Lovely County Citizen Nov. 3, 2016

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TOPNEWS A nightmare on White Street Neighbors report record turnout on Halloween Page 3

n App-ropriate conversation

CAPC discusses app proposal at workshop Page 4

n GSHS does

not euthanize

Fusaro responds to social media criticism Page 5

n Good food, good cause

Restaurants, foundation partner for fundraisers Page 8

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Oct. 24 6:39 p.m. — A caller advised that a suspicious group of people was in the back of an area motel. An officer responded and found two people with vans. They were advised that they couldn’t be on the property.

6:54 p.m. — State police advised of an erratic driver heading into town. An officer made contact with the vehicle at the courthouse parking lot and advised that the driver was not intoxicated. It was just a new vehicle, and the driver wasn’t used to the steering. We’re going to remember that excuse.

8:28 p.m. — A caller advised that she believed someone was outside her apartment.

An officer checked the area but did not see anyone around.

10:18 p.m. — A caller advised that a roofing company had moved his motorcycle, and his pipes were all scratched up. An officer responded and took a report.

10:40 p.m. — Carroll County Sheriff’s Office advised that it had received a call about a suspicious person on the property of an area residence. An officer responded but was unable to locate the subject.

Oct. 25 8:03 a.m. — Central dispatch advised of a suicidal male subject at an area apartment complex. Officers and EMS responded, and the subject was transported to the hospital by EMS. 12:43 p.m. — The school requested a welfare check on a child that was not enrolled but was involved in a custody issue between the parents. An officer spoke with both parties, and they confirmed that the

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Oct. 27 11:47 a.m. — A clerk at a local motel advised that damage was done to a wall by a guest who had checked out. An officer responded and took a report.

1:26 p.m. — A caller reported that a male subject pulled up next to a school building, got out and watched a group of children while they were playing on the playground.

The caller advised that when a teacher approached the subject he got into his vehicle and left.

7:46 p.m. — Officers responded to a local restaurant about a report that a male subject had locked himself in the bathroom for several hours and refused to come out. The subject was gone on arrival. Like, through a window or what?

Oct. 28 8:19 a.m. — A caller requested to speak with an officer in reference to suspicious activity her daughter had become involved in after school. An officer made contact with her in regards to the complaint.

8:32 a.m. — A caller advised that a vehicle was driving way under the speed limit and having trouble staying in the traffic lane.

The caller said the vehicle almost left the roadway a couple of times. An officer made contact with the driver and determined she was OK. She just had trouble seeing the road with the glare from the early-morning sun.

Or maybe she was a tourist. You know the ones, driving four miles an hour and braking for every little curve. Not frustrating at all.

10:15 a.m. — A caller advised of two dogs wandering around the neighborhood all morning. The animal control officer responded to collect the dogs and attempted to contact the owners at their residences, but no one was home. A message was left for them to contact the animal control officer to get their dogs.

10:33 p.m. — Officers responded to a report of a fight at a local restaurant and arrested both a male and female subject.

11:40 p.m. — A traffic stop resulted in the arrest of a subject for driving on a suspended See Dispatch, page 23

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A nightmare on White Street

Families, neighbors enjoy trick or treating in historic upper loop

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

What do a goblin, the Incredible Hulk and Captain Hook have in common? They were all on White Street Monday night.

They weren’t the only ones. Hundreds of children packed the street on Halloween to trick or treat in the neighborhood, as they do every year.

Victor Smith said he always brings his family to White Street on Halloween night.

In fact, Smith said, it’s the best place to be during the holiday.

“It’s really the only place to go for kids in Eureka on Halloween night. It’s always friendly and inviting,” Smith said. “That’s great for our community.”

This year, there were a couple of changes to the night. Eureka Springs police officers blocked off the entrances to the upper historic loop, restricting traffic on the street to residents and business patrons. Gabe McCurry, who has been coming to White Street on Halloween for years, said this change was a great idea.

“It’s a lot better. It’s really nice. There’s only been a couple of cars come through,” McCurry said. “Normally, there’s some idiots that drive through here at 30 miles an hour. We don’t have to deal with that this year.”

What he likes best about Halloween in Eureka Springs, McCurry said, is seeing so many creative community members come together for one big event.

“There’s a lot of creative minds that seem to actually work together for once,” McCurry said.

Though she graduated from Eureka Springs High School earlier this year, Justice Bogue said she came back to town for Halloween night.

“I love all the decorations and the people,” Bogue said.

Justin and Jennifer Huss spent Halloween in Eureka Springs for the first time this year. Dressed as Captain Hook, Justin Huss said his family was having a great time on White Street.

“It’s just fun. Everyone’s being nice and patient. There’s as many grown-ups dressed up as kids,” he said. “It’s just a great time.”

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Henry and Tom wave from one of the spookiest houses on the historic loop, which they are in the process of gutting and remodeling.

Jennifer Huss agreed.

“It has been a blast. This is awesome.

This is really awesome,” she said.

The two said they plan to bring their family back to White Street next year.

“We’re going to bring some more people with us,” Justin Huss said.

This was Bobby Matthews’ first year to spend Halloween on White Street but not as a visitor to the neighborhood. This year, Matthews handed out candy with his wife Virginia Ralph.

“It’s gone very, very well. It’s so much fun,” Matthews said. “We’re very fortunate to have … the candy bank. That’s been

amazing. It really did help us.”

The candy bank was another first this year. Neighbors Mark Hughes and Steve Beacham asked locals to donate candy at several locations on White Street to help out neighbors who ran out early. Hughes reported Tuesday that the neighborhood collected more than 275 pounds of candy from around 30 people. All the donations were divided into two tubs, he said, and mixed into bags for distribution.

“Some bags went out early when we realized we would have enough for everyone,” Hughes said. “Then many more were given out when residents showed up at 10

a.m. Monday.”

Hughes said 18 households received 30 bags, saying 40 pounds of candy stayed at Oscar’s Cafe to supplement neighbors who gave out all their candy. The candy bank was necessary, he continued, because the street had a record number of trick or treaters. Hughes estimated that 1,500 trick or treaters came to White Street this year, up from 900 last year.

“People who came from everywhere were very appreciative that the residents of White and neighboring streets were so hospitable,” Hughes said.

Hughes and Beacham turned the clothing shop they own into Dead Pets Mart, complete with animal skeletons. Beacham said Hughes was the official vet, while he was the dead pet groomer. Where did the two get the idea for the shop?

“Somewhere in the recesses of our brains … the dark side,” Beacham laughed.

Beacham said he loves Halloween, especially when he’s celebrated it in Eureka Springs.

“It’s just like a crazy dress-up Christmas,” he said. “It’s kind of like being in an old-fashioned Halloween when you were kids and you could walk the neighborhoods and you were safe.”

Beacham continued, “The fun part here is so many of the adults dress up, too. We love it.”

Zeek Taylor handed out candy next door to Beacham and Hughes. Taylor said it was his 29th year greeting trick or treaters on White Street, and he wouldn’t have it any other way.

“I’m glad that kids come from near and far and there’s a place they can still celebrate Halloween safely. I don’t think there’s too many places left where kids can do this,” Taylor said.

Halloween has always been one of his favorite holidays, Taylor said.

“It’s just a fun holiday. I think I like it because I loved it so much as a kid,” he said.

“I love to see the kids having a good time.

It brings back good memories for me. I’m just so glad to see that there’s so many more neighbors that are participating and decorating. It just gets bigger every year.”

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CAPC discusses involvement in new app

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The Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission heard from Chip Ford about the mobile app he has been working on Oct. 26.

Ford previously spoke to the commission on Sept. 6, saying he formed a company called Modern Tourism Applications to create an app focusing on Eureka Springs. The commission asked him to bring back an example of the way the app would work, and he agreed to do so. Ford presented this information Oct. 26, running through the app’s functionality on his laptop.

Before the presentation began, commissioner Dusty Duling asked if the app would be available on Android and Apple. Ford said it was being developed for Apple because of costs, and Duling said he wanted to see it on Android, too.

“I mean, that’s the way it’s going to be accepted. If it’s on Apple, there’s just too many people who are not going to have that,” Duling said.

Commissioner Susan Harman asked Ford if he’s working with people who have developed apps for Android. Ford explained that the app could easily be developed for Android but said it would save a large amount of money to develop it for one platform first. He recalled when he spoke to the commission last, saying he asked for $120,000.

He re-evaluated that idea when he realized that sum would initiate a request for proposal, Ford said.

“If we encroach above the $20,000 mark, we are going to have to put it out for bid and because of time constraints … I wanted to come up with an option that jumped below the $20,000 mark,” Ford said. “It’s a 20 percent cost reduction by waiting until the code has been written for one side. There are two different languages, one for Apple and one for Google.”

He chose to start with Apple, Ford said, because he believes more tourists have iPhones.

“The vast majority of those Android users are populated by younger kids

who are not in the position to come into town and spend money,” Ford said. “That’s not 100 percent accurate.

That’s just a vague generalization. We had to decide if we wanted to launch one or the other first.”

Harman asked how long it would take to code the app, and Ford said it would be 30 to 60 days. After the app is launched on one platform, Harman said, would it be possible to launch it on the other platform in 30 to 60 days?

Ford said it would.

“It would actually probably be less once it’s launched in the store and the code is there,” he said.

Ford moved on to the presentation, saying the city’s branding starts on the first screen you see. The home page is basically a map, he said, serving as a hub of information for visitors and locals alike.

“They can access anything and everything starting here,” he said.

Ford addressed the menu system and said the CAPC could have any topic on the menu that would be pertinent to Eureka Springs.

“It’s a place to have general discussion. It’s a place to put basically any data we want … that’s easily accessible,” he said.

One of the best parts of the app, he said, is the search option. Ford said this is what sets the app apart from other resources.

“Where can I ride a train? Where can I get a funnel cake? Is there a hotel with a spa?” Ford said. “If someone typed in ‘gallery,’ it would kick off various results.”

He pointed out that the app will link to other websites. If a visitor would like to see more photos of the Crescent Hotel, Ford said, there will be a link to the hotel’s website.

“If you’re going to their website, it’s going to take you off the app to their website, but there will be a back button to the app,” Ford said. “So you leave but you don’t leave.”

Though he had not initially planned to include advertising on the app, Ford said that has changed.

“We wanted to release it as a tool for the CAPC, a tool for all the businesses.

We did not want to do advertising in it but found a way where we could fold a very, very small one at the bottom,” Ford said. “We’re not going to sell that to Tractor Supply because it’s regional and not local. It would be isolated to local businesses and local events as a way to offset the maintenance fees.”

Commissioner Terry McClung asked if it would be possible to search for restaurants on the app. Ford said it would, saying the menus for all the restaurants in town would be available on the app. Ford added that he wants people who use the app to explore Eureka Springs, from the city’s restaurants to certain points of interest.

“We want people to drive and explore Eureka as well and find things.

A lot of stuff doesn’t have a fit,” Ford said. “For example, the staircase downtown …it doesn’t really fit into anything. It’s not really an attraction, but we want people to know where it’s at. That’s why we included points of interest.”

Commissioner Damon Henke pointed out that many people will be using apps they already have when they visit Eureka Springs, such as Urban Spoon or Yelp. What will set the app apart from those, he said, is the information available on it.

“Really what it boils down to is who is going to collect all this information and who is going to keep it updated?

I think it’s way too pricy on the front end, but I think it’s a quality product, too,” Henke said. “The bulk of any of this is what your core database is.”

Harman said she hopes the CAPC’s database will be integrated into the app, and Henke asked where Ford is getting the information for the app’s database. Ford said he has a team of six people working on it, saying Feb. 14 is the team’s deadline to get the app released.

“It’s a huge undertaking, but it can be done,” he said.

At the end of the presentation, Ford See CAPC, page 25

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Fusaro says Good Shepherd doesn’t euthanize animals

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

Good Shepherd Humane Society is a no-kill animal shelter.

President Jay Fusaro emphasized that at the board’s Oct. 26 meeting, saying he saw a post Facebook accusing the shelter of euthanizing for space.

That couldn’t be further from the truth, Fusaro said.

“We don’t do that. I responded to it and said, ‘We don’t do that.’ I encouraged the person to come to the board meeting and also to call me,” Fusaro said.

He advised the board on what to do if something similar happens in the future.

“If you hear or see anything, the first thing I would say is try not to get into the cesspool social media can be sometimes,” Fusaro said. “And we don’t euthanize for space.”

Rosemary Fusaro pointed out that the shelter doesn’t euthanize at all, and Fusaro said he was responding to a particular post on social media.

“This issue was about space. I just wanted everybody to be clear on that,” he said.

Also at the meeting, animal care manager Sandra Mittler presented the shelter report. In September, Mittler said the shelter had nine dog intakes, 14 cat intakes, two dog returns, two cat returns, 10 dog adoptions, 14 cat adoptions and one reclaimed dog. The average time in the shelter is 43 days for dogs, she said, and 47 days for cats.

She reported the shelter’s Septem-

ber finances, saying the total bank deposits were $2,379 and donations were $1,055. Other revenue in September was $25 in reclaimed fees, $25 for microchips, $220 for vaccines, $88 for fundraisers and events, $1,235 for adoptions and $141 for miscellaneous funds. Mittler broke out the fundraiser revenue, explaining that the shelter raised $14 from doggie donation vests, $20 from plush pet adoptions and $54 from the Smooch the Pooch booth at the Holiday Extravaganza.

As of Oct. 25, Mittler said the shelter had 39 cats on-site, 32 dogs on-site and three dogs in foster homes, totaling 74 animals. So far in 2016, she said the shelter has 172 intakes, 38 returns, two deaths, 207 adoptions and 10 animals returned to their owners.

Mittler thanked those who helped out at the shelter in September, crediting Karen Welch with donating supplies to the shelter weekly and helping keep up the flower beds. Darlyne Warrings mans the front desk three days a week, Mittler said, and donates supplies including flea and tick medicine for the cats.

She said Jeff Burdsall has helped in many ways, giving the shelter an immense amount of free labor. Burdsall recently wired all the electric at the meet and greet building, she said.

“This enables us to utilize the money we’ve saved to make the meet and greet even better,” Mittler said. “Thank you to all the volunteers and everyone who has donated time, money and supplies See GSHS, page 27

Corrections The Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library is partnering with Arkansas Discovery Network to offer programs to children based on science, technology, engineering and math. An article in the Oct. 27 issue did not mention the library’s involvement in the program.

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Good Shepherd revenue up in September

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

Thanks to the Holiday Extravaganza, Good Shepherd Humane Society increased its revenue in September.

Interim treasurer Rosemary Fusaro reported Oct. 26 that the holiday-themed fundraiser brought in $3,016. The shelter raised $1,228 from fundraising events in August, Fusaro said, meaning the September total was an increase of $1,788.

“That was a wonderful event,” Fusaro said.

She added that the shelter received a $2,856 grant from the Arkansas Community Fund, saying she placed that item in the category for general grant revenue because the funds can be used for whatever the shelter needs.

“That money can be used for anything.

We can use that for our general operating expense,” Fusaro said. “With this money, we can pay for the general care of the animals.”

That’s not the case, she said, for the Bates spay grant. Fusaro said this grant can only be used for spaying animals. She pointed out the shelter has recently received $10,346 for the grant but said this money is meant to last until September 2017.

“While it comes in a lump sum, you’ll see on the income statement that we spend it monthly when Dr. Muller does the spay-

ing,” she said. “It comes in once a year, but we spend it all year. You’ll see that go down the rest of the year. That’s increasing our income somewhat artificially.”

President Jay Fusaro expanded on that, saying the shelter will spend around $1,000 each month to spay animals using the grant.

“When we get the grant, our financials are positively inflated and then every month we eat away at that money,” he said.

Rosemary Fusaro agreed.

“This money is actually a wash,” she said.

The shelter received another grant, she said, to continue building a meet and greet room. The room will serve as a place for prospective adopters to interact with pets they’re like in a private setting. That fund has $967.36 in it for September, Fusaro said, but it will show an increase on next month’s financial statement.

“You will see a bigger number, because we did receive that grant for the meet and greet and this is the account that will go in,” she said.

The shelter’s fixed assets, Fusaro continued, should increase as well.

“Those are going to go up next month as we build and we invest those funds into the meet and greet facility. Next month, you’re going to see that go up,” she said.

She pointed out that the shelter had $58,372.14 in checking and savings and

said this is a good sign for the future.

“That’s a really good number for us.

We’re starting to generate a little bit of funds so we have some on hand,” Fusaro said.

Other revenue in September included $12,876 for the thrift shops, $3,016 for fundraising, $2,856 for grant revenue, $1,800 for miscellaneous donations, $1,535 for the ad book, $1,235 for adoptions, $220 for public vaccines and $1,323 for other revenue. The total income in September, Fusaro said, was $24,861.

Since the beginning of the year, she said, the shelter has received $133,212 from the thrift shops, $20,484 in miscellaneous donations, $12,856 in grant revenue, $12,604 in adoption revenue, $10,345 from the Bates spay sponsorship, $9,471 from other fundraising, $6,604 from the ad book, $5,500 from shelter improvement donations, $4,982 from collection jars, $2,566 in admission revenue, $2,280 in membership dues, $1,915 from the rabies clinic, $1,844 for public vaccines, $1,367 for scrap metal and $1,300 for flea and tick.

The total income for 2016 so far, she said, is $231,419.

Fusaro moved on to expenses, saying the shelter spent $10,558 for payroll in September. Payroll is always the biggest expense for the shelter, she said. Other expenses in September were $1,391 for vet supplies and services, $170 for community

neuter, $70 for the dumpster fee, $1,344 for utilities, $924 for interest on debt, $905 for insurance, $900 for accounting services and $7,265 for other expenses. The total expenses in September, she said, were $23,527.

From January to September, Fusaro said the shelter has spent $111,994 for payroll, $12,025 for utilities, $18,482 for vet supplies and services, $8,655 for Bates spay fund, $8,204 for interest on debt, $8,100 for accounting services and $64,294 for other expenses. The total expenses so far in 2016, she said, are $239,898.

The shelter has a good handle on expenses, Fusaro said, and did well in September with its revenue. If this continues, she said, the shelter should become more financially stable. She pointed out that the budget for labor costs is around $7,200 below what was expected, saying this is great considering the number of people on staff.

“It’s Janet at the stores and 50 volunteers and it’s five people at the shelter, so all of this is direct operating expenses,” she said.

“It’s not like there’s any meat here or any fat here we can cut. These [employees] are directly taking care of the animals and taking care of the stores.”

Fusaro continued, “We’re trending in the right direction. We’ve got a great board here. We’ve got great people, and we’re doing great things. The trend is positive.”

Parks commission submits trails grant application

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

The Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Commission has submitted its application for a $35,000 grant to create an exercise trail at the community center.

Parks chairman Bill Featherstone presented the grant to the Eureka Springs City Council Oct. 24, with the council approving an amended resolution allowing the commission to apply for the grant. The Eureka Springs School Board took no action on a similar resolution Oct. 25.

Featherstone said Oct. 24 that the grant

requires the trail to be in operation for at least 15 years. If the trail is removed before then, he said, the grant money will need to be repaid. Alderwoman Kristi Kendrick said she was worried the city would be on the hook to pay that money back, so the language in the resolution was changed to say the city supports the grant application. The part of the resolution saying the city will accept the grant if it’s awarded was removed.

Featherstone said Oct. 28 that the grant application was submitted earlier that day, saying he spoke with people on a state level about what happened at the city council and

school board meetings.

“They’re fully aware of what’s going on.

We have met all the requirements of the application at this point in time,” Featherstone said.

The applicants for the grant will be invited to make their case in Little Rock sometime in February, he said.

“You get five minutes to make your sales pitch in front of the advisory board. They listen to everybody that shows up and decide who gets awarded,” Featherstone said.

Last year, he said, 26 groups applied and only six were awarded grants.

“It’s obviously very competitive, and those numbers are similar this year, so they expect a similar amount of distribution,” Featherstone said.

Now that the grant application has been submitted, Featherstone said, the parks commission is looking at a way to show the $35,000 is not an issue for the city or the school board.

“We’ve got between now and then to work out a performance bond or whatever it takes to indemnify the city council and school district for that amount of money,” he said.

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Local restaurants show support for community center on Wednesdays

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

The Eureka Springs Community Center Foundation is partnering with local restaurants to raise money for the community center project.

Chairwoman Diane Murphy explained that a different restaurant will donate their proceeds to the foundation every Wednesday in November, December and January.

Murphy said the idea for the fundraiser came about during a brainstorming session, saying the foundation received outstanding support from restaurants contacted to participate.

“Fresh is opening up specifically to be able to host it. They are not normally open on Wednesdays. That is how much they wanted to participate,” Murphy said. “There is another restaurant later in the series that is doing the same thing. We just picked 12 restaurants thinking that would be a good

number to work with, but we’ve had other restaurants say, ‘I want to be included in the list next time.’ I think that’s really exciting what broad support that is for us.”

So far, she said, everyone in the community has been supportive of the fundraiser.

“The early feedback on social media has been 100 percent supportive. I think people are excited,” Murphy said. “it will be a good way to have a social event and let people connect and do something good for the project.”

The foundation picked Wednesdays for the event, she said, because that’s usually a slow day in town.

“We didn’t want to compete with other events happening on Wednesdays. Wednesday seemed to be a more open night,” she said. “Plus, it gives us something to do in the winter. Every Wednesday night, you have something to do all winter long.”

The only exception to this, she said, is the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Murphy added that members of the community center foundation will be at the restaurants to talk about the project if asked.

“We don’t want to do some sort of hard sell. We want people to feel like they’re going to have a fine evening, but certainly there will always be people to answer questions if people want to talk about it,” she said.

For those who are interested in donating more to the foundation, Murphy said there will be envelopes on the tables for that very reason. She said she hopes to see many locals at the restaurants.

“There should be more of a local crowd and people who are particularly interested in supporting the project,” she said.

The fundraiser is geared toward establishing an open gym at the community center, Murphy said. She explained that this will

require renovating the gym and the area surrounding it.

“In order to be able to do anything, we’ve got to get the gym in serviceable condition.

We’ve got to get the lobby cleaned up and open and those restrooms renovated and open,” she said. “That’s what we’re working on.”

In other news, Murphy said the foundation is looking to raze Building 100 by the end of the year.

“We have the main building scheduled for the demolition process, so people should actually see that process begin within the next month or so,” she said. “That’s really exciting. I think we’ll see the building down by this year.”

The first Wednesday night fundraiser took place at Fresh on Wednesday, Nov. 2. The next restaurant to host the foundation will be Sparky’s on Nov. 9.

Parks director thanks CC Riders for help with biking summit

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

The Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Commission will have a little help bringing people to Eureka Springs during the International Mountain Bicycling Association’s 2016 global summit in Bentonville next week.

The summit is scheduled from Wednesday, Nov. 9, to Saturday, Nov. 12. Huss said the Carroll County Riders have stepped up

to help transport people to Eureka Springs while he and other parks employees man a booth at the summit.

“They have organized a ride for people attending the conference. There are organized rides with the higher level of funding I originally requested, but the CC Riders took it on themselves to create a ride for folks and get them over here with the goal of letting the trails do the selling for us,” Huss said.

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is all that needs to happen for more and more people to visit Eureka Springs. He credited the CC Riders for everything they’ve done to make this happen.

“They’re super volunteers … über volunteers. They’re just tremendous, and this type of thing shows exactly that,” Huss said.

The parks commission received some funding from the City Advertising and Promotion Commission to have a presence at the summit, Huss said, but the CC Riders had planned to do that with or without city funds.

“Their full intention was to do it themselves with the money they’ve raised. I just continue to be amazed by these folks.

They’re just really dedicated,” he said. “We wouldn’t have this opportunity with IMBA if it weren’t for them maintaining our trails and being advocates. The CC Riders and the folks who came before them have provided this resource we will be the beneficiaries of.”

With the explosion of mountain biking, Huss said, the work of the CC Riders has become especially important.

“We have a series of events and opportunities coming up that are really going to make for a dramatically different 2017,” he said.

He described these opportunities, citing the improvements at Lake Leatherwood City Park, an article that will be coming out in Bike Magazine and increased involvement with the CAPC. Through the CAPC, Huss said, the parks commission is working to bring more people to Eureka Springs for outdoor activities.

“What we’re selling on is ‘Ride here, rest here’ and ‘Ride there, rest here.’ The idea is that you’re going to stay here and ride everywhere else,” Huss said.

Going into 2017, Huss said he’s looking forward to what the parks commission will do to promote getting out in Eureka Springs.

All that starts with the global summit, he said.

“It’s just a tremendous … unmatched, unparalleled, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

It’s happening, and it’s going to be a heck of a year,” Huss said.

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Good Shepherd seeking corporate sponsorships

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

Good Shepherd Humane Society is looking into increasing business partnerships in the community.

Halfway through the board’s Oct. 26 meeting, president Jay Fusaro asked to take a 10-minute break to brainstorm ways to partner with local and regional businesses. Fusaro said he and Charlie Ferrill will be speaking with corporations about donating to Good Shepherd, saying he wasn’t sure how much money to ask for.

“I’d like to have a menu of donor options for that corporate donor. I don’t just want to come in and say, ‘We need money,’ ” Fusaro said. “What I want to say is, ‘Here’s Good Shepherd. Here’s our history. Here’s what we’ve done.

Here’s what we’re going to do.’ I want to hand them one page of donation options, and that’s where Charlie and I need help.”

Fusaro suggested that the corporate donors could sponsor the Pet of the Week or the shelter for a month. The month-long sponsorship, Fusaro said, would offer the donors a chance to advertise their business on a sign outside the shelter. He said he wants to ask for a significant amount of money for these sponsorships.

“What I need help on is what a significant amount is. How much should we ask for a monthly sponsorship? How much to have your name on a kennel outside? How much to have your name on a kennel inside?” Fusaro said.

He pointed out that he lived in Dallas for years, saying he didn’t know how much money is too much to ask for.

“I threw a number out to someone and they kind of looked at me like … it was a big number. I was thinking $3,000 a month,” Fusaro said.

The sponsorship is much more than an advertisement, he added.

“It’s not just advertising. You’re doing something good,” he said.

Shelter manager Janet Chupp said the shelter spends around $3,000 each month on operating expenses. A monthly sponsorship of $3,000, Chupp said, isn’t asking for too much. Animal care manager Sandra Mittler agreed, saying she’d like to see businesses sponsor specific things like the flea and tick fund.

“Flea and tick would be an easy number to come up with,” Mittler said.

Another idea, she said, would be asking businesses to sponsor the advertising costs for the shelter’s rabies clinics. Mittler explained that the shelter spends most of its expenses for the clinics on advertising.

“If we could go into them sponsored, then we would go into it just for the profit. We wouldn’t have that overhead of advertising to recoup,” she said. “I’d have to look at what we spend and it depends on how much we get. If we come up with a nice figure for advertising for the rabies clinics, maybe we could advertise more than we have in the past where we worked with what we could get.”

Board member Jeff Burdsall suggested accepting sponsorships for shelter improvements.

“When we paint a building, I thought we could get a local person to sponsor the paint. It could say, ‘This building was sponsored by so-and-so,’ ” Burdsall said.

Fusaro said he wanted to get an exact price on how much a sponsorship would cost.

“I don’t want to be looking at a blank sheet of paper when we’re putting this menu thing together,” Fusaro said.

He continued, saying the shelter could offer a $500 sponsorship for a month of flea and tick treatment.

Mittler said the shelter spends a predictable amount of money on flea and tick treatment per month, making it perfect for sponsorships. Another way See Sponsorships, page 27

LOOKING BACK

Photo courtesy of the Eureka Springs Historical Museum

This is Dairy Spring, which is named for a large dairy in the area. Located in Harmon Park, the first shelter was constructed around 1880. When this spring was discovered, it was given its new name. Soon after, a hotel and several houses were under construction in close proximity to the spring. The construction projects were called “Evansville” after promoter William Evans. The spring was incorporated into the city by court decree in 1885, and the second shelter was built shortly after that. During the construction in 1890 of the 3,500-seat Summer Auditorium, a retaining wall with an arched alcove was built along the west edge of what is now Harmon Park. The area around the spring was filled in and leveled to form a base for the new construction, and water from the spring was piped into The Auditorium. The entrance to the Summer Assembly Grounds was later converted into a trolley office, and a barn was added to shelter the trolleys. It is now the office for the Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Commission.

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Support the sales tax

It is getting late in the game to save the Ozarks from ourselves. We support the sales and use tax that has been proposed by Mayor Butch Berry and the Eureka Springs City Council.

Their investigation of the chronic underfunding of the city water and wastewater infrastructure and courage in facing the problem are commendable. Ordinance 2244 deserves the support of all who love Eureka Springs. The green image of our city is belied by what lies beneath – the dark reality of a failing underground infrastructure. Public works need full support. Our track record of unresolved regulatory actions and endless delays must end. Time and again we have used taxpayer funds to build an image of charm and natural beauty, to the neglect of our aging water and sewer systems.

If not now, when do we stop digging a hole in our future?

It is time for us to address underground infrastructure repairs and improvements that have been underfunded over the decades.

Leaking and broken water and sewer mains and pipes, the underfunded sewer plant costs and upgrades, and degrading services are escalating future costs and causing a downward financial and environmental spiral. Our leading citizens and newspapers have provided informed support. And yes, quality of public works and public health cost money. If we don’t act, the water quality of the springs that built our city, our karst groundwater, Leatherwood Creek and Table Rock Lake at Holiday Island will continue to worsen. Time is running out, and the consequences of a “No” vote will cast a brown shadow over our beloved Ozark hills and valleys and our tourist economy.

Let us heal the “healing waters.” Let’s build a future where the reality of our historic city matches the image that draws residents and tourists. Let us accept responsi-

bility for the actual costs of living in harmony with nature in the 21st Century.

Think like cool clear water, think about the critters and people living downstream.

Vote “Yes” for a clean green future!

— PAT COSTNER, STEVEN FOSTER, RUTH GOODWIN-HAGER, JAMES HELWIG, PATRICIA WHALEN HELWIG, JOE SCOTT and JOHN TARASUK

Mayor responds

There is a lot of discussion about the proposed 1 percent sales tax that is proposed to rebuild the infrastructure and to repay the $800,000 that has been loaned to water and sewer since 2013 for operation and maintenance. I have said it before and I am saying it again — our city did not get into this predicament overnight. It has taken several years to get in this shape. I met with some citizens last week and they said even with if the sales tax passes, we would still need to increase our water and sewer rates to meet the bond obligations. They wanted to know why this hasn’t been mentioned.

The bond obligation requiring the city to have 110 percent water revenue has been mentioned numerous times over the years (and during other administrations) and the fact is that the city does not meet that obligation. This is not new information. In order to meet just that obligation, the rates will have to be raised by 22.29 percent. This is to just meet the bond obligation. My plan is, if the tax passes, to slowly raise the rates over the next five years to meet that obligation. And use the revenue from this new sales tax to pay for fixing the infrastructure and get water and sewer to become self-sufficient.

Someone said that if they had a water problem at their house, they would call an expert. Well, the city did just that, and McClelland Engineers completed a study and have estimated the improvements needed for just the wastewater system will cost

us between $4 and $5 million. Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) will dictate what our main needs will be in the future. We know that any reduction in nutrient levels in out wastewater effluence will require at least a $1 million investment to improve equalization and installation of a filter. Most of our 5- to 10year goals include fixing sewer problems before we come under another consent order. The 5- to 10-year plan was not arrived at just by guessing. That plan is based on the McClelland Eng. report.

At this time, the city is in a better position to apply for and receive grants to help repair water and sewer and extend additional service to our area. This is something that we have never been able to accomplish.

However, as with most grants, it requires matching funds from the city. For example, Berryville recently received $18 million in grants and loans for water lines. Their match could be up to $1.8 million. There is no way we could even accept a grant like that, because we wouldn’t be able to come up with the match. Some people say, “Well, just raise the water and sewer rates.” OK, if this tax does not pass, we will have to raise the rates by more than 50 percent. Shouldn’t we pass along most of the expense to visitors to pay for improvements in a system that is needed to host over a million people each year?

Raising rates for residents means that if your water and sewer bill is now $54/month it will become $82/month. And if you have a small 2-3 unit B&B and your rates are now $120/month, it will be $180/month. If

you own a larger multi-unit B&B and your rates are now $425/month, it will be $640/ month.

Raising the water rates on the citizens and the business will mean that the burden will be on the locals. The waitresses, busboys and our older citizens on fixed incomes would be impacted more. I introduced this sales tax initiative because I felt it would put less of a burden on citizens who already have a hard time making ends meet. Under the proposed sales tax structure, if your nightly room rate is $150 a night, you will have to collect an additional $1.50 a night.

If your annual gross income is $40,000 from renting out rooms, the cost that all of your guests will have paid in a year’s time will be an extra $400.

If my wife and I eat out three times a week, 52 weeks a year and our average check is $50, we will pay an additional $78 a year in extra cost. Or my $8 burger or BBQ would increase by $.08.

Please remember, this proposed tax increase has a sunset clause, so after 10 years, it will go away.

I read recently that this tax will put some folks out of business because we have a high tax rate already. I recently talked to visitors from Kansas, Iowa and North Little Rock about our upcoming referendum.

Each one said that an additional $.01 on a $1.00 purchase would not deter them from returning to Eureka Springs.

The proposed sales tax accomplishes the following: • Repairs and replaces our infrastructure See Forum, page 26

Citizen of the Week Angela Smith, left, and Sara McCormick are this week’s Citizens of the Week. Smith and McCormick have been helping people with early voting at the courthouse in downtown Eureka Springs.

To nominate someone for Citizen of the Week, send an email to Samantha Jones at Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com.

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What do

think

Citizen Opinion by Cindy Worley

What do you think about Halloween in Eureka Springs?

Teri Vernon “Pork Chop”

Greg Ray

“Hollywood”

I love it. We stayed Most ghostly Halat the Crescent loween ever. and we will be back!

Cheyanne Mauck “Yickel”

It was great,

Casey Kiersey “Casey”

Very entertaining.

Cassie Mauck “Cassie”

We absolutely loved it!

Susan Higginbothan “Boozan” It was lit.

Citizen Survey What do you think about Halloween in Eureka Springs?

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From the EDITOR

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A Halloween to remember

ike many of you, Halloween has been a favorite holiday of mine since childhood. I’m an avid fan of horror movies and loved seeing all the creative, bloody costumes growing up. The generous amount of candy wasn’t too bad either.

So you can imagine my excitement when Gideon and I headed out to White Street on Monday night.

We’ve driven past the street often enough to know that the neighbors on White Street get into Halloween like no other, but we hadn’t actually gone there on Halloween night. This Halloween was different. I was writing the cover story for this issue about Halloween in Eureka Springs, and White Street was the logical place to go.

We got there later than I planned. That frustrated me.

It was hard to find parking, so we left the car somewhere on Spring Street and walked over. That frustrated me, too. I forgot about all that frustration the moment we stepped onto White Street, where little goblins and tiny Hulks greeted us. I was pleasantly surprised to see entire families getting in on the fun; most of the parents wore elaborate costumes, and some families even coordinated their outfits.

Walking past St. James, I accosted my first interviewees. They were two women I had met before but didn’t recognize because of their costumes. I asked them what they like about Halloween in Eureka Springs, and one of them motioned to all the children around us. It was the kids, she said. She loved giving out candy because the kids were so excited to be there. As she said that, Batman stepped between us and said, “Trick or treat!”

He sounded so enthusiastic, as if he was having the night of his life. Batman received a few pieces of candy, smiled and thanked all of us. I started to understand what the woman meant about the children. I wasn’t even handing out candy and felt happy to see the way Halloween makes little kids feel.

Gideon and I continued to walk down the street.

Almost every home we passed was decorated to perfection. Gideon loves skeletons with a fervor I will never understand, so he pointed out every skeleton in every yard and on every porch we saw. He sounded just as excited as Batman did when he asked for candy. I thought it was incredibly cute. It made me realize that Halloween really is for everybody no Samantha Jones matter how old you are.

When we stopped by the Dead Pets Mart, Gideon became especially excited. The shop is normally a clothing store, but it was decorated with animal skeletons.

Its owners, Mark Hughes and Steve Beacham, were dressed as the curators of the pet store. Steve laughed and told me he was the dead pet groomer. I overheard Mark trying to sell one of the bird skeletons to a trick or treater, and I started laughing, too.

Mark wasn’t the only person who stayed in character. As we turned a corner, Gideon and I ran into a beheaded creature holding a skull in his hands. I jumped and told the kid his costume was extremely well done.

He motioned for me to come closer, and I did. “Have you seen my horse?” he asked. That was one of the funniest things anyone has ever said to me. But to be fair, it seemed like everywhere we went on White Street was full of laughter.

The spirit of Halloween was alive in a way I’ve never seen before. All the neighbors I talked to said they were happy to welcome families near and far on Halloween. One of the neighbors told me he looks forward to Halloween all year.

After spending the night on White Street, it’s safe to say Gideon and I agree with that.

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m I love it! m I don’t like it m It’s OK

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Multi-agency operation ensures happy Halloween

By Kelby Newcomb CCNNews@cox-internet.com

The trick to a happy Halloween is making sure the holiday is a safe and fun time for kids to get treats. Multiple law enforcement agencies partnered this year to make that goal a reality for Carroll County.

Jennifer Dean, area manager of Arkansas Community Correction (ACC) Sex Offender Services, said that state and local agencies worked together for “Operation Spook-tactical” to identify all registered sex offenders living in Carroll County and make sure they were complying with regulations and would not participate in Halloween festivities.

Arkansas does not have a state law that prevents sex offenders from participating in Halloween events, Dean said, so ACC’s probation and parole department has the legal authority to enforce extra conditions deemed necessary to protect the community.

“Since Halloween is an event catered towards children, we require offenders to be on lockdown,” she said. “They can have no lights on and must have signs posted on their doors that say ‘No trick or treaters.’ ” To ensure that all sex offenders in Carroll County complied with these conditions, Dean said that ACC partnered with the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, the Berryville Police Department, the Green Forest Police Department, the Alpena Police Department, the U.S. Marshals Service, Homeland Security and the Arkansas State Police to identify all offenders within the county and make home visits.

Photo courtesy of Carroll County Sheriff’s Office

Law enforcement officers from several agencies participated in ‘Operation Spook-tactical.’

She said the agencies cross-referenced every offender registered within Carroll County with the Arkansas Crime Information Center’s (ACIC) data. They found that there were 111 registered sex offenders in Carroll County, Dean said, and law enforcement agents visited 96 of those offenders. She said the remaining offenders were confirmed to have either been deported or incarcerated, making visits unwarranted.

“There were several arrests that were made for non-compliance, and all offenders were visited with a ‘knock and talk.’ In some cases, there were searches of the residences,” she said.

For offenders on active supervision with probation and parole services, Dean said law enforcement agents did spot checks on Halloween to make sure

Library DocFest to continue Nov. 4

The Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library continues its DocFest film series on Friday, Nov. 4, with a showing of the first half of No Direction Home. The film is Martin Scorsese’s story of Nobel prizewinning singer/songwriter Bob Dylan’s early career. Spanning the years from 1961 to 1966, both archival footage and recent interviews outline Dylan’s coming of age as a singer and then star. The second half of the film will be shown on Friday, Nov. 11. Admission and popcorn are free. For more information, contact the library at 479-253-8754 or EurekaLibrary.org.

they were not only in compliance with state laws but also in compliance with the non-participation requirement for Halloween. She said offenders were on house arrest from 5 p.m. Monday until 5 a.m. Tuesday unless they had a documented need for work, medical reasons or other emergencies.

“It has been a really good operation.

We have been able to ensure the safety of our community,” Dean said. “We take these situations very seriously with our agency, and we could not do an operation of this calibre without all of the departments working together for the betterment of our community.”

She said this was the first countywide effort of this magnitude in Carroll County. ACC runs similar operations statewide in various counties, she said, and

has historically done the Halloween operation on a smaller scale for probation and parole offenders.

“But we felt it was necessary with the number of offenders in a smaller county like Carroll County to confirm which offenders were and weren’t actually living there and making sure the notifications are being done as well,” Dean said.

She said that spot checks similar to “Operation Spook-tactical” are done for offenders on probation and parole on a regular basis. Arkansas law deems that people who have been convicted of sexual offenses pose a threat to the community even beyond their supervisory period, Dean said, so ACC bases larger operations on the need and resources available.

“It is an ongoing effort of our department to ensure that these endeavors continue,” she said. “We plan to continue doing this operation for Halloween as long as resources and cooperation are available.”

CCSO Chief Deputy Maj. George Frye said the operation was a cooperative effort to protect Carroll County children.

“Most noteworthy is that officers from every agency partnered to see that our kids had a safe Halloween,” Frye said.

Dean said that ACC extends its gratitude to local Carroll County agencies for their help in “Operation Spook-tactical.”

“Sheriff Randy Mayfield and all the officers have been integral to this operation,” she said. “They extended agency staff to assist in this endeavor, and we’re very grateful. It takes a village to do this job.”

Local artist wins Governor’s Arts Award

Eureka Springs artist Max Elbo has won the Judges’ Recognition Award through the Arkansas Arts Council’s 2017 Governor’s Arts Awards.

Elbo was nominated by the public and selected by an independent panel of arts professionals from around the state. He will be honored at a ceremony in the spring and will receive an original work of art created by Arkansas artist Elizabeth James of Springdale.

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Zombie Crawl benefits Flint Street Fellowship

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

As the undead crept through downtown Eureka Springs during the Zombie Crawl Saturday, volunteerism was certainly alive and well.

Jeff Danos, who has organized the Zombie Crawl for the past five years, explained that the event benefits Flint Street Fellowship. Danos said he invited participants to donate non-perishable food items for the food bank, saying he received more donations than ever this year.

“When we delivered it to the food bank, my truck bed was full. It was just over five shopping carts of food. I think last year we did maybe three,” Danos said.

He wanted to donate to the food bank, Danos continued, because of all the good it does in the community.

Danos pointed out that Eureka Springs is a tourism-based economy, with many

residents out of work for two or three months in the winter. During this time, he said, the food bank especially needs donations.

“As soon as winter hits, there’s a lot of people who are struggling to survive in town. I think a lot of those people might end up at the food bank,” Danos said. “They have to figure out a way to pay the bills. Not everybody can survive on Ramen noodle soup. Sometimes, you want good food for your kids.”

He added, “The food bank plays a very, very crucial role in helping people out. With the Zombie Crawl happening when it does right before winter’s about to hit, it seems like a good time to help the food bank replenish its supplies.”

Danos remembered how the Zombie Crawl came to be, saying he got the idea while at a Halloween party with friends in 2012. Somebody suggested doing a zombie flash mob, he said, and he went See Flint Street, page 17

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The Eureka Springs Zombie Crawl benefits Flint Street Fellowship. This is how much food the event raised this weekend.

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Zombie Crawl

Photos by Tavi Ellis

The undead came out in droves for the fifth annual Zombie Crawl on Saturday, Oct. 29.

Jeff Danos, zombie hunter and organizer of the Zombie Crawl, rallies the hordes.

The staggering shuffle of zombie feet brings thousands of spectators out of the shadows and onto Spring Street.

Brian and Amanda say that by the time they finished their costumes and makeup, their living room looked like a murder scene.

‘Chicks’ in their right mind are running away in horror.

Terrifyingly realistic make-up sets the scene for Nothing less than a perfectly horrific imagination and an artist’s hand could create such a sight one of Eureka’s most popular parades.

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Voices from Eureka’s Silent City

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The Eureka Springs Historical Museum finished up its eighth annual ‘Voices from Eureka’s Silent City’ cemetery walking tour on Saturday, Oct. 29.

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White Cane Day Debbie Coleman, vice president of the Eureka Springs Lions Club, tells people about White Cane Day on Oct. 15. The mission of White Cane Day is to educate the world about blindness and how the blind and visually impaired can live and work independently while giving back to their communities, to celebrate the abilities and successes of blind people and to honor their many contributions to society.

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‘Birds, Butterflies, and a Bear’ is one of local artist Diana Harvey’s still life paintings that will be featured in the ‘Small Works, Great Wonders’ art sale at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum beginning Saturday, Nov. 5.

Local artist to be featured in national museum

Local artist Diana Harvey is getting a national spotlight this month.

Her works will be featured at the “Small Works, Great Wonders” art sale at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum beginning Saturday, Nov. 5, in Oklahoma City, Okla. A reception will be held Friday, Nov. 11.

The museum’s website says that “Small Works, Great Wonders” features a fusion of traditional and contemporary paintings and sculptures from more than 100 of the nation’s finest artists. The works are available for affordable prices, it says, and un-

sold art will remain on display and available for purchase through Dec. 31, 2016.

Harvey said she is honored to be featured in the show and is particularly excited that one of her works was chosen as the logo piece for the show.

“It’s hard to express my great delight when I saw they had chosen my work as the logo piece for the show, featured prominently on the invitation and RSVP,” she said. “What an honor for the first-timer.”

Harvey lives on the east side of Eureka Springs where she works on the paintings at her studio next to her home.

Veterans Day Parade seeking participants

The Eureka Springs Veterans Day Parade needs a few more participants. The parade needs floats, bikers, bicycles, musicians and anything else you can come up with. The parade lineup will start at 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11, in front of the Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library. It starts at 10 a.m. and ends in the parking lot across from the Eureka Springs Historical Museum, where the rifle salute and a short ceremony will take place.

A meet and greet will follow those events.

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Highlanders cruise past Bruno-Pyatt

By Ty Loftis

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Eureka Springs’ boys and girls cross country teams each won district championships at 2A-4 West district meet at Magazine on Saturday.

Eureka Springs sweeps district cross country meet

By Ty Loftis CCNSports@cox-internet.com

The Eureka Springs Highlanders competed at the 2A-4 West district cross country meet on Saturday in Magazine.

Gabi Bloch set a course record, with a time of 19 minutes and 23 seconds. The senior boys and senior girls each won the 2A-4 West district championship. The junior boys finished second, scoring 40 points. Individual results are as follows.

Sr. Boys: Eureka Springs won, scoring 20 points and Bennett Pascoe of Conway Christian finished first with a time of 16 minutes and 30 seconds. Eureka Springs’ Dalton Arnold finished second in 17:44, while teammates Kayden Eckman finished sixth in 18:39 and Tyler Stephenson finished seventh in 18:40.

Tyler Thomas of Eureka Springs finished 16th in 19:49, while teammates Colton Jecker finished 23rd in 21:01 and Garrett Cross finished 27th in 21:22.

Levi Crider finished 34th in 22:03, while his Eureka Springs teammates Brandon Ray finished 37th in 22:18 and Sam Gay finished 44th in 23:44. Grant Arnold of Eureka Springs finished 50th in 24:44, while teammates Jackson Cross finished 55th in 26:28 and Hayden Bullock finished 59th in 28:04.

Sr. Girls: The Lady Highlanders won, scoring 29 points. Gabi Bloch of Eureka Springs finished first, setting the course record with a time of 19 minutes and 23 seconds. Her sister Sara Bloch finished 14th in 23:46, while teammates Rachel Adams finished 23rd in 25:26 and Heidi Kirk finished 25th in 25:42. Sadie DeLeon of Eureka Springs finished 40th in 31:29, while teammates Aom Sajjaphanroj finished 44th in 36:31 and Breanna Davis finished 45th in 36:34.

On Saturday, Nov. 12, Eureka Springs will travel to Hot Springs for the state cross country meet.

Feature film shoots in Eureka Springs

The feature film “Antiquities” began filming in Eureka Springs on Thursday, Oct. 27. The crew shot some scenes on Spring Street and in other downtown neighborhoods.

Written by Graham Gordy and directed by Daniel Campbell, the film is an offbeat romantic comedy about a young man who moves to his dad’s hometown after his father’s death. It was originally a short film.

The Eureka Springs Highlanders had an easy go of it Friday night, winning 49-27 at Bruno-Pyatt.

“We started out well,” Eureka Springs coach Brian Rambo said.

“We are a little better than they are so we came out and pressed in the first quarter. We turned them over a lot and got out to a 22-5 lead at the end of the first quarter and just coasted from there.”

The Highlanders led 31-8 at halftime and as a result Rambo was able to get a lot of his bench players in the game, something that hadn’t happened earlier in the year.

“We have played some tight games early,” Rambo said. “It’s nice moving some guys around and seeing what they would do in different situations.

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to City Hall to see if that would be possible.

“We were told, ‘Well, it sounds like you need a parade permit,’ which I thought was kind of silly because a flash mob is not a parade,” Danos said.

They got the permit, he said, and decided to do something a little bigger than a flash mob.

“We started talking to people who had vehicles and hearses. It just kind of grew from there,” Danos said. “At the time, we didn’t have a lot of longterm plans for it. It just came up in the middle of a party, and as soon as we had turned it into a parade, we started to notice it was getting more interest.

It’s been going every year since then.”

This year’s Zombie Crawl, he said, was the biggest one so far. He said he was surprised at how many people participated, from those who walked in the parade to those who watched it happen. Danos credited social media

Those guys work hard in practice and deserve to play. It’s good to get them in the game and give them some experience. It bodes well for the future.”

The Highlanders have played four consecutive road games to open the season. After the 22-point victory, it appears as if this young Eureka Springs team doesn’t mind playing away from Highlander Arena.

“For these young guys, it does nothing but help them,” Rambo said.

“They are good early-season experiences for us, that hopefully we can build on.”

J.M. Gregg finished the game with 15 points, while Garrett Cross had 14 and Avery Walker had nine. Keeton Lofgren had six rebounds.

On Tuesday, Eureka Springs traveled to St. Joe and won 47-27. with the event’s success this year.

“We had 1,100 people who said they were coming to the event on Facebook. Last year, we had maybe 600 who said they were going,” Danos said. “Even people who have lived in town a long time said on Saturday it was the busiest they had seen downtown in quite a while. It was very big.”

He enjoys events like the Zombie Crawl, Danos said, because they provide families a chance to have a themed, immersive experience.

“I really enjoy seeing people kind of escape from their everyday, ordinary lives to live in a fantasy land for a little while. All the special events I organize tend to have that common thread to them,” Danos said. “I like to give people a way to escape the ordinary and experience something new.”

He continued, “I think when it comes to Eureka Springs, we never need an excuse to dress up. We love to dress up. We always love dressing up, so if it wasn’t zombies, it would be something else.”

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Death investigation

Deputies find body of man, held down, after disturbance call Lovely County Citizen

A man died after a reported domestic disturbance near Green Forest late Thursday night.

A news release from the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were dispatched to an address on County Road 8141 at 11:37 p.m.

Thursday after a caller reported a domestic disturbance involving two men.

One of the men was reported to be holding the other down, awaiting deputies’ arrival.

Two deputies arrived at 12:07 a.m.

Friday and found one man holding the

other down as reported. The man being held down was unresponsive. A deputy performed CPR until emergency medical personnel arrived. The subject, identified as Rodney Earl Dressi, 54, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The news release said all of the individuals present at the residence were interviewed at the sheriff’s office. No arrests were made.

The incident remains under investigation by the CCSO. The state medical examiner will determine the cause and manner of Dressi’s death, the news release said.

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Eureka Springs man sentenced to prison

A Eureka Springs man was sentenced last week to more than six years in prison on drug and money laundering charges, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s office in Fort Smith.

Stephen Carufel, 55, was sentenced to 78 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release on each count of money laundering and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Chief Judge P. K. Holmes III presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fort Smith.

According to court documents, officers with the Eureka Springs Police Department found 52 grams of methamphetamine on co-coonspirator Jeffrey Vanroy’s person after arresting him on an outstanding warrant. Vanroy waived his Miranda rights, and stated the methamphetamine had been sent by FedEx to Carufel’s residence, where he was living and that he took the package when it was delivered knowing that it was methamphetamine. Officers were able to recover the FedEx shipping packaging from a trash can in downtown Eureka Springs.

It was addressed to Carufel, and the sender was an individual living in California.

Authorities in California were notified, and they identified the sender as being a resident there. Investigators learned that between January 2015 and September 2015, at least 12 packages of methamphetamine had been sent from California to Carufel. Agents issued a search warrant on the sender’s residence and found more than one pound of methamphetamine and a receipt for one of the packages he had sent. They also obtained text messages between the sender

and Carufel discussing the delivery and payment of the methamphetamine.

A search warrant was then issued for Carufel’s residence in Eureka Springs where agents found canceled personal checks made out to the sender in California. From Moneygram receipts and Carufel’s bank records, they determined that he had sent more than $20,000 to his source of supply between April 2014 and June 2015. After he was arrested and waived his Miranda rights, he told agents that he received approximately two ounces of methamphetamine at a time from the source in California. He stated that he had been receiving the shipments for about two years and had paid $900 per ounce using MoneyGram and personal checks.

Carufel and Vanroy were both indicted by a federal grand jury in March 2016 and both pleaded guilty in June 2016. Vanroy pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and will be sentenced at a later date.

“Investigators with the Eureka Springs Police Department appreciate the assistance provided by Homeland Security Investigations and the United States Attorney’s Office,” Eureka Springs Police Chief Thomas Achord said. “This is a perfect example of cooperative efforts among Local and Federal agencies whose combined resources created a thorough investigation to build an efficient case for prosecution.”

This case was investigated by the Homeland Security Investigations and the Eureka Springs Police Department.

Assistant United States Attorney Candace Taylor prosecuted the case.

Flint Street Fellowship to host Thanksgiving dinner

ROBIN • JIM FAIN, PhD • MARY NELL 61 North Main St. • Eureka Springs 479-253-5687 • www.fainsherbacy.com

Thanksgiving dinner will be served on Thanksgiving Day at the ECHO dining room from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The dinner is sponsored by Flint Street Fellowship and everyone is welcome. ECHO is located at East Van Buren Street and Rockhouse Road in Eureka Springs. If you would like to volunteer or have questions, call 479-253-4945.

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A product with many uses

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very long-term local asked me to write about a very useful product. People have by acciJim Fain dent found this to help them in many ways. Though I’ve written about this odd situation and product before, I thought I’d update the information. With fall weather here, perhaps this is something to think about for arthritis and pain.

This is a strange and very American situation. A natural byproduct of the wood industry is exceptionally well studied by a number of pharmaceutical companies. This produces a wealth of solid scientific medical information for a wide range of ailments. Yet it remains in the hardware store or on a veterinarian’s shelf. Those of you who know of DMSO, no introduction is needed.

Dimethylsulfoxide has been around for a long time.

The history of DMSO as a pharmaceutical began in 1961 when a Dr. Jacob was head of the organ transplant program at Oregon Health Sciences University.

He found it useful with skin transplants and has spent his life investigating DMSO. According to Dr. Jacob, one of the troubles with the official approval is that it does too many things and isn’t limited to one pill/one ailment.

Veterinarians have used DMSO as a horse liniment for reducing inflammation in sprains, strains, stiff joints and arthritis. Folk uses in humans are similar.

Many people have followed Grandma’s lead and used this turpentine-like liquid or gel for a wide range of conditions such as soft tissue damage (spider bites, ticks, chiggers) skin ulcers and burns. And most grannies certainly had their version of “horse liniment” for rheumatism (fibromyalgia) and painful arthritis. In some 11,000 medical/clinical articles from all over the world, many doctors internationally seem very comfortable with DMSO for a variety of ailments such as pain reduction (herpes zoster and shingles), inflammation, scleroderma, interstitial cystitis (approved in the U.S.), arthritis and for the reduction of elevated intercranial pressure.

In doing a simple Internet search, a couple of interesting uses such as sciatica, low back pain and any type of auto-immune processes including silicon immune toxicity syndromes showed up. The only real drawback, and it is really very minor, is that DMSO is absorbed through the skin very fast and for a short while you might taste it in your mouth and your breath may be a little awkward. To me, it’s no worse than having a little too much garlic. Newer formulations don’t do this at all, just the older ones.

Wisecrack ZODIAC ARIES: It’s blue skies and smooth sailing ahead, so quit worrying. No one saw what you did last Thursday, and the ferret is too busy picking cotton candy and glitter out of his fur to tell.

TAURUS: You can bring a little light into someone’s life by being kind, or you can just throw a fourpack of LED bulbs at them and tell them to find happiness on their own.

GEMINI: No one has all the answers, not even you. But you do have that one answer from page 236 of the teacher’s manual. Use it wisely.

Cancer: Life does need a bit of extra flavor, but you’re going overboard with the pumpkin spice.

Besides, it’s almost time for peppermint and hot chocolate scents, so you’re stuck with 50 pounds of pumpkin spice cat litter until next fall.

LEO: The world is full of adventures, and you’re watching them all pass by your office window. Take a few days off to unwind. That way, you can watch life skip merrily past your living room window.

VIRGO: If the cat’s in the cradle with a silver spoon, you really need a trip to Petco and some better life advice. Get a nice cat bed, but don’t get one so big you can sleep in it, too.

LIBRA: Relax. If relationships made sense, you wouldn’t need jewelry, alcohol or edible underwear. Buy two of the three and go back to your sweetie’s to apologize.

No one cares if you were right.

SCORPIO: It’s good to know your limitations, but you don’t have to give them name tags and throw after-hours parties for them. While they’re out on the dance floor, see if you can sneak past them and accomplish something new.

SAGITTARIUS: Thursday will be like having something stuck on the bottom of your shoe. It will only

be annoying if someone points it out to you, unless it’s a $20 bill.

CAPRICORN: Overall, life is beautiful. It does have its hot mess moments, though. Expect smeared mascara and spaghetti in your hair on Saturday. At least you clean up well for Sunday morning.

AQUARIUS: You’re due for some good luck. Expect it to arrive

© Beth Bartlett, 2013 Want more? Visit Beth at www.wisecrackzodiac.com

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By Beth Bartlett

in one easy package on a sunny afternoon. If it doesn’t show up, you may have to chase the UPS driver around town for a while.

PISCES: Comparing yourself to others is like a snail comparing itself to a sleek sea turtle.

What the shell? Appreciate the leaf you’re nibbling instead of wishing for a distant ocean of excitement.

CROSSWORD Puzzle

Answers on page 25

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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

Nov. 3, 4 and 5: Holiday Island Guild

The Holiday Island Guild will present its production of “Virtue Is Its Own Reward,” a musical melodrama of the 1890s, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, through Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Ballroom of the Holiday Island Clubhouse. Dinner Theater will be on Thursday, Nov. 3, with limited seating. For tickets call Bill at 479-981-2638 or Sue at 479-253-5158. Tickets are also available at Cornerstone Bank in Holiday Island.

Nov. 4: Music Jam

There will be a music jam at 6:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 4, at the Cattleman’s Building at the fairgrounds in Berryville. The event will start with a potluck at 6:30 p.m., and music will begin at 7 p.m. Come and join in or just listen.

Nov. 4 and 11: DocFest Film Screening

The Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library will screen “No Direction Home” in two parts at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, and Friday, Nov. 7, in the Library Annex Friends Room.

Nov. 5: Ham Radio Class

The Little Switzerland Amateur Radio Club will sponsor an FCC Ham Radio technician class from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5, at Mercy Hospital, 214 Carter St. in Berryville. Tests for technician, general and extra class licenses will be given at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12. The tests are $15 each. For class reservations or more information contact Drew Wood at DWood@EurekaSpringsHospital.com or Terry Dean at TerryJDean@Cox.Net or at 870-350-0385.

Nov. 5: Permaculture Study Group

The Northwest Arkansas Permaculture Study Group will meet from 10 a.m. to

noon Saturday, Nov. 5, to join the National Water Center’s Festival of Gratitude at the home of Kimberly and Richard Clark at 900 Pivot Rock Road. The groups will discuss the application of permaculture water utilization to heal the earth and maintain the wellness of Earth’s inhabitants. For more information call Jerry Landrum at 479-220377.

Nov. 5: Chili Cook-off and Cornbread Contest The Inspiration Point Fire Department (IPFD) Auxiliary will host the fourth annual Chili Cook-off and Cornbread Contest on Saturday, Nov. 5, at the IPFD Station 1, 31 Ozark Automotive Road six miles west of Eureka Springs on Highway 62. Judging will begin at 5 p.m., and serving will begin at 6 p.m. A large silent auction will be available for bids. Guests can pay $8 for their choice of 15 different chilis and as much cornbread, iced tea and dessert as they want. All proceeds will benefit the fire department.

Nov. 5: ‘Celebrating Women’ Dance A “Celebrating Women” Dance will be held from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at Caribe’s at 309 W. Van Buren in Eureka Springs. Jori Costello of the Fayetteville band Big Bad Gina will be the DJ. Snacks and drinks will be available.

Nov. 6: EUUF Song Service David Geneson, former teacher and social worker, will present a political musical odyssey as a topical singer and songwriter titled “From Berkeley, through the Reagan and Bush eras, to SWEPCO protests, to Michael Jackson and Donal Trump” at the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, at 17 Elk St. Refreshments will follow the service.

Childcare is provided

.Nov. 6: Benefit

for Christy Davis

A benefit for Christy Davis to help with finances while she deals with her cancer will be held from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, at the Cookery at Caribe on U.S. Highway 62 West in Eureka Springs. The silent auction begins at 3 p.m., and the live auction begins at 5 p.m. Admission is $10 per person, and there will be a cash bar.

Donations for the auctions can be dropped off from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. every day at Chelsea’s, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays at the Cookery and from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays at Caribe. Donations of appetizers and desserts can be dropped off at the Cookery at Caribe before and during the benefit on Sunday, Nov. 6.

Nov. 7: Metafizzies Meeting

The Eureka Springs Metaphysical Society (Metafizzies) will feature Stephen Foster continuing his discussion on metaphysical interpretation of the New Testament at their meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7, at 68 Mountain St in Eureka Springs. All are welcome.

Nov. 10: Mass Flu Clinic

The Carroll County Health Unit will hold a mass flu clinic from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 10, at 402 Hailey Road in Berryville.

Nov. 10: Pesticide Applicator Training

A pesticide applicator training call will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, at Cornerstone Bank in Berryville. There is a $10 fee for the class.

Nov. 11: Veterans Day Parade

The eighth annual Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11, in Eureka Springs. All veterans and their families are invited to participate in the parade. The American Legion will

perform a ceremony after the parade to honor all veterans. A meet and greet will follow. For a complete schedule of events, visit the Eureka Springs Veterans Day page on Facebook or call 580-399-5887.

Nov. 12: Winter White Elephant Sale

The Holiday Island Fire Department Auxiliary will hold its Winter White Elephant Sale and Bake Sale from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at the Holiday Island Country Club at 1 Holiday Island Drive. There will be lots of Christmas items and decor, furniture, home decor, household goods, books, antiques and more. Proceeds benefit the fire department. For more information or to donate something call Mary Amundsen at 479-363-8125.

Nov. 12: Beekeeping 101

A Beekeeping 101 class will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at Cornerstone Bank in Berryville. There will be a $5 fee to take the class, and seating is limited to the first 30 people to sign up.

Nov. 13: EUUF Guest at Your Table

Bryan Manire will present “Defying Hate,” the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee’s (UUSC) Guest at Your Table event at 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 13. Guests are encouraged to come learn more about the UUSC and this year’s recipients of the EUUF’s donations.

Nov. 13: Surviving the Holidays

Surviving the Holidays, a one-time seminar for those who have lost a loved one no matter how long ago, will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, at Faith Bible Church at 3 Parkcliffe Drive in Holiday Island. For more information call 479-2538925, email lardellen@gmail.com or visit FaithBibleNWA.com.

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Federal indictments lead to NW Arkansas arrests

Fifteen people were arrested Wednesday after an investigation into methamphetamine trafficking in Northwest Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri, according to a news release from the office of the United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas.

Eleven defendants were arrested on federal charges and four were arrested on state charges, the news release says. Three additional defendants had already been arrested on federal charges. The investigation that led to the arrests lasted for more than a year, according to the news release.

In addition to the arrests, law enforcement officers also executed seven federal and four state search warrants in Arkansas and one federal search warrant in Missouri, according to the release.

The release says the investigation focused on methamphetamine trafficking in Boone, Baxter, Searcy, Newton, Benton and Washington counties in Arkansas, as well as in Missouri and Oklahoma, but Thursday’s law enforcement operation apparently extended into Carroll County as well.

Several residents reported a heavy law enforcement presence in Green Forest early Thursday, and Carroll County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Maj. George Frye confirmed that the CCSO assisted the FBI with a search warrant.

According to the news release, a federal grand jury returned three separate indictments on Oct. 5, charging 19 individuals

in Arkansas and Missouri with a largescale drug trafficking conspiracy. The indictments included a total of 37 counts, all of which involved the distribution of methamphetamine. The indictments were unsealed Thursday.

“Today’s arrests reflect our commitment to removing criminal organizations trafficking methamphetamine into our communities throughout Arkansas,” said Diane Upchurch, special agent in charge with the FBI in Little Rock. “We must be diligent and wipe out these networks in Arkansas. We appreciate the efforts of our federal, state and local law enforcement partners, and the state and federal prosecutors who faithfully work to reduce overall crime and improve the quality of life for Arkansans.”

“I would like to thank the many law enforcement officers that worked so hard and so long on this investigation,” said David Ethridge, prosecuting attorney for the 14th Judicial District of Arkansas. “By combining resources and working together, we were able to accomplish what none of us could have otherwise accomplished on our own.”

The federal defendants who were arrested Thursday will appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Ford early next week in the U.S. District Court in Fort Smith, the release says.

The news release listed several law enforcement agencies involved in the joint investigation, including the CCSO.

Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts to hold ‘Scouting for Food’ event The local Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts will be helping their community in a big way.

Starting on Saturday, Nov. 5 and during the following week, area scouts will be placing bags on residents’ doorknobs for donations of canned goods. On Saturday, Nov. 12, they will collect the bags and take the donations to the local food bank,

the Flint Street Fellowship, located just off Main Street by the Grand Central Hotel. Residents are asked to have their bags with donated canned goods on their front porches by 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12.

All food collected is for the needy in the Eureka Springs area. Every little bit helps and adds up to an incredible amount of food, sharing and community pride.

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Defense attorney asks judge to suppress evidence in Butler murder case

By Scott Loftis

CarrollCountyNews@cox-internet.com

The attorney for a Eureka Springs man accused in the shooting death of another local resident has asked the judge presiding over the case to suppress evidence including statements made to authorities on the night of the shooting.

Christopher Kevin Butler is charged with first-degree murder in the death of John Catlin Keck, 30, of Eureka Springs on Feb. 19.

Carroll County Sheriff’s Office deputies responding to a report of a disturbance involving trespassers in the Stone Mountain area discovered Keck’s body inside a Jeep belonging to Butler. According to authorities, Butler admitted to shooting Keck, saying he felt threatened.

In a motion filed in Carroll County Western District Circuit Court, public defender Joseph Tobler of Little Rock argues that statements Butler made to CCSO investigators should be suppressed because Butler was questioned by then-deputy Janet Galland without being advised of his Miranda rights. Tobler’s motion says Butler was advised of his Miranda rights later, before speaking with CCSO Lt. J.J. Reddick and investigator David Deatherage.

Tobler’s motion says Butler later was interviewed by Deatherage and investigator Jerry Williams.

“During the interview, when given a moment to pause and reflect as Investigator Deatherage had left the interrogation room, Butler unequivocally invoked his right to counsel by stating ‘I’m at the point now to where maybe I should stop talking and get a lawyer,’ ” Tobler’s motion says. “At this point, rather than honoring Mr. Butler’s request for his constitutional right to counsel, Investigator Williams continued to question Mr. Butler in order to cajole him into continuing the interview.

“Investigator Williams was successful at rescuing the interrogation, and in response to Williams’ question whether Defendant was in fact invoking his right, Mr. Butler

relents, ‘I’m not yet.’ ” Tobler argues in his motion that “the interview should have stopped immediately at the point when Mr. Butler invoked his right to a lawyer,” and cites previous court rulings that he says support his contention.

“Butler’s statement to Deatherage and Williams should be suppressed as it was not voluntarily made in waiver of Butler’s Miranda rights, but as the result of the detective’s pressuring Butler to talk after a clear invocation of his constitutional rights,” Tobler says in his motion.

Tobler’s motion asks the court to suppress all statements made to Galland and other officers at the scene before Butler was advised of his Miranda rights and statements made during his interview with Williams and Deatherage.

Carroll County Prosecuting Attorney Tony Rogers responded to Tobler’s motion in a filing with the court, arguing that none of Butler’s statements should be suppressed. Rogers says that when Galland first made contact with Butler on the night of the shooting, he indicated that there was still an armed subject in the woods. Rogers says that Galland’s questioning of Butler, and his responses “are covered under the ‘public safety’ exception to the Miranda requirements,” and cites a previous court ruling.

Regarding Butler’s interview with Williams and Deatherage, Rogers says “the recorded interview with Butler is admissible because he was informed of his Miranda rights, waived those rights, then later made an equivocal and ambiguous statement about a lawyer that was insufficicent to invoke his right to counsel.”

A hearing on the motion to suppress was held Thursday, Oct. 27, in Eureka Springs with Carroll County Circuit Judge Scott Jackson presiding. As of Wednesday morning, Jackson had not made a ruling on the motion, although Tobler said he expects a ruling to be issued as early as this week.

Tobler said Butler’s next court appearance is scheduled for Jan. 23.

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LIVELY Entertainment

THURSDAY, NOV. 3 • Balcony Bar & Restaurant, 12 Spring, 479-253-7837: Catherine Reed, 5 p.m.

• Brews, 2 Pine St., 479-244-0878: Cocktails for a Cause (Trails), 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.; Kyle Nachtigal, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

• Cathouse, 82 Armstrong, 479-3639976: The George Brothers, 6 p.m.

• Eureka Live, 35 N. Main, 479-2537020: Happy Hour, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Green Screen Karaoke, 9 p.m.

• Farmers’ Market, Pine Mountain Village: Los Roscoes, 9 a.m. to noon • Grande Taverne, 37 N. Main St., 479-253-6756: Jerry Yester, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

• Legends Saloon (Lumberyard), 105 E. Van Buren, 479-253-2500: Another Turn, 9 p.m.

• New Delhi Cafe, 479-253-2525: Live Acoustics, 50’s, 60’s & 70’s & Happy Hour, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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• Brews, 2 Pine St., 479-244-0878: RK Ellis, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.

• Cathouse, 82 Armstrong, 479-3639976: Mark Shields, 8 p.m.

• Chelsea’s, 10 Mountain St., 479253-6723: Diversity Band, 9 p.m.

• Eureka Live, 35 N. Main, 479253-7020: Gospel Drag Event, 9 p.m. to close $10 Cover • Grande Taverne, 479-253-6756: Arkansas Red, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

• Grub & Pub Club 169, 479-2537122: The George Brothers, 8 p.m.

• Legends Saloon (Lumberyard), 479253-2500: DJ Karaoke w/ Stan, 8 p.m.

• New Delhi Cafe, 2 N. Main,479253-2525: Paul Price Trio, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Den, 47 Spring St., 479-363-6444: Terri & Brett, 9 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Tavern, 417 W. Van Buren, 479-253-8544: Karaoke with Brock Entertainment, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, NOV. 5 • Balcony Bar & Restaurant, 479-2537837: James White, noon; Jeff Lee, 6 p.m.

• Brews, 2 Pine St., 479-244-0878: RK Ellis, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.

• Cathouse, 82 Armstrong, 479-3639976: Liberty Bell Rhythm Band, 8 p.m.

• Chelsea’s, 479-253-6723: Iris, 7 p.m.

• Eureka Live, 479-253-7020: “Wigstock” Drag Event, 9 p.m. to close $10 Cover • Grande Taverne, 479-253-6756: Jerry Yester, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

• Grub & Pub Club 169, 479-2537122: RK Roadshow Karaoke, 8 p.m.

• Legends Saloon, 479-253-2500: JAB, 9 p.m.

• New Delhi Cafe, 2 N. Main, 479253-2525: Jeff Kearney, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.; American Breakfast Buffet, 11 p.m. to 3 a.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Den, 479-363-6444: Johai Kafa Duo, noon to 4 p.m.; Mark

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• Rowdy Beaver Tavern, 479-2538544: One for the Money, 7 p.m.

SUNDAY, NOV. 6 • Balcony Bar & Restaurant, 479-2537837: Steve Jones, noon; Michael Dimitri, 5 p.m.

• Brews, 2 Pine St., 479-244-0878: Trivia, 6 p.m.

• Chelsea’s, 479-253-6723: Diversity Band & Iris, 2 p.m.

• Eureka Live, 479-253-7020: Green Screen Karaoke, 7 p.m.

• Grub & Pub Club 169, 479-2537122: Happy Hour, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

• Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): Texas Holdem, 7 p.m.

• New Delhi Cafe, 2 N. Main, 479253-2525: Dewey Rush, noon to 4 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Den, 479-363-6444: Terri & Brett, noon to 4 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Tavern, 479-2538544: Free Pool MONDAY, NOV. 7 • Chelsea’s: SprUngbilly, 9 p.m.

• Grub & Pub Club 169, 479-2537122: Happy Hour, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

• New Delhi Cafe, 479-253-2525: Live Acoustics, 50’s, 60’s & 70’s & Happy Hour, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

TUESDAY, NOV. 8 • Brews, 2 Pine St., 479-244-0878: Election Watch Party, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

• Cathouse, 479-363-9976: Los Roscoes, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

• Chelsea’s: Open Mic, 9:00 p.m.

• Grub & Pub Club 169, 479-2537122: Happy Hour, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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Five & Dime Drama Collective to host fall performance series Nov. 13

the performance as a way to improve her writing.

“It really gives you a much better perspective on what you’d like to do next with the play. That’s really key here. These are new works. Nobody has seen them before,” Hopkins said. “If they’re going to be developed, it’s really critical for the playwrights to get a sense for whether the cadence is right and whether it’s clear and whether there are things they’d work on … to make it better.”

All the plays are geared toward a more mature audience, Hopkins said. She explained that five plays were selected out of many entries, saying these plays just happen to have more adult themes.

“It’s just the nature of the writings that came forward for this. Some of them are slightly darker. There is definitely language and references to things you would not want kids in the audience for,” Hopkins said.

The plays will vary, she said, in the way they are performed.

“We’re starting very small. Some of these will actually be read from scripts, some during the performance,” she said. “Some will be memorized and acted out. There are some costumes. There’s a little bit of set, but this isn’t what you see with a typical community theatre production where you have one play and one set and you put a lot into that.”

The idea for the drama collection came about, she explained, when a group of local writers who meet weekly at the Writer’s Colony at Dairy Hollow were inspired by the national popularity of the 10X10 Series. She said that series is a set of 10 10-minute plays. Everyone in the group is a volunteer, she said, so it made more sense to produce five 10-minute plays instead.

“We’re just trying to make sure that people who are interested in drama and performances and writing get excited about it and maybe join up with us for future performances,” Hopkins said.

She said she hopes the performances inspire more people to join the drama collective. The collective is considering performing a production during May Festival of the Arts, she added.

“We would be very interested in hearing from people that want to be involved, even if they’re not writers or actors but just want to be associated with theatre arts,” Hopkins said.

The performances will include Templeton’s “The Noble Animals,” Gorsuchs’ “Fluffy” and “Flags of Honor,” Wendy Taylor Carlisle’s “Atlanta is Burning” and Hopkins’ “The Bride’s Father.” An ensemble of local actors will be featured, including Jocelyn Morelli, Edward Bibber, Tony Stephenson, Ben Milam, MacKenzie Doss, Bryan Manire, Dan Bennett, Pearl Brick, Virginia Ralph and Molly Sroges.

Larry Horn, who recently retired from a long career in arts and theatre administration, will direct the production.

Tickets will cost $5 and space is limited. Hopkins encouraged anyone interested in the performance to pick up tickets as soon as possible, saying tickets probably won’t be available at the door.

“We’ve already sold over half the tickets available for the performance, so if people are interested in coming … we really encourage you to get your tickets through the website sooner rather than later,” she said.

For more information on the drama collective or to purchase tickets, visit FiveAndDimeDramaCollective.org.

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

On Sunday, Nov. 13, playwright Ann Hopkins will see her work performed on stage for the first time.

Hopkins is one of four playwrights whose work will be featured during Five & Dime Drama Collective’s fall performance series at Main Stage Community Theater. The series includes five plays and a poetry slam, all in one hour. The other playwrights are Charles Templeton, Tom Gorsuch and Wendy Taylor Carlisle. Molly Sroges and MacKenzie Doss will write and perform the poetry slam.

Hopkins said she was inspired to write a 10-minute play after Gorsuch, her husband, encouraged her to turn one of her short stories into a play.

“It was a lot more work than I realized to take what is a narrative and turn it into strictly dialogue and something that could be acted out,” Hopkins said.

She’s looking forward to seeing how her story translates into a play, she said.

“I’m excited to see my play come to life.

I think when you write something, seeing it on stage can give you a whole different dimension of how it works and if it works,” Hopkins said. “How the audience responds, with laughter or tears … having that feedback is pretty much critical to the creative process when you’re dealing with playwriting.”

As the performance date approaches, Hopkins said she’s getting a little nervous about seeing how it all comes together.

“Of course you want people to like your work, but I think throughout the performance I’ll be so in tune to what’s going on,” she said.

She continued, saying she hopes to use

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Oct. 29 9:26 a.m. — A caller advised that someone had run into a building with a vehicle.

An officer responded and took a report.

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These are the Five & Dime Drama Collective’s founding members. Pictured from left to right are Charles Templeton, Tom Gorsuch and Dan Morris.

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said he’d be open to answering any other questions via email. Commissioner Charles Ragsdell agreed to compile these questions. Ford said he’s excited to release the app, saying he thinks it will help the city in a big way.

“It’s very important that everything is consolidated by a Eurekan for Eurekans to benefit Eurekans …because I love Eureka,” Ford said.

Later in the meeting, finance director Rick Bright said he wasn’t sure about Ford’s presentation.

“They’re trying to circumvent the [request for proposal]. That’s illegal, because he’s not going to do this forever for $20,000 and not make any money,” Bright said. “What he’s trying to do is illegal. That’s my opinion.”

Duling said he was concerned about what would happen if something happened to Ford.

“What if he gets sick and can’t update the thing all of a sudden? What happens 10 years from now?” Duling said.

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a miscommunication regarding the request for proposal, saying he came to the commissioners with a guess on cost to see if they would be interested in participating in the app.

“They were. Then I formulated an actual cost and approached the commission via a workshop. I was alerted in the workshop that there was a set expense on projects,” he said. “Rising above that ‘might’ kickstart an RFP process. I then looked at previous outcomes from digital RFP projects. I decided that was likely not a good course of action.”

Ford said he figured out a participation level that would still work while avoiding the RFP process. The project has a set launch date, he said, and can’t be extended any longer.

“I’m just trying to work within their set protocols and guidelines, once I find out about them,” Ford said.

After leaving the workshop on Oct. 26, Ford said, he evaluated the numbers and decided that $20,000 would be the minimum amount to launch a Google app 30 to 60 days after the Apple launch.

“So the CAPC can sponsor the project and give me the option to release it to the public for free, and the $20,000 in funds would see the second app launch, also released free,” he said. “I can easily set up administration access for the CAPC, giving them piece of mind and even the ability to control various data aspects.”

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TRANSITION Vernon Belford Greer passed away in Fayetteville, Ark., on Oct. 28, 2016. He was born in Fredonia, Kansas, on Oct. 25, 1932, to Harvey and Elsie Greer. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harvey and Elsie Greer, and his son-in-law Michael Drennon.

Raised in Kansas City, Mo., he was a graduate of Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia, Kan.(now Emporia State University), with a B.S in math and physics, and a B.S. in education. He proudly served in the United States Army in the Korean War. Employed in aerospace engineering for 12 years in Southern California, he worked on several government military projects, including contracts for the development of the Minuteman and Titan missiles. He moved to Eureka Springs in 1971, and obtained his real estate broker’s license. Owning and operating Greer Real Estate, Inc. for more than 20 years, he eventually also became licensed as a real estate appraiser, which he continued to do on a part-time basis until 2014.

He is survived by his children, daughter, Gina Rambo and husband, Brian Rambo of Eureka Springs; son, Brian Greer, and wife, Kristina Heiberger of Bethesda, Md.; four grandchildren, Avery Drennon, Carter Drennon, Isla Greer, and Parker Greer; one brother, Harvey J. Greer and wife Joyce; and nieces and nephews, Jennifer Stewart and husband Paul, Katie Field, and Jim Greer and wife Mandy; and several grandnieces and grandnephews.

He was an avid photographer, for which he had several showings and prizes, including one from the Los Angeles Times; a lover of travel worldwide; and an athlete who played football, basketball and track in high

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school, as well as college football and basketball. His love of track and field led him to volunteer as the project coordinator for the construction of the Eureka Springs track.

He was active in basketball, tennis and tai chi, even into his adult years, and continued to work out into his mid-70s. A lover of all animals, he had a special fondness for cats and befriended many over the span of his life.

Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, Nov. 7, 2016 at Nelson’s Chapel of the Springs, Eureka Springs, with Pastor Mark Pepple officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Nelson Funeral Services, Inc. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Good Shepherd Humane Society, 6486 Highway 62 East, Eureka Springs, Arkansas 72632 or to the animal shelter in your town. Online condolences may be sent to the family at nelsonfuneral.com.

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TRANSITION Leslie Rikard, age 75, of Golden, Mo., passed away at Mercy Hospital in Springfield on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016.

Mrs. Rikard, daughter of Lester and Louise (Blair) Gallon, was born on Sept.

4, 1941, in Tulsa, Okla.. Mrs. Rikard was preceded in death by her parents.

Leslie lived in Eureka Springs for 20 years before uniting in marriage to Bob Rikard on May 22, 1998. Subsequently she and her husband moved to Eagle Rock where they owned and operated B & L Plumbing Supply.

Mrs. Rikard’s pleasures were cooking, baking, and canning; she loved antiquing and gardening, and her hook rugs were amazing. She was a member of the All Faith United Methodist Church in Eagle Rock, where she volunteered with the youth program. She was always giving her time to anyone that needed it; she was very loving and caring to all, and will be missed by all who knew her.

Survivors include her husband, Bob Rikard of Golden; one son, Michael Robie of Golden; two daughters, Shellie McCelland and her husband Bryan of Golden, and April Gill of Elk City, Okla.; two brothers, John Gallon of Benedict, Kan., and Jimmy Gallon of Harrisburg, Va.; one sister, Mary Ellen Schauke of Benedict, Kansas; and four grandchildren, Jensen, Josh, Ashleigh, and Rudy.

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over a 10-year period.

• Places the Auditorium in the hands of a new, dedicated commission with a funding stream to allow it to once again thrive and remove it from the operating authority of the CAPC • Places the burden of the cost of both of these improvements across 1 million visitors and not solely on the 2,073 citizens of our city.

There are future requirements to remain in compliance that the water and sewer plant will need. Now is the time to start working toward that end. We cannot

Leslie Rikard

Sept. 4, 1941 – Oct. 27, 2016

A celebration of life was held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at the White Funeral home & Crematory in Cassville with Pastor Alice Presley officiating. The family received friends from 11 a.m. until time of service at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions be made to the Youth Glow group at the All Faith United Methodist Church in Eagle Rock, and entrusted to the White Funeral Home & Crematory.

Arrangements are under the direction of the White Funeral Home & Crematory, Cassville, Mo. afford to continue operating in the same manner. Let’s take a proactive stance and start working on our system now so we won’t have to worry about the state mandating us to do something that we cannot afford.

There is no good to come from laying blame on previous administrations for not increasing water and sewer rates. We can’t do anything about the past, but we can and should do something to fix the problems now. We will have to pay — one way or the other. I still feel that the best way is for this sales tax to be passed and I am asking for your support when you cast your ballot.

— MAYOR BUTCH BERRY

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businesses could sponsor the shelter, she said, is by purchasing the food for all the animals.

“Food would be good. You could pretty much nail what we’d need,” Mittler said.

Rachel Brix said it’s important that the sponsorships go toward the animals as directly as possible.

“People want to see the money go directly to the animals. Obviously the paint and all those other things are important, but maybe have a sponsorship for Pepper,” Brix said. “You could always rotate the dogs’ names. Maybe you want to get a prosthetic leg for Piper. You want to get an orthopedic bed for the senior dogs.”

When it comes to the monthly sponsorship, Fusaro said, he wanted to know how much money that would be.

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Eureka Springs High School juniors show their support for breast cancer awareness by wearing pink socks and T-shirts at the Pink Out basketball game Tuesday, Oct. 25.

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to the shelter this last month.”

She updated the board on the shelter’s staff, saying dog tech Justin King has left as two new employees have joined the shelter. Office manager Regina Marchant started Nov. 1, Mittler said, and dog tech Randy Hurst recently joined the shelter as well.

“We still need to hire one full-time dog tech to be fully staffed. We’re still not fully staffed at the moment,” Mittler said.

She moved on to ringworm and said only one kitten has ringworm at the shelter. To take care of ringworm, Mittler said, the shelter’s employees give kittens a pill and rub cream on stubborn spots. She said she’s excited for all the ringworm to be gone. When that happens, she said, she and cat tech Kathy Cobb will clean the room where the kittens have been treated.

“We’re going to do what we have to do to that room, which is a very strong bleach treatment,” Mittler said. “Kathy is my partner in the ringworm. I dip the cats. She bleaches the room. We’re optimistic about that. We were going to report no ringworm, but one snuck in on us.”

Sometime soon, Mittler said, the shelter will be asking the community for shelves. She said more shelves will help the shelter become more organized.

“We hope the community will donate that to us. There’s a lot of wasted space at the moment, and we want to solve that problem,” she said.

In other business, thrift store manager Janet Chupp reported that the Berryvillve store has been cleaned and renovated.

Because the store has brought in more furniture, Chupp said, sales are up.

The board’s next regular meeting is scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23, at Le Stick Nouveau.

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“Is it three grand? Is it five grand? Is it $4,500?” Fusaro said. “What do you guys feel?”

Ferrill said he worked in Little Rock for years and raised large sums of money. The most important thing Good Shepherd could do, Ferrill said, is emphasize what the shelter does for the community. Fusaro agreed.

“We’ll have to modify it based on the company and that kind of thing, but it’s not just the value of advertising,” he said.

“It’s what you’re doing for Good Shepherd,” Ferrill said.

“It’s somebody knocking on the door saying, ‘Help Good Shepherd,’ ” Fusaro said. “We go over the deck with them. We say, ‘This is how many animals we’re adopting out that would have been euthanized. We’re a no-kill shelter. We’re taking in animals that get hit by cars. We’re saving their lives.’

There’s value in that.”

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