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The Making of a Musical ESHS drama department presents Annie, Jr. By Samantha Jones
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It’s Tuesday afternoon, and students begin to fill the Eureka Springs High School auditorium. They are preparing to rehearse for Annie, Jr., the school’s first musical. Some of them sprawl out on the stage. Others sit in the audience waiting for Rick Mann, who is directing the musical, to tell them what to do. In two days, they will be performing the musical for Eureka Springs Middle School students. A performance for high school students will follow that Friday, with community performances both Friday and Saturday night. Today, they have to rehearse without their lead actress. Senior Corinna Campbell-Green, Mann informs them, is playing in a basketball game this afternoon. “That’s one of the challenges we have. Some of our cast is involved in other activities,” Mann says. But the show must go on. Rachel Adams, a sophomore who portrays villainous Lily St. Regis in the musical, stands in for Campbell-Green. Adams is the ideal stand-in: Since she has created all the choreography for the musical, she knows each character’s movements well. Singing, she notes, is not her strong suit. “Can someone sing with me on this one?” she asks as the music for “Tomorrow” begins to play. Without hesitation, three or four other actresses join in. More voices drift in once they start singing. As the students sing together, it becomes apparent that they understand the value of teamwork. “I’m really proud of all of us,” Adams says after rehearsal. “A lot of us here are new to drama. I think everyone’s doing a really good job.” Dress Rehearsal With just one day before their first community performance, the drama students discuss the problems they had with their dress rehearsal for middle school students earlier in the day. During the performance, senior Sam Todd says, the
door to Miss Hannigan’s office fell off its hinges. “That and some of us had trouble staying in character,” Adams says, nodding toward Todd. Todd laughs and raises his eyebrows. “I had an easy time staying in character,” he says. This banter is common among the actors in the musical. Savannah Haney, who plays multiple characters in the play, points out how well the students get along as fellow students Makenzie Meyers and Izaiah Terry talk over her. “We work together pretty well, except for taking turns speaking apparently,” Haney laughs. “We all speak at the same time.” Meyers agrees, saying the students have come a long way since rehearsal began in mid-October. She says the production has really come together in the past few days; the set for the “N.Y.C.” number, she explains, wasn’t complete until the dress rehearsal today. “We were really pressed for time,” she says. “Yeah, we were really worried,” Terry says. Junior Heidi Kirk doesn’t think they had too much to worry about after all. Her concern, she notes, is performing for high school students tomorrow. Kirk describes how it feels to perform for her peers. She has been in drama since she was a freshman, but Kirk says she still feels nervous right before she goes on stage. “A lot of people say it gets better with time, but for me it’s always the moment before I walk on the stage. I get this pit in my stomach but then it goes away,” Kirk says. The thought of the high school performance, she continues, scares her more than any other. “That is the most nerve-racking,” Kirk says. Campbell-Green describes feeling that nervousness. Younger kids, she says, are less likely to notice mistakes and more likely to give performers a break when
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Keeping the mood lighthearted before the show, Corinna Campbell-Green asks her friend Syama Barden if he’d like to dance.
obvious mistakes happen. “Our peers are a little more judgmental and a little harsher in their opinions,” Campbell-Green says. Adams agrees but says she’s excited to perform for her peers. After working on the show for more than a month, Adams says she wants her friends to see what the drama students have been doing. “I think it’s going to be fun. There will definitely be a lot more laughter and a lot more rowdiness,” Adams says. High School Performance Despite their concerns, the students report Friday afternoon that the high school performance went well. “Our set changing was really good. We got every scene pretty much right,” Adams says. Sophomore Ashlynn Lockhart, who plays Grace Ferrell, points out that some of the students forgot their lines during the performance. “We had to improvise. It was awkward. It was in front of our friends,” Lockhart says. Kirk believes the performance was much better than the performance for the middle school students. The middle
school performance, Kirk notes, was a good way for the cast to prepare for the bigger performances. “It always comes together, and today it came together for us,” Kirk says. With the production coming to an end, Kirk and other students express sadness. Kirk says it’s especially sad to see this production end because of how little time the cast had to pull it together. “We kind of had a late start on it, and I’m not ready for it to be over. It’s been so fun,” Kirk says. Other students agree. For Robert Jones, the production has been a way for him to be around his friends every day after school. Jones calls the cast a family, describing how they work together even when they don’t like each other. “We do get intense sometimes but in the end we alway stop and joke about it. If we mess up and get angry with someone, we stop and apologize and work it out,” Jones says. “We really are a family.” Being in drama, Wyatt Pavelsek says, helps him unwind. Pavelsek explains how stressful it can be to balance school, See Annie, Jr., page 19
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Murphy discusses community center plans By Samantha Jones
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Diane Murphy presented information on the proposed Eureka Springs Community Center on Tuesday night at the Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce Banquet. The center, Murphy said, will be built on the property of the old Eureka Springs High School. Murphy is chairwoman of the Eureka Springs Highlander Community Center Foundation; she said the foundation has been working with the Eureka Springs School Board to establish a lease agreement to be completed in 2016. At the school board’s meeting Tuesday night, Superintendent Bryan Pruitt said he will be signing the contract agreement between the school district and the foundation later this week. Once the contract is signed, Pruitt said the district’s legal counsel will look it over to create a lease agreement. Murphy thanked the school board for its help, saying this project has been in the works for a long time. “They could’ve done something different a long time ago, but they’ve waited with us through this process,” Murphy said. She presented the layout of the proposed center, saying the foundation will keep the gym and refurbish it. Murphy described the various components of the proposal, including workout equipment, meeting rooms, a media room, an outdoor venue and an office park. The office park, she noted, will be the
source of the proposed center’s revenue along with memberships and rentals. “We just got the new website going and we’ve already had inquiries from people asking about space and getting on the list to reserve space, so that’s exciting,” Murphy said. The outdoor venue, she continued, will allow space for the Farmers Market, car shows, craft shows, concerts and general gatherings. “We hope it turns into something green and lovely and inviting,” Murphy
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said. “We’ve envisioned it really having multiple layers of benefits.” Bill Featherstone, who works with the city’s parks department, said he will be working with the foundation to establish a trail system on and around the proposed center. Featherstone explained that a trail will be created spanning the perimeter of the center, allowing residents to walk or run in a safe, well-lit environment. “It will serve as a fitness trail where you can get a full-body workout,” Feath-
erstone said. He said he is also working on a public trail beginning at the center and leading downtown. Murphy asked that anyone interested in the project visit the foundation’s website, www.EurekaSpringsCommunityCenter.com. She said the foundation will be holding meetings in the future to receive input from community members. “We are looking forward to keeping you informed and getting you all involved,” Murphy said. From
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Chamber of Commerce holds annual awards banquet By Scott Loftis
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The Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce held its annual awards banquet Tuesday night at the Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center, looking back on a sometimes tumultuous 2015 with an optimistic eye toward the future. The chamber introduced Tammy Thurow as its new president and chief operations officer. Although Thurow’s hiring was announced earlier this month, Tuesday’s banquet marked her first public appearance in her new role, and she addressed the audience briefly. “I am so excited to be a part of this city and this chamber,” Thurow said. “We want to continue working with the community. … We’re going to have a great year. We’re going to have a lot of fun.” Thurow, who currently serves as vice president of membership and development for the Bentonville/Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce, will officially
begin working in Eureka Springs on Jan. 4. Kent Butler, who will be chairman of the chamber’s board of directors in 2016, praised interim director Damon Henke for his work on behalf of the chamber this year. Henke volunteered for the interim director’s role after the chamber’s previous president and chief executive officer, Mike Bishop, was fired in March. “Damon has done a tremendous job this year of restoring confidence in the chamber,” Butler said. Butler also announced the formation of an ex officio advisory board that will meet four times in 2016 and consult with the chamber’s board of directors. After an opening welcome by 2015 chamber board chairman Cathy Handley, Henke gave a brief review of 2015 and outlined the chamber’s 2016 work plan. Tuesday’s banquet also featured a presentation from the Eureka Springs See Chamber, page 7
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Third annual Ozark Mountain Music Festival
The Ozark Mountain Music Festival, or OzMoMu, returns to the stages of the 1905 Basin Park Hotel January 21 to 24. This year’s musical extravaganza, OzMoMu3, will once again focus around an Ozark Mountain fusion of bluegrass, folk, and American roots music with a festival lineup that includes four days of music on multiple stages. The Haunted Windchimes will be playing their traditional folk and blues music fused with a vintage vibe. The group’s subtle and collective genius features original material. Their vocal harmonies are interwoven with instrumental mastery to form an embroidered musical sound that really set them apart. They will be headlining on Friday night. Kicking off the four days on Thursday night is Friends of the Phamily from Rogers, Ark. Even though they enjoy performing original material, the focus of their time on stage is devoted to their true love, the music of the Grateful Dead. This performance will be followed by the first round of probably the wildest blending of sounds of the long weekend. These four nightly finale sessions, the Group JAM!, will be where all bands gather and play together as one until the wee hours. Entertaining on Friday night in addition to aforementioned The Haunted Windchimes will be Chucky Waggs, a multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter based out of the hills of Eureka Springs.
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He will present his intimate, often humorous, folk ballads and downright rowdy stomp-alongs. Also taking the stage for one of the six performances that day will be The Whole Famn Damily. This Conway, Ark. band is not related by blood, only by the sweat and tears they pour into their music rooted in the old traditions of the mountains. Saturday the festival will feature nine performances featuring the headliner, The Kansas City Bear Fighters. Their sound is said to be an homage to the music that serves as a salve for one’s soul. Other groups taking one of the Basin Park, Barefoot Ballroom, Ozark Room and The Balcony stages are: Grazzhopper from Tulsa, Okla. with their fusion of the best parts of bluegrass and folk; Opal Agagia & The Sweet Nothings from Eureka Springs offering sweet bluegrass, jazz and funk as they did at OzMoMu2; Cindy Woolf & Mark Bilyeu, also known as The Creekrocks, from Springfield, Mo. who have been making Big Smith music for more than a dozen years and sweet harmonies as a married duo for two. Another group that will be playing is Arkansauce from Fayetteville and Calamity Cubes from Wichita, Kan., a four-piece “thrashicana band.” And when the sun is high in the sky on Sunday, OzMoMu3 closes out their weekend music festival extravaganza with the über-popular Bloody Mary Show, this year featuring Jimmy Wayne Garrett Band from Eureka Springs. They will ring up another bluesy performance as gathered music lovers say farewell to the festival and each other knowing fullwell they will be returning to OzMoMu4 in 2017. Jack Moyer, general manager and vice-president of operations for the 1905 Basin Park Hotel said the hotels are “excited to be hosting this next great Eureka Springs musical tradition.” General festival information may be found at OzarkMountianMusicFestival. com and on Facebook.
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grew up in a medium-sized southeast Texas town where refinery smog billowed on the horizon as the stench of rotten eggs wafted through the windows at 7 a.m. I learned from a very early age that if you didn’t want to burn your buns when you sat in the car, you might want to put a towel down and to close the windows if I didn’t want my nostrils to be assaulted. If I got bitten by the fire ants while playing at Port Neches park, it was a lesson to remember the bug spray. Believe me, that’s one lesson that only took once to learn. When I started my career at the Port Arthur News, I learned quickly how business runs in a refinery town filled with high-powered attorneys and oil barons. Some snakes bite before you even know they were in the grass, Mama used to say. She would know because she worked for the city sewer department and then for a well-known attorney. Karen Silkwood grew up a few blocks away from the government-subsidized apartments I called home for so many years. Truth was not a virtue you could circumvent in these parts, not if you wanted to breathe. When people are dealing crack a few doors from yours, you learn quick how to read people and ask questions about anything and everything — you learn how to hone your B.S. meter. Lack of situational awareness could land you in the emergency room or in a graveyard a few feet from the refinery down near the shipyard. I’m constantly appalled by how often people question themselves instead of using basic laws of logic and common sense to discern disinformation and make decisions. When we go vote, we walk through tons of cow patties to find out who the best candidate is — or at least we used to. Disinformation is so prevalent in politics now that those running for office are mocking the masses and journalists. Trump, this one’s for you. Remember, it takes millions of dollars in research and media campaigns to keep people arguing about the seemingly random target placed in front of them. God help us if we unite. We might just move mountains and change the world and well, that can’t happen. Out damn hippy, out. We live in a computer-generated reality where documents and photos can be, and often are, forged, manipulated and altered as a way to provide evidence to support false arguments.
While it takes a fairly trained eye to differentiate augmented reality, basic age-old laws of logic can be one of your greatest weapons. Sticking your head in the sand does nothing, literally, because things never change. When I was a senior in high school, I remember looking up from my desk on one of those days where it would have been Alana Cook better to skip school and head to to the oily beach. “Not making a decision is making a decision,” the sign said. “Oh crap, fine,” I thought. Somebody had to take the test and somebody had to bring Mama her food because she was sick from the toxic smog again. Here are a few logical commandments to remember as you make your way through the Koch, err, I mean cow pasture: 1. Thou shalt not attack a person’s character but attack the argument. Can I have some ad homily with that? 2. Thou shalt not misrepresent a person’s argument to make it easier to attack. Pieces of straw make the whole man. 3. Thou shalt not use small numbers to represent the all. Haste makes waste. 4. Thou shalt not argue the position by assuming one of its premises is true. 5. Thou shalt not claim that because something occurred before, it must be the cause. 6. Thou shalt not reduce the argument down to two possibilities or negate considering the most obvious. Occum sock ‘em. 7. Thou shalt not argue that because of ignorance, a claim must be true or false. 8. Thou shalt not lay the burden of proof onto him that is questioning the claim. They are your monkeys and circus, not mine. I’m just wondering why they’re caged. 9. Thou shalt not assume “this” follows “that” when there is no logical connection. 10. Thou shall not argue that because a premise is popular, it must be true. Editor’s note: This is part two of a series on discerning disinformation.
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Eureka Springs city council passed a law with an emergency clause during Monday night’s meeting to raise water rates. Aldermen voted 4-1 in favor of the law. James DeVito and Terry McClung were absent and Mayor Butch Berry voted in favor of the law. Aldermen struck out references to sewer in the Ordinance 2234. Alderman Bob Thomas questioned the need for an emergency clause. “I don’t see the emergency. We are getting footloose and fancy free with the emergency clause.” Berry said that invoking the clause would help the city save money. “If we don’t invoke the emergency clause, it would cost the city $8,000 again because water from CBWD is $8,000 a month,” he said. Alderman David Mitchell explained that the city read the proposed ordinance twice during the last meeting and nobody from the public objected to the rate increase. “At the last meeting, we gave people two weeks to go on record and I didn’t hear anything,” he said. Aldermen also passed a resolution authorizing Berry to negotiate and execute a parking lot lease agreement for the Carroll County Western District Courthouse parking lots with the county as the lessor and the city as the lessee. Berry explained the lease was the standard agreement the city “has always done with the county” and that it allows him to negotiate with
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the county judge for the agreement. “We do make money from the lease. Because of the issue with the drainage tunnel, the judge thought repairs were our responsibility and we determined it was the county’s and we got a grant on behalf of the county,” Berry said. “There’s some people with quorum court that think they should take the parking lot back because we are making money. There are costs with parking enforcement and if the county takes over the lot, they will need to enforce those issues. They wouldn’t have our meters.” Berry went on to explain the grant. “We got a $140,000 grant and they ended up with 75 percent of the money and we got 25 percent and I thought it ended up very equitable since we used our labor and handled surfacing and re-striping which was a little over $20 grand for that portion,” he said. Berry also said the city is trying to hold one more budget workshop before the year’s end and that Lonnie Clark, the city’s finance director, is taking accrued leave time so the workshop will need to coincide with his schedule. Mitchell, who has been a central figure to questioning the budget, said he was pleased with Berry’s efforts nailing down the budget this year. “We had three to four workshops proceeding up to this point and council was able to sit in and get good detail,” he said. Aldermen also approved Melissa Greene’s renewal application for a seat on the planning commission.
Paul and medium Juliana Fay of Intrigue Theater. The banquet concluded with the presentation of the chamber’s annual awards. Melonlight Dance Studio was recognized as the Outstanding New Business. Molly Pinkley of Myrtie Mae’s Cafe was present-
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ed with the Service Dedication Award. KJ Zumwalde of KJ’s Caribe Restaurant received the Community Support Award, and the Reed family received the Community Foundation Award. The family operates Thorncrown Chapel, which was built by the late Jim Reed.
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Ethan Robison is one lucky guy, hanging out at 7D-B4 with the ladies of Melonlight.
The Eureka Springs Community Center is one step closer to becoming a reality. Eureka Springs School District Superintendent Bryan Pruitt said at Tuesday night’s school board meeting that he will be signing the contract agreement between the school district and the Eureka Springs Highlander Community Center Foundation this week. Once the contract is signed, Pruitt said the district’s legal counsel will look it over. “It’ll go back to our lawyer for the lease,” Pruitt said. Pam McGarrah presented financial updates, saying the district’s bank balance at the end of November was $6,952,000. The fund balance, she said, was $6,988,000 and the legal balance was $2,299,000. Middle school teacher Randy Stainer discussed his use of technology. This year, Stainer said, he has stopped using paper almost completely in favor of the Google classroom. Stainer said his students have been doing projects where they research, read and write.
“It’s more realistic in terms of what these kids are going to need to be able to do when they’re employed. People are not going to give them books to do research. They’re going to give them computers,” Stainer said. The move to a paperless classroom, he continued, has been successful. Stainer noted that many other teachers in the school district are using the Google classroom as well. “I really, really like it. It makes teachers’ lives easier,” Stainer said. High school teacher Adam Louderback updated the board on the high school. This month, Louderback said, high school students have been involved in events celebrating the holidays. These events include Santa in the Park, Thanksgiving baskets and the Angel Tree program. “They’ve served 130 families through the Angel Tree, and the National Honor Society is wrapping everything up,” Louderback said. The board’s next regular meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21 at the administration building.
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The Milwagon family’s Star Wars spirit shined bright on Friday night.
The sopranos and altos of the Ozarks Chorale joined with tenors and basses in presenting Holidays in the Hills, their annual Christmas concert. Beth Withey is the conductor and artistic director and Ellen Stephenson is the accompanist.
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Tea Room says goodbye
Waitresses Flo and No-Flo jazzing’ around.
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Toys for Tots Chili Cook-Off
Photos by Jim McCain ABOVE: Eight different types of chili were entered into Carroll County’s first annual Toys For Tots chili cookoff dundraiser last Saturday. AT LEFT: Toys for Tots fundraiser attendees not only donated by voting in the chili cook-off, but they also overflowed boxes with brand new toys and generously participated in a live auction of baked goods.
Photos by Tavi Ellis Becky Ross and Lata Lovell ham it up
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This week’s Pet of the Week is Lola, a very large, very pretty 21-monthold blonde Bull Mastiff and Lab mix. Lola was a stray. She’s super-sweet, very calm, housebroken, great with other dogs, leash-trained and not food-aggressive. Lola is just a big baby who needs a home. Lola has her shots, is spayed and is adoptable at the Good Shepherd Animal Shelter, Highway 62 east of Eureka Springs, open 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. every day but Wednesday. Call 479253-9188 for more information.
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The Natural Way
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talk up the South Beach diet Jim Fain plan a great deal as this is the way I think most people should eat. Also, back in my early days of medicine, I was with the University of Miami and Jackson Memorial Hospital where we routinely collaborated with cardiologists from South Beach and Mount Sinai Medical Center. I know some of the physicians mentioned in the original South Beach book. The South Beach plan is rock solid, tasty, easy and based on the glycemic index. The glycemic index was originally created for those with pre-diabetes and diabetes Type 2. The index is a tool to compare the amount of sugar produced after digestion and in your blood. A number is assigned so that comparison can be made with other foods you may choose. The lower the number the less insulin your body will produce. There are different glycemic lists so choose one and stay with that one, they are not interchangeable. This is a superb nutritional tool to use with yeast, cancer or special dietary needs. This is excellent for healthy people who wish to manage their weight or just to stay healthier, too. On the South Beach glycemic index to lose weight choose foods below 65 on the index and eat as much as you wish. You will lose weight, often dramatically. To maintain weight choose foods 75 or below and to gain weight choose 75 and higher. For health maintenance choose 75 and lower. Meats of any kind, just like cheese, eggs and oil, see good oil below, have no glycemic index value, as these do not raise blood sugar levels. Eat as much of these foods as you wish and as often as you like. Of course, if you have a serious ailment your food choices will vary. Small amounts of real butter, olive oil, avocado, sesame and coconut oil are all good choices. Should you decide to fry food, choose safflower oil due to it’s high smoke point. Recipes are easy to find and easy to prepare. Beneficial digestive supplements include probiotics, enzymes, lactoferrin, aloe and a host of natural vitamins. For weight loss, I especially like garcinia cambogia. Weight loss after this time of feasting is usually on most people’s agenda so the beginning of the year is a great time to change your food choices in a delicious way that is very good for you so enjoy.
Wisecrack Zodiac ARIES: Everyone thinks you have a pocketful of sunshine but what you really have is a storm front in your Underoos. Batten down the flaps, because there’s a hurricane headed for your pants. TAURUS: You’ve been under that rain cloud so long, you have a wet blanket dripping over your brain. Wring it out and get some sun; you can’t make a new spark unless you have some hot Tinder. GEMINI: Others are comfortably numb, but you’re excitedly hyper. Don’t worry, you’re still in the Pink Floyd groove, you just have more energy for the air guitar solo. Kick those lazy bums to the dark side of the moon. CANCER: An apple a day keeps the doctor away, especially since you throw overhand. When your pitching arm gets sore and you run out of fruit, let him come a little closer so he can renew your meds. LEO: For everything, there is a season. Sometimes it’s pepper, other times it’s garlic. Prepare for some eye-watering goodness, because this week the universe is using wasabi with a dash of soy. VIRGO: If everything seems black, don’t worry. You’ll find the light in the dark. Tread carefully around the Legos and open the refrigerator. LIBRA: You’re climbing the ladder to the top, but you’re not making much progress. Check the bottom for quicksand. One good, clear jump and you’re on solid ground again. SCORPIO: You have a magnetic personality, which explains why all the wingnuts and screwballs fly your way. Once you pry them off, you can look for someone with buns of steel. SAGITTARIUS: Some people find the beauty in each day, but your talent is finding the weird. Of the two, yours is more inter-
© Beth Bartlett, 2013 Want more? Visit Beth at www.wisecrackzodiac.com
esting. Loveliness gets old but everyone loves some awesome weirdness. You can start with that family photo album. CAPRICORN: On Tuesday, you discover a secret. Do you blab it, or keep it to yourself? Depends on how much you need a raise, and if you have pictures. AQUARIUS: You’ve always been a do-it-yourself type of person. However, some things aren’t meant for the DIY treatment, like breast implants or
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exorcisms. If your path includes both, you live a far more exciting life than most of us. Still, seek professional help. PISCES: Wise men say comfort is the enemy of innovation, but they never found the right chair. Go ahead, put your feet up, grab a snack and get comfortable. It’s where you do your best thinking. Answers on page 16
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Lively Entertainment THURSDAY, DEC. 17 • Cathouse / Pied Piper, 82 Armstrong, 479-363-9976: Naughty Pajama Party!, 8 p.m. • Chelsea’s, 10 Mountain St., 479-2536723: Chelsea’s Xmas Party!, 7 p.m. • Eureka Live, 35 N. Main, 479-253-7020: Green Screen Karaoke, 9 p.m. • Grande Taverne, 37 N. Main St., 479-2536756: Jerry Yester, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard), 105 E. Van Buren, 479-253-2500: TBA, 8 p.m. FRIDAY, DEC. 18 • Brews, 2 Pine St., 479-244-0878: Brian Martin, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. • Cathouse / Pied Piper, 479-363-9976: Amy Leigh, 8 p.m. to midnight • Chelsea’s, 10 Mountain St., 479-2536723: Michael Schembre & Dan Redmond, 9 p.m. • Eureka Live, 35 N. Main, 479-253-7020: DJ and Dancing, 9 p.m. to close • Grande Taverne, 479-253-6756: Arkansas Red, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
• Grub & Pub Club 169, 169 E. Van Buren, 479-253-7122: George Brothers, 8:30 p.m. • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): DJ Karaoke with Kara • New Delhi Cafe, 479-253-2525: Terri & the Executives, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Den, 47 Spring St., 479363-6444: Karaoke with DJ Goose, 8 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Tavern, 417 W. Van Buren, 479-253-8544: North of Forty Duo, 7 p.m. SATURDAY, DEC. 19 • Brews, 2 Pine St., 479-244-0878: Johai Kafa, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m • Cathouse / Pied Piper, 479-363-9976: Juke Box Night, 8 p.m. to Midnight • Chelsea’s, 10 Mountain St., 479-2536723: Black Out Boys, 9 p.m. • Eureka Live, 479-253-7020: DJ and Dancing, 9 p.m. to close • Grande Taverne, 479-253-6756: Jerry Yester, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
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• Grub & Pub Club 169, 479-253-7122: Karaoke, 8 p.m. • Legends Saloon: TBA, 9 p.m., • New Delhi Cafe, 479-253-2525: TBA, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Den: Jimmy Wayne Garrett, noon to 4 p.m.; Jimmy Wayne Garrett, 8 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Tavern, 479-253-8544: 2 Dog 2 Karaoke, 7 p.m. • The Stone House, 89 S. Main, 479-3636411: Handmade Moments, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. SUNDAY, DEC. 20. • Chelsea’s, 479-253-6723: The Mudhawks, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): Texas Holdem, 7 p.m. • New Delhi Cafe, 479-253-2525: TBA • Rowdy Beaver Tavern, 479-253-8544: Free Pool MONDAY, DEC. 21 • Brews, 479-244-0878: Artist Reception for Julie Kahn Valentine, 5 p.m. to 8
p.m. • Chelsea’s: SprUngbilly, 9 p.m. • Grub & Pub Club 169, 479-253-7122: Pool Tournament, 8 p.m. • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): Ladies Night, Happy Hour all night for ladies! TUESDAY, DEC. 22 • Brews, 479-244-0878: Artist Reception for Julie Kahn Valentine, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. • Cathouse / Pied Piper, 479-363-9976: Los Roscoes, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. • Chelsea’s: Open Mic, 9 p.m. • Grub & Pub Club 169, 479-253-7122: Taco Tuesday • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): Game Night: Texas Holdem and Pool Tournament, 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 23 • Chelsea’s: Jimmy Wayne Garrett, 9 p.m. • Grub & Pub Club 169: Wild Women Wednesdays, Ladies Night • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): Game Night: Beer Pong, Jinga, etc.
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Calendar of Events Send calendar entries to Samantha Jones at CCNNews@cox-internet.com. The calendar is reserved for events sponsored by non-profit entities, benefits for non-profits and free events. First priority will be given to organizations providing a public service, such as rural fire departments, schools, churches, hospital auxiliaries and services for senior citizens or veterans. Submissions should be timely. Calendar listings should not be more than 30 days in advance of the event. The calendar is sometimes edited to fit the available space in the print edition. See the full calendar online at www.LovelyCitizen.com.
Dec. 17: Carroll County Historical Society Meeting
The Carroll County Historical Society will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, at the Carroll County Historical Museum’s community room. Call 870-423-6312 for more information.
Dec. 18: Polar Express Party
The Carnegie Public Library will host a Polar Express party for young children from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18. Kids are invited to wear their pajamas. There will be milk and cookies, a simple craft for small hands, a journey to the north pole and a reading of the classic novel “The Polar Express.” Contact the library at 479-253-8754 or info@eurekalibrary.org for more information.
Dec. 19: Democratic Debate Party
There will be a democratic debate party at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at the Carnegie Library Annex at 192 Spring Street in Eureka Springs. Call Sonny Carter at 479-253-2853 for more information.
Dec. 20: Christmas Cantata
The Eureka Springs Methodist Choir will perform a Christmas Cantata at 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, at the church’s morning service. All are welcome.
Dec. 20: Christmas Songs
Secular and sacred Christmas songs will be sung at 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, at the Eureka Unitarian Universal-
Transition Joe Compton Luker, Jr., 74, of Eureka Springs died Dec. 2, 2015 from complications after open heart surgery. Joe was preceded in death by his father and mother, Joe Compton Luker and Zula Inez Stanley Luker Broyles. Joe was the dearly loved spouse of Melva Luker, cherished brother of James Charles Luker and sister-in-law Myra Luker, and adored father and stepfather of Jonathan Luker, Anne Ream, Robert Ream, and Kary Ream. His grandchildren — Cami, Alaina, Marisa, Joey, Jules and Arline — adored their Papa Joe. He will be deeply missed by family and many friends, young and old. As is fitting for a loving and beloved man, Joe was born on Valentine’s Day, Feb.
ist Fellowship at 17 Elk St. in Eureka Springs. Childcare is provided.
is provided. More details on the brunch will be announced at a later date.
Dec. 21: Metafizzies
Jan. 23: Garage Sale
Meeting
The Eureka Springs Metaphysical Society (Metafizzies) will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21 at the Heart of Many Ways at 68 Mountain St. in Eureka Springs. Stephen Foster will discuss a metaphysical interpretation of the Bible. All are welcome.
Dec. 25: Christmas Dinner
A community Christmas dinner will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 25, at the ECHO Clinic dining room. The dinner is sponsored by Flint Street Fellowship. All are welcome and there is no charge. Call 479-253-4945 for more information or to volunteer.
Dec. 27: Holiday Brunch
The annual holiday brunch will take place at 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 27, at the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 17 Elk St. in Eureka Springs. Child care
Best Western Inn of the Ozarks will host the second annual Eureka Springs Historical Museum’s Garage Sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, in the convention center. Admission will cost $3 per person. You can rent an 8-by-30foot booth for $30 to sell items. Tables are available for an additional $5. Call Kindra at 479-253-9768 Ext. 602 or email kindra@innoftheozarks.com for more information or to reserve a space.
April 2-10: Holiday Island Travel Club Trip
The Holiday Island Travel Club will host a trip to Savannah, Jekyll Island and Beaufort from Saturday, April 2 to Sunday, April 10. It will cost $723 for all lodging, 14 meals and a planned tour. A deposit of $75 is required. Call Janice at 479-253-9890 or 479244-7669 for more information or visit www.grouptrips.com/holidayislandtravelclub.
Joe Compton Luker, Jr. Feb. 14, 1941 – Dec. 2, 2015
14, 1941, in Little Rock, Ark. An outstanding athlete and scholar, Joe was an all-state varsity football player and lettered three years in varsity basketball. He was Salutatorian and Harvard Book Award recipient of his 1959 graduating class at North Little Rock High School. Joe went on to receive his Bachelor of Engineering degree from Northwestern University, his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Arkansas and a Master of Law (Taxation) from New York University. Joe served honorably as Lieutenant Commander and Judge Advocate General in the United States Navy. He successfully practiced law in both Arkansas and California. A dedicated and trustworthy community activist, Joe served as president, legal ad-
visor and volunteer for the Grassy Knob Fire Department, Emeritus Foundation Director of The Carroll and Madison County Library Foundations and as a member of the Opera of the Ozarks Guild. Joe was insatiably curious and a lifelong learner. His keen interest in novels, poetry, music and theatre fed his love for world travel. He was also a skilled fisherman. Few could make a top-water lure dance to catch more fish than Joe Luker. He was an ever-loyal Arkansas Razorbacks and Northwestern Wildcats fan. Donations in Joe’s honor can be sent to The Carroll and Madison Public Library Foundation, 106 Spring St., Berryville, Ark. 72616, online at www.cmlibraryfoundation.com or The Voices and Faces
Project 47 West Polk Street #170 Chicago, Ill.60605 and at voicesandfaces.org.
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IMMEDIATE OPENING FOR COOK POSITION Call 479-530-3779 Or bring resume to: GREEN ACRE LODGE 89 Hillside Drive Holiday Island
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Transition
Santo Rizzo, III,
April 21, 1948 – Dec. 9, 2015
Santo Rizzo, III, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born April 21, 1948 in Bridgeton, N.J., a son of Santo Rizzo Jr. and Patience Ann (Jaggers) Rizzo. He departed this life Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015 in his home with family by his side in Eureka Springs, at the age of 67. Santo was preceded in death by his parents, Santo Rizzo Jr. and Patience Ann Rizzo and his sister and brother. Santo was a member of the National Rifle Association and he enjoyed cooking, coin collecting, marble collecting, gun restoration, and fly fishing. He is survived by four children: Santo Rizzo IV of Eureka Springs,
Jennifer Rizzo of Winslow, Ark., Angela Hamilton of Booneville, Ark., and Kerri Rizzo of Mountainburg, Ark.; eight grandchildren: Santo Rizzo V, Sean Rizzo, Stella Purcell, Mason Purcell, Elliott Purcell, Mikie Dudley, Ryan Dudley, and Mikael Dudley; two great-grandchildren: Karlie Dudley and Blaike Dudley; one sister: Pat and husband Chesley Arrington of Bentonville; one brother: John Rizzo of Reno, Nev.; and a host of other family, friends, and loved ones. Private family services will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Nelson Funeral Service. Online condol
Transition Wilfred Dale “Willie” Helgeson July 13, 1931 – Dec. 9, 2015
Wilfred Dale “Willie” Helgeson, a resident of Oak Grove, Ark. was born July 13, 1931 in Oregon City, Ore., a son of Henry and Alice Elvira (Golladay) Helgeson. He departed this life Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015 in Rogers, at the age of 84. Willie was united in marriage with Frances (Hicks) Helgeson who preceded him in death. He was also preceded by his parents, Henry and Alice Helgeson; a son, Tiny Helgeson; four brothers, Clarence, Roy, Bennie, and Jimmy Helgeson; and a sister, Edna. Willie was of the Pentecostal faith. He proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. He worked at Pace in the janitorial department for many years and enjoyed fishing, playing cards, and he loved telling jokes. Willie is survived by six children: Brenda Lloyd of Branson, Barbara Helgeson of Portland, Ore., Willie Helgeson of Portland, Ore., Shannia Beasley of N.C., Angela Oglesby of Zinc, Ark., and Catherine Poe of Oak Grove, Ark.; 15 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two brothers: Oliver Helgeson and Johnny Helgeson both of Rainer, Ore.; three sisters: Ruby Allison of Ore., Clara Clark of Rainer, Ore., and Darlene Logan of Pacific City, Ore.;
Back our Kids
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Pat Kasner receives a $2,065 check from St. James’ Episcopal Women for the Back our Kids program. Pictured from left are: Jeanne Omundson, President of St. James’ ECW; Marty Johnson, Chairman of 49th Silver Tea; Pat Kasner, Flint Street Mission; Cheri Lacock, St. James’ volunteer for Back Our Kids.
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several nieces and nephews and a host of other family, friends, and loved ones. There will be no visitation. Graveside services were Monday, Dec.14, 2015 at the Hilltop Cemetery with Brother Billy Rogers officiating. Interment will follow the service in the Hilltop Cemetery under the direction of Nelson Funeral Service. Memorial donations may be made to help with funeral expenses to Nelson Funeral Service, Inc., P.O Box 311, Berryville, AR 72616. Online condolences may be sent to the family at nelsonfuneral.com.
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Grace Emma-Jean Young
Grace Emma-Jean Young, a U.S. citizen of Belize, Central America, was born Oct. 31, 1939 in Belize, Central America, the daughter of Mr. John Young and Mrs. Doris McKivey Young. She departed this life Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015 in Berryville, at the age of 76 years. Grace was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. John Young and Mrs. Doris McKivey Young; two brothers, Mr. Lester and Mr. Clive Young; three sisters, Mrs. Una Panting, Ms. Casserine Young and Ms. Loraine Young and a grandson, Mr. John Flowers. Grace is survived by one son, Mr. Emelio Sutherland of N.Y.; five daughters, Mrs. Amanda Blount of Atlanta; Ms. Leonia Sutherland of Berryville; Mrs.Althea Laws of Berryville, ; Ms. Joycelyn Sutherland of Belize, Central America; Mrs. Patricia Sutherland-Pook of Berryville, and three sisters, Mrs. Mellisa Perez of Philadelphia; Mrs. Josephine Walters of N.Y.; Ms. Janice Young of Calif.; three brothers, Mr. William
Oct. 31, 1939 – Dec. 6, 2015
Young of N.Y.; Mr. Valentine Young and Mr. Peter Young both of Belize, Central America; one aunt, Mrs. Frances Flores of Belize, Central America, two favorite cousins, Mrs. Mary Rosita Nicholson of N.Y. and Mrs. Florine Perez of Belize, Central America; two sister-in-laws, Mrs. Linda Young and Mrs. Delcy Young both of Belize, Central America; and fourteen grandchildren. No services at this time. Online condolences may be sent to the family at nelsonfuneral.com.
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ES Fire & EMS Awards
Wildflowers gets check to feed hungry
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The rural Eureka Springs Fire & EMS awards banquet was held Saturday, Dec. 12 at the Best Western Inn of the Ozarks. Award winners pictured from left to right are: Shane Stanley, Paramedic of the Year; Mike Melroy, Volunteer of the Year; Josh Beyler, Firefighter of the Year; Mike Fitzpatrick, Oops award & the Chiefs Award; Ken Smith, EMT of the Year. Not pictured is David Barnes who received the award for First responder of the Year.
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Bob Ballinger presents a $600 check from the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance to Sara Hodgson to assist with food insecurity needs. State Rep. Bob Ballinger recommended Wildflowers Christian Outreach food pantry, acknowledging the outstanding work they do to assist those in need.
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Breakfast and Lunch Breakfast served all day Cooked To Order or Buffet Breakfast (weekends only), Beer and Wine 6:30 am till 3 pm Every day Same great quality food and owners from Roadhouse now in former Pancakes location
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Robert Jones is more than a little reluctant to have his makeup done.
High school senior D.J. Rassinier plays billionaire Oliver Warbucks.
Annual Naughty PJ Party! Thursday, Dec 17th
Richard Mann, drama teacher at Eureka Springs High School and director of Annie Jr., shares his vision of the production.
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extracurricular activities and future planning; with all that to manage, he says it’s refreshing to be a drama student. “I feel like I go through my life being too serious about everything. I can come in here and see everyone acting like a complete idiot. I think that’s what’s good about it,” Pavelsek says. The production has been a good way to connect with others, Campbell-Green
says, but it’s also helped her figure out what she wants to do after high school. When she graduates, Campbell-Green says she wants to study theatre. “I would like to do movies or Broadway. That’s the dream,” Campbell-Green says. She pauses and gazes at the stage, where Mann and a few other students are moving set pieces around. “I’ll probably end up being a Mr. Mann in the end,” she continues. “That wouldn’t be bad at all.”
Come Hug Fatima goodbye and meet the new owners, Jeff and Angela Gregory
Spend Christmas Eve with us and enjoy a free turkey dinner served from 2pm until gone.
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THANK YOU FOR A FABULOUS YEAR!!!
Wishing you a Merry Holiday Season
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Breath taking valley & mountain views from this well maintained home that is full of natural light. Main level owners quarters boasts 2 walk-in closets, large bath w/jetted spa tub. Open concept kitchen has granite counters, big pantry, extra storage. Living/den has built-in book shelves/desk area. Hardwood graces the formal dining area that is warmed by the fireplace. Upper level has 2 bedrooms & full bath. Tons of additional storage in the garage & attic. 4 season room has to be seen to be believed!!!! $189,900. MLS#1004578
CHERYL COLBERT 479.981.6249 eurekaspringsrealtor.com – cjceureka@yahoo.com
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Kings River home with 300+ ft. frontage on 6 acres. This pristine home is light, bright and spacious. More acreage is available. $269,000. MLS#1002697
DEBBIE CLARKE 479-244-6040
exploreureka@gmail.com - debbieclarke.com Historic downtown building with commercial space on ground floor and residence on upper level. Each level is 1,428 sq ft plus unfinished basement. Zoned COM/RES makes this a great live & work situation . Dual street access. Close to downtown shops & restaurants. Main street foot traffic makes this an Ideal location for your commercial business. $254,900. MLS# 736743
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AL HOOKS 479.363.6290 alhookseureka.com – alhooks@me.com
Beautifully designed restaurant is located in a prime location on a major thoroughfare with easy access and plenty of parking on 2 acres. 200 occupancy.$499,000. MLS #1005069
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DEBBIE CLARKE 479-244-6040
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Beaver Lake view lots with opportunity for a spectacular lake view. $59,900/$39,900. MLS #1001915 & 1001914
DEBBIE CLARKE 479-244-6040
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Inspiring Beaver Lake view lots. $40,000/$30,000. MLS #1002300 & 1002301
DEBBIE CLARKE 479-244-6040
exploreureka@gmail.com - debbieclarke.com
exploreureka@gmail.com - debbieclarke.com
exploreureka@gmail.com - debbieclarke.com
Lovely custom home on 15+/acres only minutes from town. Natural light shines through the oversize windows in every room. Beautiful hardwood floors. Ceramic tile bathrooms, lots of built-ins, cathedral ceilings w/exposed beams. Master suit on upper level provides privacy & has it’s own Juliet balcony. $340,000. MLS #737435
A secluded cottage conveniently located within walking distance to shops, restaurants & trolley. Currently used as nitely lodging. Would be great as a private home, a weekend geta-way or income producing. Cathedral beamed ceiling with 2 skylights. Open floor plan. The oversized front porch is ideal for entertaining or relaxing. Off street parking. $148,200. ML S#735707.
One of Eureka’s fine dining restaurant & lodging located on Spring St. features 4 main dining areas, a bar, 2 kitchens, 3 nitely rental units, mgr quarters, 2 separate outdoor areas, windowed views of Hardy Springs, beautiful structural details throughout! Now is your chance to own a historic building and one of the most successful businesses in Eureka! $850,000. MLS #708159
alhookseureka.com – alhooks@me.com
alhookseureka.com – alhooks@me.com
AL HOOKS 479.363.6290
AL HOOKS 479.363.6290
AL HOOKS 479.363.6290 alhookseureka.com – alhooks@me.com
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