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VOLUME 20 NUMBER 25
NOVEMBER 29, 2018
Council names Meyer to Ward 3 position By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com
Harry Meyer is starting his term on the Eureka Springs City Council a little early. On Monday night, the council voted to appoint Meyer to the Ward 3, Position 2 seat after the resignation of alderwoman Kristi Kendrick. Alderwoman Melissa Greene suggested appointing Meyer to the open position, saying he’d be serving on the council in a month anyway. Meyer won the seat over Eric Knowles in the general election Nov. 6. The council agreed to appoint him, and Greene moved to swear him in immediately. The council reconvened with
Meyer at the table, moving on to discuss potential changes to the food truck ordinance. Food truck owner Bill Reed spoke at the beginning of the meeting and asked the council to amend the ordinance. Reed said he won the food truck lottery two years ago and has been operating the Soup Shack on Highway 62 since then. The food truck is adjacent to a shop his wife owns, Reed said. He said he and his wife have been cleaning up the property over the years. “Now, it’s a nice-looking business location,” Reed said. “I believe my wife’s operation and the Soup Shack are indicative of the development I do and defi-
nitely are assets to the city of Eureka Springs. I respectfully request you to consider my request.” Reed suggested eliminating the annual lottery to allow any food truck currently in operation to continue operating and to treat food trucks like any other business in town. Greene said she’d like to consider the request. “We have someone … who’s really put some decent work into something and is providing a service,” Greene said. “I haven’t heard any complaints he’s taking business from anything. I would like to discuss coming up with a solution for this gentleman.” See Council, page 5
HI Rotary lends a hand
TOPNEWS n ‘Everyone
deserves it’
Parks commission OKs bonuses for employees Page 2
n Increase in
airport funds Quorum Court ups 2019 appropriation Page 3
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Holiday Island Rotary Club members Nita Holley, Dean Schuttlefield, Boyce Williams, and Nile Carrothers pack food bags at the Flint Street Food Bank for its Backpacks for Kids program. The food bags contain nonperishable food that is sent home with low-income Eureka Springs students to provide food for weekends. The Rotary Club meets at 8 a.m. each Friday at the Holiday Island Elks Club.
n Longtime
chair resigning
Merry leaving hospital commission in 2019 Page 4
n Christmas in
Eureka Springs
Celebration starts with annual Parade of Lights Page 5
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Parks commission DISPATCH Desk OKs bonuses for full-time employees By Samantha Jones
Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com
The Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Commission voted Nov. 20 to give end-of-the-year bonuses to all full-time staff. Parks director Justin Huss said the 1-percent bonuses are exactly what the commission approved last year, and commissioner Steven Foster asked if part-time employees receive similar benefits. “Part-time staff is already built in,” Huss said. “They receive a 50-centsper-hour bonus for staying the full season. We’re waiting on their checks right now. We make sure they get bonuses. Everyone deserves it.” The commission voted unanimous-
ly to approve the bonuses, moving on to discuss the third-quarter financials. Huss said the allocations for water quality, lake and sewer are now at $45,601.24. “We are getting on our way on that,” Huss said. “I also had a meeting with the mayor today about grant opportunities. We’re really excited about the potential for that money to go into action in the next calendar year.” That’s specifically for dredging the lake and improving the sewer system, Huss said. Commissioner Ruth Hager moved to approve the financials, and the commission unanimously agreed. The commission’s next meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, at The Auditorium.
Purvis promoted at Cornerstone
Jason F. Tennant, president and chief lending officer at Cornerstone Bank, has announced the promotion of George Purvis to the position of vice president/facilities director and special assets/appraisal coordinator for the bank. “George has been an asset and ambassador for our bank as he has shown his commitment and is most deserving of this promotion,” Tennant said. Purvis has been with Cornerstone Bank since 2006. He started his career with the bank’s deposit services area. He then moved to the bank’s lending department, where he was named assistant vice president/consumer lender. Purvis joined the bank after graduating from Arkansas State University with a bachelor’s degree in biology. He also graduated from the Graduate School of Banking in Colorado in 2014.
Purvis is a native of Eureka Springs and graduated from Watson Chapel High School. He has been very active in the area as a civic leader, with terms on the Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce B o a r d , ECHO and Purvis the Carroll County Community Foundation. He is currently serving on the executive council for the 2018-19 Emerging Leaders Council for the Arkansas Bankers Association. He will be the incoming president of the council. Purvis and his wife, Danielle, live in Eureka Springs with their son Miles.
Nov. 19 1:19 p.m. — A caller advised her vehicle had been hit in a parking lot overnight. 2:21 p.m. — A caller advised of a dog dumped in the dog park. Officers were unable to get close to the dog. The animal control officer was notified of the situation and contacted the dog park caretakers. 9:49 p.m. — Carroll County Dispatch advised of a 911 hangup from an area motel. Officers responded and found it was a small child playing with a phone. Nov. 20 12:12 p.m. — Carroll County Dispatch requested officers to respond for a two-vehicle accident. An officer responded and took a report. 7:25 p.m. — An officer responded to a report of an erratic driver. The officer located the vehicle in a parking lot but was unable to make contact with the driver. Nov. 21 12:33 a.m. — A caller advised she could hear a motor of some sort running on the side of the house. She said she was not aware of any heating or air unit that was on that side of the house. Officers responded and checked the area around the house but did not locate anything suspicious. 1:27 p.m. — A caller from a local motel requested officers to respond for a domestic disturbance in progress between a male and a female. Officers responded and arrested the male subject for domestic assault in the third degree. 4:34 p.m. — An officer responded to a report of a suspicious male. The subject checked OK. We still have our suspicions. 4:48 p.m. — An officer responded to a local residence in reference to criminal mischief and filed a report. Nov. 22 2:55 p.m. — An officer responded to a report of possible fireworks being shot off and
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checked the area. The officer was unable to locate anything. 3:38 p.m. — An officer responded to an alarm. The alarm was reset. Or someone hit the snooze button. 4:20 p.m. — An officer responded to a report of fireworks and checked the area. The officer was unable to locate anything. 7:25 p.m. — An officer conducted a welfare check but was unable to find anything. Nov. 23 4:36 p.m. — An officer rook a report on a private property accident. 5:36 p.m. — An officer responded to a local residence in reference to a disturbance and made contact with both parties. The situation was resolved. Nov. 24 6:22 p.m. — Officers responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle and advised the vehicle checked fine. 7:12 p.m. — Officers responded to a local business in reference to a possible theft and took a report. 7:49 p.m. — Officers responded to a report of an open door and advised the business was still open. Nov. 25 12:20 a.m. — Officers assisted EMS with a medical call. 12:57 a.m. — Officers responded to a report of dogs barking. A note was left for the animal control officer to follow up. 2:33 a.m. — Officers responded to a disturbance. No report was needed. 1:58 p.m. — A subject was arrested at a traffic stop for outstanding warrants for failure to pay. 10:28 p.m. — The fire department was toned for an audible smoke alarm and the smell of smoke at an area residence. Officers assisted the fire department. The cause of the alarm was a pot on the stove that boiled dry. No damage was done to the house.
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Committee approves increase in airport funding By Scott Loftis CarrollCountyNews@cox-internet.com
The Carroll County Airport will get a little more funding from the county than originally planned. The Carroll County Quorum Court’s Joint Budget and Finance Committee decided at a meeting Monday afternoon to increase the county’s 2019 appropriation to the county airport commission to $50,000. In addition, the committee accepted the recommendation of District 1 Justice of the Peace Jack Deaton, the committee chairman, to forgive $10,000 of the remaining $19,404 balance on a loan the county made to the airport commission in 2012. Originally, the committee had recommended a $40,000 appropriation to the airport commission. That resulted in complaints from commissioners who said the airport might have to cease operations without a bigger allocation from the county. The commissioners wanted the county to increase its appropriation to $60,000. “This is a make-it or break-it year,” airport commissioner Sandy Martin said in a Nov. 21 email to county officials and multiple media outlets. “The Commission must have a multi-year commitment from the County to continue airport operations in the best interest of the county, public safety, service and our FAA compliance mandates. The Commission is asking the Court to recognize the value, success and
popularity of the airport, its economic development impact, the public and emergency medical flight service it provides, and the value of the property and asset of the county. “You appointed each of the Commissioners to be good stewards and managers of your property. The Commission has done everything requested by the Court and then some to make CCA one of the most efficiently operated, compliant airports in the region. The Commission has been dedicated and professional at all levels. The decreasing funding support from the county over the past four years has seriously jeopardized the airport and we have repeatedly tried to explain the impact to no avail. This year, it can not be avoided.” At Monday’s meeting, Deaton expressed his displeasure with what he described as “threats” regarding the county’s appropriation to the airport. “They made all these threats about if they don’t get it, what’s going to happen,” Deaton said. “That’s out of our hands. We don’t deal with threats.” Deaton noted that the commission’s payments toward its 2012 loan from the county have declined from $12,000 in 2016 to $6,796 in 2017 and $1,200 this year. At the same time, Deaton said, the commission has paid Equity Bank $2,900 this year although it owed the county more than the bank.
Winter edition of eMerge seeking submissions
The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow is accepting submissions for the winter edition of eMerge, an online literary magazine featuring articles, stories, poems, photos and recipes from Writers’ Colony alumni and local writers and artists. The guidelines to apply are: prose should be limited to 2,500 words, poetry should be limited to three double-spaced pages, photos
should be high-resolution, plays should be limited to 10 minutes when read aloud and the contributor bio should be limited to 250 words with links to the author’s site along with a small black and white photo. The cutoff date for submissions is Dec. 31. Email submission to Charles Templeton at wcdhdirector@gmail.com.
“I think having good faith and see what they’re going to do in 2019, if it’s OK with you guys, we’re going to split that,” Deaton said. “We’ll give them $10,000 and take $10,000 off the note.” Deaton said he would like for county officials to speak with a company that provides flying lessons at the airport about potentially taking over management of the facility. “They have a vested interest in the outcome of that airport,” Deaton said. “That’s just something I’m going to throw out there.” District 7 JP Noreen Watson praised Deaton’s proposal. “I’d like to have a win-win,” she said. “That’s a really good suggestion, Jack. I appreciate you coming up with that. I’ve been thinking about it myself after receiving the email, and there’s justification for county money for a lot of different places, so I’m perfectly happy with that.” “My only issue with it, we deal with probably 30 different departments, and there’s not a one of them that threatened us when we cut their budget,” Deaton said. “I hate to think that I’m knuckling under to their threats. … I may not be here next year. I may be on another committee or whatever. But if I am on this committee next year, the threats are not going to affect me at all. I’m just doing this after talking to a lot of other people. There’s a lot of peo-
ple taking flying lessons that I didn’t realize there was. This may or may not affect them directly.” Watson said she also was disappointed in the airport commissioners’ response to the budget committee’s original recommendation. “I personally did not like all the pressure that was put on us about this,” Watson said, saying there are steps the airport commission can take to increase its revenue, such as increasing its rental rates for hangar space. “… I did not appreciate the pressure.” Also at Monday’s meeting, the committee discussed potential salary adjustments for some employees in the offices of the county clerk, county assessor, county collector and circuit clerk’s office. Deaton said there are some instances of wide disparity in pay between employees performing similar duties. In addition to any adjustments in those departments, employees in those departments also would be included in the the committee’s recommendation that all county employees receive raises of 70 cents an hour in 2019. The committee will meet again on Monday, Dec. 3, to further discuss the salary adjustments. That meeting will follow a special meeting of the full quorum court, set for 5 p.m. at the Eastern District Courthouse in Berryville, to appoint a county treasurer for the remainder of the year.
Rotary Student of the Month Submitted photo
Alexis Jayroe is the Eureka Springs Rotary Club’s Student of the Month for October 2018. The daughter of Amanda and Jesse Agrestro, Jayroe maintains a 3.8 GPA and is a member of the National Honor Society and Renaissance. She has received pins in choir, band, English 10 and Algebra 2. Jayroe has qualified for Regional Choir her sophomore and senior years and qualified for a state audition her senior year. She loves to play the ukelele and learn new things. After graduation, she plans to attend the University of Central Arkansas in Conway to study physics, engineering or robotics.
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Longtime chairman to resign from hospital commission By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com
Longtime chairman Michael Merry is resigning from the Eureka Springs Hospital Commission. Merry announced his resignation Nov. 19, saying he’s been with the commission for 14 years. Merry said Mayor Butch Berry asked him to stay on the commission a little longer last year while negotiating hospital renovations with Allegiance Healthcare Management. Berry recently asked him to step down as part of a plan to turn over leadership on all city commissions, Merry said. “He’s trying to initiate it so the officers at least change their position, if not only serve for a maximum of four years,” Merry said. “I’ve been chairman a lot more than four years.” Commissioner John House said that’s a good idea. “The organizations I’ve been a part of that have had the most success have been the ones that every year the people change,” House said, “so there’s a new chairman, treasurer and secretary every year. The idea is that everybody gets involved in the various positions.” Merry said he plans to stick around until February to help the leadership transition, saying he’s confident the commissioners will keep moving in the right direction. “Hopefully at the end of 90 days, we’ll know where everybody is going and I can step aside,” Merry said. “Thank you very much, folks. I have loved serving with all of you. It has meant a lot to me.”
In other business, the commission discussed a letter attorney Megan Hargraves is preparing to send Allegiance regarding late rent payments. Merry said he sent the letter to the wrong address and re-sent it Nov. 17. He asked the commission for any other input to send Hargraves. “Essentially what we’re looking at is what is our goal, and what do we want Ms. Hargraves doing for us in the future?” Merry said. Commissioner Mark Tozier said he wants to know how the critical access designation works. Does Allegiance have the designation, Tozier asked, or does the commission? “That designation is important, because that provides for Medicare payments to the hospital and a certain reimbursement rate,” Tozier said. “I think that’s important,” Merry said, “because the commission has been given multiple answers to that question over the years from a variety of sources, and we need to know what the truth is.” House said he’d like to know more about the critical access designation as well. Another thing he’s interested to know, House said, is how to track progress at the hospital. “We can’t really give the community a report card on the hospital, because we don’t have a report card,” House said. “The more we can do to present that information, the better off the hospital will be.” Treasurer Barbara Dicks said she’d like the commission to receive a survey from patients at the hospital. “Can we have something that the pa-
tient is given about their experience and how they feel that is mailed directly back to us?” Dicks said. “I know they have that and management gets it, but we don’t know what it says.” Tozier said he’d like to look closer at the lease agreement between the commission and Allegiance. “Is [the agreement] only to receive rent, or is it to make sure we have a viable hospital to serve the community’s needs?” Tozier asked. It would be good to examine that relationship more closely, Merry said. He agreed to work with Tozier to look over the lease agreement. “Every time they send us money, it’s more than the last time,” he said. “But there’s no way of tracking it.” In other business, hospital CEO Vicki Andert presented a report on how the hospital is doing. Andert said Allegiance recently sent a $30,000 payment to the commission for two months’ rent. “We paid the current month, and we paid the oldest invoice,” Andert said. Andert said the hospital is looking for a second practitioner, saying a full-time physician is a major need in the community. The new physician would be located in Holiday Island, Andert said, and could eventually move to Eureka Springs. “To help fill that demand is important to us,” Andert said. “We have had several interviews, and we’re still interviewing.” The commission’s next regular meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17, at the ECHO Community Room.
Lockhart excels at regional event
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Ashlynn Lockhart of Holiday Island, a freshman musical theatre student at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, was a semifinalist in freshman women and lower college music the-
atre at the 2018 Southern Region Conference and Student Auditions held at Northwestern Louisiana University in Natchitoches, La. The competition, which is organized
by the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), was attended by nearly 400 students from colleges and universities in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi.
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Christmas events coming to town By Kelby Newcomb CCNNews@cox-internet.com
December will be filled with holiday festivities for everyone in the Eureka Springs area. The Christmas season kicks off at 6 p.m. this Friday, Nov. 30, with the Eureka Springs Christmas Parade of Lights. Lineup will begin at 5 p.m. The theme for this year’s parade is ‘A Vintage Christmas.’ All area bands, groups, businesses and individuals are welcome to come and join in the fun. There will be cash prizes awarded. The deadline to register is Monday, Nov. 24. There is no entry fee for the parade. For more information or a registration form, call 479-253-8737 or email gescocevents@ gmail.com. Also on Friday, the Nine Lessons will celebrate its 100th anniversary as a nondenominational advent service whose presentation of Christ’s birth in alternating scripture and choral works has thrilled audiences for the past century. This year’s production will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, at the St. Elizabeth Parish Center. Featuring the Celebration Choir in its second season directed by Benjamin Winn and Sharon Parker, the Nine Lessons is free and open to the public. An offering will be taken up to
benefit the mission of ECHO Village. Saturday will have a trio of holiday offerings. Santa in the Park will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at Basin Spring Park. A Candlelight Tour of Homes will be held from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., and a John Two Hawks concert will be held at 7 p.m. The candlelight tour and concert are ticketed events. The Crescent Hotel will have its Christmas Tree Forest set up from Monday, Dec. 3, to Monday, Dec. 31. Guests can visit any time day or night, and donations will be accepted for local nonprofits. The Great Passion Play will have a Drive Through Christmas Lights display available from dusk to 8 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays from now until Tuesday, Jan. 1. The annual Silver Tea will be held at St. James Church from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6. Donations will be accepted for a local nonprofit. The Eureka Springs middle and high school band concerts will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, in the Eureka Springs High School auditorium. The Holiday Island Singers will present ‘Sing We All Noel’ at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9. Prepare for lots of fun and a surprise recording artist to perform.
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The Night of 1,000 Santas will be held from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8. The Ozarks Chorale will perform its Holiday Concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, in the Auditorium in Eureka Springs. Tickets are $10 for adults, and children and students attend for free. Also on Dec. 8, there will be Caroling with the duo Mömandpöp, Living Windows from 5 p.m. to 8p.m., the Elfie Selfie Scavenger Hunt and a Holiday Dining Stroll with 11 local restaurants participating. The Berryville Brass Ensemble will perform a free concert 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, at the Auditorium. The Carroll County Orchestra will perform its Christmas Concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, at the Auditorium. The concert will also feature a performance by the Kansas City Horn Club. The Faith Bible Church Handbell Choir will play a number of Christmas songs with bells and chimes at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, at Faith Bible Church at No. 3 Parkcliff Drive Suite C in Holiday Island. A festive singalong will follow, and there will be refreshments afterwards. Eureka Springs Elementary School will hold the Scottie Christmas Pro-
gram, which features grades 2-4, at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, in the Eureka Springs Auditoriums. The Little Scotties Christmas Carol Party featuring grades K-1 will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, in the Eureka Springs High School auditorium. A free concert, A Eureka Christmas, will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at the Auditorium. It will feature Barrett Baber from NBC’s ‘The Voice,’ Brick Fields, the NWA Gospel Choir and more special guests. All donations of money and food will go to the Flint Street Food Bank and Grandma’s House Children Advocacy Center of Carroll County. The Eureka Springs middle and high school choir concerts will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, in the Eureka Springs High School auditorium. The Home for the Holidays concert will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, at the Auditorium. This is a free concert. A community Christmas dinner will be held on Christmas Day from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 25, at the ECHO Clinic dining room located at E. Van Buren and Rock House Road. The dinner is free and open to the public. Flint Street Fellowship sponsors the dinner. Anyone interested in volunteering to assist with the dinner can call 479-981-2379.
Council
grounds to have an established business, because it is owner-operated.” McClung said he’d like to see if Reed could quality for a business license for his business. Reed owns the property the truck sits on, McClung said, and it would be difficult to move from one place to another. “He’s got it in there where it would be difficult to pull that thing out,” McClung said. “If the building inspector will allow a shed to be used for a business location on Judah Street, I can’t see why this food truck couldn’t be allowed to operate as a standalone business, because that’s what it is.” Alderwoman Mickey Schneider See Council, page 9
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Alderman Terry McClung said he doesn’t support changing the ordinance. “A deal’s a deal. It was a lottery,” McClung said. “Everybody knew what it was. That’s the way it was set up, and you play by the rules. I don’t like the idea of making an ordinance and going and changing it for somebody that comes along just because you don’t like the way the ordinance suits him.” He continued, “That’s not the way you do it. You can’t write ordinances for every person who owns a business. I really believe his case — being on the property like it is — that he has some
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Don Gammie Turkey Trot
Photos by David Bell
The Grassy Knob Volunteer Fire Department hosted the Don Gammie Turkey Trot on Thursday, Nov. 22, where participants burned off calories for a good cause.
‘Now, how does this thing work?’ Marie Lee mumbles as she speaks at the start of the turkey trot at Lake Leatherwood park. Ian and Denise Knight, the grandson and daughter of the namesake of the annual Don Gammie Turkey Trot run, are at the event benefiting the Grassy Knob Fire Department.
Almost 70 runners brave a cold, sunny day as they start the annual Don Gammie Turkey Trot at Lake Leatherwood park.
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Photos by David Bell
Downtown Eureka Springs filled to the brim during Shop Small Saturday on Nov. 24. Shop owners welcomed visitors, Santa came to town and Mayor Butch Berry lit the Christmas tree in Basin Spring Park.
Santa, also known as Bill Ott, declares the Basin Park Christmas tree officially lit.
Kora Belle Huss, left, and Kierra Witcher enjoy visiting with Santa in Basin Park.
Nirmall Digkman of Rogers takes children Ellory and Avery for a wagon ride while Mom goes shopping.
Sharon Coburn of Rogers takes a photo of a sign outside a shop and texts it to a friend.
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Chris Campbell of Little Rock focuses in on daughter Audrey and captures a unique portrait — her reflection in one of the Basin Park tree’s huge ornaments.
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Announcements CREATIVE MINDS An after school Art Program for children will be held Tuesday's from 4pm-8pm every week at St. James Church, 28 Prospect. Call Katy at 479-244-0745 for more information. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 209 Spring St., Eureka Springs, AR 72632 479-981-2001 Rev. John C. Gibson Join us every Sunday for an hour of Peace. Ease your worries, Strengthen your Heart. Everyone is Welcome! FLORA ROJA COMMUNITY ACUPUNCTURE & APOTHECARY-SEE US AT OUR NEW LOCATION-WALDEN PLAZA-105A PASSION PLAY RD. Carrying over 300 organic herbs, teas and spices. Large selection of supplies for all your DIY natural health, home and body care needs. Open TuesdaySaturday. 479-253-4968/www.florarojaacupuncture.com or Facebook LOVE MUSIC? BRING Your family to Eureka's most musical holiday celebration. Come enjoy the Ozarks Chorale's Holiday Concert on Saturday, December 8th at 7:30pm. Held at the Aud, tickets are $10.00 at the door, children and students are free. ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH We are a welcoming and diverse community. We invite you to join with us as we seek and serve Christ in all persons. Taize Service 1st Thursday, 6 p.m. Sunday services: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. 28 Prospect, Eureka Springs 479-253-8610 THE EUREKA SPRINGS FARMERS MARKET **We are accepting applications for new vendors. Come visit us for fresh fruits, vegetables, fresh baked goods, soaps, jellies, meats, and hot breakfast! In addition, the Thursday Market will now have meat. We have some great vendors here, come on down. Schedule: Tuesdays, Thursdays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., The Community Center, 44 Kingshighway. (location of old High School) THE GOOD SHEPHERD HUMANE SOCIETY Will hold its monthly board meeting on the 4th Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. The location will be at the Good Shepherd Humane Society Meet and Greet room.
Help Wanted THE CITY OF EUREKA SPRINGS Is now accepting applications for the position of receptionistaccounts receivable clerk. Some receptionist/telephone and bookkeeping experience would be desirable but not mandatory. Applications/resumes may be mailed to Lonnie Clark, Director of Finance, 44 South Main, Eureka Springs, AR 72632 or delivered to City Hall, at this address, sealed and address appropriately. Telephone calls will not be accepted. The City of Eureka Springs is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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WONDERLAND ANTIQUES BUYS/SELLS antiques, primitives, unique vintage items. Open 10a.m.-5p.m. Closed Tuesday/Wednesday. Hwy. 62 East of Eureka 3 miles. 479-244-0943
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Land for Sale HOLIDAY ISLAND LOT Lakeview, great home site, gentle slope, on paved road. Lot #115-3-13. Appraised in 2017 at $20,000. On Deer Run Drive. Accepting offers, call 253-208-1445
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Muriel Jean (Mickey) Theall Smith
Muriel Jean (Mickey) Theall Smith (nee Gillies), a longtime resident of Eureka Springs, died peacefully in East Stroudsburg, Pa. on Nov. 3, 2018. She was born in Houston, Tex., on Oct. 10, 1938. Mickey was a graduate of Dominican College in Houston. She married T. Robert (Bob) Theall, who passed away in 1970. She later married Ronald R. (Ron) Smith, and they raised their combined seven children in Houston before retiring to Eureka Springs in 1981. Mickey spent several years working for the Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce, and continued to be busy even in retirement. She was an avid bridge player, active member of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church, ECHO, the Ozarks Chorale and Carnegie Public Library.
Advancing dementia forced her move closer to family in late 2017, but the last year was as full and happy as possible. Preceded in death by Bob Theall, Ron Smith and son, Kevon, Mickey is survived by children Ron, Susie, Erick, Lyle, Karen and Craig, their spouses and significant others, 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. A funeral mass will be held at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church, Eureka Springs, at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 29th, with luncheon to follow at the Parish Center on Passion Play Road. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions in Mickey’s honor to the Carnegie Public Library, 194 Spring Street, Eureka Springs, AR 72632.
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to figure out requirements for inclement weather. When it’s too cold or too hot outside, Greene said, animals need to be in a controlled environment. She passed around proposed changes to the code, and attorney Tim Weaver said the changes weren’t specific enough. “If a court was to be called upon to apply these — the more specific they are, the more likely the court is to apply them,” Weaver said. Alderman Bob Thomas said it’s important to specify how hot or how cold it needs to be before an animal is brought into a controlled environment. “When you say extreme cold, what’s extreme to you might not be extreme to me,” Thomas said. Greene said she would do more research on the temperatures and bring the proposed changes back to the council. Also at the meeting, the council approved a resolution setting a public hearing to vacate a property and heard from Berry about a proposed ordinance regarding the collection of expenditures for property clean-up. Berry asked the council to read the proposed ordinance, which will be discussed at the next meeting. The council’s next regular meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10, at The Auditorium.
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suggested adding a clause to the ordinance saying property owners have the first option when it comes to running a food truck. “I find it very difficult to take an owner’s property and say, ‘You may own it, but … if you want a food truck, you’ve got to go somewhere else,’ ” Schneider said. “That just doesn’t make sense to me. We just need to add a clause that says the owner has the first option of food truck utilization.” Alderman Tom Buford said he liked McClung’s idea, and Mayor Butch Berry said there could be some issues with that. “Having a permanent building, I think you’re supposed to have the requirement of having restrooms,” Berry said. “I’m willing to say what Mr. Buford said: Let the building inspector see what he comes up with.” “I’m fine with that,” McClung said. McClung moved to defer Reed to the building inspector to see if he could get a business license, and the council agreed to do so. Also at the meeting, the council considered changes to the animal code. Greene said she’s been working with the animal control officer and police chief
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Pet of the Week
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Bratty Cakes (No. F18-0006) is a sweet 1-year-old kitty that is forever bonded with her protector Wesley. They must be adopted together. She looks up at you with pleading little eyes, unsure but interested. She loves to play with toy mice and her ribbon toy. These two need to be inside kitties since the beginning of their lives was so hard. She is spayed and has her shots. She’s available for adoption at the Good Shepherd Animal Shelter on Highway 62 east of Eureka Springs. The shelter is open from noon to 5 p.m. every day but Tuesday and Wednesday. For more information, call 479-253-9188.
This week’s Citizen of the Week is Ramona Capps. Capps was nominated by Jay Wilks, who said he found out during rehearsal for Jimmy James’ show at The Aud that there was no spotlight operator for the show. “Knowing Ramona’s background in stage lighting, I called her and she dropped her plans and her seat for the show,” Wilks said. “She went right to The Aud and ran the spotlight for Jimmy’s show flawlessly!” To nominate somebody for Citizen of the Week, email Samantha Jones at Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com.
Unlike many well-proven supplements, selenium has crossed into the realm of acceptance by the conservative establishment. It is such a non-assuming mineral that I suppose it poses no threat to anyone. Selenium has been on the market shelves for decades and has been a potent yet quiet healer. When I talk about selenium, I really mean the kind of selenium found in food (yeast-based) or selenomethionine. These are readily absorbed by our system and cause no interaction with vitamin C. The yeast-bound selenium is the most common and is easily found on store shelves at 200 micrograms (mcg)/ tablet. Very little selenium used daily does a great deal. Absorbable selenium is also found in onions, garlic, broccoli, cabbage, celery, cucumbers, mushrooms, wheat germ, liver, tuna, seafood, chicken and bran, though the amount in each may vary as to soil content (at least in the plant sources) of selenium. Modern science has clearly shown it as being important in the fight against colon and prostate cancer. I usually suggest that men supplement with 200-400 mcg daily if over 50 years and both men and women if there is family history of colon cancer. Other bene-
fits are many, such as causing vitamin E to be more effective as well as enhancing the Jim Fain enzyme glutathione, which does so much that books have been written on it alone. Other benefits include proper growth and development, strokes, angina, endometriosis, control of epileptic seizures, decreasing blood platelet clumping, aiding fertility in men, helping reduce wrinkles, reducing asthma attacks, stimulating immune function, lupus, may protect against cataracts and macular degeneration and is one of the strongest antioxidants. A couple of other fascinating facts has to do with HIV and the Hepatitis C virus (HCV). Studies at the University of North Carolina suggest a lack of selenium in the cells may activate the AIDS virus. Gastroenterologists who treat Hepatitis C will often suggest supplemental selenium as a sort of “birth control” for the virus, which causes this potentially fatal illness. Selenium clearly impacts viral infections. With all of the weird viruses in this strange time, it is good to know of this unassuming helper from the earth.
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Send calendar entries to Kelby Newcomb at CCNNews@cox-internet.com. The calendar is reserved for events sponsored by non-profit entities, benefits for non-profits and free events. First priority will be given to organizations providing a public service, such as rural fire departments, schools, churches, hospital auxiliaries and services for senior citizens or veterans. Submissions should be timely. Calendar listings should not be more than 30 days in advance of the event. The calendar is sometimes edited to fit the available space in the print edition. See the full calendar online at www.LovelyCitizen.com.
Nov. 30: ES Christmas Parade of Lights
The Eureka Springs Christmas Parade of Lights will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30. Lineup will begin at 5 p.m. The theme for this year’s parade is ‘A Vintage Christmas.’ All area bands, groups, businesses and individuals are welcome to come and join in the fun. There will be cash prizes awarded. The deadline to register is Monday, Nov. 24. There is no entry fee for the parade. For more information or a registration form, call 479-253-8737 or email gescocevents@gmail.com.
Nov. 30: 100th Anniversary of the Nine Lessons
The Nine Lessons celebrates its 100th anniversary as a nondenominational advent service whose presentation of
Christ’s birth in alternating scripture and choral works has thrilled audiences for the past century. This year’s production will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, at the St. Elizabeth Parish Center. Featuring the Celebration Choir in its second season directed by Benjamin Winn and Sharon Parker, the Nine Lessons is free and open to the public. An offering will be taken up to benefit the mission of ECHO Village.
Dec. 1: Santa in the Park
Santa in the Park will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1.
Dec. 2: EUUF Service
The Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (EUUF) service will feature Rabbi Rob Lennick speaking on
‘Hanukkah and the Fight for Religious Freedom’ at 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 2. Childcare is provided, and refreshments will follow the service. Before the service, Lennick will lead a discussion group from 10 a.m. to 10:5 a.m. called ‘Coffee with Clarity.’
Dec. 2: Singing to Seniors
Everyone is invited to participate in singing to elderly residents at Brighton Ridge Center on Highway 23 South in Eureka Springs at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2. The group will be singing fun Christmas tunes to show the home and residents the town loves and cares about them.
Dec. 3: Metafizzies Meeting
The Eureka Springs Metaphysical Society (Metafizzies) meeting will
feature a presentation by Dr. Stephen Foster on ‘Mind, Body, Spirit through Chakras — First Chakra’ at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, at the Heart of Many Ways at 68 Mountain St. All are welcome.
Dec. 3 through 31: Christmas Tree Forest
The Crescent Hotel will have the Christmas Tree Forest on display all day and night from Monday, Dec. 3, through Monday, Dec. 31. Donations will be accepted for local nonprofits.
Dec. 6: Silver Tea
The annual Silver Tea will be held at St. James Church from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6. Donations will be accepted for a local nonprofit.
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