Home for the holidays
Christmastime in Eureka
ECHO expands
Visitors, locals share
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Dec. 8 6:38 a.m. — A caller reported a reckless driver. An officer contacted the reported reckless driver, who was fine but very confused about why someone was following him so closely. 9:39 a.m. — An officer filed a report on illegal dumping. 5:49 p.m. — An officer checked for a driver reported to be drinking with a small child in the car but could not locate the driver. Dec. 9 12:21 p.m. — An officer secured the door that had been open for two days at a residence. 2:20 p.m. — An officer filed a report on an accident. Dec. 10 5:27 a.m. — An officer picked up a suspect at Garland County who had been arrested for failure to appear and failure to pay. 10:55 a.m. — An officer filed a report on an accident. 11:03 p.m. — An officer provided assistance for a funeral. 12:14 p.m. — A man called asking for a welfare check on his mother. After finding that the woman had been committed to an institution, the officer informed the man. 4:15 p.m. — A male subject was arrested for driving on a suspended license and on warrant out of Boone County. 5:04 p.m. — An officer checked on a family for a child agency in Florida and all was well.
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Dec. 11 6:24 p.m. — An officer arrested a male subject on warrant out of Berryville Police Department after the man damaged a room at an apartment complex. 8:12 p.m. — An officer tried to call an apartment about dogs fighting loudly but no one answered. No one was home. Dec. 12 4:34 a.m. — After checking an alarm, officers secured the area and found all to be well. 9:12 a.m. — An officer assisted a driver who was stuck in clearing the roadway, waiting for the wrecker service to clear the stuck vehicle. 9:20 a.m. — An officer filed a report on counterfeiting. 4:27 p.m. — A female subject was arrested on warrant out of Madison and Boone Counties. 8:18 p.m. — An officer responded to a report of an erratic driver coming into town. 11:29 p.m. — A woman who had been arrested earlier in the day and left the hospital without being discharged was walking by the old high school. Officers found her and took her back to the hospital. Dec. 13 1:02 a.m. — A traffic stop resulted in the arrest of a male subject for driving while intoxicated and driving left of center. 4:54 a.m. — Officers provided support to EMS during a medical See Dispatch, page 18
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Downtown businesses fight to keep doors open By Alana Cook
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As customers file through the door of Melange to pick through what is left of the clearance items, shop owner Connie Howle tapes a ‘For Rent’ sign to the front door. Down the road, Sena Tidwell, a 21year fixture in the Eureka art scene and owner of Delphi Dreams, fights to pay the mortgage and property taxes on her gallery. Putting food on the table for her teenage son and disabled brother is a daily struggle. “I went to Flint Street mission for the first time in my life last week,” Tidwell said. “I ran into old friends there who were successful business owners in Eureka and were affluent as I was.” Howle said she was forced to make the decision to sell Melange in early November during Diversity Weekend when she only made $21. Just a few years ago, at the height of the recession, she and Tidwell were making six figures. Howle and husband Bob are grateful the dress shop is not their only source of income — they will be opening a vintage
clothing store on Etsy — but she said she feels for those shop owners who aren’t so lucky. Tidwell, who is an avid supporter of shopping local, said that over the last five years, her staff has dwindled from 20 to three. “I’m behind on my mortgage and real estate taxes. I don’t want to let everyone go. They are my friends,” she said. “If I lose the shop’s building, I will lose my only source of income and I can’t just go get a job, because full-time jobs are scarce in Eureka.” In an attempt to save Delphi and her dreams, Tidwell has set up a GoFundMe account and so far, she has met half of her $5,000 goal. “For the past two years it’s like someone turned the faucet off,” Howle said. “People aren’t coming to Eureka like they used to. We never do much business then, but on that day, I usually do some business. We just aren’t getting the street traffic.” Howle and Tidwell agree that people are coming to Eureka – but they aren’t
Parks Commission considers Basin Park band shell By Alana Cook
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City Parks Commissioners during Tuesday night’s meeting said they are looking into putting a digital display in the band shell in Basin Park that will provide patrons with an enhanced entertainment experience. Sandy Martin, chairwoman of the Eureka Springs Arts Council, approached Parks Commission Chairman Bill Featherstone about the idea last month. The project would be funded by a grant. Parks commissioners also said that local American Legion members want to move the doughboy statue from Basin Park to the top of Planer Hill by the flag poles because it would be a great centerpiece for people coming
into town. Parks Director Bruce Levine said it is part of the city’s master plan to move the statue but that Parks commissioners were unsure if vets would be open to the idea of moving it to Planer Hill. In other business: Commissioners said the Trails Committee is considering field work and trying to measure distances for each segment to gauge costs. Levine said that when the trails system is built, it will be “the single greatest asset Eureka has,” and that “young people will come in swarms.” The Parks Commission 2015 Budget Workshop will be held at 6 p.m. Jan. 13 at Harmon Park and the next regular Parks meeting will be at 6 p.m. Jan. 20 at City Hall.
staying for vacation, or to live. “All you have to do is look at the businesses that are selling their shops and the empty buildings,” Tidwell said. Though some downtown businesses are doing well, both cite examples of fellow shop owners and friends who are being forced to make hard decisions. Income Inequality Though Northwest Arkansas and other regions in the U.S. are finally experiencing economic growth after the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, Main Street and Wall Street have grown farther apart, according to a recent New York Times article that details “the steady erosion of the middle class” from the viewpoint of local businesses. Tidwell said 90 percent of shop owners in downtown Eureka are struggling. “I don’t hear anyone saying they are having a record-breaking or good year,” she said. “It’s a trickle down thing.” Tidwell said she and other shop owners want to shop local to support the community but even they can’t afford it. “It’s sort of the canary and the coal mine when the regulars and locals don’t show up,” Bob Howle said. Bridging the gap and finding solutions Tidwell said some of her friends say Eureka needs a facelift because it’s the details that affluent visitors notice. “We used to put flowers out and I had a bubble maker in my other shop,” she said. City planning officials in their last meeting discussed the need to revamp the city’s crumbling infrastructure to support tourism.
One Parks official told the Citizen that “property owners need to loosen their grip and think of the long-term, greater good,” so sidewalks can be revamped to support more foot traffic. “For some people who have been here for so long, change is hard,” he said. Howle, Tidwell, CAPC and Parks Department officials and other city leaders all seem to agree that attracting the affluent, under-35 set to Eureka is one solution. Parks officials are enthusiastic about their trails plan, which they say will make Eureka a destination getaway instead of a weekend getaway. CAPC Executive Director Maloney said that before 2011, the CAPC did not market nearly as aggressively as it does now. “In parallel with the state, we position ourselves primarily with a more affluent 25- to 54 year-old group with an emphasis on women with an income threshold of $75,000 or more,” Maloney said. Maloney said that though Howle’s situation is unfortunate, it’s the nature of business sometimes. “It is an unfortunate business cycle, but some attrition is inevitable,” he said. But Tidwell is not giving up the fight yet. For the sake of Eureka, her family, employees, and friends, Tidwell said she is willing to do without to make payroll because she believes in Eureka and is grateful to Community First Bank for working with her. “Thank God for Flint Street and thank God for Community First.”
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Krewe of Krazo to hold kickoff rally for 2015 Mardi Gras
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The Krewe of Krazo Kings Day kickoff rally for Boom Boom Mardi Gras will be at the Rowdy Beaver Tavern in Eureka at 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10. The Krewe will announce details on four masquerade balls, the Night Light and Sounds parade, the Day Parade, and will introduce the Royal Court and King and Queen for 2015. The public is invited to attend. Live entertainment, free snacks, Kings cakes and Happy Hour beverages will be served at the kick-off. For more information, go to www.Krazo.Ureeka.Org or mpopovac@cstonebank.net. Duchesses: Patty Barter, Computer Graphics, Marathon Oil, retired Chrys McClung, Reading Recovery
Teacher, Eureka Springs Elementary School Karmon Allen – Customer Relations and Bank Teller, Cornerstone Bank Michelle Klimek – Personal Banker, Arvest Bank Chris Patton-Rodgers – Owner of I Do Bridalwear and Hair Salon Dukes: Doc Beahm, Dentist, retired Chuck Baer, Residential Builder and Artist, retired Dusty Duling, General Manager Grand Central Hotel and Grand Taverne Bill Carmichael, Retired B&B Owner and former Razorback Cheerleader Richard Schoenofer, Manager QA & Systems, Walmart Ethics
Michele Irwin will read an excerpt from her first novel Last Light at the Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow. Irwin earned an MFA from Vermont College and teaches writing at the University of Toronto. As part of her doctoral work in writing process and pedagogy, she has published an academic text and presented at conferences internationally. Michele is spending her
novel and working on a middle grade series. Local writers and musicians are invited to read from or perform their work for up to four minutes after Irwin speaks. If it snows, the event will be cancelled. Poetluck is every third Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at The Writers’ Colony. Everyone is welcome, so bring a dish to share and settle in for a great evening.
Beloved Mr. T of Irwin to speak at this month’s Poetluck Tad’s passes away Michele On Thursday, Dec. 18, writer-in-residence time at The Writers’ Colony revising her first
Mr. T., the ‘manager’ of Tad’s Quickstop, passed away Sunday, Dec. 14. For the last eight years he has greeted tourist, friends and family with a wag and a smile, always accepting pats, from sticky little fingers to those bent by arthritis, with the same tender grace. Born on Thanksgiving Day 2000, he picked his best friend Larry when he was just 6 weeks old. He lived up to the title ‘man’s best friend’ with pride and honor. Mr. T was well-known and loved by locals and tourists alike. Kim Bingaman, daughter of shop owner Larry Bingaman, held back tears as she talked about Mr. T. “Everybody loved him. He was the boss. People would tell me that I need to make that dog get a job and I would tell him his job was to hold the floor down,” she said. “We will miss him.”
Downtown Network alerts local businesses about counterfeit money
Last week, the Citizen’s advertising representative Diane Newcomb alerted the Eureka Springs Downtown Network about an attempt to pass off counterfeit money at a business in town. The clerk was unaware he had received counterfeit money until the bank confirmed it. The ESDN and Chamber of Commerce
is urging businesses to be alert when they receive bills larger than $20. Visit the United States Secret Service Counterfeit Detection Network website at http://www. secretservice.gov/know_your_money.shtml for more information or call your bank if you suspect you have received counterfeit money.
City, Transit to provide transportation to Christmas Parade
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The Eureka Springs Transit System and the City of Eureka Springs will be providing transportation to and from this year’s Christmas Parade from 4 to 6 p.m., Friday, Dec.19. The service will also be available for about an hour after the parade. Fare will be one non-perishable food item
each way per person, two food items for a round-trip per person, or $2 per per person without a food item. All food items will be split between the Flint Street Food Bank and the Wildflowers Food Bank. Pickup points will be the Planer Hill Park & Ride, the Transit & Welcome Center, the
Old High School, Village at Pine Mountain parking lot and trolley stops between those lots and the Downtown Depot. Anyone wishing to donate and get their tickets early can do so at the Transit & Welcome Center, 137 W. Van Buren, Monday Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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CAPC boasts record collection year for unpaid taxes, but this has rarely been the case.” City Advertising and Promotions DiMaloney’s narrative touted more than rector Mike Maloney said in his Annual $3 million in free advertising through Report during last Wednesday’s meeting press releases, feature stories, in-depth that 2014 “will be the largest collections articles and blogs in Eureka and worldyear in CAPC history.” wide and an increased focus on social “The CAPC has seen steady collec- media, along with a low overhead as tions from the lodging and restaurant some of CAPC’s 2014 successes. industries over the past several months, “During the last year, less than 20 with October 2014 posting the largest percent of the CAPC annual budget was single gain in collecdevoted to salaries,” tions history at 13.4 he said. “During percent or $154,769,” “The CAPC has seen steady 2014, the CAPC Maloney said in his website, which is collections from the lodgnarrative for the run completely ining and restaurant indusCAPC 2014 Annual house, commands Report. “At this posttries over the past several over 30,000 visits per ing, the CAPC is 2.1 months, with October 2014 month and during the percent ahead of last course of 2014, the posting the largest single year’s collections and site has received over is on track to meet the gain in collections history at 1,400,000 page views $1.22 million dollar 13.4 percent or $154,769.” with 75 percent of projection.” the audience new or – Mike Maloney Maloney reported first time visitors,” he CAPC’s cash balance said. is $249,143. In 2013, Maloney said the the ending cash balance was $93,738 CAPC has been and will continue to according to Maloney. He cited “due concentrate media exposure to markets diligence in collections” and “rigorous within a four- to six-hour drive. In 2015, collection procedures” that “benefit the they will include emerging markets in community” as reasons for the record Jackson, Miss.; St. Louis; and Dallas/ collection increase. Fort Worth. He said in 2015, the CAPC “2014 has been a stronger year than will focus on cooperative print cam2013, but we began working on our collection efforts with the hire of Rick paigns with Arkansas Parks and TourBright, our finance director, in 2011,” ism, including new ads in D Magazine in Dallas, Southern Living and the ArkanMaloney told the Citizen. sas Democrat Gazette, among others. When asked about how the CAPC The 2015 CAPC budget was slated handles sales tax collections from local for approval at a Wednesday afternoon businesses, Maloney said that they “stay workshop. on top of collections with reminders and New initiatives for next year include the CAPC does have the ability to penala Classical Music Festival and a new ize past due accounts. “We offer a discount for early payment, CAPC direct mail campaign, which will which many businesses take advantage be unveiled late next year. Maloney requested an allocation for of, saving hundreds of dollars per year January in case the full 2015 budget is in some instances,” he said. “The CAPC not approved. does have the ability to close a business By Alana Cook
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Home for the Holidays:
New manager, store expand ECHO’s reach By Jennifer Jackson
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On Oct. 20, Eureka Christian Health Outreach dramatically expanded its thrift store operation by opening a 4,800 square-foot used furniture store. Although the new building, called Home and More, is not visible from the highway, it drew customers from several states looking for furniture at affordable prices. That they found what they were looking for is evidenced by the turnover. “We started full and we sold it all,” said Danyelle Harris, thrift stores manager. The first wave of customers were mainly people who had recently moved to the area and needed of affordable furniture to furnish a house or apartment, including those whom ECHO has helped place in housing. But to keep a steady stream of income for ECHO’s free health clinic, the new store needs to be on everyone’s radar, Harris said. “We are supported by the community, and are here to serve the community,” Harris said. “We want our customers’ needs met. When you invest in ECHO, that’s the goal. It’s a circle.” The new metal-frame building allows ECHO to accept and display furniture that was previously left outside under the front porch, Harris said, or jammed into the book section. Since opening two months ago, there has been a steady stream of donations coming in and going out, she said. On the floor last week were a white canopy twin bed frame for $40, a combback valet chair for the same price; a traditional entertainment center for $150 and an antique Victorian rattan sofa and chair for $250. In the mid-range: two matching oak chests of draws, a corner maple desk for $75, and the matching chest of drawers for $50. “That’s what people come in for the most, chests of drawers,” said Pam Harris, one of the new staff. ECHO now has two full-time employees and several half-time working in the two stores, Danyelle Harris said, as well
as volunteers who help sort and clean clothing and furniture. Last week, Blaine Brown and Pam Harris helped unload several pick-up loads of bedroom and office furniture donated by the Holiday Resort Inn, delivered by Larry Foster. Home and More also houses the electronics section, office supplies and formal wear, including wedding gowns and wedding decorations, including candles. For a cowboy wedding, there are currently a his-and-hers wedding cake knife and server set, two champagne flutes and an unused wedding guest book, all with cowboy hat and horseshoe motif. One-third of the floor space in the new building is devoted to a children’s department, which was previously located in a small alcove of the thrift store. The new space has a place for children to play or watch videos within sight of parents shopping for furniture. Children’s clothing, size newborn/infant through elementary, is priced at $2. All children’s shoes are $1. The bargain bins of clothing and fabric, formerly in the front aisle of the thrift store, have also been moved to Home and More, next to the children’s section. There are also $1 deals on clothing, and shelves of $1 or less household goods, including bargain linens. Harris has also made changes in pricing in the thrift store. For example, no shoes, either men’s or women’s, are more than $10, she said. Dishware has also been repriced. “There’s that dance to keep affordability and the needs of the community in mind, and fund-raise for the clinic,” Harris said. Harris has experience in retail — she had her own clothing store in Texas. She and her family moved to Eureka from Plano, Texas. Spouse Paul Harris, is the music director at New Day Fellowship. Sons Caleb and Daxton are the young musicians who accompanied the Ozarks Chorale on the drums at the chorale’s holiday concert. Harris said that ECHO’s thrift stores serve a diverse demographic, but she
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Blaine Brown, left, unloads furniture donated by Holiday Resort Inn while Pam Harris addresses the cobwebs. The furniture was part of several trailer loads delivered by Larry Foster.
doesn’t want the Home and More Store to resemble a flea market. The goal: to offer gently-used, “personality-ed” furniture for reuse and repurpose. She appreciates everyone who comes through the door, from tourists to locals. “That’s what warms my heart,” she said. “It takes a community.” Something else people might not be aware of: the ECHO coffee shop, which offers free Wi-Fi and gourmet coffee for only $1 per cup. Located in a corner of
the thrift store, it is designed to be a place where people can come and relax in a safe environment, Harris said. Students are also welcome to come and do homework. There is also dollar coffee in the Home and More Store. Harris will take requests for specific items of furniture and appliances, china sets, etc., and call customers when the item comes in. For more information, go to echofreeclinic.org/thrift-store or call 479-253-5888.
Finding the Way Home ECHO’s new Home and More Store is located behind the ECHO thrift store and clinic, 4004 E. Van Buren. There are two ways to drive to the entrance. One is to turn onto Rock House Road, go past the thrift store donation drop-off exit and turn left at the next
driveway. The furniture donation drop-off is straight ahead. Bear right around the building to the main entrance of Home and More. The Home and More entrance is also accessible by driving through the thrift store parking lot and around the left side of the clinic.
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From The Editor
By Alana Cook
Peering through the torture matrix: What the press missed
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s I combed through the Senate Intelligence Committee’s just-released report on the CIA’s enhanced interrogation and detention programs, my boyfriend, who served as a Navy Corpsman, sat next to me. Though we do not talk about his experiences, I saw right away this is a sensitive issue for not just him, but for all of our troops, and for those of us who were directly involved in helping them in some way. Bad as they were, it wasn’t the grim details of how the U.S. government treated detainees that shook my belief system and turned my stomach; we all knew it was bad. It was the extent to which the American public was misled. As I read further, I realized that in some capacity, as a former employee of federal government contractors who thought I was helping the troops, my work was most probably used to hurt people for profit. I didn’t sign up for that. Taxpayers didn’t sign up for that. Contractors like Booz Allen Hamilton, the former employer of Edward Snowden, and Computer Sciences Corporation make billions from outsourced counterterrorism and information disseminating programs. The Senate Intelligence Committee’s report discloses that in 2008, 85 percent of the workforce in the CIA’s Rendition, Detention and Interrogation Group was made up of contractors. I knew that was just the CIA, and not the whole intelligence community. Torture was something that happened in dirty backrooms of third-world countries, not in hundreds of black sites built in part by U.S. government contractors. And even if it did, what’s wrong with a little waterboarding if lives are saved, right? Many in Washington turned their heads because the ends justified the means. But, the Senate Intelligence report says that is not the case. Torture is bad enough. But torture for profit? I had to take a break from reading. My disgust turned to fury. Though the report does not detail the extent to which the U.S. government uses contrac-
tors to do the dirty work of enhanced interrogation and extraordinary rendition, having worked behind the scenes dissecting federal budgets to look for business opportunities with the federal government, I now have an idea. But torture is only one product of the government’s relentless, unchecked pursuit of actionable intelligence. Dana Priest’s Sept. 2011 book, Top Secret, the Rise of the New American Security State, detailed what I experienced firsthand -- countless federal government contracting office buildings sprung up within the Beltway after 9/11 – some in office parks and some on military bases‚— and counterterrorism became big business. If you throw enough money at a problem, people will keep quiet, for a while. Cleared employees earn twice as much as those without clearances, never mind your qualifications. In D.C. contracting, it was common practice to recruit former cops and prison guards from poorer states to provide overseas “security.” We wanted “butts in seats” and many of us did not have the need to know why. When they burned out or quit, we sent more in. Immediately after 9/11, Congress wrote a blank check to the NSA and CIA and because the public and politicians were panicked, there was no oversight of efforts to fight the “ticking time bomb” of terrorism. We were told that it was not a question of if, but when, the next attack would occur. U.S. government agencies did not have a history of being efficient so rules were loosened that made it easier and quicker to hire contract security employees and corporations to cash in on the blank check. Over the next 10 years, the national security state boomed. And for about eight of those years, so did the U.S. economy. Everything from “surplus” military equipment through the Defense Department’s 1033 program that militarized our police, to data warehousing services for the NSA, and now torture, was outsourced for profit. After 9/11, according to Priest, the Pentagon went from See Matrix, page 15
Citizen of the Week Jacqueline Wolven, executive director of Eureka Springs Downtown Network, is this week’s Citizen of the Week. Nominated by Crescent and Basin Park Hotel Manager Jack Moyer, Wolven is dedicated to supporting downtown businesses. “Jackie’s commitment to Main Street and her dedication to the Christmas season has successfully extended businesses into December and given an added bump for the retailers of the district,” Moyer said. “Thanks to Wolven, our downtown shops not only have a voice, they have a knowledgeable teacher. Wolven tirelessly fights for our downtown merchants’ prosperity. Through her efforts this holiday season’s festivities included Santa in the Park, letters to Santa from our school kids posted in many shop windows, Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree, the Illuminated Springs stroll and living window displays.”
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EDITOR: Sometimes the stars align, the weather cooperates and months of planning work out. That is exactly the case for last Saturday’s events downtown and the whole of the EurekaSprings.com Christmas Festival. One merchant commented that they had happy kids munching on marshmallow snowmen while their parents happily shopped along Main Street. What really happened to make this Christmas Festival a greater success than years past? Groups worked together to create a festive and fun holiday season for the community and visitors. It took the city, police, fire, parks, CAPC, Chamber of Commerce and ESDN Main Street all working together to create a seamless event that showcased many nonprofits and businesses hosting tours, dinners, art shows, musicals and plays during the season. Christmas letters were written by Eureka Springs Elementary School children and hung in windows downtown, Santa appeared everyday in town thanks to the sponsorship of businesses and, in turn, we were able to sponsor 12 children from the Angel Tree, Eureka Springs High School Future Business Leaders of America made and sold Christmas Cupcakes and photographed happy families with Santa for two Saturdays in Basin Spring Park, Rotary Interact provided Interna-
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tional Characters with trading cards to collect, the Living Windows popped, the Boy Scouts filled hundreds of luminaries to light up downtown, and ESDN Main Street provided a new event to extend the season and stroll visitors down the boulevard of years gone by. Thank you to everyone that contributed to the festivities this holiday season. Together we are brighter and our small part makes the whole so much better for everyone. I look forward to a tremendous coming year with the same spirit of this holiday season. Jacqueline Wolven Executive Director ESDN Main Street Eureka Springs
Thanks from HIFD Auxiliary EDITOR: The Holiday Island Fire Department Auxiliary would like to send a big thank you to everyone who made our annual Christmas White Elephant Sale a success. Thanks to all the auxiliary members who helped to set up and sell, the fireman who are our master haulers and of course all of you who came to our sale. Thanks again and we’ll see you again Memorial Day Weekend. Mary Amundsen, Joyce Crouse & Kathy Klages White Elephant Sale Coordinators
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KnitKnackers Put Creative Spin on Sweaters By Jennifer Jackson JJackson.Citizen@gmail.com
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Jean Razer, seated right, started the KnitKnackers, whose members meet twice a month to make sweaters, hats and blankets for children at Grandma’s House. Regulars include Delain Cavanah, left, Terri Hegna, (seated), Sue Stille and Roxanne Royster, right.
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In 1999, Jean Razer read an article in Guideposts magazine about the need for sweaters for poor children throughout the world. Having a lot of yarn left over from knitting projects, she sent off for the pattern, knit sweaters and sent them in. The only problem: she had to pay the postage, which was expensive. Razer continued to knit and mail sweaters for two years, then the women’s group at her church, Holiday Island Presbyterian, offered to pay the postage. Looking at options, they found a need closer to home: knitting sweaters for children at Grandma’s House, Dr. Merlin Leach’s advocacy centers for abused children. The benefit: “Dr. Leach would meet me and pick up the sweaters,” Razer said. Razer now hosts a twice-monthly knitting group in her Holiday Island home for women who want to knit for a cause. Called the KnitKnackers, they turn out one-of-a-kind sweaters, baby hats and other items, which are distributed to the children at Grandma’s House before Christmas. “Merlin says he always reminds them that they’re hand done, because that’s unusual,” Razer said. Most of the knitters use a pattern for a simple T-shaped sweater with a boat neck that can be quickly knit from the bottom up. What makes each sweater different: using combinations of left-over yarn to create stripes, fair isle patterns or other variations. An accomplished knitter, Razer incorporates novelty stitches into the sweaters she makes, or knits a sailboat or other pattern on the front. This year, she set a goal of knitting two children’s sweaters a month for the year, which she exceeded by early November. “I’ve done 27,” she said. An advantage of forming the group is that she gets two afternoons a month just to knit, Razer said. The advantage to be-
ing in the group is the opportunity to experiment with new stitches, techniques or color combinations on a small-scale project under Razer’s guidance. She will also teach people to knit and the group will supply materials. “We have yarn, we have needles and we have patterns,” Razer said. “They can come and start and see if they like it.” One of the newer members, Roxanne Royster, said the extent of her previous knitting experience was making a sweater in high school, which she had to redo. Being in the group has inspired her take up the craft again. “Jean is so enthusiastic, you get the bug,” Royster said. Not all the members make sweaters, or even knit with needles. Terri Hegna turns out baby hats on a round loom. Making baby hats is also a good way to use donated yarn and lengths of leftover yarn, which Hegna incorporates to create a design or border. “If I really concentrated, I could make one and start another,” she said. Although under the Presbyterian Women auspices, the knitting group is ecumenical: they’ve had members who were Lutherans, Catholics and Methodists, Razer said. There are also women who knit at home and bring their finished pieces to the church. In addition to 27 children’s sweaters, Razer has completed three baby jackets this year. Royster also makes quilts and comforters for Grandma’s House, and another member, Sue Stille, donates socks, gloves and baby shoes. Razer is meeting Dr. Leach this week to pass on all things the women have made or collected in the past year. But it doesn’t meet the entire need, she said. “They have 400 kids through Green Forest in a year,” Razer said, referring to one of three Grandma Houses in the region. The knitting group welcomes new members. Contact Jean Razer, 479-2532627 for more information.
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Christmastime in Eureka Springs
The Eureka Springs Downtown Network (ESDN) hosted Santa in the Park on Saturday afternoon. Rylee Ford, 5, poses with St. Nicholas and tells him all about her “wish list.”
Chester Cooper, 7, of Holiday Island, roasts his marshmallow before constructing a delectable “smore”.
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Sara Bloch, 14, dressed as a caroler, poses alongside her twin sister Gabi the toy soldier as the duo get ready for the ESDN Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree event.
Ralph “Mr. Shrine” Wilson, one of three tour leaders, leads a large group of strollers through the lower historic loop during the ESDN’s newest event – First Luminaria Festival.
Sweet Spring was one of 22 various locations along the Luminaria tour route. One hundred fifty-four people walked along the route, lined with 800 individual candles in paper bags.
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Living Windows
The ESDN Living Windows event had real life models adorning shop windows through the downtown corridor Saturday evening, as part of the group’s extensive efforts to immerse Eureka Springs in holiday cheer. Mary LaMar was thrilled to sit in the window of Bare Feet for the second year in a row.
The locals’ favorite window at Fine Art of Romance was filled with scantly clad local women and one very naughty Santa, giving some pedestrians a shock and many others a massive smile. From left; Monica Murray, Heidi Harter, Naughty Santa and Courtney Grant.
The Caroling in Basin Park kicked off just before dusk. The group sang classic and modern Christmas carols as multiple bonfires – fed by propane – burned in the vicinity.
Kaitlyn Johnson adorns herself in elfish attire and strikes a pose in the window of the Gift Shop.
Damon Henke, with help from the local Boy Scout Troop, lights one of the 600 candles adorning the spring.
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being fairly open with reporters, to being closed. Secrecy became big business. When I lived in Harrison right after 9/11, I remember my then-husband, who was an associate editor at the Harrison Daily Times, writing stories on the local fire and police department receiving grants for better equipment to fight terrorism. Even then,
I abhorred the Patriot Act, but we all wanted to do our part. Little did I know that over a decade later, this type of funding would result in MRAPs in America’s neighborhoods; nor did I know that I would witness firsthand in Ferguson what can happen when a police force is militarized. Hands up, don’t shoot. Hands tied, don’t torture. According to a CBS poll, 69 percent of Americans consider waterboarding to be torture, but 49 percent think aggressive in-
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Speak out on Butler Hollow EDITOR: I have heard the term “speak now or forever hold your peace “ at weddings, but am realizing now that this also applies to the Butler Hollow Project involving 18,000 acres of Mark Twain National Forest. The notification letter posted on the USDA’s website states that only those who submit timely specific written comments during this 30-day period, which ends next Monday, will be eligible to file an objection in the future. The official notice was filed in a newspaper in Springfield last month, so the 30-day time limit will be next week. Regardless of a person’s opinion on this project, I would like to see them have an opportunity to voice their concerns. Even though the project is named “Butler Hollow Project” the boundary description include areas near Roaring River State Park, Hwy 86, Sugar Camp National Scenic Byway near Eagle Rock, White River upstream to the MO-ARK state line, and Cassville. Specific areas and maps are listed on the website under the Butler Hollow Project. I spoke with Allen Weathersbee at the Mark Twain National Forest District office last week and he stated that you can submit your information via email, fax, letter or phone call. You need to include your name, address, contact information, the title of the project & the reason you are concerned (wildlife concerns, beauty of the forest, waste of timberland, hunting, hiking, environmental concerns, family homestead area). He stated it is also helpful to list any possible alternative plans or suggestions. Once you comment, you will automatically be placed on a mailing list regarding this project. Signing a petition will not guarantee that you are put on a mailing list, so it is best to write, fax, email, or call. Having such a short notice to obtain specific de-
terrogation tactics like waterboarding are sometimes justified. Thirty-six percent think they are not justified. More than half think that such interrogation tactics provide reliable information that helps prevent terrorist attacks at least some of the time. I’m almost certain that if journalists had access to federal contracting budgets, and could crunch the numbers to compare the effectiveness of enhanced interrogation with the profit contractors made operating
tails, prompted me to submit my name, contact information and concerns in case I would wish to voice my opinion later. I am encouraging citizens of your area that enjoy or have an interest in the Mark Twain Forest to submit their information before Monday’s deadline. Ways to comment: 1. In person, or by telephone: Contact Allen Weathersbee at the Mark Twain National Forest, Ava/ Cassville/Willow Springs District Office, Rt. 6, Box 614110, Ava, Missouri 65608 during business hours (8:00 a. m. – 4:30 p.m. CST), or at 417-683-4428 ext. 131. 2. In writing: Contact Joe Koloski – District Ranger, Ava/Cassville/Willow Springs RangerDistrict, Rt. 6, Box 614110, Ava, Missouri 65608. Attention: Butler Hollow Project. A comment form is attached for your convenience. 3. Facsimile request: Address to Joe Koloski – District Ranger at 417-683-5722. Please specify Butler Hollow Project on the subject line. 4. E-mail responses: comments-eastern-marktwain-ava@fs.fed.us. Please specify Butler Hollow Project on the subject line. Thank you, Jo Nell Corn
Bigotry in the media? EDITOR: We all know what bigotry is, right? Just in case some have forgotten the complete meaning of the word, here is what Wikipedia has to say about it: “Bigotry is the state of mind of someone who, as a result of their prejudices, treats or view other people with fear, distrust or hatred on the basis of a person’s ethnicity, race, religion, national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status or other characteristics.” Other sources cast an even wider net and include as bigots anyone who steadfastly refuses to accept ideas differing from their own belief systems, regardless of fact. Thus, bigots seem to suffer from the triumph of belief over fact, hate over logic and the
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largely unchecked and unregulated over the last decade, more than half of taxpayers would want their hard-earned money back. But money won’t fix broken trust. It won’t cure a vet’s PTSD. This isn’t just an “oops, my bad.” It’s the beginning of a journey down the long, dirty road of redemption where the public will demand accountability. Maybe this time, three-letter agencies and corporations will give it to them.
inability to think clearly. It’s a pretty good description of some of the folks we elect to political office, TV news analysts, newspaper op-ed writers and often, some of our own friends and neighbors. The exact origin of the word is unknown, but it may have come from the German bei and Gott, or the English by God. “By God, I know we are right,” must have passed through the minds of many gallant knights riding off to an unknown fate during the crusades. Unfortunately, a prime example of political bigotry recently appeared in a local newspaper. A letter submitted by a reader made all sorts of wild claims about how the GOP is stripping our families of all that will make our lives livable, they want to make health care only for them, they want more of our children to go to bed hungry, they don’t want fair elections, and they can only win by denying voter rights to their opposition. No attempt whatsoever was made to back up any of the nutty accusations that were stated as a matter of proven fact. Yet, the paper went ahead and printed the letter without offering any opposing viewpoint at all, thus providing a degree of assumed credibility to this assortment of bigoted claims. Sure, I know way down in the fine print most publications disavow all responsibility for the content of such letters, but it also seems to me that by mindlessly printing such obviously politically bigoted baloney, they have chosen to abdicate their prime responsibility to the public of providing objective and accurate coverage. On a darker note, perhaps they happen to agree with the sentiments of such political bigots and have chosen to hide behind them, as so many in the misguided media seem to be doing these days. Hopefully someday, citizens will better understand the corrosive effects the bigoted media is having on our way of life and will become better prepared in the future to discern between political fact, fiction and bigotry. Bigotry in many of its more recognizable forms such as race, religion and gender is slowly being stamped out in our country, but political bigotry, especially in our media, seems to be getting worse. Alex Haynes Eureka Springs
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Calendar of Events By Appointment: A Christmas Carol Auditions
Auditions for a staged reading of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol will be held soon. There will be six performances taking place in mid- to late December. For further information and to book an appointment to audition, email kscales@ix.netcom.com.
By Appointment: ‘The Eight: Reindeer Monologues’ Auditions
Joe Watts is looking to cast two characters for the play “The Eight: Reindeer Monologues,” a wild and wacky comedy with eight reindeer dishing about the real Santa. It is risque and not for children. Watts is hoping to cast Cupid, a male in his 20s or 30s, and Vixen, a female in her 20s or 30s. If you know of anyone that might be right for the role or if you’d like to audition, contact Joe at joeleewatts@att.net or 479-981-2881.
Now to Dec. 23: Snow Train Village
The largest privately owned Snow Train Village in the United States will be held in Eureka Springs through Dec. 23. The exhibit, which features more than 300 buildings and various trains, is weekdays from 5 to 7 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is located at the Gaskins Switch Village on 2051 E. Van Buren. Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for children. For more information, email info@eurekaspringshistoricalmuseum or call 479-253-9417.
Now to Dec. 24: Holiday Pie Food Drive
Loaves & Fishes Food Bank will be collecting holiday pies for needy Carroll County families through Dec. 24. Pies must be store-bought and sealed in the package or frozen. Homemade pies cannot be accepted because of health department regulations. Drop off donated pies from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday
at Loaves & Fishes, located at 301 Bunch Springs Road. The food bank is also accepting deer meat donations, which must be processed by a health department-approved facility.
Dec. 18: Poetluck
Michele Irwin will read excerpts from her first novel that she is revising at The Writers’ Colony, located on 151 Spring St. in Eureka Springs, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 18.
Dec. 18: Marriage Equality Celebration
The Eureka Unitarian Universalist Church, on 17 Elk St., is hosting a celebration following the expected verdict that the ban against marriage equality is unconstitutional 4 to 6 p.m. Dec. 18. Bring snacks and drinks for celebration if you can.
Dec. 19: Carroll County Election Commission Meeting
The Carroll County Election Commission will meet 10 a.m. Dec. 19 in the county clerk’s office, located on 210 W. Church Ave. in Berryville, to conduct logic and accuracy testing for the voting machines to be used in the Jan. 13 State Senate District 16 Special Election Primary.
Dec. 19: Eureka Springs Christmas Parade
The annual Eureka Springs Christmas Parade will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19. The theme for this year’s parade is “Light the World.” The Grand Marshal will be Miss Arkansas, Ashton Campbell. The parade is sponsored by the Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce and features floats, walkers, bands and thousands of lights as it makes its way through downtown Eureka Springs. Entry applications are available at the Chamber of Commerce. For questions or more information, call Suzanne at 479-253-8737. The Eureka Springs Transit System and the City of Eureka Springs will provide transportation to and from the parade be-
ginning at 4 p.m. and lasting until an hour after the parade has ended. Fare will be one non-perishable food item each way per person or two food items for a round trip per person. All food items will be split between the Flint Street Food Bank and the Wildflowers Food Bank. If you don’t bring food items, it will cost $2 per person. Pickup points will be at the Planer Hill Park & Ride, the Transit & Welcome Center, the old high school, Village at Pine Mountain parking lot and the trolley stops between those lots and the Downtown Depot. Anyone wishing to donate and get their tickets early can do so from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Transit & Welcome Center, located at 137 W. Van Buren.
Dec. 19: A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol will be performed 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19 at Main Stage, on 67 N. Main St. in Eureka Springs. All other evening performances will begin with pre-show and concessions at 6 p.m., with a performance at 7 p.m. and a matinee performance 1 p.m. Dec. 21. All tickets are $10; children 12 years old and younger are half price. Call 479-253-8060 or visit www.reserveeureka.com for tickets.
Dec. 21: Christmas Services at St. James’ Episcopal Church
St. James Episcopal Church will host several Christmas services. On Dec. 21, the choir will lead an advent festival of lessons and carols at its 10 a.m. service followed by a shared meal of “Stone Soup.” The public is invited to both events and may bring an items to add to the soup before the service begins. On Christmas Eve, the service begins at 7 p.m. with carol singing followed by the Holy Eucharist. A Christmas Day Eucharist will be held at 10 a.m. The church is located at 28 Prospect Ave. For more information, contact the church office at 479-253-8610.
Dec. 21: Johann Sebastian Bach’s The Magnificat
The Eureka Springs First United
Methodist Church choir, soloists and instrumentalists are presenting Johann Sebastian Bach’s The Magnificat 10 a.m. Dec. 21 on 195 Huntsville Rd.
Dec. 21: Holiday Music Sing-Along
The Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, located at 17 Elk. St., will host a holiday music sing-along 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 21. Refreshments and childcare are provided.
Dec. 21: Winter Solstice Event
Melonlight Dance Studio, on 121 E. Van Buren in Eureka Springs, will host a seasonal harmonizing concert with original music and dance, meditation and ceremony. Suggested donation is $10 at the door. Email fiddlinfred51@ gmail.com for more information.
Dec. 23: Last Day for Library Before Christmas
The Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library, on 194 Spring St., will serve hot cider and cookies all day long Dec. 23 before closing Dec. 24 through 26. Come by to stock up on your holiday reading or audio books.
Dec. 25: Christmas Dinner
Christmas dinner will be served at the ECHO dining room, located at E. Van Buren and Rockhouse Road, from 11 a.m to 1 p.m. Christmas day. Flint Street Fellowship is providing the dinner, which is open to everyone at no charge. Call 479-981-2379 if you would like to volunteer to help.
Dec. 28: End of the Year Party
The Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, located at 17 Elk. St., will host an end of the year party 2 p.m. Dec. 28. Bring a snack and beverage and join in the holiday cheer.
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Turpentine Creek aiming for new vet clinic
Izzy has a problem – she’s limping on her The refuge is in the midst of fund-raisfront right paw. While this could be caused ing for a new on-site veterinary clinic, a by several things, in this case the problem space set up where the visiting vet can tend is a bone fragment left behind from when to the big cats in ways now that require she was de-clawed. While declawing of big transporting the animals to the other side of cats is now illegal in Arkansas, many of the Berryville — more complex surgeries, for cats at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge example. had their claws surgically amputated when “It would certainly make life a lot easyoung before rescue ier for us and the cats and now suffer the ill too,” says Dr. Breneffects of that. neke. “For one thing, a “It would certainly “It’s probably the lot of the cats hate the make life a lot easier for us trailer, and it would be most common problem and the cats too. For one these tigers suffer,” says so much easier if they Dr. Anne Brenneke, didn’t have to be transthing, a lot of the cats hate who has made these ported. It would also the trailer, and it would visits to Turpentine be easier to keep things be so much easier if they Creek for four years. sterile, and we could didn’t have to be Even when done do the X-rays right “properly,” declawing away on-site. We could transported.” is a barbaric practice sedate the cats using – D r . A nne B renneke that involves removing gas rather than injectthe tiger’s toe at the first ing, which is safer for joint. This surgery leads both us and the cats. to spinal arthritis and other difficulties as the And since the clinic area would include rebig cat ages, due to its having to walk differ- covery holding pens, the animals could be ently than it was meant to. kept in out of the bad weather while they When done wrong, declawing causes get over their surgeries.” even worse problems. The new facility will even have a sleepWhile Dr. Brenneke has tended to every ing area so that personnel can stay near the type of animal in her career – monkeys, cats if necessary while they are recovering. camels, snakes, and parrots, as well as doTurpentine Creek has currently reached mestic animals and even a possum or two $165,460 of its goal of $305,000 for the – she says, as she digs around in the paw of veterinary clinic building. To donate to the a sedated 400-pound tiger, that Turpentine the new clinic, go to Paypal at http://modo. Creek offers her most exotic patients. ly/1pVDNmQ.
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A thorn in her paw? – Dr. Anne Brenneke of St. Francis Veterinary Clinic removed a bone fragment from the paw of Izzy the tiger at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge. Declawing, now illegal, results in many problems for grown tigers. Turpentine is raising funds for an onsite vet clinic to make surgeries like this one go much smoother.
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• Brews, 2 Pine St., 479-244-0878: Candy Lee, 7 p.m. Come get warm after the parade! • Cathouse / Pied Piper, 479-3639976: Jori Costello, 8 p.m. to midnight • Chelsea’s, 479-253-6723: Mountain Sprout, 9:30 p.m. • Eureka Live: DJ & 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: Big Dawg Karaoke, 9 p.m. • Henri’s Just One More, 19 1/2 Spring St., 479-253-5795: Juke Box, 9 p.m. • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): DJ Karaoke with Kara, 9 p.m. • New Delhi Cafe, 2 N. Main St., 479-253-2525: Masquerade Dance Party, 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. Wear a mask • Rowdy Beaver Den, 45 Spring St., 479-363-6444: Terri & Brett, 8 p.m. to midnight • Rowdy Beaver Tavern, 417 W. Van Buren, 479-253-8544: Karaoke with Tiny, 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY, DEC. 20 • Cathouse / Pied Piper: Candy Lee, 8 p.m. to midnight • Chelsea’s: Electric Rag Band, 9:30 p.m. • Eureka Live: DJ & 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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emergency. 11:19 a.m. — An officer gave a woman without a place to stay a ride to her sister’s home. 1:45 p.m. — An officer filed a report on theft. 4:26 p.m. — An officer located the owner of a vehicle that had been park on Elk Street for days and the owner moved it. 10:03 p.m. — Officers took a combat-
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• Grub & Pub Club 169: Kickin Country, 9 p.m. • Henri’s Just One More: Juke Box, 9 p.m. • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): Steampunk Revolution, 9 p.m. (no cover) • New Delhi Cafe: Masquerade Dance Party, 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. Wear a mask • Rowdy Beaver Den: Matt Reeves, noon to 4 p.m.; Matt Reeves Band, 8 p.m. to midnight • Rowdy Beaver Tavern: Brenda Meyer Band, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. SUNDAY, DEC. 21 • Chelsea’s: Sweet Water Gypsies, 7:30 p.m. • Eureka Live: DJ, Dancing and Karaoke, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): Texas Holdem, 7 p.m. • Ozark Mountain Taproom, 140 E. Van Buren, 479-244-6922: Service Industry Sunday, 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Tavern: Game Day with free pool MONDAY, DEC. 22 • Chelsea’s: Springbilly, 9:30 p.m. TUESDAY, DEC. 23 • Chelsea’s: Open Mic, 9:30 p.m. • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): Pool Tournament, 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 24 • Rowdy Beaver Den: Matt Reeves, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. ive man who had been in a car accident to the hospital. Dec. 14 1:09 a.m. — A traffic stop resulted in the arrest of a male subject for driving while intoxicated, open container and speeding. 11:53 a.m. — An officer returned a dog at large to its owner. 1:13 p.m. — An officer returned a dog to its owner. 5:26 p.m. — An officer spoke with a man who did not pay his bill and convinced the man to pay his bill.
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The Natural Way
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Reconnect to rhythms of life
n our industrialized world we have not only industrialized ailments but also industrialized/evolved bugs in Jim Fain addition to what was created in the beginning of time. Add to this accidents and chronic dietary deficiencies and you wonder how we do as well as we do. Our bodies are created masterfully. But we do have to take care of them if we expect them to last. The ailments that come from nutritional deficiencies tend to be chronic, long-lasting and difficult for western medicine to treat. There is controversy stacked a mile high around this concept alone. Areas of lack that I see are in plant fats such as sterols, lack of fish oils, natural sulfur, Vitamin D, probiotics and minerals such as magnesium on which I have written extensively. Supplementing may be required especially if you take many prescribed drugs as there is almost always an interference of nutrient absorption. To improve health, re-establish your connection to the rhythms of life. We have four distinct seasons and four distinct groups of available foodstuffs. Eat according to natural availability. A tomato found in January is just not going to be like one found in July. A potato or a turnip is great food for the cold winter but not for the heat of summer. Also, try to eat heirloom type veggies: they taste much better and have much of what has been lost to industrialization. Grow your own and eat before you refrigerate them.. garden to table. Buy organic as you can but understand this isn’t the entire solution. Get to know your organic farmer, likely that will be enjoyable, ask if they use any genetically modified materials. If so, avoid them. By all means go for the most colorful eye catchers according to the season — trust your senses. Eat raw or lightly cooked veggies and fresh not frozen. As for meat, small amounts of organic, pasture fed beef each week along with free-range chicken/eggs, deep-water fish, lamb and fresh well-trimmed pork. Pork according to the Biblical diet was considered “unclean”; this may be according to the time. Trimming the fat eliminates much of the bad stuff, it is thought. Cook it properly and eat it fresh, not frozen. Grain foods need not be eaten every day. Bread is a staple of life but back in the old days was eaten as a coarse, heavy grain product without much else. It nourished and filled the belly when abundant veggies and meat couldn’t be found. I still like the South Beach food plan and using the glycemic index for choosing foods. So, during this season enjoy your blessings and eat well!
Wisecrack Zodiac ARIES: Life is passing you by only because it’s in better shape than you are. You could do some cardio to catch up or just wait by the jogging path with a softball bat. Life moves a lot slower when it has to ice its knee every hour. TAURUS: Whenever you feel alone, remember that you have 57 followers on Twitter. Odds are at least one of them is a real person, but the others are spambots trying to sell you naughty videos and real estate. GEMINI: You’ll be a Scrooge on Thursday until you remember that all the holiday cheer isn’t in gifts, it’s in your heart. Because that’s where the cholesterol from all those pies, cookies and ham dinners ended up. Perhaps 2015 should be your year of the rice cake. CANCER: Forget trying to actually converse with your teenagers this season. Have some spiked eggnog and relax. If you want to connect with young folks, just provide them with solid wifi. LEO: If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands, especially if you’re standing behind a co-worker who’s trying to concentrate. They’ll laugh and twitch and scream in delight. VIRGO: The secret to long life is eating right. That doesn’t involve veggies, just the good sense to never wrinkle your nose when the cook tells you what’s for dinner. Smile and eat, because a set of Paula Deen cookware upside your head can quickly take years off your lifespan. LIBRA: Your chances of promotion will be greatly improved when you stop yourself from saying that your boss looks like someone from American Horror Story. Keep biting that tongue, and you could chew your way to a silent partnership. SCORPIO: Winter is a time of reflection, but you’re overdoing it by kissing yourself in the mirror like an amorous parakeet. Try spending some time with your thoughts so they won’t feel so scared and alone.
© Beth Bartlett, 2013 Want more? Visit Beth at www.wisecrackzodiac.com
SAGITTARIUS: You have a shot at an exciting new opportunity, and for once it doesn’t include selling wrapping paper door to door. Break out your best dress-up sweat pants for this one. CAPRICORN: Dreams can come true, but only if you’re willing to show up in your underwear in public. It’s best to stay on your meds and not traumatize the little old ladies at the grocery store this week. AQUARIUS: The holidays are about spending time with loved ones,
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then going home and visiting the ones you can tolerate. At the end of the week, you’ve earned that special gift hidden on the top shelf in the closet. PISCES: You may not be winning any races, but you’ve done amazingly well for someone who has their shoelaces tied together. Next year, try some Velcro sneakers and see how far you can go. Answers on page 21
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Help Wanted Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Arkansas
ARE YOU LOOKING TO SUPPLEMENT YOUR INCOME Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Arkansas is currently accepting applications for Personal Care Assistants to work with our In-Home clients of Carroll County, with an urgent need in the Holiday Island, Berryville, and Green Forest areas. We are looking for outstanding individuals with good work ethics that truly cares about our senior citizens. We have day, evening and weekend hours available. The right candidates would enjoy the flexibility of a work schedule up to 28 hours per week, paid holidays, incentive bonuses, participation in the agency’s retirement plan and the satisfaction of helping senior citizens maintain their independence. Previous training and experience preferred for immediate placement with a starting wage of $9.10 per hour. We will provide training for untrained applicants otherwise eligible for employment.
For more information and to apply on-line visit our website at: www.aaanwar.org/Employment
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Pet of the Week This extra nice, medium-size, 15-month-old black and white heeler mix is “BamBam” (No. 163). He’s such a lovable, playful dog and gets along great with everyone. BamBam is very smart, too, leash-trained and almost housebroken. He would greatly appreciate having a real home. He has all his shots, is neutered, and is ready to be adopted at the Good Shepherd Animal Shelter, Hwy 62 east of Eureka Springs; open 12-5 every day but Wed. phone 253-9188. Shelter newcomers include 9 beautiful 6-wk. old heeler mix puppies. Because the Shelter’s pens are overflowing, all cats and all adult dogs can be adopted during December for just $25. Adopt a pet & save a life and thank you for caring.
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‘Holidays in the Hills’
Photos by David Bell
The Ozarks Chorale is made up of 52 members from Rogers to Berryville, Clifty to Cassville, Mo. and all points in between. This year’s holiday concert, “Holidays in the Hills” was one of the best they have presented to date. The concert included serious pieces, such as the “Antiphonal Gloria” from “Beatus Vir” by Vivaldi and selections from Handel’s “Messiah.” But to show that the Chorale also has a lighter side they also included PDG Bach’s “Good King Kong Looked Out,” complete with speaking parts and toy kazoos. Soloists for the concert were Colleen Shogren and Morris Pate. Percussion on two songs was provided by brothers Caleb and Daxton Harris. A special guest performance was presented by renowned cellist and member of the internationally recognized “Eroica Trio” Sara Sant’Ambrogio. The audience, which numbered nearly 400, was treated to a wonderful evening of Christmas music.
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Jean Mackey Ward
Feb. 12, 1926 – Dec. 12, 2014
Jean Mackey Ward, 88 of Eureka Springs passed away Friday, Dec. 12, 2014, at Brighton Ridge in Eureka Springs. Jean was born Feb. 12, 1926, in Post, Texas, the daughter of Samuel Baxter and Ione Finnin (Durham) Bardwell. Jean was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands, Lt. Richard L. Rist and Duane Ward; her son, Douglas Duane Ward; a daughter, Casandra Sue Ward; two brothers, Nelson and Durham Bardwell; and her sister, Mary Lee Bryant. Jean was of the Protestant faith. She was raised in Post and Lubbock, Texas and lived in Whaley Bridge, England for a short time. She married Lt. Richard L. Rist on Feb. 20, 1944, a World War II pilot who was killed 6 months after the wedding. Jean then married Duane Ward Sept. 5, 1945, in Lubbock, Texas. Jean moved to Eureka Springs, Ark. in
1966. She was a homemaker and enjoyed Bible study and sewing projects for her home. Jean is survived by her son Samuel and daughter-in-law, Linda Ward, of Eureka Springs; her grandsons, Neil Ward of Salina, Kansas and Cory Ward of Miami, Florida; her granddaughters, Chesney Ward of Bedford, Texas, Jessica Summerbell of Kenya, Africa, and Holly Lin Ray of Lake Dallas, Texas; six great-grandchildren; and many other family and dear friends. Memorial donations can be made to the Salvation Army, P.O. Box 602, Eureka Springs, Arkansas 72632 Burial will be private. Arrangements are under the direction of Roller-Christeson Funeral Home. Online Guestbook: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/harrison
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Be a Santa To a Senior
Usually when people think about holiday drives they think of toys for children and often forget that a lot of seniors may not have family around or loved ones to exchange gifts with. The Eureka Springs Eyecare Clinic is holding a gift drive to help make the holidays a little brighter for senior citizens who may be isolated or not have the financial resources to celebrate this year.
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Please drop off an unwrapped gift to Eureka Springs Eyecare Clinic by Dec. 23rd. To be entered into a drawing for a Vera Bradley throw for each donation.
Examples of gifts for seniors: Bath Robes Throws Novelties Lotions
Books Scarfs Snacks Gloves
Music Slippers
Or bring by any other non perishable gift item you think a senior would enjoy receiving. Use your imagination. Be creative. Enjoy the gift of giving back this Christmas Season.
Also accepting eye glass frames for the Eureka Echo Clinic patients.
Any Mon - tue - Wed limited time offer
Gift Certificates Available
For More Info: www.therapods.com 3761 N. Mall Ave Suite 5 • Fayetteville | 479-790-2448
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(479) 253-7136
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Charming home has hardwood floors in the open living & dining space, the adjacent kitchen with its pass through makes the “cook” part of the party. Split floor plan for sleeping provides privacy. Extra storage in the carport, under the house. Nice front yard. Enjoy the tree house feeling of the big back deck surrounded by nature.
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