Honoring vets
And the award goes to...
Chip Ford captures Eureka Springs’ Veterans Day celebrations
Chamber annual banquet honors area residents
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NOVEMBER 14, 2013
State Champs!
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he Eureka Springs Highlanders boys’ cross country team hoists its 1A/2A State Championship trophy high Saturday in Hot Springs after junior Nathan Andress, pictured below, led the team by coming in first individually during the 5K race. The boys’ team includes, bottom row from left, Dalton Kesner, Ryan Sanchez, Angus Floyd, Mathew McClung and Jake McClung; back row, Nathan Andress, Coach David Parkman, Robert Lafever, Reggie Sanchez (holding trophy) and Juan-Luis Palacios. For the full report and more photos, see Pages 4-5. Photos by Chan davis
■ Principal cleared ■ Crow gets some
in investigation
vote competition
■ Why the GOBO
Lavendar exonerated after ethics complaint
Scott Jackson announces bid for circuit judge
New cooperation for a good cause good for city
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festival matters
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Nov. 4 7:38 a.m. – Officer took report of possible theft of recyclable materials at the Transit Station. 10:19 a.m. – Complainant came to the department to file harassment report. Officer responded and spoke with both parties advising them to leave each other alone. Can’t we all just get along? 1:22 p.m. – Officer delivered an emergency message to subject at Valley View Baptist Church. 5:49 p.m. – Caller reported reckless driver on Highway 23. Office responded but did not locate subject. 11:41 p.m. – Mountain Home Police Department arrested a subject on a Eureka Springs warrant. An ES officer responded and picked up and booked the subject. 11:42 p.m. – Caller from Owen Street reported noise compliant on neighbor’s dog. Officer responded, but did not hear a dog upon arrival so left a note for Animal Control to follow up.
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Nov. 5 12:10 p.m. – Officer arrested a subject after an interview in a theft case investigation. 4:09 p.m. – Caller near Van Buren Street reported subject soliciting guests at a local inn. Officer responded and contacted subject to advise him he can’t be doing that. Read the writing on the wall: No Soliciting! 4:26 p.m. – Caller from near Van Buren Street reported stray dogs. Officer responded and was unable to locate canines. 10:32 p.m. – Caller reported vehicle on Passion Play Road with no headlights. Officer responded but did not locate vehicle. Nov. 6 12:44 a.m. – Sheriff’s Office reported a possible suicide call. Officer responded and upon arrival, Emergency Medical Services was transporting subject to hospital. 11:19 a.m. – Officer located and arrested subject for failure to pay fines. See Dispatch, page 26
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Lavender exonerated by licensure board By Kathryn Lucariello
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EUREKA SPRINGS – Eureka Springs High School principal Kathryn Lavender has been cleared of any wrongdoing in an ethics complaint filed against her in March of this year. A letter to Lavender, dated May 21, 2013, was released this week by two citizens who took the school board, Kathryn Lavender parents, staff and media to task for not reporting the results of the investigation (see the Letters section). Michael L. Smith, chief investigator for the Arkansas Professional Licensure Standards Board, an arm of the Arkansas Department of Education, said in a letter to Lavender that the Ethics Subcommittee had voted unanimously on May 10 that there was “not evidence to substantiate a Reasonable Belief that you violated Standards 1 and 2 of the Code of Ethics for Arkansas Educators.” Standard 1 addresses educators maintaining a professional relationship with students in and outside the classroom, and Standard 2 addresses educators maintaining competence in skills, knowledge, dispositions relating to organization position, subject matter and pedagogical practice. The letter stated the case is closed and “no record of the investigation will be on file for licensure purposes.” The investigation was launched after three complaints were filed in March, one by parent Leigh Turner, one by high school music teacher Chad Martin, and a third by an unknown person who did not come forward publicly.
Turner filed her complaint over a series of incidents, including one involving a substitute teacher who allegedly became physically aggressive toward students during class. The complaint alleged Lavender overrode the superintendent’s promise that the substitute teacher would not be allowed to teach again, and rehired him. Martin’s complaint involved harassment and slander against himself by Lavender. According to Smith, as reported back in March, the subcommittee could have taken any of several actions with regard to the complaints, from finding no substantiation of them up to permanent revocation of a license. The finding of no evidence to substantiate a reasonable belief in the truth of the complaints means that the case is closed and remains confidential. In their letter to the editor, John Murphy and Ken Brown accused the school board, parents, staff and the press of not feeling “it was important to reverse and restore Ms. Lavender’s good name and reputation....” They added, “Congratulations Ms. Lavender on doing a tough job and shame on those who did not stand tall and do the right thing about EXONERATION.” At the time the complaint was filed, Smith told the Lovely County Citizen, “I can neither confirm nor deny details of this particular case, or if there even is a case.” He added if the subcommittee makes a recommendation to the state board to act on it, then their minutes and documents become a matter of public record, but there was no such recommendation made. Brown and Murphy obtained a copy of the letter to Lavender and released it to the newspaper last week. Calls to Lavender and to Supt. Kellogg for comment were not returned as of press time.
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State Champions! ES Cross Country boys take first place in state behind Andress’ leading run By Chan Davis
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HOT SPRINGS — Eureka Springs is state champion for the 18th time in school history after winning the team title at Saturday’s Class 2A Cross Country State Meet at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs. Nathan Andress ran the 5K course in 17:16.1 to take top individual honors while Jake McClung finished in third place with a time of 17:49.4, Ryan Sanchez ninth and Matthew McClung 10th for the Highlanders – topping second-place Caddo Hills by 22 Ryan and Reggie Sanchez, Matthew and Jake McClung and Nathan Andress celebrate. points to clinch the team title. Andress took an early lead and never trailed, leading the field of 104 runners to the finish line 24 seconds ahead of Haas Hall’s Quinn Simkins. Andress, a junior, said the Highlanders have been focused on being state champions since the season began on Aug. 31. “We have been waiting to call ourselves that,” Andress said. “It has been 10 years since we won one. And we will have a competitive team next year. So we will see what happens.” Robert Lefever finished 21st, Dalton Kesner finished 34th, Juan-Luis Palacios 41st, Angus Floyd 62nd and Reggie Sanchez 71st for the Highlanders, who will lose Jake McClung and Ryan Sanchez to graduation in Matthew McClung earned a 10th place fin- Jake McClung, left, hugs the state’s top May. ish in a field of 104 runners. runner in 1A/2A, Nathan Andress. “We are losing two of our great senior runners so it’s bittersweet I guess,” Andress explained. “They aren’t just good runners but good friends.” The Highlanders won more than just a state title this year. Eureka Springs won at Shiloh Christian, Elkins, Holiday Island and Berryville before claiming the Bi-District and Regional titles prior to the state meet. First-year head coach David Parkman said he merely worked with the tools he was given. “This feels good,” Parkman said. “But I couldn’t have done it without Hassell Bell who was here before me. I just stepped in and took over.” The Highlander boys’ cross country team takes off on the 5K course. Andress’ time was not as crisp as Parkman
has seen the junior turn in during the regular season. But it was enough to earn a gold medal and wear it atop the podium. “I thought he would be a little quicker, but he ran a fantastic time,” Parkman said. “He beat everybody by about 20 seconds so that’s pretty good. I couldn’t be happier. It was worth missing the opening day of deer season for this.” Parkman hopes the team doesn’t miss out on a return trip to the top of the podium on the infield at Oaklawn Park next year. “I think we can do it next year,” he said. “We have been winning all year long. I like to think we were the favorites coming in. Now we have to defend.” The Lady Highlanders placed 10th overall to finish their injury-plagued season. None of the girls finished in the top 10 individually. Running in her only meet of the year, senior Eden Randolph was the team’s top finisher with a time of 22:28.0. “She had invasive surgery early this year and was still not at 100 percent today,” Parkman said. “We have battled injury all year. But we have everyone coming back except Eden, who is graduating early.” Nicole Morrison finished 34th at 24:08.8, Corinna Green was 60th at 26:15.1, Heidi Kirk 70th at 24:21.4 and Sarah Andress 81st at 28:44.4. Andress is a sophomore while Morrison, Green and Kirk are freshmen. Parkman said he expects a better finish from the girls at next year’s meet. In the meantime, Parkman is going to enjoy hanging a banner in the gymnasium and putting a trophy in the case. “We get to put a banner and trophy in the school,” Parkman said. “This is the 18th cross country state championship Eureka Springs has had since 1986. But it has been over a decade. This is such a great group of kids. I just tried to do as good with them as Coach Bell.” ••• Editor’s note: This report originally was published Tuesday in our sister paper Carroll County News, www.CarrollCoNews. com.
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The competitors in the 1A/2A State Cross Country Championship take off from the starting line last Saturday in Hot Springs.
Jake McClung gets a hug after he finished third in the state.
Nathan Andress led the entire 5K run.
The Eureka Springs Highlander cross country team poses with the boys’ trophy.
The Lady Highlanders finished 10th overall.
Andress crosses the finish line well in first place, 20 seconds ahead of the next runner.
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Jackson announces bid for circuit judge By Catherine Krummey
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Berryville District Judge Charles Scott Jackson will be running against Gerald Kent Crow for the Carroll County Circuit Judge seat in the May 2014 election. Jackson was Charles Scott Jackson elected as the Berryville District Judge in 2009; he served as the Berryville City Attorney from 1994 to 2009. He has also served as the city court judge in both Green Forest and Alpena. Jackson is currently a member of the Berryville Volunteer Fire Department and is the department’s training officer. He graduated from Berryville High School in 1981 and received his law degree from the University of Arkansas in 1989. He also has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the univer-
sity. Following law school, Jackson worked as a lawyer for the Office of Child Support Enforcement in Magnolia. He then went into private practice with David Zurborg in Springdale before returning to Berryville to practice with his father, the late Homer Paul Jackson, Jr. Jackson is a seventh-generation Carroll County resident and is a descendant of Dr. Alvah Jacson. He is married to Melissa Judd Jackson, a realtor. They have three children: Jordan, 19, a sophomore at Vanderbuilt University; Mary-Kennedy, 13, a Berryville Middle School student; and Mills, 5, who attends the Carroll County Learning Center. Jackson and his family reside in Berryville. Jackson announced his bid via a press release, and he said he had no further comment on his announcement at this time when contacted by Carroll County News. Crow was first elected as Carroll County Circuit Judge in 2008; his sixyear term ends in 2014. This June, he confirmed that he was seeking re-election next year.
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Audrey Campbell, 3, sips from a water fountain in Basin Spring Park early Monday morning. Her family travels down each year from Little Rock during the fall to enjoy the colorful autumn foliage in Eureka Springs.
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Take A Hike: City sets up guided walks By Jennifer Jackson
JJackson.Citizen@gmail.com
Sunday, November 17, is national “Take A Hike” Day, and the Eureka Springs Trails Committee is celebrating by holding two free, guided hikes, one around town and one at Black Bass Lake. Both hikes will proceed at a moderate pace and have bailout points for people with time or physical constraints. The in-town walk begins at 10 a.m. at Harmon Park and goes through downtown and back, covering 2 to 3 miles and lasting approximately three hours. The Black Bass hike starts at 2 p.m., will last approximately two hours and cover 1 to 2 miles. Terrain varies from handicap-accessible soft surface trail to single-track. According to organizers, the hikes are designed to celebrate Eureka Springs’ existing hiking opportunities while introducing people to planned projects on the city’s Trails Master Plan. The projects include the Spring Garden Project in town, sched-
uled to constructed next year. Stops on the Black Bass Lake hike to view projects include the planned continuation of the Bluff Trail Loop, options for the “Back 40” acreage and a spur option to the city’s Visitor Center. Base maps will be available for viewing before and during both hikes, and hikers will receive city trail brochures. The current public input period of the Trails Master Plan is winding up, organizers said, making this is the perfect opportunity to be educated on some of the concepts those efforts have yielded. Both hikes have some elevation change. Hiking shoes or boots recommended, along with personal water containers and/or day packs. Eureka Sweets is providing refreshments at the starting points. For more information and directions, contact the Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Commission, 479-253-2866, or go to www.eurekaparks.com or the Eureka Springs Trails facebook page.
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And the Award Goes To...
Chamber names People, Business of the Year at red-carpet banquet By Jennifer Jackson
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The Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce celebrated another successful year with a gala dinner Tuesday night featuring awards, a celebrity speaker and guests in evening attire walking the red carpet. At the dinner, held at the Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center, Joanna Hanna of the Crescent Hotel was named Hospitality Person of the Year. Jeremy McGraw and Robert Norman, who created the Creative Energy Project Community Sphere, were named Artist of the Year. Jean Elderwind, director of the Carroll/Madison Library Foundation, received the Civil Service Award. Pat Costner received a standing ovation when she was named Woman of the Year for her work with Save the Ozarks. Jim Swiggart, who is retiring this fall after 25 years as director of Opera in the Ozarks, was named Man of the Year. Troy Johnson and Steve Ketchersid accepted the Business of the Year award for Fresh Harvest, their olive oil and balsamic vinegar store and tasting room, which they opened last year in Pine Mountain Village. Ozark Mountain Ziplines and Ken Ketelsen’s North Main businesses — Deja Vu, the Emporium and Fresh-Farm to Table — were also nominated. Actress Natalie Canerday, who played opposite Billy Bob Thornton in “Sling Blade” and Chris Cooper in “October Sky,” kept the audience laughing with a rapid-fire review of her film career, facetiously titled “A Little Girl’s Dream.” Originally from Russellville, Canerday recalled auditioning for Mike Bishop, now Chamber president, for a job at Dogpatch USA theme park in 1980, even though she’s “only 35,” she said, laughing. For the audition, Canerday said, she sang “I’m Just a Girl Who Can’t Say No,” and when she forgot the words, she attempted to divert attention
Pat Costner kisses the cheek of Mike Bishop as she receives the award for Woman of the Year.
Jim Swiggart was all smiles after receiving the Man of the Year award.
Pictured are the staffs of the Independent and the Citizen, seated together at the event.
and peek at the lyrics on the piano by seductively rubbing the bald head of the pianist, who turned out to be head of the college music department where the auditions were held. Canerday also made frequent ref-
erences to “my gray-haired momma,” Nancy Canerday, who was in the audience, and she showed clips of her performances in “Sling Blade,” a role Billy Bob Thornton wrote for her; “October Sky”; “Walk the Line”; and others.
Making films in Arkansas and Eureka Springs was the focus of her talk. “It’s not a smoke-stack industry,” Canerday said. “They come and spend all their own money and they get out. What’s not to love?” A film of the Chamber’s “Year in Review” was also screened, with images of Rod McGuire — “that guy who thinks he’s royalty” — in every photo, providing a running gag for emcee Bishop. McGuire, king of this year’s Eureka Gras, was nominated for Man of the Year for his involvement in the Chamber and the community. In his opening remarks, Mike Bishop noted that traffic on the Chamber’s website increased 59 percent this year, and that 33 new members have joined in 2013. He also thanked outgoing board members Jackie Wolven, Bruce Knapp and Debbie Hartsell, and staff members Donna Shepard and Debbie Coleman, who are retiring. Hartsell and Scott Smith, the 2014 chairman of the Chamber board, presented the Man, Woman, and Business of the Year awards. George Purvis presented a Special Recognition Award to the Eureka Springs Historical Museum, which was accepted by director Steven Sinclair, and the Eureka Springs Lifetime Spirit Award to John Cross, who rose from bank vault sweeper to chairman of the Bank of Eureka Springs (now Cornerstone Bank), which was founded by his family. Dave Teigen served as auctioneer for the live auction and announced the raffle winners. The Great Passion Play’s Randall Christy, who gave the opening prayer, was also nominated for Man of the Year. Dee Bright and Tracellen Kelly were nominated for Woman of the Year; Sara Baruth, Kelly Jo Carroll and Stephen Jesanis for Hospitality Person of the Year; Renaga Farbiarz and John Rankine for Artist of the Year; and Diane Wilkerson and Ray Dilfield for the Civil Service Award.
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Eureka Springs hosts annual Tour of Homes For three decades, homeowners in the Victorian village of Eureka Springs have invited visitors inside their historic residences to share the joys of the holiday season, and that tradition continues Saturday, Dec. 7 from 3 to 8 p.m., when the Eureka Springs Preservation Society hosts the 31th Annual Eureka Springs Christmas Tour of Homes. Nine locations will be participating in this year’s tour, giving guests a glimpse of a bygone era. All stops on the self-guided tour will be lavishly decorated for the season with Victorian attired docents at each site to relate the history of each home. Each residence offers an opportunity to revisit the grandeur of the graceful Victorian era and its unique, enchanting homes. Dee Bright, Preservation Society president, elaborated: “Interior details such as grand staircases, ornately carved fireplace mantels, sparkling stained glass and intricate millwork will all be decked in festive holiday trimmings.” Visitors will be treated to choir and band music, carolers, refreshments and
merriment. Tour-goers will also see elegant ladies adorned in their finery and dapper gentlemen dressed in tails and ties as they stroll through one of the largest historical districts in the country. “Remembering Christmas past is a great way to begin making memories for Christmas present,” Bright said. “The attention to detail in each of the homes makes this tour truly special for architectural buffs, history enthusiasts, and those who simply enjoy beauty for its own sake. “It’s a lovely way to begin your holidays,” she added. “If you’ve never been, come and immerse yourself in the magic, merriment, and mystery of a bygone era. And if you’ve celebrated the season with us before, we welcome your family back for this fabulous holiday tradition.” Tickets are available at the Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce at Pine Mountain Village, 516 Village Circle. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 on the day of the tour. Ages 12 and younger are free. For more information, visit www.eurekaspringspreservationsociety. org.
Registration open for Turkey Trot The Grassy Knob Fire Association Auxiliary invites the public to its 4th Annual Don Gammie Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, at 8:30 a.m at Lake Leatherwood Park, beginning at Lake Leatherwood Ball Fields. Medals will be presented for the 5-kilometer trail run in the categories of male and female ages 18-60, overall winner under 18 and and overall winner over 61. A 1-mile walk/run is available for those who would prefer a less-challenging course. This year ‘s main course is new from previous years. The race is sanctioned by USA Track and Field. Entry fee for runners/walkers is $15 for adults and $10 for children young-
er than 12, and the entry fee includes a T-shirt. Contact Jane Hackley at Jjhackley@ aol.com or 479-363-9820 for registration form, or register on line at “active.com” for a $3.25 fee. Deadline for registering is Nov. 20 to receive a T-shirt. Participants must sign a waiver. The race honors Don Gammie of Grassy Knob, a longtime runner and community service leader, and proceeds benefit the Grassy Knob Volunteer Fire Association. Sponsors are Roadrunner Inn, Angler’s Grill and Pub, Community First Bank and Starkey Marina.
Inspirational fire prevention award
Photo by David Bell
Fire Chief Ed Thompson and Assistant Chief Gene Chapman of the Inspiration Point Rural Fire Protection District hold up the Arkansas Forestry Service award they have been given for 10 consecutive years in the Firewise program. Firewise, sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association, encourages local solutions for safety against brush, grass and forest fires by involving homeowners in taking individual responsibility for preparing their homes against the risk of wildfire. The program is co-sponsored by the USDA Forest Service, the U.S. Department of the Interior, and the National Association of State Foresters. The Inspiration Point Fire Department has 23 firefighters on staff – all volunteers – and it covers about 20 square miles along Highway 62 west of Eureka Springs.
ESSA wishes to thank our Mad Hatter Ball Sponsors John and Robyn Horn David W. McKee, Architect LeRoy and Sally Gorrell Charles and Sandra Templeton Fresh Harvest Bill Carmichael & Anna Marie Lee Ermilio’s Fine Art of Romance Mud Street Café Quicksilver Gallery Mary Springer
Whose Generous Contributions made this year’s Mad Hatter Ball the best ever!!!
Crescent Hotel Cornerstone Bank Pond Mountain Community First Bank Bubba’s Dave and Pam Davenport Ken and RuAnn Ewing Lucilla Garrett Prideworks PC Salon Seven Ten White Street Lodging
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Editorial Why GOBO festival is so great
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o you know yet about the city’s newest festival, the Great Ozarkan Beard Off, scheduled for Nov. 29 through Dec. 1? Are you planning to support it or attend some of the festivities that weekend? We sure hope so. We think this festival is great on so many levels, and we wanted to tell you why. First of all, it’s for a great cause. The Great Ozarkan Beard Off is a spinoff of a national phenomenon that celebrates men’s facial hair, and it hopes to raise awareness about prostate cancer, which has a serious impact on a man’s sexual health – even if he survives treatment and goes into remission. The disease is far more common than one might think, affecting one in six men in the United States. Comparatively, one in eight women will develop breast cancer, but there is significantly more national awareness about breast cancer, which typically receives more than double the philanthropic donations for research, treatment, and support. Organizers of GOBO have a goal of raising $10,000 for the Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation, which keeps all its donations inside the state to help fellow Arkansans deal with the disease, raise awareness and increase preventive efforts. Secondly, this festival is designed to not only bring visitors to our great city for that weekend, but it requires the winners – and there will be dozens of them – to return to Eureka Springs later on in order to use their gift certificate prizes. Third, this festival not only encourages but practically requires participants and visitors to meander through our downtown and patronize not just one or two but a dozen different restaurants, pubs and other event venues. It’s the most connected and interactive citywide festival we can remember ever seeing here, with great cooperation between competitive venues intended to drive traffic to everyone downtown. How does it work? Every visitor at GOBO will be able to pick up a GOBO Card, which is sort of like a Bingo card. Each square on the card represents a different contest – there are over a dozen competition categories for men with facial hair that weekend – or a different GOBO event (i.e. the Beard Parade), or a different beer by Mother’s
Brewing Co., which is one of the festival’s major sponsors along with the Lovely County Citizen. Visitors to the festival can get each square “stamped” by attending the different events and contests at 10-plus different locations around town; by visiting the Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation info booth; and by sampling different Mother’s Brewing beers at the GOBO Beer & Beard Garden, which will be set up outside Pied Piper Pub / Cathouse Lounge during the festival. Anyone who gets enough stamps on their GOBO Card to earn a “Bingo” – either a straight line or a blackout – will win prizes from GOBO, such as engraved, souvenir beer glasses, GOBO collector’s edition art T-shirts and other items. That weekend also happens to be Black Friday weekend; we hope that our local retailers will get on board and promote their holiday shopping specials to all the visitors who will be in town then. In fact, the GOBO Guide – being published by the Citizen the week of the festival and distributed everywhere The Visitor is distributed – will be able to help draw visitors’ attention to local businesses and particularly to any holiday shopping specials they feature in their advertisements in the GOBO Guide. For more information on advertising your business the GOBO Guide, call us at the Citizen office, 479253-0070 or email ma_dank@ymail.com. The deadline to participate in the GOBO Guide is noon Monday, Nov. 18. GOBO gets under way on Friday, Nov. 29 at 4 p.m. with the opening of the Info & Registration Booth in the parking lot of The Aud. It will remain open until 7 p.m. Friday evening, and remain open on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. On Friday evening at 6 p.m. the festival truly begins with the Best Grandpa/Santa Beard contest in Basin Park, in conjunction with the local Santa in the Park event – so bring the kids! The judges for this competition will be area children, and volunteers are still being sought. Visit GOBOeureka.com’s Volunteer link for more information. Then the official kick-off party will beSee Editorial, page 25
Thank You Eureka!
Once again the people of the Eureka area have shown their generosity, and the shelves of our local food bank, the Flint Street Fellowship, are filled. Local Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts hit the streets, went door to door, house to house, driveway to driveway, and brought into the food bank bags and bags and bags of food. But more than just food was brought in! The love and compassion of our town, shown by residents’ generosity, went through the front door of the food bank. Something else went through those front doors: Those Scouts brought to the food bank their excitement, energy and their willingness to do something good for our town. All that excitement and energy is contagious, don’t you know! This year we also had additional help from the Rotary Club, and let’s not forget the volunteers that man our local food bank. They are there day
after day, serving the needy of our community, usually without much fanfare. Imagine the effect on them, the much-needed shot in the arm, to be invaded by swarms of happy and excited little Scouts hauling in carloads of food from a community that cares! See what one bag from your front porch can do? You have helped the needy of our town; you have given the volunteers at the food bank much-needed help in their task; and though your generosity, you have given a large group of our young people a precious lesson about community service. Thank you for showing that you care. If you did get missed or forgot to put out your bag, it’s not too late. There are drop-off boxes at both Hart’s and SunFest. See what one bag on the front porch can do? — Bruce Bieschke Scouting for Food
Citizen of the Week Halloween is a favorite holiday for many Americans, but none likely more so than for the residents of Eureka Springs’ White Street. As nominator Shawna Miller put it, the White Street neighborhood has repeatedly earned the designation at Citizens of the Week for putting on such a grand and welcoming Halloween show every year. “We work on our costumes for weeks, and we always look forward to seeing our equally enthusiastic friends on White Street for Halloween night. The folks in this neighborhood pull out all the stops to decorate and create a fun, safe and friendly environ-
ment for all kids. I am sure that the amount of candy they pass out is unbelievable! ... Familes come from all over the region to enjoy White Street on Halloween, and the neighborhood deserves a big kudos for hosting them.” We agree!
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Citizen Opinion by Margo Elliott
What do you think about city leaders’ plan to hang U.S. flags throughout town on lighted utility poles?
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Lavendar supporters upset exoneration not reported Landon Reeves Christie “USMC Veteran” Braswell
Personally, I don’t “Kayak Girl” need a flag on I say, “Go for it!” every light pole to help me remember what country I served.
Timothy Killough “Misfit”
Didn’t we already have Veteran’s Day?
Margot Mayer
Jay
Leroy Olson
I think for special occasions it could be a good thing, but all the time seems a little much.
I love a Star Spangled town. How about a Straight guy parade?
I agree with J-Meister
“Just Margot”
“J-Meister”
“Roister”
To free a person from a charge (s) or the imputation of guilt, declare blameless, says Webster and the Arkansas Professional Licensure Standards Board of our Eureka Springs High School principal, Ms. Kathy Lavender. The first spring of our wonderful new high school, and new principal, also brought out negative charges from parents and staff against Ms. Lavender. The press vigorously, headlined and all out “reported” on this negativity. With her good name and reputation on the line, a team of state investigators spent several days on site and caused time away from our students at the high school. Result, “that there was NOT evidence to substantiate a Reasonable Belief that Ms. Lavender violated standards 1 and 2 of the Code of Ethics for Arkansas Educators.” “The investigation is closed and no further action will be taken.” Preceding a quote from a letter received in May from Arkansas Standards Board to Ms. Lavender and possibly the then superintendent, Curtis Turner and Board of Education of the Eureka Springs School District This conclusion was reached over five months ago. We feel that since our Board, parents, staff and the press did not feel it was important to reverse and restore Ms. Lavender’s good name and reputation, we would tell our fellow citizens who own the school district what really happened. Congratulations Ms. Lavender on doing a tough job and shame on those who did not stand tall and do the right thing about EXONERATION.
Citizen Survey What do you think about the city’s plan to hang U.S. flags throughout town on lighted utility poles? m It’s a little bit overkill. m It’s a great way to honor our veterans and nation and show our patriotism. m It might be OK before July 4 or for Veterans Day, but why now? Go to www.lovelycitizen.com and weigh in.
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John Murphy, Dr. Ken Brown Eureka Springs School District Taxpayers, Holiday Island, AR
Flint Street Food Bank grateful for zombies! Flint Street Fellowship Food Pantry and Lunchroom is extremely grateful for the food received from the Zombie Crawl. Jeff and Christine Danos are so generous to make a way for huge food donations to our pantry. God bless them and all the donors for being such a big help to the needy in our community. – Pat Kasner Flint Street Fellowship
Reader: Bikes, Blues & BBQ didn’t help our tourism Bikes Blues & BBQ took place Sept. 18-21, during which time the city was inundated by thousands of bikers. According one council member, many of those bikers visiting Eureka were high income professionals (i.e., doctors, attorneys, nurses, etc.). Others, such as myself, argued that the vast majority of bikers visiting Eureka were sub-blue-collar beer guzzling day-trippers who contribute little if anything to Eureka’s economy. Indeed, even the Pied Piper reported that it hoped to break even on the event.
LAST WEEK’S QUESTION
See Forum, page 29
47 votes cast
Have you or anyone in your family ever served in the military? m Yes, a member of my immediate family: 78.7% (37 votes) m Yes, a member of my extended family: 8.5% (4 votes) m No: 12.8% (6 votes) Go to www.lovelycitizen.com and weigh in. Vote by Wednesday 9 a.m.
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Over the Garden Wall Marketer turns in corporate title for trowel
realized it was time to break out of the corporate mold. Now she goes to the Last May, Judith Sorrell had a revela- nursery twice a week. On Mondays, she tion. For eight years, she had been com- and Susan Davisson discuss plants. Sumuting from Eureka Springs to Fayette- san also sends projects home with Sorville for a job in broadcasting marketing rell to propagate on the 20-acre farm and management, a field she had worked she bought when she moved to Eureka in for 38 years. Springs eight years ago. “I woke up one morning and said, “I’m a recluse wanna-be,” Sorrell ex‘I’m 62. Do I really want to keep mak- plained. ing money for these people?’” Sorrell Born in Bonhan, Texas, Sorrel grew up said. in California and Oklahoma, graduating The answer being no, Sorrell quit her from Tulsa University with a degree in job, hung up her business suits and went broadcast journalism and marketing. She out and bought a big hat and some rub- worked for Clear Channel Communiber boots. Now when she heads west cations in Tulsa and Cumulus Media in on Highway 62, she only goes as far as Nevada, Kansas and northwest Arkansas. Perennials, Etc., a nursery on the oth- When she moved to Eureka Springs eight er side of Gateway, where she is culti- years ago, she bought a 20-acre farm, vating a second career as an apprentice where she lives with her animals. gardener. But she continued to work in broad“I dig in the dirt for fun,” she said. cast marketing and management in FayPerennials Etc. also grew out of an etteville until the morning she woke up interest in horticulture by owner Sue and didn’t want to do it anymore. Now Davisson, who with spouse Steven Da- she works her own hours at the nursery, visson bought the acreage 40 years ago which the Davissons started 33 years and started landscaping it. Susan, the ago as a perennials wholesale business. gardner, and Steven, who does ponds In addition to her digging duties, Sorrell and water features, call it their hobby volunteered to set up and run the Perensquared. But like many Eurekans, Sorrell nials booth at the Eureka Springs Farmhad just driven by Perennials on her way ers Market one day a week. On Fridays, west. Sorrell drives to the nursery, where she But one day, she stopped to view the gets hands-on experience. new hot houses that Steven, a carpenter “I do everything from watering to by trade, had built. Loving the serenity pulling weeds,” Sorrell said. of the grounds, laced with paths leading Perennials, which carries everything to ponds and flower beds, she asked the from tropical plants to trees, has had apowners, “Can I live here?” prentices before, Steven Davisson said, “Ken, one of the staff, said, “Why but they don’t stay long -- it’s not glamdon’t you come and help?” Sorrell said. orous work. So the next weekend, Sorrell showed But Sorrell, like the nursery’s nameup, only to find the creek had flooded, sake, keeps coming back. taking the hothouses with it. She vol Perennials Etc. is located on Highway unteered to help clean up, continuing to 62 two miles past Gateway going west work in Fayetteville during the week and towards Garfield. Parking lot and envolunteering at the nursery on weekends. trance is on the right, past statuary yard. “I kept saying, ‘When I leave my Open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, broadcasting career, I want to apprentice Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., here,’” Sorrell said. Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Tuesday. That was three or four years ago, she For more information: www.nwaplants. said. Then last spring, she woke up and com. By Jennifer Jackson
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Photo by Jennifer Jackson
Judith Sorrell, holding Cutie Pie, traded business suits for a broad-brimmed hat, rubber boots and work clothes.
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Reception for Louis Freund portrait of Hoskins is Nov. 21 By Jennifer Jackson
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The public is invited to a reception on Thursday, Nov. 21, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Cornerstone Bank downtown, where the Louis Freund portrait of Joe Hoskins is temporarily on display. Painted in 1969, the oil-on-board portrait is on loan to the Eureka Springs Historical Museum from The Butler Center for Arkansas Studies in Little Rock. It will be displayed at the downtown Cornerstone Bank through January 10, 2014. The loan was made at the request from historian June Westphal. “An important Eureka art treasure has returned for a short time only,” Westphal said. Freund, a muralist came to Eureka Springs as WPA artist in the 1930s, was known for landscapes and murals, but rarely did portraits, Westphal said. He painted
Hoskins not as a commissioned work, but because he wanted to capture one of Eureka’s unique characters, she said. The painting shows the subject’s peg leg, which the Hoskins, who lost a leg in a accident working for the railroad, carved himself. Hoskins was a familar sight around town until his death in 1973 at the age of 98, Westphal said. His family tree includes descendants named Hoskinson, Ball, Myer, Hales, Burch, James, Donnell, Robertson, Williams, McClelland, Evans, Morrell, Meeks, Robinson, Rhoden and Starkey, among others, Westphal said. The Nov. 21 reception is sponsored by the Eureka Springs Historical Museum, Bank of Eureka Springs Historical Museum and Carroll County Historical Society Heritage Museum. Cornerstone Bank downtown is located at 70 S. Main St., Eureka Springs.
Doggie Style Show set for Nov. 19
The Good Shepherd Humane Society’s annual Doggie Style Show, always a community favorite, will trot into the Convention Center at the Inn of the Ozarks on Tuesday, Nov. 19. New this year will be Branson pet photographer Cathy Adams from Paw Print Phodogery, who will be on-site to photograph our best furry friends. Attendees are invited to bring their pets (on a leash, please) if he or she is ready for their closeup. For a $10 donation to Good Shepherd, you will receive a 4-by-6-inch digital color photograph of your pet with Santa in a holiday frame. Appointments are appreciated. Please call 417213-0798 to schedule your appointment prior to the event. Meanwhile, the event will also feature the Humane Society’s current adoption special, “Back in Black,” which emphasizes black and mostly black animals, as it’s frequently harder for them to find homes than their light-
er colored pals, the society said. Several black beauties will be on-site and available for adoption that night. Adoption fees are discounted by 50 percent during the Back In Black promotion. The clothing boutique will feature mostly new clothes with tags still attached and priced to sell. Also, attendees will be able to enjoy the return of the Christmas boutique and the silent auction featuring many items including works by artists Carol Peacock, Zena Tidwell, and Steve White. Catering will be provided by Inn of the Ozarks, with animal cookies from Cravings by Rochelle Bakery, and dog/cat cupcakes from Cathy Pickowitz at Rock Cottage Gardens. The party starts at 5 p.m. and winds down around 8:30. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. They can be purchased at the shelter, the Doggie Shops in Eureka Springs or Berryville, or online at http://www.goodshepherd-hs.org/.
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Scouting For Food a big success
Photo by Chip Ford
Local Boy Scouts and their pack leaders donated five pallets of food to Flint Street Food Bank in Eureka Springs last Saturday, after a food drive where the Scouts collected donations from homes around the city. The room where the food was dropped off was “filled to the ceiling” they said.
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All inquiries should be directed to Jean Elderwind, 870-423-5300 or elderwind@camals.org. Applications must be received or postmarked by December 2, 2013. The Carroll County Library Board is an Equal Opportunity Employeer.
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Cats in the Mirror
Author turn house cats into cosmic characters By Jennifer Jackson
JJackson.Citizen@gmail.com
What if cats aren’t strange animals, but aliens from another planet? What if, when they appear to be staring at the wall for hours, they are actually checking intergalactic message boards for news from the mother ship? What if, when they look in the mirror, they are interfacing with other cats who are plotting to take over the Earth? Meg Welch Dendler remembers her mother, a science-fiction fan, relating these scenarios to her when Meg was young, which she thought were the plot of a book her mother had read. The idea that cats are more than they seem remained with Dendler when she grew up. Then Kimba, a pure white kitten with one blue eye and one green eye, turned up in a box in a vacant house in her Houston neighborhood, inspiring her to write them down. “The story came when we found Kimba because she was so completely crazy and weird,” Dendler said. Dendler has now written two chapter books for children that turn Kimba and her three other house cats into cosmic characters, and is working on a third. The first in the series, “Why Kimba Saved the World,” has received a bronze Moonbeam Children’s Book Award in the best first book category. The second, “Vacation Hiro,” comes out Nov. 15, and is about Hiro resists the temptation to join the other cats in the plot. “In this book, we go away for a week and the cats are left alone,” Dendler said. “It’s about how Hiro is tempted to get pulled back in.” Meg and spouse Scott Dendler and their two daughters, Amanda and Calista, already had two rescue cats and a dog when Scott heard insistent mewing coming from a newly-built house in their Houston neighborhood. Finding two newborn kittens in a box, he and Meg bottle-fed them, naming one Kimba after a white tiger Japanese cartoon character. Hiro, who is black and white, was named
for a character in “Heroes,” a television series in which ordinary people with superhuman abilities have to save a cheerleader to save the world. “We said, ‘Save the kittens, save the world,’” Dendler said. Dendler, who was born in Texas, grew up in the Champagne-Urbana area of Illinois and Detroit. With a degree in public relations and a masters in education, she taught elementary school in Michigan until 2005, when the family moved to Houston. Unable to find a full-time job teaching, she started writing newspaper articles and a movie review column for Religion and Spirituality website. Among the people she interviewed by phone were Sylvester Stallone, who wanted to talk about the spiritual messages in “Rocky,” and Kirk Douglas, who was promoting an independent film. Douglas had had a stroke, but was sassy, Dendler said. “It was one joke after another,” she said. She also interviewed Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in person during a promotional tour for a children’s movie, “The Game Plan.” After the reviewer she was paired with asked pretentious questions about the film, Dendler asked Johnson what he thought his daughter got out of it, which struck a chord. “He was in heaven,” she said. In 2012, the Dendlers, seeking their own bit of heaven, decided to move from Houston to Eureka Springs. They bought seven acres with two houses and a pavilion overlooking the Kings River, living in one house and renting the other as Serenity Guest House. The pavilion is used for weddings that Dendler conducts. Amanda is a sophomore at Northwest Arkansas College. Calista is a sophomore at Eureka Springs High School. Meg and Calista volunteer at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge. Meg has a favorite tiger, Duckie, and is hoping to incorporate one of the refuge residents into the plot of a future book, she said, perhaps as part of the story about how the cats got to Earth with help of a Turpen-
Photos by Jennifer Jackson
AT LEFT: Kimba, who has one green eye and one blue eye, is the hero of Meg Welch Dendler’s first “Cats in the Mirror” series, which won a Moonbeam Award in the best new book category. AT RIGHT: Dendler used a photograph of Kimba for the cover of the first book, and also six illustrations inside. Readers liked them and asked for more.
tine Creek tiger. In October, Dendler’s essay, “In Sonya’s Steps,” about an imagined tiger at Turpentine Creek, received a first place at the Ozark Creative Writers Conference. Dendler also received a first place for “Kimba’s Day,” about her cat’s daily adventures, in the free verse poetry category of the conference writing contest. Dendler plans to write a book about Buddy, the family’s sixth cat, who ran away when the family moved to Houston but turned up 18 months later. He’s now the scary outdoor cat to Kimba, Hiro, and the family’s other two house cats, Tabatha and Samantha. The latter are also characters in the series under pseudonyms, as is the family’s Lab/border collie mix, a.k.a. “The Big Black Beast” to the cats. Dendler is also working on a novel for adults set in Eureka Springs. Titled “At the Corner of Magnetic and Main,” it was inspired by a visit to the Village Ice Cream Parlor when the family first moved to town. Instead of cats, the characters are ghosts who are stuck in Eureka Springs, including one from the Crescent Hotel and one from the chain gang who built Highway 62, which goes by Dender’s house. “The convicts hung out in a little cave
on our property while they were building the road,” Dendler said. “I thought I could put a ghost in there.” Dendler said she has never caught her cats in intergalactic plotting, but has gone down to her office on the lower level of the house and found them sitting in the dark. When she turns on the light, the cats look up, as though asking, “What?” which makes her feel like asking, “Am I interrupting something?” “They do weird stuff, like staring at the wall for hours,” she said. “You never know.” The most mysterious part of her own story: Dendler’s mother says she has no memory of reading a book about cats plotting to take over the world. “Why Kimba Saved the World” is available at Amazon and in selected bookstores. For school appearances and author readings, contact Meg Welch Dendler at meg@megdendler.com, 479-3636017 or go to www.megdendler.com. The Moonbeam Awards are presented by Independent Publisher Magazine and the Jenkins Group to recognize exemplary children’s books by small, independent publishing houses or self-published. More information: www.moonbeamawards.com.
November 14, 2014 – Lovely County Citizen – Page Photos by David Bell
White Street becomes ‘Orange Street’
Witches, the walking dead, boxes of candy and lighted trees, as well as ghosts, goblins and other spooks and specters prowled up and down White Street on Halloween for Eureka Springs’ annual celebration of sugary treats. Literally hundreds of trick-ortreaters played their parts while residents fulfilled their roles as providers of candies of all descriptions. Besides county residents visitors hailed from across Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas, and likely other states as well. In case you missed it, here’s a glimpse at the rolling party.
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Good Shepherd Humane Society
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Doggie Style Show
Tuesday, November 19th
• Cash Bar • Entertainment • Christmas Shop • Silent Auction - 5pm • Hors d’oevours - 6pm • Doggie Style Show - 7pm • Boutique (all new items!) And….Santa Photos by: Paw Prints Phodography
Silent Auction starts at 5 pm with over 125 items, including work by: Sena Tidwell, Steven White, Susan Morrison and Carol Peacock
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at Inn of the Ozarks! $12.00 p person ($15 at door) children under 5 free Purchase Advance Tickets at any of the Doggie Thrift Stores, the Shelter or at www.goodshepherd-hs.org
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Celebrating freedoms, honoring veterans
With emotions running high and patriotism in the air, the annual Veteran’s Day Parade kicked off on Monday at 10 a.m. The route ran from the Carnage Library to the Pied Piper, where the 21 Gun Salute took place at 11:11 a.m. Locals and tourist alike turned out to honor the men and women who serve or have served our great nation. Lower left is Eureka Springs American Legion Post #9 (ESAMP9) Commander Jack Baker as he consoles a Phil Kimball, whom had lost many fellow soldiers in a recent conflict. Kimball was in the Army Airborne Rangers and Special Forces and travels down to Eureka Springs from Rogers to be an active member of the ESALP9.
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Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce awards banquet
Jean Elderwind was ecstatic as Mike Bishop, at left, and George Purvis, at right, stand with John Cross, she accepted the award for Civil Service. winner of the Spirit Award.
Keynote speaker Natalie Canerday takes the mic to talk about her various adventures in the movie industry.
Mike Bishop, at left, and George Purvis, at right, hand over the Peggy Kjelgaard checks her tickMike Bishop, at right, hands the Business of the Year Award to Fresh Excellence award to Steven Sinclair – representing the Eureka et numbers as Dave Teigen rafHarvest owners Steve Ketchersid, at left, and Steve Johnson. Springs Historical Museum. fles off prizes.
Eureka Market owners Sam and Joanna Hanna was jumping for joy as she won the Hospitality Person Joe McClung Jr. was ousted as the birthday boy and then sere- Megan Kirk sit patiently for the dinner course to be served. of the Year award. naded by the audience.
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Veterans Art Show
Farmer’s Market unveils giveaway, winter schedule
The Eureka Springs Farmer’s Market announces its End of the Year Grand GiveAway. Local residents and visitors to the Farmer’s Market can register to win a box full of market goodies – produce, meats, baked goods, and more – plus a turkey from Eureka Market. In the next two weeks – this Thursday and next Tuesday and Thursday at the Market – when someone makes a purchase, the vendor will give them a ticket. Save your tickets and a number will be drawn at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21, and the holder of the winning number will win the Grand Give-Away Box
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of Goodies. Must be present to win. There will be no Farmer’s Markets held during Thanksgiving week, and then Winter Market begins Thursday, Dec. 5 from 9 a.m. to noon. Winter Market continues every Thursday throughout winter. If school is cancelled due to inclement weather, there will not be a Farmer’s Market that day. Rescheduled Markets (usually on Friday or Saturday) or full cancellation notices will be communicated through the Farmer’s Market’s Facebook page at Facebook.com/ESFarmersMarket.
Mildred Ellen Tromburg
Mildred Ellen Tromburg, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born Aug. 1, 1921, in Omaha, Neb., a daughter of John and Minnie (Blyth) Moberly. She departed this life Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, at the age of 92 years. On May 29, 1943, she was united in marriage with Owen Tromburg, who survives her of the home. She is also survived by two sons, Terry and wife Kathy Tromburg of Eureka Springs and Dennis and wife Roberta
Transition The Eureka Springs VetArt Show was held Nov. 10 at KJ’s Caribe Restaurant, organized by Lezlie Foley. The event included a silent auction, organized by Jay Vrecenak. TOP: Doug Strand, Foley’s brother, stands beside his photography printed on aluminum. Photos were taken in Afghanistan and New Orleans, where he now resides after serving in the Army. CENTER: Army veteran Steve Wood shows off his photography pieces. AT RIGHT: Mary Springer did this pastel portrait of her husband, Capt. Charles A. Springer, before she went to Memphis College of Art. He was commander of Bravo Co. in the 27th Infantry Division and was later killed in action Nov. 12, 1967, in Vietnam. He was also the recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, the second-highest award the country gives for valor. Mary had given the portrait to Charles’ mother, Ethel Springer. It was returned to Mary after Ethel’s death.
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Stanley Leon Walker was born on Oct. 13, 1955 to Ray Justice Walker and Geraldine Evelyn (Shull) Walker in Leoti, Kansas. He passed from this life at 8:22 a.m. on Nov. 8, 2013, at Washington Regional Hospital in Fayetteville. Stan was preceded in death by his father and mother, and his brother Ron Walker of Rice Lake, Wisconsin. Stan was survived by his son Aaron Walker of Eureka Springs; his twin brother, Steve Walker of Bentonville; two sisters, Kay Taylor of Springtown and Carolyn Kit Shepperd of Eureka Springs; several nieces and nephews; and several great nieces and nephews
Aug. 1, 1921 – Nov. 5, 2013
Tromburg of Folsom, Calif.; one daughter, and husband Ronald Cox of Jackson, N.J.; eight grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and a host of friends and loved ones. She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Service arrangements are by Nelson Funeral Service. Online condolences may be sent to the family at nelsonfuneral.com.
Stanley Leon Walker
Oct. 13, 1955 – Nov. 8, 2013 Stan resided in Eureka Springs from 1974 until his passing. He generally worked as a mechanic because he had an affinity for those things mechanical and anything motorized. For many years Stan, affectionately called Stan the Man, could be seen almost any day riding his favorite motorcycle a Triumph Bonneville named Elouise and later a Moto guzzi named Esmeralda, and most recently another bike that was gifted to him by some very special friends. A Celebration of Life will be held at Chelsea’s, 10 Mountain St. in Eureka Springs, Nov. 23 at 1:00 p.m. with his sister, the Rev. Kit Shepperd officiating.
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Calendar of Events Throughout November: Adoption specials at Humane Society shelter The Good Shepherd Humane Society is promoting black dogs and cats through a special “Back in Black” adoption promotion during the entire month of November. Black dogs and cats often wait longer for homes than their lighter-colored pals. For the third year in a row, national animal welfare organization Best Friends Animal Society will support more than 175 no-kill animal rescue groups and shelters across the country, including the Good Shepherd Humane Society, in showcasing beautiful, adoptable, black cats, dogs, kittens and puppies. Throughout the month, Good Shepherd will be offering adoption specials on black and mostly black animals. They will also be showcased at the Doggie Style Show on Nov. 19 at the Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center. Adoption fees will be half price for black/mostly black dogs and cats at the event and at the shelter all during November. Black Friday weekend will feature “door-buster” special adoption rates for black/mostly black animals. The shelter is located at 6486 Highway 62, just east of the Eureka Springs city limits. Nov. 14: Ham radio club meeting On Thursday, Nov. 14 at noon, the Little Switzerland Amateur Radio Club will meet at the Wild Hog BBQ, 3 Park Cliff Drive in Holiday Island, for lunch and monthly meeting. For more information contact patriciadean@cox.net. Nov. 15: Senior adult beginning computer training The Carnegie Public Library, partnered with the University of Arkansas at Monticello and Connect Arkansas, will provide free Senior Citizen Adult Computer Literacy Training in the Library Annex in Eureka Springs on Friday, Nov. 15 from 9 a.m. to noon. The three-hour class for those 50 and older, will give detailed instruction in computer literacy from how to use your computer to setting up email and navigating Facebook. Laptops will be provided, but you are encouraged to bring your own if you prefer. If you are interested in enrolling please contact the library at 479-253-8754. Space
is limited, so call early to reserve your spot. Nov. 15: Dances of Universal Peace Dances of Universal Peace will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 17 Elk St., at 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 15. The Dances are simple and joyful moving meditations that involve the singing of sacred phrases with accompanying movements from the world’s many spiritual traditions. Participation is free of charge. Call Rebecca Babbs at 479-253-8303 or email babbsrebecca@ gmail.com for more information. Nov. 15: Bereavement support group A bereavement group to support parents who have lost a child, regardless of age, will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. ono Friday, Nov. 15 at Flora Roja Community Acupuncture Clinic, 119 Wall St. The workshop, facilitated by Linda Maiella, MALS, and registered, board-certified art therapist Budhi Whitebear, will offer experiences designed to help bereaved parents discover hope and healing, using image-making in an art therapy approach to grieving. A donation of $15 to $35 is suggested. For more information, call Linda at 479-253-1229 or Budhi at 479-790-0400. Nov. 16: Sounds of the Season concert Holiday Island Clubhouse is the setting for the 17th annual “Sounds of the Season” concert on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 4 p.m. Tickets are $10, child free; phone 479-253-7671 or purchase them at the door. Opening the concert, the First Line-New Orleans Jazz Group will perform standards, 1920s style, representing the first transition from blues to jazz. First Line is an acoustic jazz group that specializes in traditional New Orleans style jazz, as well as jazz standards and popular tunes from the 1930s, ‘40s, and ‘50s. The group is led by the highly energetic Al Gibson on trumpet and vocals, and also features the virtuosic clarinet playing of Jim Jernigan. Afterward, the 60-member Ozarks Chorale, directed by Beth Withey and accompanied by Ellen Stephenson, will present a concert filled with the spirit of the holidays! Holiday favorites, mellow and uptempo jazz-inspired standards, and beautiful classical works all figure in this year’s con-
cert program. Nov. 16, 23 & 30: Huge closing auction/sale at The Perkins Barn The Perkins Barn is having a huge closing sale/auction at 11 a.m. every Saturday remaining in November, in preparation for Carly James’ auction and re-sale business to close for the winter. (James says they are building a new location on Highway 23 South that will open in early spring but will focus primarily on auctions with very little if any inventory to be held and re-sold on-site.) The Perkins Barn is located at 78 Center St. downtown. Nov. 17: Omni Center speaker at EUUF On Sunday, Nov. 17 at the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 17 Elk St., the featured speaker will be Gladys Tiffany of the Omni Center in Fayetteville, who will speak on “Illuminating Transformation,” based on George Lakoff’s study of a fascinating values shift toward nurture, fairness, empathy, and community. Progressive people should understand this shift so they can encourage it personally and within their community. Program starts at 11 a.m., followed by refreshments. Childcare provided. Nov. 21: Fill the Limo Food Bank Fundraiser & new kids’ backpack-food program A new program sponsored by Pied Piper Pub / Cathouse Lounge called Back Our Kids! to raise money and food to send home with needy schoolchildren backpacks of food on Fridays launches on Thursday, Nov. 21 during the annual Fill The Limo Food Bank Fundraiser from 4 p.m. to midnight. The goal of the Back Our Kids! organizers, Fatima and Latigo Treuer and Rachal Hyatt, is to create a sustainable program that will grow over time, not just to hold a one-time event. At least 35 Eureka Springs students already qualify for assistance through Back Our Kids!, and many more are waiting to be added to the list, organizers said. A new website for Flint Street Food Bank fundraising will also launch on Nov. 21, at www. FlintStreet.org; electronic donations will be accepted at the website, either on a onetime basis or on a repeating, auto-payment agreement. During the Fill the Limo event, donations of $20 are requested as well as
non-perishable food items for the food bank and kids’ backpack programs. The event will feature live music, drink specials, a large dinner buffet and prize drawings. The food items needed most are canned soup, canned tuna, chili, canned fruit, oatmeal, canned beans and cooking oil, according to a press release from organizers and the food bank. For donors unable to attend, donations can be dropped off anytime at Pied Piper / Cathouse, 82 Armstrong St., 479-363-9976. Nov. 21: High school students present Dr. Seuss/Shakespeare mash-up play The League of Extraordinary Actors at Eureka Springs High School is proud to present “The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet” on Thursday, Nov. 21, at 7:30 p.m. The play is a whimsical mash-up Dr. Seuss and William Shakespeare, and will offer fun for all ages. Admission is $5 at the door. The High School Quiz Bowl team will be selling $1 desserts, before and after the show. Doors open at 7 p.m. Call 479-253-8875 for more information. Nov. 21: Reception for Hoskins portrait by Louis Freund An important Eureka art treasure has returned for a short time only. One of Arkansas’ best-known artists of the past century, Louis Freund, painted a portrait of Eureka Springs lifelong citizen Joe Hoskins in 1969. It was found in the archives of Central Arkansas Library at Little Rock and is now on loan to Eureka Springs until Jan. 10, 2014. The Eureka Springs Historical Museum, Bank of Eureka Springs Historical Museum, and Carroll County Historical Society Heritage Museum are cooperatively sponsoring an informal drop-in reception on Thursday afternoon, Nov. 21 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Cornerstone Bank’s downtown location on South Main Street where the painting is currently on display. Joe Hoskins’ family has a large number of descendant families locally, including many with the names Hoskins, Hoskinson, Ball, Myers, Hale, Burch, James, Donnell, Robertson, Williams, McClelland, Evans, Morrell, Meeks, Robinson, Rhoden, Starkey, and others. Louis Freund lived in Eureka Springs in the mid-1930s. He rarely painted portraits and is known for landscapes and public murals. He chose the subject as one of Eureka’s unique characters not See Calendar, page 30
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By Mary R. Flood
Consider the ‘time value’ of your money when deciding on spending vs. saving – or waiting
he time value of money impacts all businesses and consumers and should be the first thing to consider in any investment or purchase. What is the time value of money? It is the rule that the present value of a certain sum of money is very different than the future value of that same sum of money, given the earning power that money has. Even if there were not such a thing as inflation, the value of money would still diminish over time. That is because money has a definite “earning power.” For example, say you have a savings account that earns you 0.50 percent (.005) interest. It isn’t much, but it’s something. Because of the low interest rates set by the Federal Reserve, savings accounts do not reap in the rewards they used to 30-some years ago. You decide to instead keep your extra $1,000 under your mattress – in a year, not touching your money, you will actually have $995. That is because you have a savings account that brings you 0.50 percent interest, and you chose not to take that investment. For some, it may be worth $5 to have that cash in hand (or, in bed, rather) over the period of a year. For others, they may think that losing $5 for no reason is just absolutely ridiculous, and instead choose to deposit it into their savings account. The higher the risk, the higher the returns need to be to justify the risk. Keeping money under a mattress is extremely risky, and mattresses do not generate high returns, or any return. Therefore, saving money under your mattress is not a good investment! The freezer doesn’t look good, either. To make the right decisions, you need to know what your own personal time value of money is. What would be the
amount lost or saved that would convince you to set money aside for a year as opposed to having it in your pocket today? $5? $100? Here is a different example: Suppose your business desperately needs a new ventilation hood with fire suppression within the next six months. The replacement fan is $3,000, and installation is in the range of $5,000. You have the $8,000 available in your business checking account, but you do not wish to let go of that money right now. You think that April will be a better time to make that purchase, but your business partner disagrees with you, and wants to replace the fan immediately. This is when you have to take into consideration the time value of money. If you wait until April to purchase the equipment, and leave the $8,000 in the checking account for 6 months, you may not lose any money – unless the price of the fan and installation goes up, or an unforeseen event occurs that requires that $8,000 to be spent. Most checking accounts these days pay a little bit of interest, given that all criteria are met (such as e-statements, number of debit card transactions, etc…) It may be the best choice to let the money alone in the checking account for six months and gather interest, and then purchase the equipment in April. You could also visit with an investment representative and see what other options are available for that $8,000 during the next six months. You may actually make money by choosing to invest now, and waiting to purchase the equipment in April when absolutely necessary. But if there is no interest associated with your checking account, and you do not invest the $8,000, you will indeed lose money by not doing anything with
it. Come April, you will pay more for the fan than if you were to go ahead and make the purchase today. And every day between now and April, your business will be losing money. Here’s another scenario that is very common: What if your business recently spent $2,000 in repairs for the existing exhaust fan? Is waiting an additional six months to replace it going to justify those repairs or bring it any more value? Everybody wants their money’s worth, but the answer is no – those are sunk costs, and they should not be considered. That $2,000 is gone, regardless if you replace the machinery today or in April. The only costs that need to be looked at are the costs of the present investment alternatives – letting the money alone in a checking account, investing the money, or buying the machine. What also should be considered is the cost reductions/savings a new piece of equipment brings to the operations of the business. If you wait until April to buy the ventilation hood, you are putting off profits the new equipment will bring to your business. Henry Ford, the father of Ford Motor Co., always said, “If you need a new machine, and you don’t buy it, you end up paying for it anyway.” Not to mention, kitchens that are not properly exhausted are nearly unbearable to work in! As you can tell, realizing the time value of money allows you to weigh alternative investment choices by comparing the associated risks and returns. All investments made should be economically justified and yield positive returns. “To do nothing” is always a choice, and sometimes, on occasion, it is the best choice – but not usually. Our local investment representatives in Eureka Springs have decades of ex-
perience and are constantly working hard at keeping up to date with investment news, policy changes, and products available for businesses and consumers. Their passion is making people money. I spent years in the banking industry and my father was in the banking industry for 43 years. I assure you that it doesn’t matter if you have $25 or $250 a month to set aside, your local banking representatives are knowledgeable, professional and willing to help you invest in your future – regardless of your means or where you’re coming from. So take a few minutes to think about the time value of your personal money, and your business’s money, and take advantage of the available opportunities to make your money work for you. ••• Mary R. Flood writes weekly in the Lovely County Citizen, sharing insights on business topics to help Eureka Springs business owners, operators and employees succeed in their work-related endeavors. She will at times entertain and answer readers seeking advice. To contact Flood or send your questions in, email citizen.editor.eureka@gmail. com or mail your letter to the Citizen at 3022 E. Van Buren, Suite H, Eureka Springs AR 72632.
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Village View
Alison By Sandra TaylorSynar Brown
Across the Pond, You Hear What I See
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first met Mary Shafer Smith when she came to our Writers’ Night Out a few months ago. She explained how she came to be collaborating with a Welsh photographer named Ray Worsnop on a book entitled Across the Pond, You Hear What I See. Mary wrote a poem to accompany each of Ray’s photographs, turning out 85 poems in five months. The Village Writing School had just purchased our new building, and I impulsively said that Mary could do a book signing here. Mary and Ray’s story is a wonderful example of how the internet and social media is changing the way people interact with art. When Mary saw one of Ray’s photographs through a link on a friend’s FaceBook page, she was moved to write a fourline poem to express the emotions that the photograph evoked in her. When Ray read her poem, he suggested that they do a book
together. Ray calls himself “the accidental photographer,” having taken up photography when housebound with a broken leg in his apartment overlooking the Irish Sea and the spectacular golden sands of Rhyl on the beautiful North Wales Coast. Incredibly bored, Ray spent many hours at his window watching the tides, the darkening clouds, changeable weather, and highly dramatic sunsets. Previously, he had only used his camera for family photos, but he began to capture these natural events. His breathtaking landscapes, sunsets, autumnal woodland settings and seascapes have since become a familiar and popular part of his growing portfolio. Encouraged by early success at a local exhibition, Ray went on to be honored by the Welsh government and to see his photographs sold worldwide. He looks forward to doing additional collaborative books, possibly with children’s poetry. Mary Shafer Smith says that growing up in a family of ten children taught her
Write YOUR Holiday Story The Village Writing School is beginning NOW to work with local residents to help them preserve a holiday story of their own. The stories can be: • Decoratively bound for gift-giving • Possibly published in the Lovely County Citizen • Possibly included in an anthology in the library Or you can just keep your story private for yourself. Your story may be a dramatic, inspirational, or humorous incident that happened to you or someone you know. If you would like a writer to contact you, call Alison at 479 292-3665 or email alisontaylorbrown@me.com
the importance and the art of storytelling. ers, the whole family returned to the bookWith a degree in biology, Mary taught in store to tell Ray how much they loved it. the Texas public schools for twelve years. While Mary is not a student or instructor She also worked as an animal care nurse at the Village Writing School, I decided to at a local emergency clinic for animals for devote this week’s student page to Ray and over 20 years. She has lived in both En- Mary’s work, as our mission is to celebrate gland and Italy, as well as several states, and encourage creative writers in their new and is always drawn to the natural beau- ventures, and I think this Across the Pond ties and historical treasures of her home. She collaboration is just so cool. says her poetry uses memory and emotion to Ray will be visiting Eureka for two weeks express what she sees as the miracle of life at the end of November. He and Mary will in the balance. be signing their books at the Village Writing Although Ray does not call himself a School on November 24 and at Circle of professional photographer nor Mary a pro- Light on November 26. fessional poet, he says their collaboration There will be a wine and cheese recephas really worked. Mary says the best thing tion at the Village Writing at 177 Huntsville so far is when a grandfather and his three Road on Sunday, November 24 from 2-4. granddaughters bought the book at a signing The public is invited to come welcome Ray in Wales and took it to a nearby coffee shop. to Eureka Springs and to see how far we’ve After one of the girls read it aloud to the oth- come with our new building. ••• Alison Taylor-Brown has an MFA in Fiction and a lifetime of teaching experience from preschool to university levels. She directs The Village Writing School, whose mission is to foster the development of area writers through workshops, writers’ circles, and coaching. Her column, Village View, appears weekly. To talk to Alison about your writing goals and dreams, contact her at alisontaylorbrown@me.com or 479 292-3665.
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The Village Writing School Upcoming workshop
Mary Shafer Smith
Ray Worsnop
January 18, 2014 GETTING STARTED (the first 2 pages, research, to outline or not, story arc, writing rules to live by)
Tide moves up upon the shore, In swells of fluid, stroking land; Then swirling round posts in the sand, Slides shimmering back, to rise again.
Storm clouds chased across the sky, The hour we said goodbye; Gusts picked up and ruffled wings, of sea birds as they cried
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To support our local writers, the Lovely County Citizen is providing space each week to showcase a student of The Village Writing School. For more information, email alisontaylorbrown@me.com or call (479) 292-3665
This Week’s Writer:
Mary Shafer Smith
Memories of desert air, Finding hidden water there; Memories of winter nights, Faith in the return of light.
Let’s go see Bodelwyddan, Her turrets shadowed fair; The pawns sit ready waiting, On the chessboard in the square.
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Lively Entertainment By Kristal Kuykendall
By Kristal Kuykendall
Josh Jennings Band a highlight Saturday Following is my recommendation for the best live music in town this weekend: SATURDAY On Saturday, Nov. 16 from noon to 4 p.m., Josh Jennings Band will perform on the (enclosed) patio stage. Fayetteville-based Josh Jennings has been writing and recording music for more than 15 years. His songwriting skills earned him the top prize at last fall’s 65th Annual Ozark Folk Festival held here in Eureka Springs, and he also perform in the main event this year in October. In June 2012, Josh Jennings Band released its debut album, “Ol’ Car,” which has received great reviews and is being played on Spotify and Pandora as well as local country radio. Teaming up with lead vocalist, guitarist and frontman Josh is Bob Alexander, a seasoned flat-picker who adds a lot of drive to their sound, and Kris Hurt holds
down the rhythm with upbeat, walking bass lines. The group performs all originals, but they have a familiar feel and sound to them — likely thanks to the accessible and amicable nature of Josh’s songwriting. Josh Jennings will take the stage at noon at New Delhi at 2 N. Main St. No charge for admission; open to all ages. ••• Following is the complete schedule of entertainment at Eureka Springs venues for the coming week: THURSDAY, NOV. 14 • Blarney Stone, 85 S. Main St., 479-3636633: Open Mic, 8 p.m. to midnight • Chaser’s, 169 E. Van Buren, 479-2535522: Jesse Dean & special guest, 9 p.m. • Squid & Whale, 37 Spring St., 479253-7147: “Open Mic Musical Smack-
down” with Bloody Buddy and “Action Art” with Regina. FRIDAY, NOV. 15 • Basin Park Hotel Balcony Bar & Restaurant, 12 Spring St., 479-2537837: Hogscalders, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. • Berean Coffee House, 4032 E. Van Buren, 479-244-7495: live music, 7 p.m. • Blarney Stone: Karaoke, 8:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. • Cathouse / Pied Piper, 82 Armstrong St., 479-363-9976: Wink Burcham, 9 p.m. • Chaser’s: Heymakers, 9 p.m. • Chelsea’s, 10 Mountain St., 479-2536723: Shawn Holt and the Tear Drops, 9 p.m., $5.00 cover • Eureka Live!, 35 N. Main St., 479-2537020: DJ & Dancing, 9 p.m. to close • Eureka Paradise, 75 S. Main St., 479363-6574: DJ & Dance music, 8 p.m. • Henri’s Just One More, 19 1/2 Spring St., 479-253-5795: Juke Box, 9 p.m. • Jack’s Place, 37 Spring St., 479-2532219: Karaoke with DJ Goose, 8 p.m. to midnight • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard), 105 E. Van Buren, 479-253-2500: DJ and Ka-
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• Squid & Whale: Pro Football Game Day MONDAY, NOV. 18 • Blarney Stone: Pro Football night • Chaser’s: Pro Football night and pool tournament • Chelsea’s: Springbilly, 9 p.m. TUESDAY, NOV. 19 • Chaser’s: Game Challenge night • Chelsea’s: Open Mic, 9 p.m. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 20 • Chaser’s: Ladies night • Chelsea’s: Danny Kay & the Night Lifers, 9 p.m. • Squid & Whale: Sweetwater Gypsies — Ladies Night & Pie Social
Contestants sought!
The Josh Jennings Band will perform country-rock originals and covers Saturday.
Great Ozarkan Beard Off: The full event, contest schedule FRIDAY • 4 to 7 p.m. – Info & registration booth open in parking lot of The Auditorium • 6 p.m. – Best Grandpa/Santa Beard competition, in conjunction with Santa in the Park, held at Basin Park. Kids present will be able to help judge, so bring the whole family! SATURDAY • 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. – Info & registration booth open in parking lot of The Auditorium • 11 a.m. – No Shave November competition and Best Partial Beard/Natural, held at Rowdy Beaver Den • Noon – Best Fake Beard and Best Full Beard/Freestyle competitions, held at New Delhi Cafe • 1 p.m. – Best Full Beard/Natural competition, held at Chelsea’s Corner Cafe & Bar • 2 p.m. – The Beard Parade, which will begin at Chelsea’s, proceed up Mountain to Spring, and then down Spring and Main
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gin at 9 p.m. at Chelsea’s on Friday evening, featuring live music from Mountain Sprout, a band known not only for their kickin’ hillbilly sound but also for their gnarly beards. The judges of the remainder of the festival, who will be exclusively female, will be “sworn in” and celebrated that night. Next up, on Saturday, Nov. 30, get your
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to the Beer & Beard Garden outside Pied Piper Pub / Cathouse Lounge. Watch for celebrity appearances from the stars of the “Whisker Wars” television show! • 2:45 p.m. – Group picture being taken at Pied Piper. GOBO organizers will take a gigantic group photo of all the bearded participants of the event, so everyone can be in the “official” group photograph! • 3 to 10 p.m. – Beer & Beard Garden open at Pied Piper. Come sample Mother’s Brews and knock out a bunch of stamps on your GOBO Card at once! Admission is $20, no extra charge for individual beverage samples. Must be 21 and older. • 4 p.m. – Best Mustache/Groomed-Natural, Best Mustache/Styled and Best Mustache/Freestyle competitions, held at Voulez-Vous Lounge • 5 p.m. – Best Sideburns and Best Partial Beard/Freestyle competitions, held at beard face on for the competitions all day, and the Beard Parade downtown at 2 p.m. (Watch for celebrity appearances from television’s “Whisker Wars” show!) Also on Saturday, the Beer & Beard Garden will be open, and there will be beard, mustache, sideburn and group facial hair competitions from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and from 4 to 9 p.m. at participating venues throughout our historic downtown. See page 25 in this week’s edition for the full schedule of events and list of competi-
Jack’s Place • 6 p.m. – Best Full Beard/Natural with styled mustache competition, held at New Dehli Cafe • 7 p.m. – The Citizen’s Best Band of Beards, Most Bearded Workplace and Most Bearded Campus competitions, held at Lucky 7 atop the Basin Park Hotel • 7 p.m. to midnight – Info & registration booth open in parking lot of Pied Piper Pub • 9 p.m. – The Grizzly Adams of the Ozarks competition, held at 9 p.m. at Cathouse Lounge / Pied Piper SUNDAY, DEC. 1 • Noon to 3 p.m. – Info & registration booth open in parking lot of The Auditorium • 1 p.m. – Announcement of all winners and donation total announcement, held at Chelsea’s Corner • 2 p.m. – “Beard Church” with Brian Martin performing live at Chelsea’s Corner tion categories. We hope that Eureka Springs and the surrounding area will get behind this fun facial hair festival and show that we can, in fact, all work together for the common good (increased tourism as well as more prostate cancer awareness). The Citizen is proud to be a hosting sponsor for the festival, and we ask you to make plans now to attend and help us meet GOBO’s goal of donating $10,000 to a worthy cause by year’s end.
“MOST BEARDED WORKPLACE” and “BEST BAND OF BEARDS” contestants sought!
Enter the Lovely County Citizen’s Most Bearded Workplace & Best Band of Beards contests, set for
7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 30 at Lucky 7 atop the Basin Park Hotel It’s all part of the Great Ozarkan Beard Off festival Nov. 29 - Dec. 1! Entry requires a group photo and a fee of $5 per beard. Sign up and submit your group’s photo at www.GOBOeureka.com, or just show up on Nov. 30 with your group photo – or bring all the actual group members – and your entry fees! *One person from the group must be present to win.
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Beard Up & Grow!
Nov. 29 - Dec. 1, 2013 Contests and events scheduled across our historic, walkable downtown. Cash and prize packages for over 15 categories! Visit our website for event schedule, contest information and entry. All proceeds to benefit the Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation.
www.GOBOeureka.com • GOBOeureka@gmail.com • Facebook.com/GOBOeureka
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3:52 p.m. – Caller from a local tavern reported that an unwanted guest was driving by and gesturing lewd hand symbols. Officer responded and advised subject to stay away from the property. 4:01 p.m. – Caller from local shop reported a shoplifter. Officer responded and made contact with complainant. 4:03 p.m – Caller form local thrift store caught an alleged shoplifter, but did not want to press charges. Officer responded and collected information. 4:58 p.m. – Caller from business on Spring Street caught alleged shoplifters. Officer responded and spoke with all parties to resolve the issue. What’s up with the sudden prevalence of folks taking the “Five Finger Discount”? Nov. 7 12:45 a.m. – Caller from Cliff Street requested police presence after allowing a stranger to use her phone. Officer responded and subject returned the phone and left. 7:55 a.m. – Officer filed a report on a juvenile at the middle school who had taken unauthorized medication and needed medical attention. 11:36 a.m. – Animal Control was notified to remove a dead deer from Planer Hill. Nov. 8 7:47 a.m. – Police arrested a subject on Green Hollow Road, near the elementary school, for failure to register as a sex offender in Eureka Springs, where he now resides. The subject had registered in Berryville, but actually lives in Eureka Springs, police said. He was arrested while dropping off his child at school, police said. He has not yet been given a sex offender level by state official since moving here from out-of-state, officials said, but no new sex-offense crime is alleged to have occurred, only the failure to register. Good lookin’ out by police and whomever reported him. 8:28 a.m. – Caller from Fuller Street reported a truck with illegible vehicle tags. Officer responded, but was unable to locate subjects.
9:16 a.m. – Caller from Wall Street reported neighbors had left for vacation and left their dogs outside, so they filed a noise complaint on the animals. Animal Control left a note for the neighbors when they return or for the caretaker of the dogs. 5:58 p.m. – Caller from Exxon reported a vehicle parked near them that they didn’t want there. Officer responded and discovered it was two females with a baby, and they had pulled over to make a phone call. Way to drive safely with “Baby On Board!” :) 6:02 p.m. – Caller from around Mountain Street reported vehicle blocking road. Officer responded, but vehicle was gone upon arrival. 7:55 p.m. – Caller reported pedestrian on Van Buren Street who was talking to themselves. Officer responded to discover it was just a local resident walking home from work, making friendly conversation along the way… with no one. 8:11 p.m. – Caller from Van Buren Street reported a vehicle accident. Officer responded, but vehicle was gone upon arrival. Nov. 9 4:19 a.m. – Caller reported a vehicle in the parking lot of the old high school. Officer responded and advised the subject to move along. 10:54 a.m. – Complainant wanted to check a chiropractor’s license. Officer responded and spoke with chiropractor and checked license. 5:27 p.m. – The Sheriff’s Office reported a vehicle driving recklessly on Highway 23 headed towards the city. Officer responded, but was unable to locate vehicle. 7:34 p.m. – Caller from Pivot Rock Road filed noise compliant on their neighbors. Officer responded and advised neighbors to keep it down. 7:59 p.m. – Caller from near Pendergrass Corner reported being approached by a strange-acting subject. Officer responded to the area to investigate. Nov. 10 2:01 a.m. – Caller from Van Buren Street reported subject banging on guests’ doors at a local inn. Officer responded See Dispatch, page 29
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ith cold and flu season coming upon us, along with the stress and strain Jim Fain of the winter holidays, I thought a reminder of this amazing supplement was due. What would it be like if a very safe and easily digestible common vitamin had far ranging benefit to our health. Suppose, this inexpensive ordinary vitamin wasn’t so ordinary any longer. Suppose, as well, that it was beneficial for staying healthy, well known for colds and flu, immune system health, slowed down the effects of aging and had science showing that it had an effect on cancer and metastasis (spread)? How would you change your view of a common and ordinary vitamin? The vitamin is ascorbyl palmitate. It is a variation of vitamin C though ascorbyl palmitate is very different as it stays in your system longer. It gets into cells more easily and will actually cross the blood brain barrier providing the strong and beneficial antioxidant benefits. Unlike regular vitamin C that is water soluble, ascorbyl palmitate is fat soluble like vitamin E. Most everyone knows that regular vitamin C passes through your system very fast because it is water soluble. Ascorbyl palmitate doesn’t as it stays around for the usual digestive cycle, usually 24 hours. I found no evidence of toxicity at 2000mg/day; the dose could be as little as 500mg. Though, this is esterfied it is not the same as the supplement that is patented and trademarked as Ester-C (R). I came across this version of vitamin C while reviewing a paper on supplemental treatment of cancer. The author claims to be a colleague of a scientist/physician that I knew back in my Harbor/UCLA Medical Center days namely Dr. Jerome Block, MD. Dr. Block was the Chairman of the Department of Oncology. I was technical/administrative Supervisor of the Division of Nuclear Medicine during the time. We saw a great deal of cancer and often worked in concert. I was unaware that Dr. Block was very interested in the use of natural food supplements, in fact he published a number of studies on their usefulness. When I did a PubMed search through the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, I found 18 published abstracts of research referencing ascorbyl palmitate. The first of which documented usefulness in reducing metastasis published by a Japanese university. Not at all bad, for a vitamin that costs less than $20 for 45 days.
Wisecrack Zodiac ARIES: There’s a fire in your eyes, and you didn’t even sit on a candle. Use that ambition to achieve something you’ve always wanted. Hopefully it’s legal, because there’s no stopping you now. TAURUS: You don’t expect a pot of gold under every rainbow, but some loose change would be nice. Open up that piggy bank, because Friday’s bounty may be more than one ceramic hog can handle. GEMINI: Anyone who says it’s about the journey, not the destination, has never ridden in a clown car with 14 hungover bozos. Pull your life over at the next rest stop and stretch your legs, because there’s more weirdness to come. CANCER: Tuesday fits you like a worn-out pair of yoga pants: it will be baggy in odd places, and your chakras will show through when you bend over. Oddly enough, you’ll enjoy the stares. LEO: If wisdom was easy to gain, everybody would tell you what to do. Oh wait, they already do that. Politely listen, then do what you want. You’re not likely to listen, anyway. VIRGO: Some news creeps up your spine like a cold winter chill. Grab your sweater but keep your cool, because someone’s just blowing smoke up your kilt. LIBRA: No need to share the sordid stories of your past to make a point, because your youthful follies would make Charlie Sheen blush. Set someone straight and don’t tell them that you still get letters from both the stripper and the parrot occasionally. SCORPIO: Finding your inner peace may be tougher than remembering where you left the remote. Both let you turn on and tune out for a while, so it’s worth the search. Look under the couch. SAGITTARIUS: Don’t blame the universe for a brewing storm; you’re the one who grabbed the
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snowglobe and shook it like a Magic 8-Ball. Hunker down in your tiny castle and wait for things to settle. CAPRICORN: Surviving something stupid doesn’t make you an expert, it just makes you very lucky. Quit yelling “Hey y’all, watch this,” and step away from the battery cables and the treadmill. AQUARIUS: If you knew what you were doing, there wouldn’t be a plastic dinosaur taped to your butt and Sharpie tattoos on your
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face. It’s okay, not everyone masters the whole parenting thing. Good thing you have wine and cookies hidden in the bathroom. PISCES: Life is a grab bag, and you keep getting the stale candy corn left over from Halloween. Keep reaching; eventually you’ll grab something worthwhile. If the bag is on fire and smells funny, though, walk away.
Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1. Polaroid camera’s job 2. Think, to Pierre 13. aka wild marjoram 14. Island of coral 15. Gets naked 16. Type of military academy 17. Baby’s dinner gear 18. Cried 20. Wallach or Whitney 21. Experiments 24. Cut off 25. Freight barge 26. David wrote and sang 73 of them 28. Ancient Greek marketplace 31. Czarist edict 32. Lay out a sleeping bag 34. Third hour on a sundial 35. Opening of black sheepnursery rhyme 36. Surname predecessor 41. Popular name for 1970’s “technology of transformation” training 42. One of Simon Cowell’s picks 43. Meadow
44. Bonn river 46. Wastes time, loiters 49. Referring to insect’s cheek 50. Understanding between nations 51. Bordered, or barely got by 52. Quality of being unusual DOWN 1. Skepticism 2. Kovacs precedent 3. Action words 4. Freud’s concern 5. Igor’s workplace 6. Unidirectional 7. Introduces a
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question 8. Hillary’s trademark 9. “When you’ll get there” guess 10. Fictional prose narrative type 11. Pole ski races 12. Closed symmetric curve, sometimes oval 19. Pre-game talk 22. Comin’ ____ the rye 23. Bituminous region 27. Close to
28. French inn or hostel 29. Ground teeth together 30. Delivering a speech 33. Measure of pot 34. Kitchen prep center, sometimes 37. Bronco venue 38. Bush drew one in the sand 39. Track contests 40. Lets up 45. Scotsman’s denial 47. Brit. Co. inits 48. Chief’s Dawson
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and spoke with subject then called a taxi to take him to Berryville. That’s right, send the crazy ones to Berryville! Just kidding. Kinda. 8:32 a.m. – Caller requested to speak to an officer about a missing bag. Caller found the bag, no report necessary. 4:39 p.m. – Officer assisted a motorist on Magnetic Road. 4:47 p.m. – Alarm was sounding at Subway. Officer called and everything was okay. 5:48 p.m. – Caller from Spring Street reported a domestic disturbance. Officer responded and separated the parties for the night. 10:56 p.m. – Officer at McDonald’s arrested a subject on a Carroll County warrant after speaking to some hitchhikers there. Nov. 11 12:25 a.m. – Caller reported an altercation on corner of Owen and White streets. Officer responded, but was unable to locate subjects.
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Well, the numbers are in. In 2012, he CAPC collected $136,678.61. In 2013, the CAPC collected $135,644.71. In other words, notwithstanding record sales of beer, burgers, and leather, and notwithstanding that collections were up in August, CAPC collections were down in September. I suppose there are one or two officials in town who will argue that collections were down because the bikers decided to take their fat wallets elsewhere because they were so offended by a certain newspaper ad and the re-posting of Please Ride Quietly Signs. And it is a fact that there was a steady roar coming from bikers who decided not to stay overnight. Others, such as myself argue that collections were down because noisy bikers drive away those tourists with money who come to Eureka for a quiet romantic getaway. – Bob Jasinski
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Susie is a beautiful, medium size 15-mont-old black lab mix who has a lots and lots of energy, loves to play and is definitely and alpha female, but gets along with other dogs. She is quite the talker and loves to play and go for long walks. Suzie is smart and would be a gread dog for a family with older kids looking for a playmate. all cats and mostly black dogs can be adopted for half the usual fee.For more information, call the Good Shepherd Humane Society Animal Shelter at 479-253-9188 or stop by the shelter on Highway 62 East in Eureka Springs. Shelter hours are noon to 5 p.m. daily except Wednesdays.
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On behalf of the Board of the Eureka Springs Historical Museum, thanks to all who came out and attended the fifth annual “Voices From Eureka’s Silent City” living history tours the past two weekends. Attendance was up from the previous all time record. In spite of the fewer than scheduled first night tours due to rain, the overall attendance was up, and two nights set new records. Attendees expressed overwhelming praise for the stories (thanks to June Westphal and Mary Jean Sell,) as portrayed by the actors
(thank you Terry Miller as John Wynn, Joanie Kratzer as Augusta Kukler and Jim White as Adolph Kukler; Hanna Grat as Ida Bentley, Mike Maloney as Claude Fuller, Jake Allen as Joe Parkhill, Tim Grat as Perry Mark, Karen Pryor as Okemah Kim Morrell and Terry McClung as John Philip Sousa.) Guests were introduced to the above residents of the Silent City by our intrepid Guides: Thank you Rochelle Bales, Christy Braswell, Glenna Booth, Mary Diehl, Carolyn Green and Alexa Pittenger. As in each of the four previous years, it would never happen without the leadership and guidance of the Producer/Directors, Rod and Phyl McGuire; and the large support group of folks who provided help with transportation, parking, advertising and promotion, costumes, all too numerous to acknowledge individually here. We are especially grateful to our sponsors, Cornerstone Bank and Local Flavor Café and to the CAPC for their support. This is the largest fundraiser for the Historical Museum each year. It helps us to meet our operating expenses, especially over the winter months, and has also contributed to making some long overdue improvements to the museum. If you have not visited the museum since its reopening in March, please do come by and re-visit Eureka Springs’ history. But for this history, most of us would not be living here today. It is the mission of the museum to preserve and exhibit this history through its collections, and to make it available to the public. The museum is located at 95 South Main Street. YOUR HISTORY LIVES HERE. — Gayla Wolfinbarger, President Eureka Springs Historical Museum Board of Directors
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Nov. 21: Community Thanksgiving service Holiday Island Community Church, at 188 Stateline Drive, will host the annual community Thanksgiving Service on Thursday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. This annual event is produced by the Western Carroll County Ministerial Association, and the church offering will be used by them to help local people and to promote Christianity in the area. Refreshments will be provided following the service. All are welcome. Nov. 24: Book sIgning, wine and ch Nov. 28: Community Thanksgiving dinner at ECHO Clinic A community Thanksgiving Dinner will be held at the ECHO Clinic on Thanksgiving Day from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There is no charge and all are welcome. Flint Street Fellowship food pantry and lunchroom is sponsoring
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the dinner. ECHO is located at 4004 E. Van Buren in Eureka Springs. Please call 479-253-4945 with any questions or if you would like to volunteer to help. Nov. 28: Community Thanksgiving dinner at The Barn The Friends of the Holiday Island Historic Barn again invite the community to their Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, Nov. 28; social hour begins at 1 p.m. and dinner begins at 2. Dinner tickets, $12.50, will be on sale starting on Monday, Nov. 4 at the Holiday Island Rec Center and the Pro Shop. Tickets are limited, so early purchase is recommended. If available, tickets will be sold at the door for $14. Dinner will include roasted turkey, mashed potatoes with giblet gravy, sage-and-onion dressing, sweet potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce; pie and ice cream for dessert. Coffee, iced tea and water provided by Friends of The Barn; BYOB optional. Those attending are asked to bring non-perishable food or cash donation for the Flint Street Food Bank. For more information, call Jim at 479-253-6284 or Susan at 479-253-5136.
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Charles T. Taylor, 25, of Eureka Springs was arrested on Monday after he caused a four-vehicle accident including a head-on collision on Highway 62 in front of Hill Country Hardware, police said. Taylor, for “unknown reasons,” drifted into the opposite lane while headed westbound toward Eureka Springs, said State Trooper Jaran McCormick. He side-swiped two vehicles driven by Jerrold Knutson of Minnesota and Breonna Martin of Harrison before finally hitting head-on a vehicle driven by Jeremy Worsham of Eureka. All four drivers were transported to the hospitals in Eureka Springs and Berryville, police said, but none of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening. Taylor was charged with no insurance, fictitious license, careless driving, DWIdrugs and possession of a controlled substance. He remained in Carroll County jail at press time.
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This 2008 2 bed/2 bath home on 1.82 acres boasts a solid concrete foundation & 8” concrete walls. Reinforcements, 12” insulation throughout walls & ceiling adds to it’s fuel efficiency. Open floor plan, stainless appliances, 2 ply door & windows w/ built in blinds, newer carpet, tile & laminate floors. 2 addtl rooms (one used as office). Separate laundry room. Sky/solar lights. Walk in closets. Low maintain exterior, buried cable & lines, picnic area. A MUST SEE to appreciate!!
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