friday. Call 479-253-7956 or visit nwarkaa.org for more information. Meditation will take place every Monday at 6:30 p.m. at 5800 County Road 3012 in Eureka Springs. The focus will be on Shamatha and Tonglen meditations. These two practices will alternate every week, with coffee and tea after. Call Alece at 479-244-6841 or Gary at 479-244-6840 for more information. Eureka! Quilters Guild meets the second Wednesday of the month at 10 a.m. at Lone Star Bible Church located five miles south of Eureka Springs on Highway 23. A business meeting is from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., followed by a sign-up luncheon. A quilting program follows lunch. The Eureka Springs Buddhist Study Group will meet each Thursday at 4 p.m. at the Heart of Many Ways in the Christian Science Church at 68 Mountain St. for 30 minutes of meditation followed by reading and discussion of “Atisha’s Lamp for the Path.” Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS), a non-profit weight loss support group, meets at 4 p.m. Mondays at the United Methodist Church of Berryville on Highway 62. National yearly dues are $32, which includes a national magazine and $3 local chapter dues. For more information, contact Jean Vance at 870-350-6888 or Delphia Smith at 870-423-2492. The Carroll County Riders meet on the second Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at Sparky’s Roadhouse Cafe in Eureka Springs.
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Lively Entertainment THURSDAY, OCT. 8 • Balcony Restaurant and Bar, 12 Spring St., 479-253-7837: Catherine Reed, 5 p.m. • Eureka Live, 35 N. Main, 479253-7020: Karaoke, 8 p.m. • Grande Taverne, 37 N. Main St., 479253-6756: Jerry Yester, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. • Grub & Pub Club 169, 169 E. Van Buren, 479-253-7122: Texas Holdem, 6 p.m. • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard), 105 E. Van Buren, 479-253-2500: SOB, 8 p.m. • New Delhi Cafe, 2 N. Main St., 479253-2525: StandUp Karaoke with Jesse James, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. FRIDAY, OCT. 9 • Balcony Restaurant and Bar, 479-2537837: Hawgscalders, noon; Hawgscalders, 6 p.m. • Cathouse / Pied Piper, 479-363-9976: Deep Fried Squirrel, 8 p.m. to midnight • Chelsea’s, 10 Mountain St., 479-2536723: Chucky Waggs with Eric Howell, 9:30 p.m.
• Eureka Live, 35 N. Main, 479253-7020: DJ and Dancing, 8 p.m. to close • Grande Taverne, 479-253-6756: Arkansas Red, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. • Grub & Pub Club 169, 479-253-7122: TBA, 9 p.m. • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): DJ Karaoke with Kara • New Delhi Cafe, 479-253-2525: The Shannon Holt Band, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Den, 45 Spring St., 479-363-6444: Madison Avenue Band, 9 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Tavern, 417 W. Van Buren, 479-253-8544: Nate and the Declaration, 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY, OCT. 10 • Balcony Restaurant and Bar, 479-2537837: James White, 12 noon; Music in the Park, 6 p.m. • Brews, 2 Pine St., 479-244-0878: Brian Martin, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. • Cathouse / Pied Piper, 479-363-9976: The Matchsellers, 8 p.m. to Midnight
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• Chelsea’s, 10 Mountain St., 479-2536723: Black Out Boys, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Sam and the Stylees, 9:30 p.m. • Eureka Live, 479-253-7020: DJ and Dancing, 8 p.m. to close • Grande Taverne, 479-253-6756: Jerry Yester, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. • Grub & Pub Club 169, 479-253-7122: TBA, 9 p.m. • Legends Saloon: Hedley Lamar, 8:30 p.m. • New Delhi Cafe, 479-253-2525: The Medicine Man Show, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Den: Arkansas Bootleg, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Nate and the Declaration, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. • Rowdy Beaver Tavern, 479-253-8544: North of Forty, 7:30 p.m. • The Stone House, 89 S. Main St., 479363-6411: Handmade Moments, 7 p.m. SUNDAY, OCT. 11 • Balcony Restaurant and Bar, 479-2537837: Michael Dimitri, 12 noon; Sarah Loethen, 5 p.m.
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The Natural Way
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Cognitive decline
prominent local gave me a copy of a scientific paper published in the journal Aging, September 2014. The title, “Reversal of Cognitive Decline: A Jim Fain Novel Therapeutic Program” caused a stir of excitement for me. The study describes the application of diet and selective nutritional supplementation on the outcome of reducing memory loss in aging people. The research group applied a controlled but personalized therapeutic program and analyzed the outcome. They reported enough benefit, for those whose cognitive decline had a major impact on job performance, so that they were able to return or continue to work without difficulty. Those of us who have been working with healthy alternatives for decades are certainly not surprised with the findings. I’ve seen this myself time and again with people we’ve worked with. What is surprising is this study was undertaken at all. Especially, when the word therapeutic was used describing lifestyle and nutritional supplementation. Combining the two words supplement and therapeutic was a sure way to get into deep trouble with the powers that be particularly the Federal Drug Administration. The world of health is rapidly changing. I’m glad for that. There are many nuances for sure but the overall direction taken in this study was to improve the diet (low glycemic values), reduce internal inflammation measured by a blood test called C-Reactive Protein, reduction of stress with the improvement of sleep, reducing homocysteine, keeping an eye on insulin levels, hormone balance and digestive health. Supplements such as different antioxidants and cell benefit supplements such as CoQ-10 were chosen and used. Of course B vitamins, Uridine as well as Coconut oil were included as needed. Please understand the protocol required a fairly complete lifestyle change. My view is that all ailments are a wakeup call to do something different in life so the complete lifestyle change does surprise me either. Change isn’t easy, neither is dealing with dementias whether your own or in a loved one. The scope of the problem of Alzheimer’s and cognitive decline is immense with approximately 5.4 million American patients currently suffering according to the author. Add to that the overall failure of prescribed drugs and you can see we need to bite the bullet and embrace the changes needed as difficult as that may seem. I’m happy the world of health is rapidly changing and I’m heartened that in this case it is changing to a direction I’ve been a proponent for many, many years.
Wisecrack Zodiac ARIES: No good deed goes unpunished, unless you’re into that. Lace up into those latex undies while Karma grabs the paddle. Add some fuzzy handcuffs, and you might help little old ladies across the street more often. TAURUS: Your answer is in the stars, but the night sky is a notoriously bad speller. Run any celestial messages through your phone’s Autocorrect. It may not get it right, but it will be far more entertaining. GEMINI: You have a quiet, analytical side, although it’s usually hidden under all the bells, horns and occasional foul-mouthed cockatoo. Dial down the circus and focus on yourself. Turns out you’re more of a bearded lady than a spastic clown. CANCER: Good things come in small packages, but great things accompany an unlimited Gold card. Stick your hand in your neighbor’s pocket and see what you can score. You could end up with quite a handful. LEO: Your dreams aren’t broken, they’re just bent out of shape. Iron out those creases and tell those elephant-sized doubts to go away and sit on someone else’s ambition. VIRGO: There’s nothing you can’t fix with bacon, vodka or duct tape. Pack all three for an upcoming weekend. It will end up as something you’ll never forget or two days you’ll never remember. LIBRA: Knowing yourself is good, but sometimes even your mind needs a break from you. Put a little mystery in your relationship and avoid the navel-gazing inner journeys for a few days. SCORPIO: You’re a pair of draggy shoes and Monday is shag carpeting; somewhere there’s going to be sparks. If you’re going to get zorched, might as well sneak up on your boss at the same time and share the static. SAGITTARIUS: Every dog has his day and each wolf has his night, but you’re a coyote-poodle hybrid searching for the perfect mid-after-
© Beth Bartlett, 2013 Want more? Visit Beth at www.wisecrackzodiac.com
noon. Get ready, because Thursday gives you a chance to howl at the mailman from the comfort of the couch. CAPRICORN: Someone thinks you’re chicken, but you know the henhouse better than they ever could. Strut around like the cock of the walk you are, and tell them to cluck off. AQUARIUS: You know all the right moves, but you’re lost in the wrong tune. Drop the depressing 1980s soundtrack and belt out some
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Taylor Swift. It won’t make you dance any better, but it will embarrass your kids and that’s almost as good. PISCES: Some days you’re a Cheerio floating in the milk, and other days you’re stuck to the side of the bowl. Life isn’t perfect, but at least you’re not tangled in the dog’s fur and waiting for a toddler to stuff you up his nose. Answers on page 17
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Immediate Opening Available Anderson’s Gas & Propane is now hiring drivers for Hindsville. Must have Class B minimum with Hazmat and tanker. Home nightly. We are also hiring propane service techs, will train. If interested please apply in person at our Hindsville location or call (479) 789-5188 and speak with Rick Criss.
Classifieds work! Call the Lovely County Citizen today and place your ad. (479) 253-0070.
Classifieds work! Call the Lovely County Citizen today and place your ad. (479) 253-0070.
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99th Birthday
To advertise in the CLASSIFIEDS
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Pet of the Week Submitted Photo
Reta McKinney Thorne turns 99 on Oct. 14. She resides at Holly House at 100 Ridgeview Road in Eureka Springs.
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Sweety Bell is a very pretty, medium-sized, 8-month-old black and white Pitbull mix. She’s super friendly to all, likes to be petted, is energetic and playful. She’s also a smart puppy, leash and kennel trained. A really extra nice addition to any family. Sweety Bell has her shots, is spayed and is adoptable for one-half the usual fee at the Good Shepherd Animal Shelter, Highway 62 east of Eureka Springs, open noon to 5 p.m. every day but Wednesday. Phone 479-253-9188. The Shelter has extra nice dogs of almost every size and breed, lovable cats and kittens of every color and personality. Adopt a pet and save a life. Thank you for caring.
Oct. 1 6:17 p.m. – Animal control issued a warning for excessive barking. 7:34 p.m. – An officer searched for but was unable to locate a reported arguing couple. 8:09 p.m. – An officer wrote a citation following a traffic stop. 8:48 p.m. – An officer searched for but was unable to locate a reported abusive person. Oct. 2 7:17 a.m. – An officer filed a report on theft. 10:57 a.m. — An officer advised a truck driver that there were no working brake lights on his trailer. We called this one in ourselves. Really. 2:19 p.m. — An officer filed a report on an accident. 4:14 p.m. — An officer filed a report on a two-vehicle accident. 6:52 p.m. — An officer told kids to get down from the roof of a building. And the grumpy old neighbor told them to stay off his lawn.
11:47 p.m. — Loud guests agreed to be quiet for the night. Oct. 3 3:19 a.m. — An officer searched for but could not locate reported disturbing person. 1:16 p.m. — Officers searched for but could not locate a woman having trouble with her vehicle. 5:23 p.m. — The owners of an abandoned vehicle at at hotel were found deceased. 9:51 p.m. — An officer explained the noise ordinance to two parties. Oct. 4 12:03 a.m. — An officer heard no noise where a woman was reported screaming. 12:33 a.m. — An officer gave an intoxicated person a ride to a hotel. 5:35 a.m. — Officers searched for but could not locate reported loud music. Must not have really been that loud. 10:35 a.m. — Dogs reported to be barking were not barking on arrival. Someone must have tipped them off. 10:44 a.m. — Restrooms reported to be locked were unlocked on arrival. 11:45 a.m. — A subject turned himself in on a warrant.
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This year, the group hopes to up the ante. Cunningham said she anticipates selling 500 to 600 bowls, saying 17 potters have already offered to help. The event will take place on Saturday, Oct. 10, at Eureka Springs High School. It will cost $20 per bowl for an adult and $5 per bowl for a child. An auction will take place two days before Hungry Bowls
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on Thursday, Oct. 8, at Caribe Restaurant. At the auction, Cunningham said, the potters will sell one-of-a-kind art to the highest bidder. To create more bowls, Cunningham continued, art students from Eureka Springs, Berryville and Green Forest have been enlisted to help make and glaze bowls. “We’re trying to involve as much of the community this year as we can,” Cunningham said.
Tickets have not gone on sale yet, but Yoder said she anticipates selling out this year. Already, she noted, people have asked her to reserve tickets for them. “I think at some point because of the size of our community, we’re going to have to have a limited number of tickets,” Yoder said. She asked that any potters interested in creating bowls call 870-350-4955 for information on how to get involved.
253-7122: Taco Tuesday • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): Game Night: Texas Holdem and Pool Tournament, 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14 • Balcony Restaurant and Bar, 479-253-7837: Pearl Brick, noon; Pearl Brick, 6 p.m.
• Eureka Live, 35 N. Main, 479253-7020: Jukebox & Dancing, 8 p.m. to close • Grub & Pub Club 169: Wild Women Wednesdays, Ladies Night • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): Game Night: Beer Pong, Jinga, etc.
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Sept. 7, 1928 – Sept. 27, 2015
Arnold G. Merbitz, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born Sept. 7, 1928 in Chicago, Ill., a son of Arnold and Helen (Scherbarth) Merbitz. He departed this life Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015 in Fayetteville, at the age of 87 years. Arnold was preceded in death by his parents, Arnold and Helen (Scherbarth) Merbitz and one sister, Lenore Parham. Arnold enjoyed gardening, walking, writing and reading. In April 1952, Arnold was united in marriage with Donalda “Doni” Lundquist who survives him of the home. He is also survived by two sons, Charles Merbitz, DPM of Eureka Springs and Erik Lawrence & wife Nina of Green Forest; three daughters, Tana and husband Keith Davis of San Diego, Calif.; Marta and husband Bud Patterson of San Diego, Calif.; Kyri Azar of Albuquerque, N.M.; a brother, Chuck Merbitz and wife Nancy of Chicago, Ill. and two sisters, Pauline Masterton of Tallahassee, Fla. and Liz and husband Jim Pare of Boca Raton, Fla.; a brother-in-law, Wally Parham of Vienna, Va.; six grandchildren, Satya, Kamin,
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Alexandra, Erik, Jake and Luke. Visitation was held from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m.. Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015 at the Nelson’s Chapel of the Springs in Eureka Springs. Graveside service was at 10 a.m., Monday, Oct. 5, 2015 at the Eureka Springs Cemetery, interment will follow the service in the Eureka Springs Cemetery under the direction of Nelson Funeral Service. Online condolences may be sent to the family at nelsonfuneral. com.
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Richard “Rick” Alfred Gaffga Dec. 9, 1943 – Sept. 29, 2015
Richard “Rick” Alfred Gaffga, a resident of Berryville was born Dec. 9, 1943 in Chicago, Ill., a son of Alfred Charles and Merle Marie (Nancarrow) Gaffga. He departed this life Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015 in Kansas City, Mo., at the age of 71 years. Richard was preceded in death by his parents, Alfred Charles and Merle Marie Gaffga and one brother, Brian Gaffga. Richard proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. He worked for Tyson Foods for many years and enjoyed woodworking. He was a member of Church of God in Berryville. On Oct. 15, 1983, Richard was united in marriage with Carolyn Sue (Boothe) Gaffga who survives him of the home. He is also survived by a son, Shaun Gaffga of Wheat Ridge, Colo.; two brothers, Jim Gaffga and wife Shirley of Eagle Rock, Mo. and Gary Gaffga of Chicago, Ill.; and a host of other family, friends, and loved ones. Memorial service was at 2 p.m., Monday, Oct. 5, 2015 at the Church of God
(Holiness) with Brother Mark Pepple officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Nelson Funeral Service. Memorial donations may be made to the Church of God (Holiness), 210 North Springfield, Berryville, AR 72616. Online condolences may be sent to the family at nelsonfuneral.com.
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