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Grassy Knob fire tanker is totaled Story on Page 3
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Grassy Knob Fire Chief Bob McVey had left the department’s 3,000-gallon water tanker parked along Mundell Road near Starkey Marina – but this is what he found when he came back outside Tuesday.
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Nov. 25 8:18 a.m. — An accident was reported between a street sweeper and a vehicle belonging to an employee of the Public Works Dept. A report was taken. Don’t sweep your troubles under a rug! 5:25 p.m. — A complainant advised she wanted to discuss a possible shoplifting with an officer. An officer responded and it was determined no shoplifting had occurred. Nov. 26 8:42 a.m. — Caller advised a vehicle had been parked for three days, and appeared abandoned. Officer responded and tagged it for towing if not moved in 24 hours. 8:46 a.m. — A caller advised that a black and white puppy was found on her porch. An officer responded and the Animal Control was notified. An ACO went to check on a report of a box of black and white puppies being dumped at the look out, but was unable to locate any of them. Sounds like the work of Cruella DeVil. 10:47 a.m. — Caller advised of two large black and tan dogs running loose in an apartment complex. ACO was able to catch three dogs and returned them to the owner, warning of the leash laws. Who let the dogs out, who, who? 1:01 p.m. — CCSO requested an officer to assist at a local hotel regarding a physical domestic disturbance between a male and female. Officers responded, separating the couple and discovered it was not physical and involved a third party. Two’s company,
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Grassy Knob fire tanker totaled in accident
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Grassy Knob Fire Chief Bob McVey had left the department’s 3,000-gallon water tanker along Mundell Road – but this is what he found when he returned Tuesday.
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The Grassy Knob Volunteer Fire Department lost a water tanker on Tuesday when it crashed down a 600-foot ravine near Beaver Lake, totaling the vehicle. Grassy Knob Fire Chief Bob McVey was heading to Springfield, Mo., early Tuesday morning to take the 3,000-gallon water tanker in for repairs to its pump when a light buzzed indicating the air pressure was low. McVey pulled over on Mundell Road near Starkey Marina, walked around the vehicle to look for an air leak and didn’t find anything. He went inside to use the restroom before going on his way, and when he came back, the tanker was gone. “It was idling for five or six minutes,” McVey said. “Why it rolled down the hill, I could not tell you.” The tanker had rolled down into a 600-foot-deep ravine on Doug Powell’s property and overturned. “Through the fog and the darkness, I couldn’t see it at first,” McVey said. “I was sound asleep,” Powell said, adding that his neighbor likened the sound of the
rolling truck to thunder. “It was sickening,” McVey said of seeing the smashed cab and broken glass. He estimated the tanker, a 1992 Mack truck with about 13,000 miles on it, was worth about $40,000. He said it was totaled, adding that the electronic dump valve might be salvageable. “It’s trashed,” Powell said of the tanker. “By the time they get it out of here, it’s going to be more trashed.” The next step in the process is getting the tanker out of the ravine on Powell’s property. “It’s going to be a big deal to get it out of here,” Powell said, adding that they would probably have to remove it from his driveway, likely cutting down some of the trees on his property in the process. “I live in the forest – a few trees isn’t going to make a huge difference, but [there] will be a visible path from where they’re going to bring up the tanker.” As of press time, a crew from Randy’s Towing in Berryville was scheduled to try to remove the tanker from the ravine with a bulldozer on Wednesday morning. See Tanker, page 20
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Parade of Lights rescheduled for Monday, Dec. 16
Eureka Springs’ Annual Parade of Lights Christmas Parade has been rescheduled for week after next due to inclement winter weather being forecast for this Friday. On Monday, Dec. 16, the parade will kick off promptly at 6 p.m. and will proceed through the historic downtown with marching bands, costumed characters, dancers, floats, horses and thrills for the entire family. The parade will be led by this year’s Grand Marshals, The Platters. Following all the bands, floats and fun, Santa Claus will appear, bringing up the rear and the parade to a climatic ending. After the parade, the Eureka Springs Downtown Network invites everyone to hang around in Basin Park for music, food, fun and giveaways during “Party in the Park.” New this year for parade-goers are the trolley rides being offered by the
Eureka Springs Transit System, transporting visitors to the parade area for a small donation. Riders will be picked up at the Transit Welcome Center, the Planer Hill parking lot, the old high school parking lot or Pine Mountain Village, and trolley stops between those lots and the Downtown Trolley Depot. Riders will be dropped off at the Downtown Trolley Depot. Admission to ride will be a non-perishable food item or $2 each way, with all donated items and cash being split between the Flint Street Food Bank and the Wildflowers Food Bank. The transit service will run from 4 to 6 p.m. when the parade starts and for about an hour after it ends. Anyone wishing to purchase ride tickets early can do so at the Transit and Welcome Center at 137 W. Van Buren weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Tour of Homes’ True House has ties to Lincoln
By Suzanne Williams One of the stops on the Dec. 7 Christmas Tour of Homes is the home of John W. True, a Civil War major who has ties to Abraham Lincoln. John True was born in July 1834, in Charleston, Ill. His family were neighbors of Thomas Marshall, a state senator and friend of Abraham Lincoln, who often stayed at the Marshall house. According to Cora Pinkley Call’s book, “Pioneer Tales of Eureka Springs and Carroll County,” John, at age 24, was a stableman for Abraham Lincoln, and drove Lincoln’s carriage for the Lincoln/Douglas debates in 1858. True later married Marshall’s daughter, Eliza, who rode in the equestrian fete during the debates and was chosen queen. In 1861, True was commissioned a 1st lieutenant in the Illinois 54th Infantry, and assigned to care for President Lincoln’s horses. He married Eliza, and was promoted to major in 1862. During the war, True became friends with Gen. Powell Clayton. In 1880, Clayton invited True to Eureka
Springs to help develop the new city, and True accepted, moving Eliza and their three children there. In 1881, True received a presidential appointment as postmaster of Eureka Springs for two terms, a total of seven years. True was a member of the Silk Stockings, a political group made up of wealthy men interested in developing the business and residential areas on Spring Street and West Mountain. In 1883, the Trues’ fourth child was born, and in 1886, the family moved into their new house on Mountain Street. It was built by Niles L. Wickwire, general contractor of the Crescent Hotel, who used limestone left over from the hotel in the lower part of the house. The 1900 census lists Major True’s age as 65 and his occupation as U.S. revenue collector. In the 1910 census, Marshall, the True’s youngest son, is 26 and employed as a traffic clerk for the Eureka Springs railroad. In the 1920, John is listed as 85 years old and retired. Eliza is 78. Daughter Ella,
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The True House on Mountain Street as it looked in the late 1880s.
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47th Annual Silver Tea coming up The 47th Annual Silver Tea, originally scheduled for this Thursday, Dec. 5, has been postponed due to winter weather warnings and will now take place on Friday, Dec. 13. Hosted by the women of St. James’ Episcopal Church in Eureka Springs, the tea will be held from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the dining room of the historic 1886 Crescent Hotel. The room will be transformed by seasonal decorations, hostesses in period costume and elegant tea tables for the event. The public is invited to attend; admission is by donation. Each year the Silver Tea raises funds for an area non-profit organization. The 2013 beneficiary is Clear Spring School, an accredited, independent pre-K through high school serving the students of Carroll County. The Silver Tea is the kick-off event to a year-long celebration and observance of the school’s 40th anniversary. Donations will help the school secure
age-appropriate, safe playground equipment for younger children. The mission of Clear Spring School is to promote a life-long love of learning. To that end, the curriculum involves a hands-on education in a caring, compassionate environment. The event is made possible through the generous support of Elise Roenigk and the staff of the Crescent Hotel. For more information, call St. James’ Episcopal Church, 479-253-8610.
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Not Gone With the Storm
Historic home takes a hit, makes comeback By Jennifer Jackson
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For many years, Ken and Debbie Davis and two children lived on the upper historic loop. Down the street was their daughter’s favorite house, a large Victorian built in 1885. They even had a dollhouse version of it made for her. The Davises had moved to Springdale; the children grew up. Then one day, the Davises got a phone call from Maggie Tatum, the owner of the Victorian house. Maggie said she could no longer live by herself and knowing their family loved the house, asked if Ken and Debbie wanted to buy it. They did, even though it needed a lot of work. “It had good bones,” Debbie explained. Buying the house in March 2009, they started the renovation, with Ken commuting from Springdale to work on the exterior. Two years later, with the work nearly completed, the Davises got another phone call, this time from Jan and Richard Grinnell, who lived across the street from the renovated house. “They said there had been a horrible lightning storm that apparently hit our house, and the house was on fire,” Debbie said. The Davises, who had been eating dinner, jumped in the car and drove to Eureka Springs. When they arrived, flames were still shooting out of the top floor. That they had replaced the old roof, ripping off layers of shakes and shingles, prevented the roof from falling in, Debbie said, which would have made the house a total loss. “The new roof saved the house and the frame,” she said. She also credits the firefighters for saving the house, which apparently started when
lightning hit a large sycamore and another tree next to it. The bolt sent a jolt of electricity through the house from top to bottom, leaving a charred exit hole to the left of the front door. “There was bark thrown across the street, and the neighbors said their water pipes ran black for days,” Debbie said. The most damage from the fire was to the upper floor, but there was smoke and water damage throughout the house. The jolt of electricity fried the new wiring, burst light fixtures and ruined the new heating and air-conditioning system. Ken Davis had taken the exterior wood down to bare wood and refinished it, insulating and replacing siding as he went. They had also had the original windows recaulked and reglazed. “I couldn’t come over for three months,” Debbie said. “It made me physically sick.” But the house was insured, so the Davises decided to have it redone all in one go. Then she and Ken moved in, and this Christmas, will be spending the holidays with their children and all the grandchildren in the house for the first time. Upstairs are four bedrooms, the walls of the smallest bedroom covered with Ken’s collection of World War I memorabilia, including items that belonged to his grandfather. In another bedroom is a dollhouse replica of the house built for their daughter. In the downstairs bedroom is the antique bed from a castle in Ireland and the matching dresser, graduation presents from Debbie’s parents that she requested in lieu of a car. Debbie’s collection of Scottish terrier figurines from her days as Eureka Springs Elementary School principal are in the dining room. A Santa collection is up in the
Tour of Homes set for Saturday The Christmas Tour of Homes is Saturday, Dec. 7, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the upper historic loop. Refreshments, live music and docents in costume at nine historic homes and churches. Advance tickets are $15 at the Eureka Springs Cham-
ber of Commerce in Pine Mountain Villlage. Ages 12 and under free. Day of Tour: $20. Tickets available during tour hours at the hospitality center, Saint James’ Episcopal Church, 28 Prospect Ave., Eureka Springs.
Photo by Jennifer Jackson Debbie Davis has her Victorian house decorated for Christmas upstairs and down.
Photo by Chip Ford
The exterior of Vestal Cottage on the historic loop sits decorated for the holidays.
living room for the holidays, and stockings with names of the family are hung up the stair railing. “It’s a grandmother house,” Debbie said. The kitchen has the original farmhouse sink, and was remodeled to retain the vintage feel. Off the kitchen is the sunroom, created by enclosing the back porch, which serves as Debbie’s weaving studio. A large utility room, also facing the backyard, is her sewing room. The Davises added a carriage house, and Ken built the gazebo and fences in the back yard.
Jim Duffy did the remodel, one of his last jobs, Debbie said. The house was probably built originally by Perkins Mill, she said. The wood floors are original to the house, and the second-floor railed porch has been restored to it original appearance. Called Vestal Cottage, it was at one time a boarding house, Debbie said. Now, it is her family’s dream home. Vestal Cottage is one of nine stops on the Dec. 7 Christmas Tour of Homes, an annual self-guided tour organized by the Eureka Springs Preservation Society.
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CAPC hones funding guidelines for events 2014 including $44,000 from the Eureka Springs Downtown Network. Members of the City Advertising Any clarifications or policy changand Promotion Commission discussed es would need to be submitted for apclamping down on costs and refining its proval at the CAPC’s regular monthly mission at a workshop on Nov. 27. meeting. One proposal under discussion: that Commissioners heard a report from all bills for advertising be paid directly Kathy Pickowitz of Rock Cottage Garby the CAPC, not submitted by the lo- dens B & B on the financial impact of cal business owner after the fact. Rick weddings and Eureka Springs’ share in Bright, CAPC financial director, said the market, which has been dropping off he would like to see the commission every year for the past decade, she said. approve a purchase Pickowitz is requestorder system in ing that the CAPC which all bills would allocate $35,000 to “When you google be pre-approved weddings in Arkansas, you aggressively market and paid in house. Eureka as a wedding should see Eureka in the The commissiondestination on the ers, including James top two or three listings. internet, where most DeVito and Terry brides start their We’re not there.” McClung, agreed search for a venue, – Kathy Pickowitz that the bill-paying as opposed to bridal process needs to be shows or magazine under the CAPC’s ads. control. “When you google weddings in Ar“The buck stops here and it also kansas, you should see Eureka in the starts here,” McClung said. top two or three listings,” Pickowitz The commission also discussed clar- said. “We’re not there.” ifying its policy on funding guidelines She also noted that large traditional to limit it to advertising and promo- weddings are out, and smaller, destination, not operational or start-up costs tion weddings are in. People spend an for festivals. Charles Ragsdale, com- average of $28,000 on a wedding, she mission chairman, said he questioned said, including lodging and meals for whether CAPC funds could be used to guests. Second and third marriages are advertise a specific event as opposed to a big part of her business. a city-wide festival that takes place at “We need to change with the marmultiple and public venues. The May ket,” she said. Festival of Arts fits the city-wide deJan Grinnell of 5 Ojo Inn, Denise scription, he said, and also fits under Gallia of Garden of Dreams, Kathy the CAPC’s “in support of the arts” Handley of Inn of the Ozarks, Susan clause. Mike Maloney, CAPC direc- Misavage of Angel of Rose Hall and tor, said funding is available in three Tom Tharp of Eureka Carriage spoke categories: non-profit organizations, on the impact of the wedding trade in for use by a non-profit to raise money Eureka Springs. Mike Bishop, Chamfor a cause that benefits the public, or ber of Commerce director, noted that for putting on beneficiary events. The the Chamber has a wedding page on its CAPC, which currently produces the website and works cooperatively with Ozark Folk Festival, has received more the CAPC to promote weddings in Euthan $130,000 in funding requests for reka Springs.
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Holiday in the Hills concert next week in Eureka Springs
By Jennifer Jackson
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Members of The Ozarks Chorale rehearse for their concert on Dec. 14.
Singers all across the Arkansas Ozarks are Bell Choir, students from area choirs and warming up their voices as they get ready to bands, and Carroll County native Corey join The Ozarks Chorale in the grand finale Divine coming from the University of of their annual holiday concert, which will Arkansas to perform on trumpet. I think be held Saturday, Dec. the Hallelujah Chorus 14 at 7:30 p.m. at The Community Sing projAuditorium. ect has had a lot to do “No matter if you are a The Ozark Chorale’s with it. It’s amazing new project, the Halle- visitor or resident, part of the to watch this process lujah Chorus Commuof building communiwonder of Christmas in nity Sing, invites singty through music as it Eureka Springs is The ers young and old to continually unfolds.” Ozarks Chorale concert in learn Handel’s “Halle“No matter if you lujah Chorus” through are a visitor or resithe historic Aud.” The Ozarks Chorale’s dent, part of the won– Paul Gandy dedicated YouTube der of Christmas in channel, then stand Eureka Springs is The and sing the Chorus toOzarks Chorale congether during their upcoming Holiday in the cert in the historic Aud,” added Ozarks Hills concert. Chorale Board President Paul Gandy. “We This concert kicks of the holiday season welcome your voice as everyone sings the with a broad array of holiday favorites, ‘Hallelujah Chorus.’ Visit the YouTube from spirituals to original scores to beau- site and please help us kickoff Christmas tiful classical works the entire family will 2013 with your personal contribution in enjoy. There is something for everyone. song.” “We’re always excited about the muTickets for the Dec. 14 holiday concert sic we’re performing, and this year is no may be purchased at The Auditorium tickexception,” said Artistic Director and et office for $10. Students with I.D. will Conductor Beth Withey. “What is real- get in free! ly unique about this holiday concert is For more information about the Hallethe wonderful feeling of community that lujah Chorus Community Sing, go to www. happens, not only in the concert itself, but youtube.com/ozarkssings or visit the webwith performances by the Jubilee Ringers site at www.theozarkschorale.org.
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Help us choose Eureka Springs’ Citizen of the Year This year, we at the Lovely County Citizen want our readers to help decide who should be named Eureka Springs’ Citizen of the Year. The 10 nominees, listed below, were selected from the Citizens of the Week published over the past year in the Citizen. Please take a look at all the nominees and decide who has had the greatest positive impact on our community and who most deserves to be named Citizen of the Year. Voting is being conducted via our website, www.LovelyCitizen.com. Look for the link along the upper left side of the website home page. Everyone gets one free vote; additional votes may be purchased for $5 for 5 votes, and every dime of the proceeds will be equally divided between two local non-profits, the Flint Street Food Bank and the Great Ozarkan Beard Off (which is sending all its donations to the Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation). The winner of the voting, which ends at noon on Thursday, Dec. 26, will be featured in a Citizen cover story on Jan. 2 and will also receive a free photo shoot from Citizen photographer Chip Ford. We would like to extend a special “thanks” to all the Citizens of the Week, those nominated here and those not, for everything they do to make Eureka Springs such an awesome place to be! Sincerely, The Staff of the Lovely County Citizen
Sara Armellini
The Aug. 15, 2013, Citizen of the Week was Sara Armellini, nominated for her work behind the scenes in bringing Eureka Springs’ artists to the fore. One of the Sara Armellini founders of the May Fine Arts Festival, Sara owned Spring Wind Gal-
lery, which in 1985 was the only fine arts gallery in Eureka Springs. She was also co-owner of Zarks. Sara has been a volunteer, board member and officer of the Eureka Springs Historical Museum, which dedicates half of its second floor to the museum’s collection of paintings by local artists. “She has improved the display of the local artists and the great significance they have played in the Eureka Springs’ rich artistic history,” Sara’s nominator said. As well as showcasing the art collection, Sara and spouse Rick installed the historic exhibits on the museum’s newly remodeled main floor, which Rick designed. Sara is now president of the Eureka Springs Historical Museum board. The Lovely County Citizen nominates Sara Armellini as a Citizen of the Year for her devotion to the arts and for promoting Eureka Springs as a place that supports art and artists, past and present.
Pat Costner Pat Costner was named Citizen of the Week on Aug. 29, 2013 for using her extensive knowledge and experience – from her former roles as an environmental consultant, a Pat Costner senior scientist at Greenpeace International and research director for the U.S. Toxics Campaign – to help fight SWEPCO’s proposal to erect super-high-voltage transmission lines through the Eureka Springs area. Pat, a resident of Eureka Springs, lives within 1,000 feet of one of the proposed power line paths. To help fight the utility’s plans, Pat helped start grassroots group Save The Ozarks – the only opposition group granted official intervenor status and allowed to present testimony at the Arkansas Pub-
lic Service Commission’s hearing on the proposal, held in late August in Little Rock. In her APSC testimony, Pat said, “This transmission line would severely diminish my ability to recreate. It will lower my quality of life substantially and unbearably. It will cause me great pain every time I walk along my driveway and drive into my place and see that line cutting across it like an ugly wound.” Before becoming one of the leaders of Save the Ozarks, Pat was honored for her commitment to social justice. In 2011, Pat received an OMNI Center Arkansas Peace and Justice Heroes Award for exemplifying the “broad community vision and commitment to service and humanity that help us move toward a more peaceful and just world.” Last month, Pat was named Woman of the Year by the Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce. For her firm-but-mild-mannered stance during her quest for justice, and for the many hours of work she’s completed to prevent the potentially devastating effects of SWEPCO’s proposed power lines, we nominate Pat Costner as a Citizen of the Year finalist.
Jeff & Christina Danos
Jeff & Christina Danos
The March 7 Citizens of the Week were, unseasonably, zombie CoWs. “I would like to nominate Jeff and Christina Danos for Citizens of the Week,” says their nominator. “They coordinated last weekend’s Zombie Run at Lake Leatherwood Park. Not only was it a
fundraiser for the Flint Street Food pantry, but it was an incredibly good time. “The event brought loads of families out on a bitterly cold day to run and play outside. It promoted teamwork and laughter and exercise, all of which we need more of on a daily basis.” And, we hope, it also promoted valuable zombie-evasion skills. If not, Halloween will be back around. Speaking of Halloween: around that date, Jeff and Christina are large and in charge as founders and organizers of the Zombie Crawl, the Zombie Parade, and the Day of the Dead Dance – which seem to be exploding in popularity with each year’s installment. If you haven’t seen it, you’ve got to get out and check out the Zombie Parade next Halloween. It is really something to behold! Beyond the “wow” factor, though, Jeff and Christina’s (volunteer) projects provide family-friendly fun and a sense of community for Eurekans of all ages. That has earned them a nomination for this year’s Citizen of the Year award.
Gina Gallina Have you noticed any strange, rainbow-colored tree trunks or light poles around Eureka Springs? We have, here and there. One is at the corner of White and Owen Gina Gallina streets; another was spotted earlier this year near the library. We think the Eureka “Yarn Bomber” is great and truly adds to the whimsical, fun and funky spirit of our city — helping make it an even better, more colorful (literally) place to live. Who is the Yarn Bomber? Gina Gallina, that’s who — our Aug. 8, 2013, Citizen of the Week. Featured in a late-summer Citizen cov-
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er story, Gina first moved to Eureka in 1994, moved back here in 2011, and has been crocheting since age 8. She’s been Yarn Bombing friends and neighbors off and on since winter of 2011, she said. Nancy Paddock’s trees were her first “victim,” she recalls. Not only does Gina spice up our landscape with some only-in-Eureka personality, artwork and even a little mystery, now she’s become a sort of an accidental ambassador for the city and its large number of talented artists. Gina and her unbelievable crochet designs were earlier this fall featured in her very first show, held in Bentonville. It was a hit, and we expect many more good things — not to mention more exposure for Eureka’s unique and varied art community — to come from Gina. We love her work, her always-positive attitude and generous, sweet spirit. We also are extremely grateful for all the high-quality live music she helps bring to Chelsea’s every weekend as their booking manager. For everything Gina does to make Eureka Springs a livelier, nicer and and prettier place to live, we nominate her for Citizen of the Year. Meanwhile, watch out for a Yarn Bombed tree to appear overnight in your neighborhood! Fun!
Rachal Hyatt The Jan. 10, 2013, Citizen of the Week was Rachal Hyatt, nominated specifically for her role in organizing the Beaver Park Polar Plunge for 2013 (but there’s much more, keep readRachal Hyatt ing!). The Plunge is an annual fundraising event for Special Olympics Arkansas that continues to grow each year. Proceeds from the event allow Special Olympics athletes to train and compete in a variety of sporting events, and Rachal has put in a lot of hours making it happen. Rachal, along with her spouse, Police Chief Earl Hyatt, also is the primary organizer and doer-of-all-tasks for the annual Angel Tree effort sponsored by the Police
Department, providing Christmas gifts to local kids who otherwise probably would not have anything at all under their trees on Christmas morning. Last year was the fourth year that Rachal, a counselor at Eureka Springs Elementary School, organized the effort, which starts with sending letters home to parents. If they want to sign up and qualify, they send in their children’s gift requests. Rachal prints the requests on tags, which she takes to local banks – Arvest, Community First and Cornerstone – and Bunch’s Quik-Chek. Area residents can then pick up an Angel Tree tag, shop for the requested items and donate them to the Christmas cause. Last Christmas, the program provided Christmas gifts for 145 Eureka Springs children from 43 families. Rachal’s selfless and tireless efforts to give back to our community have earned her a nomination for the Citizen of the Year.
John Jarrett The Oct. 3, 2013, Citizen of the Week was John Jarrett of Eureka Springs, founder of the city’s new Gay Business Guild, which held a kick-off party at Voulez-Vous John Jarrett Lounge on Sept. 16. The event drew 75 people, with 31 signing up that evening. “Another nine have joined since,” John said in early October. John slaved for weeks to put together August’s Absolutely Fabulous Big Gay Yard Sale, said nominator Michael Walsh; it occurred in conjunction with the chamber’s Yards and Yards of Yard Sales and drew hundreds of shoppers and visitors to the event, held at W.T. Focker’s. Afterward, John and his counterparts could have used every penny of the sale proceeds to cover start-up costs for his new group. Instead, last week he and others with the Gay Business Guild gave $100 to each of three other nonprofit community groups: the Eureka Springs Dog Park, Flint Street Food Bank and the Ozarks AIDS Resources & Services.
The Citizen nominates John for Citizen of the Year for his generosity and his forward-thinking, entrepreneurial spirit; it’s folks like him that make Eureka Springs such a great place for people of all kinds to live, work and play.
Tracellen Kelly The Feb. 28, 2013, Citizen of the Week was Tracellen Kelly, Good Shepherd Humane Society Thrift Store Manager. After the devastating fire that destroyed the Berryville Doggie Tracellen Kelly Shop late last December, Tracellen descended on the problem at hand like a plague of locusts. In addition to her ongoing managerial duties at the Eureka Doggie Shop, she: • Helped organize all the various post-fire fundraisers; • Located the property for a new store; • Negotiated the real estate deal; • Interviewed several contractors for all the work on the new building; • Managed all financing so it stayed within budget; and • Set up drop-off points for new-store donations. Her pit-bull-like tenacity and unwavering dedication to the welfare of the animals at the shelter make Tracellen her a purrfect candidate for Citizen of the Year.
Joe McClung Joe McClung, our Aug. 22, 2013, Citizen of the Week, is much more than a bluegrass picker; he is a bluegrass proponent, as well as being the primary driving force behind the Eureka Springs Bluegrass Joe McClung Festival weekend. This year’s mid-August event — the 11th
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annual Bluegrass Festival — provided tons of great, free, live music and family-friendly fun downtown, thanks to Joe and his hard work. Also the treasurer for the Western Carroll County Ambulance District board, Joe has long worked behind the scenes — pretty much all on his own — to bring each year’s Bluegrass Festival to fruition. Three years ago, the event was made almost entirely free after a successful trial run in 2009 brought out many more fans than years prior. “Free is one of the most appreciated four-letter words in the English language,” Joe said in 2010. “And making bluegrass weekend almost entirely free worked so well last year that we just had to do it again.” In his day job, he is a real estate broker for McClung Realty in Eureka Springs, where he has been since 1973. He’s been involved in major real estate developments along Beaver Lake, Lake Lucerne, Table Rock Lake and many other sites around our county and nearby in Missouri. Focusing on commercial real estate, Joe also has worked in the retail and lodging industries in Eureka Springs. For all he has done and continues to do for Eureka Springs and its tourism business — not to mention the live music and festival scene here — we nominate Joe McClung as the Citizen of the Year.
Charles Ragsdell The Oct. 31, 2013, Citizen of the Week greatly contributed to the healthy influx of tourists during the Ozark Folk Festival in late October. Charles Ragsdell, cvhairman of the City Advertising and Charles Ragsdell Promotion Commission and the driving force behind the annual Blues Weekend, last year had the idea to book Michael Johnathan, a globally known folk singer, to perform here in Eureka Springs. Johnathan also is host of the internationSee Citizen, page 25
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Editorial What’s making us smile this week
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udos go to all the organizers, volunteers, sponsors and – most of all – the contestants and visitors who helped with and/or attended the Great Ozarkan Beard Off last weekend. As founder Hillary Fogerty writes in her festival wrapup on Page 14 of this publication, 12 local businesses signed on as sponsors, donating cash and prizes for the cause. More than 50 judges and volunteers helped run the event, and GOBO attracted 92 bearded competitors in the two group category competitions hosted by the Citizen – and another 85 individual bearded competitors (from eight different states). We think that’s a pretty phenomenal turnout for a festival in its first year that had no money for regional advertising beforehand. We were also mightily impressed with how many men and women turned out to participate in the Beard Parade Saturday afternoon, and boy was it fun! With the GOBO Theme Song blaring from the parade-leading vehicle, bearded men, fake-bearded women, and both and women carrying beard signs marched – or rode on the Full Beard Float – from Chelsea’s down Spring Street to the Pied Piper, and observers along the route seemed to enjoy the show. We can only hope that GOBO’s efforts to raise awareness about prostate cancer – and the need for preventive measures such as regular testing for men – will pay off. And, yes, we are doing it again next year, so mark your calendars now! While reviewing all the Citizens of the Week from the past year and selecting 10 that we thought might deserve the Citizen of the Year designation, it became apparent once again that Eureka Springs is filled with generous, hard-working people who frequently vol-
unteer their time, brainpower and money to worthwhile causes of all kinds. Be sure and check out the nominees on this week’s Page 8 and DON’T FORGET to go vote at our website, www.LovelyCitizen.com. Voting ends at noon on Thursday, Dec. 26. Everyone gets one free vote, and after that, you can buy additional votes with all the money going to two local causes, the Flint Street Food Bank and GOBO, which is sending all its funds raised to the Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation. Anyway, looking at all the CoWs, we felt all warm and fuzzy inside – and grateful to know about Eureka’s good deeds. Don’t forget, if you see someone going above and beyond the call of duty in any manner, we want to know about it so we can recognize those who deserve some thanks. Email your CoW nomination to Citizen.Editor.Eureka@ gmail.com. Old Man Winter is back – and he seems kinda angry, at least as of press time. Forecasts are calling for at least several inches of snow and ice, and power outages seem likely at this point. We love the white stuff – it sure can be beautiful and fun for a day or two – but … really? It was almost 71 Tuesday and Friday the low will be 7 degrees. Here’s hoping everyone in the area is buckled down, stocked up, and ready for the storm. And here’s hoping it turns out to be short-lived. Y’all be careful out there! And stay tuned to our Facebook page for the latest updates on closures, accidents, schedule changes and other weather-related breaking news. If you take a cool weather pic or spot an accident or downed trees or power lines, please let us know via our Facebook page, or send the pics there: Facebook.com/LovelyCountyCitizen.
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Citizens of the Week
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he Citizens of the Week, Michelle McDonald and Angelique, have been nominated by Dee Dee Marcum of Emerald Forest. Michelle and Angelique are both regulars about town, especially late as they’ve been dressed in Victorian-period Christmas attire, adding charm and grace to our quaint little downtown. The Christmas cheer they bring to the merchants and shoppers really adds to the appeal to encourage us to “Buy Local” — something we should all strive for, especially this time of year. Seeing them at various locations for events of all kinds brings easy smiles to many we all know, and that is especially welcomed this time of year, with all well-pub-
licized push-andshove matches going on a big-box retail stores (i.e. Black Friday knock-downdrag-outs, etc.). That doesn’t happen here, and thanks to these two, shopping in Eureka Springs’ downtown around the holidays is made a cheerful and pleasant experience for tourists and locals alike. And despite the time commitment of their efforts, these two ladies’ community involvement never ceases. As soon as this photo was taken last weekend, they rushed off to their Red Hat Society’s Christmas party and then planned to attend the Pine Mountain Jamboree. Thanks for making Eureka an even more Christmas-y place to be this holiday season!
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What do
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Citizen Opinion by Margo Elliott
When will you put up your holiday decorations?
Tracellen Kelly Patricia Taylor “Animal Crusader”
“Music Director Thorncrown Chapel”
Never. It’s too much work. I enjoy Probably Saturday. I’ll be putting seeing everyone else’s decorations up a lot of lights outside with a small tree inside.
Angelique
“Dress-up Diva”
I put up my new Pink Christmas tree on Monday. It’s full of Angels.
Candy Tollett
“Insurance Lady” I’ve got mine up already, at home and at work!
Taff Cross
Jennifer Cross
We’re getting a real tree and I will help Mommy decorate it then.
I’m putting up outside lights today, a snow village inside tomorrow and a real tree on the 14th.
“Mommy’s Little Helper”
“Santa Mommy”
Citizen Survey When will you put up your holiday decorations? m I never took them down last year! m I will get around to it by Christmas. m As soon as I possibly can. m I’m not really into decorating for Christmas. Go to www.lovelycitizen.com and weigh in.
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Flag proposal overlooks rules of proper etiquette
Turkey Trot director says thanks for support
What has happened to American Flag etiquette? It has been ignored or forgotten. Though still on paper and accessible online, flag etiquette is rarely observed. Concerning the proposal to fly flags on “lighted utility poles” 24/7, I wonder who will take the flags in during inclement weather and who will remount them when conditions clear. It has always been and is still considered an insult to the flag – and thus to the nation – to fly the American flag in inclement weather. The flag is not a decoration; it is a symbol, and it deserves the respect that one ought to accord our country. Indiscriminate and promiscuous display of the flag is rampant and needs to be curbed. The flag is special; keep it that way. Sorry, Morris, but you’re way off-base with this thoughtless proposal. – George Macy Eureka Springs
The 2013 Don Gammie Turkey Trot, benefitting the Grassy Knob Volunteer Fire Association, was a great success. There were many participants and donations. We would like to express our gratitude to the sponsors, volunteers, the media and participants. Thank you to our major contributors, Roadrunner Inn, Angler’s Grill and Pub, Community First Bank and Starkey’s Marina. The Eureka Springs Chamber supplied water, Sam’s Club of Rogers contributed power drinks and bars, and the Coffee Stop of Eureka Springs supplied coffee. Volunteers showed up at 7:30 a.m. on a cold Thanksgiving morning to help with the planning and operation of the event. We are grateful to all involved because the race/walk could not have taken place without their tireless efforts and generous contributions. — Jane Hackley Turkey Trot Race Director
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LAST WEEK’S QUESTION
34 votes cast
What are your plans for this Thanksgiving Holiday? m Hide under the covers and try to stay warm: 20.6% (7 votes) m Have dinner with family and/or friends: 61.8% (21 votes) m Attend a local community Thanksgiving dinner event: 2.9% (1 vote) m Rest up on a rare day off from work: 14.7% (5 votes)
Go to www.lovelycitizen.com and weigh in. Vote by Wednesday 9 a.m.
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Main Stage renovation enters second phase By Jennifer Jackson
JJackson.Citizen@gmail.com
The transformation of a building on North Main into Main Stage, a creative community center, is entering phase two, which is expected to be completed in about three months. “Obviously we’ll have some big celebration when we get this done,” Gary Andrews said. The row building, which has 9,600 square feet of space on three floors, is being renovated with state and federal preservation grants. In phase one, support beams were installed to stabilize the building and a furnace installed to heat it. The lobby was also finished in phase one and used as exhibit space for local artists. Phase two started with the receipt of $148,000 in grant funds from the National Park Service Save America’s Treasures program. On the main floor, contractor Ken McCoy and his crew are
finishing the walls, floors and ceiling of the theater/multipurpose room, a 1,700plus square foot space that will be used for theater productions, meetings and exhibits. Downstairs, the basement is being divided into cast changing rooms, green room, bathroom and a large storage area for sets, props, etc. Phase two began a month ago with board members cleaning out the main floor and basement. They’ve actually been working on that for several years, board member Keith Scales said, but there was a major push once the grant check was in hand. In phase three, the upper floor will be renovated for classrooms, offices and studios. According to its website, Main Stage was originally established as Lane House, Inc., in 1993 to provide an after-school arts program for youth. The after-school enrichment program has now moved to the elementary school. The vision for Main Stage is to be a cre-
Photo by Jennifer Jackson
Main Stage board members tour the building’s lower level, which is being divided into cast dressing rooms, a green room and storage for sets, etc. From left are Fran Carlin, Main Stage director Gary Andrews, contractor Ken McCoy, Jeff Feldman, Debra Trimble (behind Feldman) Keith Scales and Elise Roenigk.
ative community center that promotes life-long learning opportunities, enriches community life and serves as a corner-
stone for the North Main Street arts district. Details will be developed as the renovation continues, board members said.
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Beard Off winners announced
Graves retains seat; Makidon ousts Larson in HI election
By Kathryn Lucariello
CCNhi@cox-internet.com
HOLIDAY ISLAND – With a total of 627 ballots returned on four candidates in the 2013 Holiday Island Board of Commissioners election of two commissioners, the final count had incumbent Linda Graves keeping her seat, with the most votes, and David Makidon replacLinda Graves ing incumbent Bruce Larson Tuesday night. Final tally was Graves, 365, or 58 percent; Makidon, 317, or 51 percent; Curtis Johnson, 283, or 45 percent; and Larson, 258, or 41 percent. Of the 627 ballots, 571 property owners came to the district office to vote, and of those, 428 were cast by early voters. Ab-
sentee ballots requested were 73; of those, 36 envelopes were returned with a total of 56 ballots returned by the deadline. This year’s election breaks the record number of ballots cast, which was 623 in 2011, with Graves, Ken Brown and Ken Ames winning that election for three seats. In the 2011 election, the same number of early votes were cast. David Makidon Five minutes after the poll closed Tuesday night, a couple came to cast their votes but were turned away, and Kelly said there had been two requests from Oklahoma the previous day for absentee ballots. “We mailed them, but it was physically impossible to get them back by the deadline,” he said.
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Following are the winners of the various competitions held as part of the Great Ozarkan Beard Off last weekend. Congratulations to the winners, who racked up more than $3,000 in cash and prizes, nearly all donated by Eureka Springs businesses. The Citizen is grateful to the participants for their support, and to the sponsors and donors for their assistance as well. In addition to the numerous photos on the following pages, the Lovely County Citizen has posted well over 100 more (in two albums) on our Facebook page at Facebook.com/LovelyCountyCitizen. There is a link to purchase prints if desired. • Full Beard Natural Curtis Claybaker 1st Allen Demling 2nd Joe Lopez 3rd • Full Beard With Styled Mustache Justin Bolin 1st Joshua Hethcoat 2nd Jedidiah Brandon 3rd • Full Beard Freestyle
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Photo by Kathryn Lucariello
The tally in the Holiday Island Board of Commissioners election begins Tuesday as 627 ballots are sorted into three piles for district office staff, from left, Carrie Buchanan, Regina Reynolds and Marilyn Clave, to count votes for four candidates vying for two seats.
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Bill Petersen 1st • Partial Beard Freestyle Jeremy Medley 1st Jimbo Burns 2nd Jason Cooley 3rd • Partial Beard Natural Troy Hawley 1st Joshua Hines 2nd Glenn Rice 3rd • Sideburns Chip Ford 1st David Lee Barnes 2nd Eric Scheunemann 3rd • Fake Beard Amy Babb 1st Christie Claybaker 2nd Kirsten Torgerson 3rd • Elder Beard of the Ozarks Carl Swartz 1st Dale Grunwald 2nd Craig Hirsch 3rd • Most Valuable Beard
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Guest Commentary
Notes on a New Festival
Organizer reports on what Great Ozarkan Beard Off raised, what we learned By Hillary Fogerty On Monday morning, not well rested the day after the festival, I got the first question asking how much we’d made (from a regional reporter) which has since been frequently repeated. I also got another question I wasn’t yet prepared to answer: “what have you learned?” Not quite six months ago, I gave up the notion I was supposed to be anywhere but Eureka Springs, and relocated. I contemplated the idea of starting a Shakespeare festival here for nearly five years (since Eureka Springs residents Keith Scales and Lorna Trigg-Hirsch put the idea in my head) and in June I took what’s often called a “leap of faith,” leaving higher education for the state of Arkansas. Then, about five months ago, during a conversation with a friend at a tavern, I was struck by a very different idea. I knew it would work as soon as it occurred to me: a competitive “beard-off” in Eureka. Watching the band play, I imagined a room full of happy bearded men, lining the upstairs balcony, filling the dance floor. It was a wonderful vision. An hour later, I suggested the notion of a beard festival to two folks whose sponsorship could make things happen. Their eyes sparkled: neither hesitated for more than a moment before agreeing to support the idea if I pursued it. They could not have had any idea how much work I would propose. Unable to let go of the notion, I set about researching and writing proposals. (I rationalized that there were beards before Shakespeare, and there would be Shakespeare after beards.) Importantly, I’m not good at starting small. The initial proposal was ambitious: it was over 10 pages long, including suggestions about how local business could be involved and profit, explaining how regional distillers and brewers could participate and
sponsor, noting the necessity of creating a larger Black Friday draw, pointing out holes and collaborative possibilities in the town’s event calendar, focusing on the potential of local artists, and highlighting the precipitous upward trend in the media’s appreciation of bearded men. While it included the contests we eventually held, it also included an idealistic notion of full community involvement and an outlandish donation goal. I wanted everybody in town on board. By August, I had lucked into a group of folk who believed in my vision and agreed to be GOBO’s first year managing board, several being or representing major sponsors — Latigo Treuer of the Pied Piper / Cathouse, Joshua Cook of Mudstomp Records, Kristal Kuykendall of the Lovely County Citizen, and Keith Weitzman of Chelsea’s Corner Cafe & Bar — despite the fact that none of us had ever done this before. A call for beard-interested folk went up in the Citizen. I chatted with folks who’d organized festivals before, established a webpage, and started sharing my idea with folks around town. At the start of September there were no cards, no posters, a few promised volunteers, and but one dedicated contestant. When I offered that I was throwing a festival at the end of November, most folks looked at me quizzically, and noted that I hadn’t given us much time. (They were right.) An equal number of folks thought “beard off” meant I wanted men to shave. (They were wrong.) By the end of September, some aspects of the proposal had flourished: I asked for female volunteers/judges from across the region and Ozarkan women responded in droves. Other aspects had floundered: early attempts at landing regional sponsors (I wanted Ozarkan moonshine) ran up against problems of state lines and distribution while first-year jitters and seasonal experience stymied the interest of local businesses. Importantly, by late September we secured Mother’s Brewing Co. of Springfield as our
Photo by David Bell
Bearded participants in last weekend’s Great Ozarkan Beard Off gathered for a parade Saturday and afterward enjoyed the Pied Piper Pub’s Beer & Beard Garden.
founding regional sponsor. In October, we got the full support of the Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation. (I hadn’t asked permission to throw a festival and name them the beneficiary; I just decided to do it.) After my initial phone calls and e-mails with Patrick Presley, director of development, it was clear he was excited about the awareness campaign we were planning, and about its long term potential. “You have no idea how big this is going to be,” he offered. I worried we would never make the donation goal. “Stop focusing on the donation and plan your event” he offered. So I did. On Nov. 1, though we didn’t have all of our hosting venues secured, GOBO’s online sign-up went live on our website, followed by volunteer sign-up. Local men offered that they were wary of participating as their beards weren’t “competitive.” I started repeating: “if people only ran 5Ks for breast cancer because they thought they’d win the race, we’d never raise any money.” Throughout November everyone assured me: “It will all come together at the last minute.” Last Saturday, in the beer and beard garden, it was beautifully clear that they were right. As of press time for this edition of the Citizen, I don’t yet know how successful we were, financially. We’re still doing pa-
perwork and finishing up all the details that go into running a festival. I don’t know how many people attended events, total, or how many came to town. But I know this: the first annual Great Ozarkan Beard Off made a lot of folks focus on beards and men’s sexual health. It garnered: five board members; one regional sponsor; 12 local sponsors; seven hosting venues (and their dedicated staff); two concerts; a beer and beard garden; a beard parade; more than 50 judges and volunteers (including several children); bearded participants from New Hampshire, Florida, Illinois, Texas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas; 92 bearded competitors in our two group categories; 85 individual competitors in 15 prize-awarding categories; and the foundation of many future date nights in Eureka Springs. Importantly, we also made a lot of friends. How much money have we made? What I learned? Well, I’m still not prepared to answer those questions; I haven’t even started writing thank you notes. Are we doing it again? Yes; that much I know. I’ll have learned a lot by then. — Hillary Fogerty Founder and Principal Organizer Great Ozarkan Beard Off www.GOBOeureka.com Facebook.com/GOBOeureka
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Great Ozarkan Beard Off makes for a hairy weekend!
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Photos by Chip Ford and David Bell
The first Great Ozarkan Beard Off was a huge success last weekend. Bearded contestants from eight states came to Eureka Springs to participate in the 15 different facial hair competitions. Whisker competitions have taken off in recent years, as evidenced by participants from organizations such as the Queen City Beard and Mustache Federation, in Springfield, Mo., and the popularity of TV shows like “Whisker Wars” – whose star characters attended GOBO and even competed in some events.
Joe Livingston, back left, of Springfield, Mo., peeks over the shoulder of judge Karen Kostan, from Joplin, as she and GOBO organizer Hillary Fogerty, far right, hold up the Melitus Callahan-Barile, center, of Austin, Texas – and a star on television show “Whisker Wars” – prepares to walk in the Beard Parade with friends on Saturday. beard of “Whisker Wars’” Allen Demling of Austin, Texas.
Judge Lacey Gebhart of Fayetteville, and Joe Livingston, a participant from Springfield, Mo., Bri Danley shows off her improvised beard just hold up another contestant’s long whiskers. before leaving Chelsea’s with the parade.
A GOBO contestant rides a bike almost Bedarded Eureka artist Daniel as tall as his whiskers are long. Coy was ready for his closeup.
Jimbo Burns of Manfred, Okla., won second in the parThree women, all reaching in to stroke the beard of Keith Carter tial beard freestyle contest, of Little Rock. What’s not to like? held at Jack’s Place.
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The 2013 GOBO Grizzly Adams of the Ozarks winner, Daniel Hanks of Scranton, won the festival’s grand prize package worth $1,000.
Elijah Paulie, 17, and his father, Jason, pose as proud bearded men at Voulez-Vous on Saturday. Elijah was named Most Valuable Beard.
Joe Lopez and Chip Ford fork beard and sideburns into one at Lucky 7 at the Basin Park Hotel on Saturday night. Lopez took third place in the Full Beard Natural contest, and Citizen photographer Ford took first place in the Sideburns contest.
Ruth Stamper inspects the styled mustache of Justin Bolin at the New Delhi Cafe on Saturday. Bolin took first place in the Full Beard Natural with Styled Mustache contest.
Dee Purkeypile was all smiles during the Mus- Bill Petersen shows off his manly hair (all of it LOL) during the Grizzly Adams contest at the Cathouse on Saturday evening. tache contest at Voulez-Vous on Saturday.
Carl Swartz took first place in the Grandpa/Elder Beard contest on Friday night. Here he holds his Most Comical Beard trophy that he won over 20 years ago.
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Chelsea’s was packed for the Natural Full Beard contest on Saturday.
Great Ozarkan Beard Off organizer Hillary Fogerty quiets the crowd during the No Shave November contest at the Rowdy Beaver Den on Saturday.
Christy Claybaker steps off the stage at the New Delhi Cafe as the winner of the Fake Beard contest.
Jeremy Medley took first place in the Freestyle Partial Beard contest at Jack’s Place on Saturday.
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Ruth Stamper and William Mcullen dance the night away at the New Delhi Cafe.
Richard Moore came down from Fayetteville to represent Ozark Natural Foods in the Most Bearded Workplace contest. Here he flashes chest hair, hoping for a scoring boost during the Grizzly Adams of the Ozarks contest.
Adam Biossat has his salt-and-pepper beard inspected by Hillary Fogerty at the Rowdy Beaver Den on Saturday during the No Shave November contest.
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Judges mill over submitted photos for the Most Bearded Workplace contest sponsored by the Citizen, held at Lucky 7 atop the Basin Park Hotel on Saturday night.
Bill Petersen showcases his glorious beard in downtown Eureka Springs.
Jared and John Pendergraft traveled from Tulsa to take part in GOBO. “We have Contestants in the Fake Beard contest gather for a quick photo at the New Delhi Cafe deep roots in Eureka Springs and Busch,” John said outside New Delhi. before the Saturday afternoon competition got under way.
Bri Danley tries on her version of a fake beard at Chelsea’s.
Sean Collins rides with pride for prostate health atop the bearded float during the Beard Parade. Mountain Sprout provides the entertainment for the GOBO kickoff party Friday at Chelsea’s.
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Hospital Guild holds annual holiday lunch
WCCAD to hear updates on amending board to five members By Kathryn Lucariello
CCNhi@cox-internet.com
EUREKA SPRINGS – The Western Carroll County Ambulance District will hear updates on changing from a three-member to a five-member board at its next meeting Dec. 10. Per the approval of Act 1172 this year, ambulance service districts can now have either a three-member or five-member board, as well as fund ancillary services, such as Emergency Medical Responders. WCCAD is opting to change to a five-member board, but the Quorum Court also has to draft an ordinance to make that change, since its enabling ordinance established a three-member board. The county court has done so, en-
Photo by Jennifer Jackson
The 2014 officers of the Eureka Springs Hospital Guild were installed Tuesday by Judy Overton, center. They are from left, Nancy Werbitzky, president; Virginia Wright, vice-president; Grace Wilson, secretary and Norma Rix, treasurer.
By Jennifer Jackson
JJackson.Citizen@gmail.com
The Eureka Springs Hospital Guild held their annual holiday luncheon Tuesday at the Inn of the Ozarks. The Holiday Island Singers, directed by Carol Morrison, provided entertainment, singing selections from their upcoming concerts on Dec. 14 and 15. The singers were accompanied by Diana Brown on the piano. Vickie Vanderhorn was soloist. Judy Overton, district chairman of the Arkansas Hospital Auxiliary Association, installed the guild’s officers for 2014. They are Nancy Werbitzky, president; Virginia Wright, vice-president; Grace Wilson, secretary, and Norma Rix, treasurer. Overton gave a brief history of the AHAA, which grew from 16 guilds to 62 guilds/auxiliaries. According to the year-end report, the Eureka Springs Hospital Guild donated
more than $8,500 to the Eureka Springs Hospital in 2013 to buy a cardiac monitor, Geri chairs, bedside tables, activity room supplies, a training room television, plants and lawn care equipment. Funds came from dues, memorials and contributions, with the majority from sales at the guild’s thrift store, The Purple House Thrift Shop. The guild also gave $1,800 to People Helping People and bought other prescriptions for people unable to afford them. The group awarded $1,000 in scholarships and continuing education to Eureka Springs Hospital staff and has approved $1,500 for a scholarship in the spring of 2014. The Eureka Springs Hospital Guild meets on the first Tuesday of the month at the Inn of the Ozarks. New members welcome. For more information, call Mary Dolce, 479-253-4939.
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acting Ordinance No. 2013-20, which revises original Ordinance 92-13. Two additional board members will be appointed, with one serving five years and the other four years, after which the terms will revert to three years. The board will also hear an update on recommendations for these two new commissioners. WCCAD will also look at the 201213 financial audit and review the financial reports for the last two months, the ambulance performance and EMR reports and hear the EMR Alliance report. The meeting will take place Tuesday, Dec. 10, at 4 p.m. at the Grassy Knob Fire Station. The meeting is open to the public.
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Calendar of Events Through Dec. 23: Snow Train Village display
The Eureka Springs Carnegie Library’s Snow Train Village display at the Annex building will be open every Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. through Dec. 20. The display will also be open on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Dec. 22. Beginning Dec. 15, it will also be open Mondays through Thursdays from 5 to 7 p.m., with the final evening on Dec. 23. The enchanting exhibit consists of more than 300 miniature buildings and includes three town squares depicting architecture of days gone by. There are also three Lionel model train sets, a Lionel trolley and many other surprises. Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for children. For more information, call 479-253-9417.
Dec. 6: Bling in the Springs winners announced
The Eureka Springs CAPC holiday lighting contest, “Bling in the Springs” has started. Stop by the CAPC offices at 121 East Van Buren St., Suite 3B to receive your Bling in the Springs participant yard sign. Judging will take place the first week of December and the winners will be announced on Dec. 6. For more information, call the CAPC offices at 479-2537333.
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“It might take five trucks to get it out,” McVey said. “In all honesty, it’s a chore for a human to climb out of that ravine, let alone a 3,000-gallon truck.” McVey said if the Wednesday morning attempt didn’t work, they would have to locate a larger bulldozer to get it out. He added that there shouldn’t be any harm in the truck sitting there for a couple of days. “So far, the fuel tank is holding,” Powell said. “We haven’t noticed any fuel leaking.” In the meantime, the Grassy Knob Fire Department won’t be without a tanker, as
Dec. 7: Tour of Homes
Homeowners in the Victorian village of Eureka Springs will invite visitors inside their historic residences on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 3 to 8 p.m., during the Eureka Springs Preservation Society’s 31st Annual Eureka Springs Christmas Tour of Homes. Visitors will be treated to choral and band music, carolers, refreshments and merriment. Tickets are available at the Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce at 516 Village Circle. For more information, visit: www.eurekaspringspreservationsociety.org.
Dec. 7: Holiday Island Fire Dept. White Elephant Sale
The Holiday Island Fire Department will hold its annual White Elephant Sale at the Holiday Island Country Club on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be lots of Christmas items, furniture, home decor, antiques, jewelry, electronics and more offered for sale at discount, garage-sale prices. All proceeds benefit the HI Fire Department and first responders.
Dec. 7: College of Ozarks award-winning Handbell Choir in Holiday Island
The College of the Ozarks Handbell Choir – which has performed for some very special guests including George it also has two 2,000-gallon vehicles. “Tankers are critical to us because we have no fire hydrants,” McVey said. The department initially said after the accident that the truck was not insured with collision insurance, but McVey has since learned that the tanker is indeed covered and will be replaced. Grassy Knob will rely on the other two tankers while McVey explores the possibilities of getting a new or used tanker. “We’re going to be OK – but not as good as we used to be [with this tanker],” the chief said. “It’s just a devastation,” McVey said of the accident. “This will set us back a year or two.”
W. Bush, Barbara Bush, Elizabeth Dole, Franklin Graham, Former Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu and Margaret Thatcher – will perform a free concert at Holiday Island Community Church at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7. The handbell choir has received many awards, including 1st Place Missouri Handbell Competition for three years, 2nd Place Missouri Handbell Competition, and 1st Place National Handbell Competition for two years. They will present a Christmas concert at the HI Community Church, 188 Stateline Drive. The choir is led by Director Marilyn Droke and consists of 15 ringers. They will ring with five octaves of handbells plus some extra bass bells and six octaves of handchimes, a total of 40 handbells in all, and will perform both traditional and popular Christmas music. This concert is part of the Woodward Memorial Concert Series sponsored by the Holiday Island Community Church. The concert is free and open to the public. Donations accepted. For more information, call Jim Swiggart at 479-2538369.
Dec. 8: Christmas Cantata to be presented
Eureka Springs First United Methodist Church Choir will present the Christmas Cantata at the 10 a.m. morning service on Sunday, Dec. 8. The Cantata chosen to be performed is a somewhat obscure work by Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707). Interest in Buxtehude has been revived in the last decades. His reputation as the most famous organist in Germany prior to Bach has been confirmed. The junior Johann Sebastian Bach walked 200 miles from Arnstadt to Lubeck to study under Buxtehude; some experts say that without Buxtehude, Bach would not have been Bach. The cantata, “Christians Praise Him,” was originally written for the very popular Advent Abendmusic (evening music, because music in the morning service was forbidden). Accompanying the Cantata is the Fred Mayer String Trio, Tatanya Hetzer on Continuo, and solos by Beth Withey. Music from Handel’s Messiah will be heard in the Prelude, Offertory and Postlude. The public is invited to attend the free event. The church is located at 195 Huntsville Road / Highway 23 South. For more information, call 479-253-8987.
Dec. 9: Holiday Island blood drive
Community Blood Center of the Ozarks will hold a blood drive on Monday, Dec. 9, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Holiday Island Elks Lodge in the Park Shopping Center off Hwy. 23 North. Free cholesterol screening for all donors. Please eat well and drink plenty of fluids before giving, and bring photo identification.
Dec. 10: Lions Club speaker to discuss drug, alcohol abuse
Vickie Poulson will be guest speaker at the next Lions Club meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 10 at noon at the Forest Hill Restaurant. Her topic will focus on Alcohol and Drug Abuse and the Women’s Recovery Home in Eureka. Vickie Poulson is a Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor at Fresh Roots Family Counseling in Rogers. She is registered with the Arkansas Substance Abuse Certification Board and has 10 years experience working with adolescents and adults who struggle with drug and alcohol issues. She and her husband work together in the Christian recovery community and have recently opened a Christian women’s recovery home in Eureka Spring. Her husband, J.R., pastors at Soul Purpose Ministries in Green Forest. The Eureka Springs Lions Club meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at noon at the Forest Hill Restaurant. “We Serve” is the Lions motto. Lions Club programs include sight conservation, hearing and speech conservation, diabetes awareness, youth outreach, international relations, environmental issues, and other programs. For more information, call Candy Tollette at 479-244-5189.
Dec. 11: Health care enrollment help
Interested in Affordable Insurance through the Arkansas Healthcare Marketplace? Carroll County IPA Guides Collette Crawford and Charlisa Cato will host an “Enrollment Event” at the Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library on Wednesday, Dec. 11 from 3 to 6 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Bring your questions and receive help applying for coverage. For more information, call Charlisa Cato at 479-325-0943 or Collette Crawford at 501-529-0174.
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When Story Time for High-Schoolers Actually Gets Interesting
ne of the benefits of going to a small school came to light recently when my history class was treated to what can definitely be described as “story time.” Beforehand, my teacher gave us a short background: Mr. Kellogg was a very interesting man with a skill for storytelling, and we were to take mental notes and apply them to our current assignment: teaching Greek myths. (I have a soft spot for Greek mythology, and any tips to make others listen to me when I chatter on about them are very welcome.) When he arrived, Mr. Kellogg shared several pointers: that it is important to know your audience, that it is alright to have notes with you, etc. Everyone was quiet and participated, and I realized that maybe if ev-
eryone taught like they were telling a story, their audiences would be more attentive. The subject of Mr. Kellogg’s story also happened to be very interesting, which always helps. He spoke about his experience of JFK’s assassination because he had been in high school at the time. Sometimes major events such as this assassination are spoken about as if they’re ancient history, and to think that I know people who could be a well of knowledge about these historical occurrences is a fascinating concept. Older people are walking history sources that are almost always more interesting than bland school books that don’t quite succeed in bringing their stories to life. Mr. Kellogg talked about how his teacher had burst into tears and explained the situation to them, and how the implications
of the assassination were immediately assumed. Was America going to war? Who would do such a thing? I had never even thought about the repercussions that this event might’ve had on the general public. My fellow students were certainly paying attention now if they weren’t before. Mr. Kellogg also told us about his friends who had gone through it with him, and how
they had felt. Personal touches such as these really serve to make a story multi-dimensional. He also went on a short little tangent about how he’d always thought his teacher and his brother should’ve gotten married, which added a bit of comic relief from the heavy subject of the President’s death. He went into detail about the little things See Story Time, page 30
Turkey Trot winners
Volunteer Spotlight ECHO Clinic honors volunteers
Eureka Christian Health Outreach Clinic has been providing free medical and dental services to those in need for many years. ECHO would like to thank its 60 plus volunteers who do a tremendous job on the second and fourth Thursday Irma Steger night clinics in helping doctors, dentists, therapists, psychologists and other health care providers to fill this critical need in the area. One of the longest-serving volunteers is a delightful lady by the name of Irma Steger. She was born in the South American nation of Chile and as a young woman was working at a mining
company cafeteria. It was there that she met her husband-to-be, Charles, who was working for the company in Chile. They married and moved to California and later to De Queen, Ark., in Sevier County. Steger started her work there in health care and volunteering. She has since moved to Eureka Springs to keep up with her five grandchildren. Her son-in law, Dr. Dan Bell, started ECHO. Steger not only volunteers in the clinic twice a month, but also in the ECHO Thrift Store, where she is the “expert” in bedding. Many times during the clinic nights, you might see her knitting little outfits for the grandbabies and others. If you would like to join the camaraderie of volunteers with dedicated people like Steger, just call the ECHO Thrift Store at 479-253-5888 or the offices at 479-253-5547.
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ABOVE: Turkey Trot winners included, from left, Conner Wright of Berryville, 18-and-under division; Walt Bleser of Denver, Colo., overall men’s winner; and Pauline Allen of Fayetteville, overall women’s winner. AT LEFT: Woody Barlow of Grassy Knob, right, who won the 60-plus age division of the annual Don Gammie Turkey Trot race on Thanksgiving Day, poses for a pic with the race’s namesake, accomplished longtime runner Don Gammie of Grassy Knob.
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Village View
Alison By Sandra TaylorSynar Brown
To celebrate the season of giving, Village Writers have written stories of holiday memories as told by residents of Peach Tree Village and Green Acres Retirement Centers. So that we might share more of these, I will be giving my column space to this project during the month of December. Though only one moment in time, these memories often sum up a period of happiness and security ... or the turning point in a life of unspeakable hardship. This week’s stories, on this page and the facing page, offer examples of both. In this poignant story told by Sue (Vascilla) Kraft to Valerie Fondetti, we see a large immigrant family passing down the traditions of their blended cultures and, especially, the message of the red candle.
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• Holiday Story #1• t was Christmas Eve in 1940s New York City. “Tesoro,” Mama addressed Papa affectionately in Italian, “have you seen my hat? It’s not on the dresser where it’s supposed to be.” Papa, his back broad from years of hard labor at the Bayonne dry dock in the New York Harbor, eclipsed his youngest son as he bent over him to wrap a scarf around and around and around his neck until his chin and mouth were swaddled. “No, no, Agape Mau,” he responded in Greek. “I haven’t seen it.” The hat was black with a small brim and a ribbon that ran around the bottom of the crown to form a bow at the back. It wasn’t expensive but it was practical, comfortable and warm. Perhaps Mama knew it flattered her. Perhaps it made her feel special. My older sister Constance and I were already dressed for Christmas Eve services and were trying to dress our exuberant, Christmas-fueled, five-year-old sister, Barbara when Mama entered our room, where we slept three to a bed. “No, Mama, we haven’t seen your hat.” Barbara silently shook her head back and forth to signal she hadn’t seen it either. Barbara was the youngest child of my five sisters and three brothers born from the marriage of my northern Greek father and Sicilian mother. Barbara was a twin but her brother died at birth. She was a beautiful child with wavy blond hair, blue eyes and a sweet disposition. We referred to her as our “Kewpie doll.” “Well, I just don’t know what happened
to my hat.” But Mama, who wasn’t anything if not pragmatic, selected another hat, vowing to find her favorite one after the holidays were over. “Is everyone ready? Services start in twenty minutes.” Mama and Papa walked out the front door of the apartment first, inspecting each of us in the jackets, hats, gloves, and scarfs that Mama made us. We single-filed down five flights of stairs to the foyer, where we huddled until Mama and Papa caught up and opened the front door of the apartment building leading to the stoop. The night was clear and snow sparkled in the streetlights. Each of us held the hand of another, our breath visible in the cold, as Mama and Papa led the procession to the Greek Church just a few blocks from our apartment on Canal Street. After we returned from evening services, we gathered in the living room to sing Greek folk songs, dance around the Christmas Tree we all helped decorate, drink hot chocolate and eat biscotti. The living room was small and barely adequate for all of us and a Christmas tree, but there was still room in one corner for a picture of the Lord and a red glass with a lit candle floating in oil and water that took on special meaning for us at Christmas, that of selflessness. “All right now. Time for bed. All of you,” Mama announced. In unison we whined, “Can’t we stay up longer?” “No. No. Off to bed with you. Christmas morning will come soon enough.” As soon as the sun broke Christmas
Everyone turned to Barbara and Mama morning, we spilled out into the living room to find the gifts left for us by our Aunties now, curious as to what Barbara had givand Uncles and the Salvation Army and the en. With deliberation, Mama opened the ones Papa was able to buy with the extra gift carefully and slowly, making Barbara money he saved up from selling popcorn on squirm with delight. the street corner during the summer. Mama, upon seeing the gift, clapped her But there was a gift left unidentified. A hands and laughed. “Oh Barbara, this is small box wrapped in newspaper with a sin- the best present anyone has ever given me. Come here and give me a kiss.” gle bow taped to the top and no name tag. “Who does this gift belong to?” I held it In the box, so carefully wrapped, was Maup for all to see. ma’s missing hat. Engulfed in her embrace Barbara said, “Mama, I knew you loved that “That’s Mama’s gift,” Barbara said. hat more than anything and I couldn’t think “You got me a gift?” “Yes, Mama.” of anything better to give you.” Everyone laughed, and the story of the Barbara brought the box to Mama, laid it in her lap and took a step back so she could Christmas hat was told for many Christmasget a good view of Mama opening her pres- es after. Sometimes what we think we need, we ent. already have. “Well, whatever could it be?” ••• 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 The Elephants’ Gift • Holiday Story #2 • Told by Larry Murry to Alison Taylor-Brown hat drew the little boy every summer to the elephants? He didn’t have the nickel for admission to the one-ring circus in this dusty town on this broiling afternoon in 1927. But the elephants were staked out all day, living advertisements of the amazements to be seen at that night’s show. The nine-year-old boy was barefoot and dirty, his legs and arms dotted with mosquito bites scratched bloody and scabbed. His long hair was matted with bits of hay. The boy had been homeless since he was five years old, sleeping in barns, eating animal feed and garbage. The elephants drew him, like destiny. He sat cross-legged in the dust and watched them, studying their marvelous and diverse parts. Their giant toenails, like large smooth pebbles, three in front and a smaller one behind receding into the wrinkled feet that were really just the ends of legs like trees. He longed to put his arms around one of those legs. He studied the giant ears, the itty-bitty rope of a tail and he watched the huge trunks draw the water from the buckets. The elephants were mystery. The elephants were the world. When the elephants looked at him, their tiny patient eyes surrounded by dusty wrinkles, the boy felt peace. All is well, they seemed to say. Endure, endure, they seemed to say. Staked by a chain around one foot,
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Homeless child, 1930s
they stood for hours. And it was enough for the boy. He was sad when the elephants left, and the next year, when he was ten, he visited them again. Big Mac, the large bull elephant, Emma, and Little Joe. The boy felt they remembered him. He felt they loved him. The summer he was eleven, the elephants returned, as they always did, and the boy was there. The owner of the circus talked to the boy. When he heard that he was homeless and saw how he loved the elephants, he offered him a job. As the elephant boy.
Everything You Need to Write a Beautiful Book 2014 Writing Craft Core Curriculum Begins January 18 – The First Page February 15 – Nuts and Bolts How to Begin The Sentence To Outline or Not? Diction Narrative Arc Phrases Research Sound Devices Asking the Right Questions Style Writing Rules to Live By Narrative Urgency All workshops will be held at the Village Writing School at 177 Huntsville Road. Cost is $45 per all-day workshop or $200 for the complete series of five. For more information or to register, contact Alison Taylor-Brown at alisontaylorbrown@me.com or 479 292-3665.
Emma, the female elephant could lift the boy up up up in the curve of her trunk, so that he might use a fine brush to apply Vaseline, which the circus owner bought in gallon buckets, to the cracks on all the elephants’ skin. The elephants loved that, and Emma would hold the boy up as long as necessary. She could also toss him so that he flew through the air and landed on Big Mac’s back. One day, the boy decided that shoveling all the elephant dung with a steel scoop shovel was just too big a job. “This has got to stop,” the boy ordered in his biggest voice. He pointed out the dung heap to Big Mac. “From now on, you’ll all go over there.” The elephants complied immediately and thereafter. The bearded lady became the boy’s mother. She was over six feet tall and covered with long shaggy hair. The boy didn’t know that this was a rare genetic disorder called hypertrichosis. He only knew that she was very kind to him. So, also, was the fortune teller. The circus wintered on the owner’s farm in southern Iowa. When Christmas came, the bearded lady and the fortune teller made sure the boy had a good Christmas. They had no decorations, so they painted Christmas scenes on the elephants. Of course, the gifts had to be small, because people who live in wagons have to travel light. ••• “So do you remember the present you got that first Christmas,” the woman asked the elderly man at the table at Peachtree Village. He was a dignified, articulate man, relating his story in a dispassionate way. Suddenly, he began to cry, large tears tracking the wrinkles of his cheeks. “Of course I remember it. It was the first gift anyone ever gave me.” Socks and handkerchiefs.
••• Although the boy was eleven years old, he weighed only 50 pounds when he joined the circus. But the circus owner trained him with the barbells. By 13, he weighed 145 pounds and was strong enough to swing upside down on the trapeze and catch the flyer in the air. He had an ear for music and grew up to play the banjo on a paddleboat on the Mississippi. Life took him to many places and threw him many challenges. But he had the strength to face them, the patience to wait for passing of time, the changing of fortune. Endure, endure the elephants had taught him. And, at 96, he has.
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Lively Entertainment By Kristal Kuykendall
By Kristal Kuykendall
Unique sounds and a regional fave
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his weekend brings several unique bands to local stages (SxRex Friday for one) as well as a regional favorite. Following are my recommendations for the best live music in Eureka Springs in the coming days (weather permitting!): FRIDAY Everybody’s favorite hillbilly bluegrass band Mountain Sprout will perform a show Friday at Cathouse Lounge from 8 p.m. to midnight. Free admission; ages 21 and up admitted. It is Mountain Sprout’s third show here with a new fiddler after the recent departure of longtime member Blayne Thiebaud. But with a new album just recorded, Mountain Sprout is not slowing down, and the 24-year-old fiddle prodigy who’s just joined the group promises to be a stellar addition to the band’s already-topnotch lineup of musicians. You won’t hear Mountain Sprout cov-
er old bluegrass standards; but you won’t mind when you hear these humorous story-songs about this group of back-country, pot-smoking, nature-lovin’ good ol’ boys trying to survive life in an unnamed dry county. The Sprouts are a full-time working band and play shows year-round all over the country, including at Wakarusa Music Festival and its younger, smaller sister festival, Yonder Mountain String Band Harvest Fest, also held at Mulberry Mountain Ranch near Ozark. Critics and fans alike adore Mountain Sprout, which also features Grayson Van Sickle playing his machine-gun banjo, singing out a redneck novel of the members’ hilarious lives; guitarist Adam “Chucky Waggs” Wagner, who yanks the melody up by the ear and keeps it kickin’; smilin’ Daniel Redmond, who pulls out cannon-fire notes
pounding the stand-up bass; new fiddler Mike Schembre, who you can expect to see loosen up and let go as the night progresses; and Dean Thiebaud, with his silky-smooth, country-tinged, deep vocals and Western finger-picking guitar style. Cathouse Lounge is located at 82 Armstrong St., on the south end of Main Street. 479-363-9976. SATURDAY Saturday’s live music highlight will be The Flipoff Pirates at Chelsea’s. The Pirates, based in Fayetteville, are a well-versed heavy funk-rock-soul jamband that defies genres with an offthe-wall style of original music and poetic lyrical messages. One of the most popular party bands in Northwest Arkansas for 10 years running, the five-piece group is a must-see act anytime you can catch them in a public venue. And among their members are some stellar musicians including multi-award-winners Jeff Kearney and Matt Smith. Smith, originally from Harrison, has 24 years of guitar-playing under his
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belt, having started learning at age 11 under the tutelage of the Lovin’ Spoonful’s Phillip Smith (yes they are related) as well as, later, from jazz/country guitar virtuoso Clint Strong, known for his work with Merle Haggard. More recently, Smith has spearheaded several projects and musical groups in Northwest Arkansas over the past decade, including The Flipoff Pirates. They have recorded several albums under Smith’s leadership. Along with his father, jazz guitarist Gus Smith, Matt Smith also has recorded “Full Circle” featuring jazz standards, and the two perform regularly as a father/son jazz duo. In 2008, Smith launched his first solo project, M.S.G. (Matt Smith Group), featuring original compositions. In 2010, Smith fulfilled a lifelong dream, recording M.S.G.’s “Now or Never” with world-renowned drummer Jeff Sipe (Aquarium Rescue Unit, Leftover Salmon, Jimmy Herring Band) and innovative bassist Reed Mathis (Tea Leaf Green). Smith has toured nationally and has shared the stage with Michael Franti, Rob Wasserman, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Clint Strong, Jeff Sipe, Reed Mathis, Joseph Israel, Bob and Ziggy Marley alumni and many of Northwest Arkansas’s finest musicians. With his keen sense of improvisation, his ability to transcend genres, his incredible guitar virtuosity, and his refined compositional skills, Smith creates a signature sound that has captivated audiences for nearly two decades and has resulted in 10 Northwest Arkansas Music Awards and a place in the Northwest Arkansas Hall Of Fame. Also on guitar for The Flipoff Pirates will be Jeff Kearney; his other band that you might recognize him from is The 1 Oz. Jig of Fayetteville. Good songwriting, tight rhythm and a full horn section and intense onstage charisma make The 1 Oz. Jig an instant crowd favorite. The 1 Oz. Jig brings sassy songwriting, swanky croon and the “funk-chunk” attack of Kearney, named the Northwest Arkansas Music Awards’ Singer/Songwriter of the Year in both 2008 and 2011. The band took home the
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Best Funk Band award last year – no easy task in Fayetteville, where there is no shortage of funk and jambands. Check out these two talented musicians and the rest of their gang as The Flipoff Pirates take the stage Saturday around 9 p.m. at Chelsea’s, 10 Mountain St., 479253-6723. Open to all ages; admission $5. • • • Following is the complete entertainment schedule for Eureka Springs venues for the coming week: THURSDAY, DEC. 5 • Blarney Stone, 85 S. Main St., 479-3636633: Open Mic, 8 p.m. to midnight • Chelsea’s, 10 Mountain St., 479-2536723: Chelsea’s Speakeasy Party FRIDAY, DEC. 6 • Blarney Stone: Karaoke, 8:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. • Cathouse / Pied Piper, 82 Armstrong St., 479-363-9976: Mountain Sprout, 9 p.m. • Chaser’s, 169 E. Van Buren, 479-253-
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Elijah Paulie • No Shave November Kent Turner 1st Siddhi Frost 2nd Adam Biossat 3rd (tie) Shane Gasser 3rd (tie) • Most Bearded Workplace The Crescent Hotel / Basin Park, Eureka Springs 1st: 21 Beards Ozark Natural Foods, Fayetteville 2nd Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, Eureka Springs 3rd • Most Bearded Campus Ruth Stamper, of Carl Junction, Mo., for Missouri Southern State University, Joplin – 1st: 36 beards (Stamper, a a senior and the 2013 MSSU homecoming queen, entered the “Fake Beard” category to qualify as a representative beard. Michael Junge, of Branson, Mo., for College of the Ozarks (as alumni) 2nd Melitus Callahan-Barile of Austin, Texas, for University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (as alumni) 3rd • Most Valuable Player Steve Arnold, GOBO Card Blackout winner
5522: DJ Low Key, 9 p.m. • Chelsea’s: SxRex, 9 p.m. • 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 & Maverick, 8 p.m. to midnight • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard), 105 E. Van Buren, 479-253-2500: Bill Taber, 8 p.m. to midnight • Rowdy Beaver Den, 45 Spring St., 479363-6444: Terri & Brett, 8 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Tavern, 417 W. Van Buren, 479-253-8544: Live Music, 7 p.m. • Squid & Whale, 37 Spring St., 479-2537147: Live Music, 9 p.m. • Voulez-Vous Lounge, 63 Spring St., 479-363-6595: The Ariels, 9 p.m. SATURDAY, DEC. 7 • Blarney Stone: Karaoke, 8:30 p.m. to 1
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ally syndicated and widely respected radio and television program, “WoodSongs.” The program is heard weekly by millions of listeners and viewers and features folk musicians of all kinds; the show travels occasionally to perform and record new shows outside its home base of Lexington, Ky. Well, Charles’s idea to invite Johnathan to Eureka Springs paid off in spades, as the folk-music and radio star was enchanted with our city and decided to bring “WoodSongs” here for a live show and recordings. Once the decision was made, not only did the Ozark Folk Festival receive a huge and much-needed boost, but Eureka Springs will be (when the show airs) emphasized throughout not one but two WoodSongs episodes, which were both taped at The Aud during the Folk Festival. Millions and millions of people will hear music and anecdotes from musicians from around our region who performed for “WoodSongs,” and they will also hear Johnathan and the show’s
a.m. • Cathouse / Pied Piper: Tony Berkoetter, 8 p.m. • Chaser’s: Hard Truth, 9 p.m. • Chelsea’s: Flip Off Pirates, 9 p.m. • Eureka Live!: DJ & Dancing 9 p.m. to close • Eureka Paradise: DJ & Dance music, 8 p.m. • Henri’s Just One More: Juke Box, 9 p.m. • Jack’s Place: Karaoke with DJ Goose & Maverick, 8 p.m. to midnight • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): DJ and Karaoke, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. • New Delhi Cafe, 2 N. Main St., 479253-2525: Kevin Riddle, 1 to 5 p.m.; SxRex, 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Den: Terri & Brett, noon to 4 p.m.; Strange Derangers, 8 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Tavern: Terri & the Executives, 7:00 p.m. • Squid & Whale: Live Music, 9 p.m. • Voulez-Vous Lounge: The Ariels, 9 p.m. SUNDAY, DEC. 8 narrator say great things about Eureka Springs. The exposure will be priceless, we predict. And it all came from Charles’s head. For all his work and leadership in the effort to promote Eureka Springs’ tourism industry, we nominate Charles Ragsdell for Citizen of the Year.
KJ Zumwalt
KJ Zumwalt, owner of Caribe Restaurant and Cantina in Eureka Springs, was named a Citizen of the Week on Sept. 19, 2013, for her tireless efforts on behalf of the KJ Zumwalt fight against the proposed SWEPCO power line and substation here. KJ – who traveled to Little Rock to support Save The Ozarks during the August SWEPCO hearing there before the Arkansas Public Service Commission – and her counterpart in leading the fund-
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• Blarney Stone: Pro Football Game Day • Chaser’s: Pro Football Game Day • Chelsea’s: Ratliff Dean • Eureka Paradise: Local night • Jack’s Place: Pro Football with Dylan • Rowdy Beaver Den: Open Mic with Jesse Dean, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Tavern: Pro Football Game Day with free pool • Squid & Whale: Pro Football Game Day MONDAY, DEC. 9 • Blarney Stone: Pro Football night • Chaser’s: Pro Football night and pool tournament • Chelsea’s: Springbilly, 9 p.m. TUESDAY, DEC. 10 • Chaser’s: Game Challenge night • Chelsea’s: Open Mic, 9 p.m. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11 • Chaser’s: Ladies night • Chelsea’s: Cindy Woolf and Mark Bilyeu, 9 p.m. • Squid & Whale: Sweetwater Gypsies — Ladies Night & Pie Social, 7:30 p.m. raiser, Penny Walker, “are the reason it is possible for a community to come together” to shore up the many important causes we as a community support, said their nominator, Ilene Powell, who also has been instrumental in the SWEPCO battle. With the leadership and hard work of KJ, September’s Save The Ozarks fundraiser and auction held at Caribe was “epic,” Ilene said, with more than 200 items auctioned, 300 in attendance, and more than $35,000 raised to help pay attorneys’ and expert-witness fees in the fight against SWEPCO. “Though there are countless people to thank for donating, bidding, working the door, providing food, setting up and working the auction, performing music (for free), and then cleaning up afterward,” the two biggest reasons that the fundraiser was a success are KJ and Penny, Ilene said. Additionally, KJ regularly opens her restaurant to community vents ranging from Mardi Gras parties to literary readings. Her reputation for being a generous friend to the community at large has been earned many times over. Because of this, KJ Zumwalt is nominated as a Citizen of the Year finalist.
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Keith Kingsley Smith
April 10, 1946 – Nov. 25, 2013
Keith Kingsley Smith, 67, of Eagle Rock, Mo., died Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, at Circle of Life Hospice House in Bentonville. He was born April 10, 1946, in Stillwater, Wis., the son of Viola Adeline Spielman and Calvern Kingsley Smith. He had lived in the area for about five years after moving from Palm Harbor, Fla. He enjoyed watching Green Bay Packer Football, fishing, hunting, and watching NASCAR. He loved his dog Rubi2. He was preceded in death by Viola Smith, Calvern Kingsley Smith, and Heidi Evenson. Keith is survived by: his wife Sandra K. Rhodes Smith, of Eagle Rock, Mo., whom he married August 17, 2001, three daughters; Annette Knutson and husband Michael of Elk Mound, Wis., Kelly Smith of Buffalo, Minn., and Melissa Rhodes of Nekoosa, Wis.; sister Karen Evenson and husband Timothy of Menomonie, Wis.; step-children Robyn Rhodes of Chetek, Wis., Kristin Rhodes-Gentile
and fiancé Tim Knutson of Elk Mound, Wis., and Kevin Rhodes of Menomonie, Wis.; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Paying it forward
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Becky and Fred Halper, owners of Eureka Sunset Cabins, were the recent winners of the OARS raffle, which included $1000 in cash. This was awarded at the Nov. 23 concert by The Heartland Men’s Chorus, held at The Auditorium. The Halpers are longtime supporters of OARS; Becky is the volunteer coordinator, and Fred serves on the Board of Directors. They decided to pay their unexpected “windfall” forward by donating it to another deserving group. Diane Ferguson coordinates Unconditional Love Pet Rescue and is in need of a van to help with local transport of these wonderful pets to the vet, or to new homes. A routine vet visit can take the volunteers nine trips by automobile to get them to the vet, so they are in great need of funds to buy a used van. Becky and Fred are helping to make that need come true. It is hoped that others in our community will help with this also. Additional information can be obtained by checking the group’s website at www.unconditionallovepetrescue.org.
Pet of the Week Tiger is a sweet girl who gets along great with other cats and loves to be petted and to cuddle. Tiger has been at the shelter since March and is ready to explore new territory. She is spayed, has had all her shots and is hoping Santa brings her a family for Christmas. She can be adopted for only $20 for Christmas. For more information, call the Good Shepherd Humane Society Animal Shelter at 479253-9188 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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The Natural Way Healthy help for depression
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his time of the year is emotionally tough for many people, so a column on depression is Jim Fain timely. While everyone feels blue or down every now and then, true depression is different. The symptoms are pretty broad with all patterns having a base of irritability, anxiety and reduced hope. Depression can have big cycles with very high highs and very low lows (bipolar), smaller cycles (cyclothymia), very low lows without cycles (major depression) or a chronic sort of having a wet-blanket-mostly-covering life (dysthymic depression). Seasonal changes due to the loss of sunlight can be a problem as well as not exercising enough. Depression has different sources. There are physical and emotional causes of depression. Physical causes can be prescribed drugs, unintended drug combinations, recreational drugs, quitting coffee, quitting smoking and chronic aches and pains, to list just a few causes. Emotional causes mostly have to do with turning the feeling of anger inward and beating yourself up by telling yourself you’re no good or that life is no good. Sometimes a gland such as your thyroid may not be functioning properly, and when estrogens are out of range in both men and women, depression and anxiety follow. Lab tests such as TSH (thyroid), estradiol, progesterone, DHEA and testosterone can be easily done to find out if there is a problem. Some supplements like vitamin D and DL-Phenylalanine help prevent mood change, especially those connected to not enough sunlight. Several supplements are exceptional in lifting depression. The newest one I’ve found is Uridine, which can lift mood and in many improves mood. The amino acid L-5HTP, when given in the proper amount, is as effective for many as Prozac, but without the nasty side effects (just don‘t use it along with it or any of its prescribed cousins). SAMe and Saint John’s Wort are both useful, though SAMe shouldn’t be used if the depression is bipolar, and Saint John’s Wort can affect the dosage of some prescribed drugs. Studies have shown fish oil to be effective in reducing the degree of depression over time. L-theanine is widely found in wide use in Japan. Benefits include; promoting relaxation without drowsiness, improved learning and concentration and reducing the stress and anxiety that may set off depression. There are many ways to deal with depression, no one needs to suffer endlessly, and life is too short not to feel a range of emotions including happiness.
Wisecrack Zodiac Aries: While you won’t cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war, you may mumble “Meh,” and take out the poodle of procrastination this week. Feel free, but bring along the puppy pooper scooper for the trip. Taurus: If things look bad to you right now, you need better glasses and worse judgment. Lower your expectations and you’ll find a world of inane opportunities. Better yet, if you survive them all, you’ll have one heck of a story. Gemini: You know how you ask for cosmic help and a ray of sunlight shoots down, illuminating your path? Yeah, you’re not going to get that this week. The universe isn’t FedEx, but it is like a cranky office mailboy: be nice, and you might get your deserved goodies. Cancer: You’re just one Bing Crosby movie away from the ultimate holiday. Ease up there, elf, because you’re forgetting someone, and you know it won’t be perfect without them. Be gracious and make the first move; you know Bing would. Leo: All the lights are on you; you think you’re doing Masterpiece Theatre, when actually you’re closer to America’s Funniest Videos. Either way, you’ll still get the applause, so enjoy your cosmic crotch shot. Virgo: Whoever said having isn’t as pleasant as wanting never had a gift card and a free afternoon. You’ve earned this little spree, so go forth and boost the economy; the world may be saved, one Wii at a time. Libra: Need financial holiday cheer? For some quick cash, buy a Politics for Dummies book, leaf through it and start hiring out as a consultant to the news networks. You’re just as qualified as anyone else on TV. Scorpio: Having a good time is fine, but don’t mix duct tape and margaritas at the office holiday party; the
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tipsy bungee jumping from the copier lasts a few minutes, but YouTube lasts forever. Sagittarius:A blast from your past could start a cold war at home. Slap on your best Reagan impersonation and beg your honey to tear down this wall, before you get frostbite from sleeping in the doghouse. Capricorn: Lately, you’re more brawn than brains; you’re the scariest thing in a dark alley, but only because packs of Sudoku attack in good light. Reacquaint yourself with a book or two before someone sics
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a crossword puzzle on you. Aquarius: Eating healthy is great, but your mood may indicate a needed boost in your meds, too. An apple a day will only keep the doctor away if you have good aim. Pisces: Some days, finding the beauty in life just needs a window; other days, you need a Hubble-sized magnifying glass. Feel lucky, because others have no pane, no gain. Answers on page 29
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Trained Personal Care Assistant Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Arkansas is currently accepting applications for trained Personal Care Assistants to work with our In-Home clients in Carroll County. We are looking for outstanding individuals with terrific work ethics that truly care about our senior citizens. In exchange for your good efforts we offer you flexible hours, a competitive starting wage of $9.10 per hour, a generous bonus plan and participation in the Agency’s retirement plan. Experience preferred. For more information and to apply go to www.aaanwar.org and click on the Employment tab.
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Jordan Moyer, right, scoops up batter to make the first batch of giant cupcakes she and Nathan Andress are baking, a popup business project of the Eureka Springs Downtown Network’s Teen Network. The cupcakes, decorated with fondant and icing by Jordan, Nathan, Sarah Andress and Wade Carter, will resemble gift packages, and be sold for $5 each at the Party in Basin Park following the Christmas parade Friday night. Cupcakes can also be ordered by emailing jordanelizabethmoyer@gmail.com.
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downtown. He was able to send the man home by cab. 1:13 a.m. — A routine traffic stop resulted in the arrest of a man for DWI and driving left of center. 4:35 a.m. — An arrest was made inside the police department lobby of a woman for disorderly conduct. Lady-like she’s not. 10:32 a.m. — A complainant advised was out drinking the previous night and misplaced his vehicle. Officers found it at pub a few blocks where it was originally believed to be. Don’t you hate it when that happens. 11:19 a.m. — Complainant advised of suspicious circumstances involving a couple. Officers arrived and spoke to all involved, including the manager and the matter was resolved. Thank you officers! 11:55 a.m. — Complainant advised she had a rocking chair stolen from her porch. A report was taken. Maybe the long-tailed cat did it?
3:24 p.m. — An intoxicated person was reported leaving a local healthcare facility. Once she was outside city limits, the CCSO was notified. Dec. 1 12:57 a.m. — Routine traffic stop at a local grocery store resulted in the arrest of a woman for a warrant for “hot” checks and given a citation for possession of a controlled substance. Sometimes it doesn’t pay to go to the store! 1:37 a.m. — A local inn owner called to advise of an individual that was drinking and attempting to drive off. Officers arrived and determined it to be a misunderstanding. 11:18 a.m. — An officer witnessed a two vehicle accident at a private property business parking lot. He stopped to talk to them and they chose not to file a report. 11:33 a.m. — A man was arrested from a routine traffic stop on a no bond warrant from a city east of here. The subject was later found to have outstanding warrants from two other locations. This guy has troubles.
3:29 p.m. — Complainant advised that she received a call advising the alarm was sounding at the local high school. Officers arrived and determined everything to be ok. What’s the fun of an alarm going off on the weekend, I thought that’s how kids got out of school during the week? 7:01 p.m. — A woman called to report her husband spanked their child and it was too much. Officers arrived and had the man leave for the night and a report was taken. 8:24 p.m. — A caller requested a welfare check on his sister, as he hadn’t been able to make contact with her. The officers arrived to find she was okay and requested she call her brother. 10:28 p.m. — A suspicious man was reported to be on a woman’s porch looking for a place to stay. She told him to leave, but he said he would be coming back and he walked away. Officer were able to locate him and advised him to move on. Hit the road Jack and don’t ‘cha come back no mo’, no mo’, no mo’, no mo’!
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he remembered, and he finished with an interactive question with the class about the shocking events during our lifetimes and how we remembered them. For me, Mr. Kellogg’s funny interludes and verbose descriptions brought reality to an event I am mostly removed from. The alert faces of my classmates led me to believe I wasn’t the only one who was
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who lived with her parents, is 56 and after their deaths, applied for a Civil War pension as an invalid. Eliza died in December of 1921 at the age of 80. John died in February of 1928 at the age of 93. Both are buried in the Eureka Springs Cemetery. In 1929, Nora Finnell bought the house for $1,200 from Marshall True. Finnell lived in the house for 41 years until her death in 1968. Her daughter, Louise Williams, lived there until her death in 1980. David and Helen Jeffery bought the home in 1984 and lived there until 1991, selling
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more than a little intrigued by Mr. Kellogg’s storytelling. ••• Manon Gros, a contributing columnist for the Lovely County Citizen, has written a food column for the Citizen in the past, and she enjoys learning, reading, writing, eating, and playing soccer in her free time. She is a senior at Eureka Springs High School and the daughter of Patrice and Karen Gros. She welcomes feedback via email, manonemma@gmail.com.
it to the Newberrys. Jim Vernon bought the home in 1992, but after he moved away, it stood empty for seven years. Vernon sold it Frankie Green, who has been remodeling it for the past year. During the remodeling, Green discovered a hidden stairway behind the main stairs. The stairs went from the original kitchen to the lower level, where there were four bedrooms. Years later the stairway was covered up. The tin ceiling, flooring, pocket doors between living room and dining room, windows with stained glass in the corners and light fixture in the living room are all original, as is the brass hardware on the doors.
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Artists, Artists Everywhere... The Eureka Springs School of the Arts’ annual Fall Art Show was a great time for area artists and art-lovers, organizers said. It was held last Saturday at the Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center, and artists from across the area set up tables and booths to show and sell their work.
Zeek Taylor at his booth at the ESSA Art Show.
Sarah Hudson of Grandview holding a piece of Ranaga Area artist and photographer Jae Vercenak. Farbiarz jewelry.
Eureka Springs artist Kate Baer peeks through an opening in her display.
Eureka Springs artists David Rush and Patty Edward.
Lauren Arndt, from Wichita, Kan., was in Eureka Springs with her family for the holiday weekend.
Peggy Feltrope, left, takes a look at jewlery made by Eureka Springs artist Janet Alexander, at right.
Pea Ridge artist Rebecca Isaac uses her down time to sketch.
Katy Guetzlaff of Eureka Springs looks at Kate Baer jewelry.
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