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DECEMBER 22, 2016

Singing Scotties take the stage Page 3 n CAPC approves 2017 budget

n Meeting focuses on medical marijuana

n Carroll County churches celebrate

Budget includes $40,000 for The Auditorium’s utilities

Speaker says amendment is broader than people think

Churches planning Christmas Eve, Christmas day services

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Singing Scotties

Eureka Springs Elementary School students shine at annual Christmas program

By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com

The Eureka Springs City Auditorium was packed full on Thursday, Dec. 15, with local families, teachers and community members waiting to watch the annual Scottie Christmas Program. Eureka Springs Elementary School music teacher Donesa Mann said the students did not disappoint.

“They did well. I am really proud of them,” Mann said.

Mann described the show, saying it featured preschool through fourth-grade students. The show had two parts, Mann said, with the preschool and kindergarten students performing Christmas songs in the first half.

“After the younger ones got finished, they sat with their parents and watched the second part of the show,” Mann said.

Called “Jingle Bell Jukebox: The Flip Side,” the older students’ performance was a sequel to the program the students performed last year. Mann said the students loved last year’s performance so much that she felt compelled to teach them the second part this year.

“They love that jukebox thing. A lot of them had poodle skirts and dressed in ’50s outfits as much as they could,” Mann said.

A new addition to this year’s performance, Mann said, was the inclusion of ukuleles. She remembered speaking with teachers from schools throughout the country and realizing what a valuable teaching tool ukuleles can be. The best part about ukuleles, she said, is that the students can play them and sing at the same time.

“The ones that got to play … they sang along with it. A ukulele encourages you to sing when you’re playing,” Mann said.

“That has helped me get some of them who normally wouldn’t be interested in singing in class to sing. When they’re playing and there’s a lot of music going on, they aren’t afraid to sing.”

She pointed out that the school received a grant from the Carroll County Community Foundation to purchase the ukuleles.

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Eureka Springs Elementary School students perform ‘Jingle Bell Jukebox: The Flip Side’ at the Scottie Christmas Program on Thursday, Dec. 15.

While ukuleles are fairly inexpensive, Mann said, it can add up if you need to purchase 25 of them. She said she bought a 25-piece classroom set and has been taking orders from parents whose children want their own ukuleles. Some of her students, Mann said, have gone the extra mile when it comes to the ukulele.

“One little boy came to school with his notebook filled with all these songs he had written the words to and gotten the chords off of the internet,” Mann said. “He said, ‘Here’s more songs I can play … more songs than we’ve learned in class.’ He was going beyond what I was teaching.”

During the ukulele performance, Mann recalled a slight hiccup. She said the students played the wrong chord during “Jingle Bells,” making it so the song could continue forever.

“I said, ‘We’re going to have to end this song,’ ” Mann laughed. “The audience got a real kick out of it, because it never would have ended.”

Mann said she’s proud of the way the students played the ukuleles, especially considering it was the first time they played the instrument so publicly.

“I told them, ‘If you forget a chord, just don’t strum on that chord. Wait until the next chord and come back in,’ ” Mann said.

“They were keeping on beat and staying on tune. For our first performance, I was encouraged by that.”

Unlike other choir performances, she continued, “Jingle Bell Jukebox” features dialogue. Mann said the performance allowed some students the opportunity to sing and act, something many of them were excited about.

“So many of them wanted to have a speaking part. They really loved that part of it,” Mann said. “There are kids that thrive on the attention, and they want something that’s their very own.”

Having a speaking role in a big production like this, she said, helps the students gain confidence in themselves.

“Students can be frightened away from performing, but if they succeed on the stage it helps them give book reports and do interviews,” Mann said.

Fourth-grader Sara Smith said she enjoyed performing in the show, saying she joined the choir to have the chance to sing and perform more.

“I wanted to be in the choir, because Mrs. Mann said we were talented enough to join,” Smith said.

Smith has performed in nine plays so far.

Being in so many productions, she said, has helped prepare her for big community performances.

“I’m not even scared anymore. The choir performs at a lot of places,” Smith said.

Smith’s father, Don Smith, said he loved seeing his daughter perform on stage.

“It’s great. She lights up. I’ve only been here two years, but it seems like a great school,” Don Smith said. “My daughter loves it.”

Fourth-grader Riley Mullins said he felt anxious before the performance.

“It’s a little nervous and kind of embarrassing if you mess up,” Mullins said.

“But if you do a good job, your parents are proud.”

Cheyenne Nance, whose brothers performed in the show, said this is their first big performance in Eureka Springs. Nance said her family recently moved to Eureka Springs from Texas.

“It’s very cool, because the kids get to show the community what they do at school and it’s fun doing Christmas carols,” Nance said. “My brothers have been singing the songs since they started learning them. They love it. They love it a lot better than the school we were at in Texas.”

Nance added, “The school is more focused on it here. They don’t really do much in Texas. It’s more kids-oriented here.

They put time into it at Eureka Springs.”

Third-grade teacher Kelly Mathis described how it feels to see her students perform on stage, saying she loves seeing how talented they are.

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A report was taken.

11:36 a.m. — A hotel clerk reported an abandoned vehicle in the fire lane. Officers responded and recovered the vehicle that had been reported stolen from White Street the night before.

5:01 p.m. — A caller wanted his residence checked for vagrants. Officers searched the house but were unable to locate any vagrants. Good thing they didn’t search our house. There’s a vagrant on our couch watching Netflix right now.

8:41 p.m. — A caller advised she thought she was being stalked and noticed odd things out of place at her residence. An officer took a report.

Dec. 14 4:42 p.m. — An officer responded to a vehicle versus vehicle versus house accident. No injuries were reported, and a report was taken. We’re not sure exactly how that works.

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report of a domestic incident in progress.

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5:37 p.m. — An officer responded to the report of a two-vehicle accident. No injuries were reported, and a report was taken.

6:57 p.m. — An officer responded to what was reported as suspicious packages. Upon arrival, the officer discovered that each item was empty and needed to be discarded.

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CAPC workshop focuses on 2017 budget

By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com

The Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission spent much of its workshop on Dec. 14 discussing the 2017 budget.

Finance director Rick Bright said the third draft of the budget included every change suggested by the commission at previous workshops with one exception. Bright explained that he hadn’t put $50,000 for The Auditorium’s utilities in the budget, because the commission hadn’t had much time to discuss it.

Commissioner James DeVito proposed the extra expense at a workshop Dec. 7.

DeVito pointed out that the city’s finances are in dire shape, saying he wants the commission to step up to help out.

“We’re in a financial predicament at City Hall and the CAPC is an arm of city government,” DeVito said. “We have the

only available resource to help the city out at this time, and the only way we’re enabled as the CAPC to aid the city would be through The Auditorium.”

DeVito said he wants the commission to cover what the city spends to operate The Auditorium each year. That will be around $50,000, DeVito said. He said Dec. 14 that this number will be slightly less.

“It’s actually $40,000,” DeVito said.

Commissioner Terry McClung recalled how much has been spent on The Auditorium this year, saying the commission has given The Auditorium around $100,000.

The Auditorium has brought in around $50,000 in revenue, McClung said. Commissioner Susan Harman said The Auditorium should be doing better than that.

“The Auditorium has the opportunity. It should be able to make money. It shouldn’t just wash, right?” Harman said.

“It doesn’t even come close to wash-

ing,” McClung responded.

“I know it doesn’t wash, but what I’m saying is it has the opportunity to do that,” Harman said. “It should be able to maintain the income it does generate.”

DeVito reminded the commission why he supports paying for The Auditorium’s utilities, saying the city is in dire straits after citizens rejected the proposed 1 percent sales tax in November’s general election.

“We’re trying to budget for fire and rescue. We don’t have the money for that. We don’t have the money for new automobiles for police officers,” DeVito said. “I feel we’re the only department in the city that has an excess revenue. I feel we’re the arm of the city that has this responsibility.”

He added, “Our only avenue as the CAPC to aid the city is through The Auditorium. We have no other way to contribute to the revenue stream of the city.”

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CAPC approves 2017 budget

By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com

The Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission has completed its 2017 budget.

At its regular meeting Dec. 14, the commission approved the 2017 budget.

The approval came after a lengthy workshop, where the commissioners agreed to pay $40,000 for The Auditorium’s utilities to help the city out. Commissioner James DeVito explained that the city doesn’t have enough money to pay for fire and police equipment, saying the CAPC is the only city department that has extra revenue.

Chairman Ken Ketelsen said he was happy with the commission’s 2017 budget.

“Great strides have been made in the last couple of hours,” Ketelsen said.

Commissioner Terry McClung said

the budget is available on the CAPC’s website for anyone who wants to know more about it. The budget comes to $1,515,700, McClung said.

Also at the meeting, finance director Rick Bright presented the financial report, saying the cash balance as of Nov. 30 was $540,639.02. He said the tax collections are remitted in November, but they are October collections. He listed these collections, saying restaurants brought in $83,958, up $7,304 (9.5 percent). Total lodging collections are $92,585, up $2,356 (2.6 percent). These lodging collections include: $21,225 for hotels, up $649 (3.2 percent); $44,961 for motels, down $1,376 (3 percent); $9,961 for B&Bs, up $86 (0.9 percent); and $16,437 for cabins and cottages, up $2,998 (22.3 percent). Bright said the year-to-date lodging collections compared with 2015 are up $48,542 (7.9

percent) and the year-to-date restaurant collections compared with 2015 are up $41,267 (6.8 percent). The year-to-date total collections, he said, are up $89,810 (7.4 percent).

Bright said he needed to move $10,500 from the cash balance to reserves and asked the commissioners if they wanted to move more money to reserves. De facto commissioner Damon Henke said he wanted to leave the money where it was, but McClung said he didn’t agree with that.

“I think it’s better that it’s [in reserves] because it allows us to start with more of a clean slate,” McClung said.

Henke asked if there’s any difference between the interest in the accounts, and Bright said the interest is the same.

“It’s just that we don’t spend the reserves without a vote of the commission. If you look at what just happened

in Gatlinburg … if that was to happen here, we’d be in bad shape with no money in reserves,” Bright said. “We’re up $90,000 over what we projected for this year already.”

“So if you don’t put it into reserves, it still earns the same amount of money,” Henke said. “You just don’t have to ask us to spend it.”

McClung said he likes having more money in reserves.

“I think it’s good to have it there. If we need it to put on a show or something, all we have to do is vote for it,” McClung said. “It’s not like it’s going away, but I think it’s a good place to be.”

McClung moved to place $40,000 in the reserve fund, and the commission agreed to do so.

The commission’s next regular meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, at City Hall.

CAPC discusses potential partnership with Chamber of Commerce, transit

By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com

The Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission is looking for ways to work more cohesively with the Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce and the city transit department.

At a workshop Dec. 14, the commission addressed how visitor services are split among the three entities. De facto commissioner Damon Henke said he wants to figure out how to combine these services.

“The CAPC doesn’t have a foothold necessarily in true, on-the-ground visitor services. That was handed off to the chamber,” Henke said.

He said the chamber operates the main visitor center in town in Pine Mountain Village.

“They basically hang their hat on the front desk,” Henke said. “That doesn’t put us on the front line of people coming into town.”

He pointed out that the chamber depends on selling advertisements in its visitors guide to stay afloat. This is prob-

lematic, Henke said, because it places a burden on those who work and live in Eureka Springs.

“The visitor guide has always been an income producer for the Chamber of Commerce. We can take the money we have here and siphon off some to provide visitor services …then, you’re not trying to run a visitor guide off the back of small businesses in town,” Henke said.

“I’m trying to make it make sense for the small business owners and the visitors who come to town.”

Commissioner Susan Harman said she would like to place an electronic kiosk with visitor information at one of the trolley stations, the chamber office and City Hall.

“We should’ve already had something there. It should be around town. There should be one sitting in City Hall, because you have people applying for marriage licenses,” Harman said. “It’s those places where you get a lot of people coming through. Unfortunately, we don’t have anything like that.”

Henke said he wants to see the commission partner with the chamber and

transit director Ken “Smitty” Smith to provide better information to visitors.

“It is disjointed right now. Smitty doesn’t want a dang thing to do with the chamber,” Henke said. “The chamber doesn’t have anything to do with us when it comes to visitor services. You have a transit center on the top of the hill that says, ‘Eureka Springs Welcome Center’ in big letters, but when you go in … they’re too busy selling trolley tickets or tour tickets.”

Harman said she wants to see the relationships among the commission, the chamber and transit improve as well.

“The goal of the town is to bring more tourists here,” Harman said.

Henke added that he worries about the only visitor center in town being located at Pine Mountain Village.

“The retail outlets in Pine Mountain Village have eroded to the point where I’m embarrassed to have a visitor center there, but it’s affordable for the chamber,” Henke said.

Commissioner James DeVito said he wants to see everyone work together.

“The city would be better off to put the

resources for the chamber and the CAPC and the trolley center in one place here in town and task the chamber with doing what the traditional role of the chamber is, which is recruiting new businesses into the chamber and not being in the tourism business,” DeVito said.

Henke agreed.

“The chamber is absolutely on board with that, but if nobody talks about it at the table, it’s never going to happen,” Henke said.

“We can wish,” Harman said, “but we really need to bring everybody together and invite them here and say, ‘Let’s make this work.’ ” Henke emphasized the idea of working together, saying he wants to see a true partnership when it comes to visitor services.

“We can’t subsidize the chamber, but you can certainly subsidize your visitor services and not run it off the backs of your small businesses,” Henke said.

Commissioner Terry McClung said the transit department wouldn’t be doing well without the CAPC promoting the See CAPC, page 25

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Little Rock attorney weeds through medical marijuana amendment

By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com

David Couch wasn’t sure about how medical marijuana would be received by Arkansans in 2012. Couch, who wrote the medical marijuana amendment approved by voters in November’s general election, said during a public meeting on Dec. 15 at Eureka Springs City Hall that he got involved with medical marijuana after meeting Melissa and Gary Fults during a campaign for political finance reform in Arkansas.

“I thought like most people in the state of Arkansas that this was just a way for hippies to get pot to smoke,” Couch said. “I agreed to help Melissa and Gary because they were telling me stories about how it really helped people who needed the help.”

Together, Couch and the Fultses circulated petitions to get medical marijuana on the ballot in 2012. The efforts proved successful, Couch said, so they began going to small churches in Arkansas to explain how medical marijuana could help others. The only group that was outwardly against the idea, he said, was the Arkansas Family Council.

“It was really a religious opposition.

The state didn’t think we had a chance.

The polls showed we were going to get 38 percent of the vote,” Couch said. “At the churches, we’d go to the fellowship hall and you had Kool-Aid and coffee and cookies and cake. People came up to us and said, ‘My grandmother has cancer. Can we buy her pot? Don’t tell anyone.’ ” Couch continued, “Everywhere we went and every church we went to, about half the people would come up to me and say something like that. They would keep polling this issue. We were hanging at 38 or 40 percent. I really thought we were going to win in 2012, because there were so many people who would share their story with you.”

To his disdain, the medical marijuana amendment didn’t pass in 2012. Couch said early voting hurt the cause more

than anything else.

“I knew there were people in Arkansas that weren’t reflected in the poll. We came really close to winning,” he said.

“We lost by only 30,000 votes, and we actually won election day by 20,000 votes. We lost in early voting by 50,000 votes, so that was the difference.”

Couch said he believes the amendment failed during early voting because the campaign didn’t start early enough.

He wasn’t going to make that same mistake again, he said.

“It was disappointing, but everybody knew when we came back again in four years we would win,” Couch said.

Melissa and Gary Fults tried to get medical marijuana on the ballot in 2014, Couch explained, but they didn’t collect enough signatures. He said it’s probably a good thing they waited until 2016, because the voter turnout during mid-term elections isn’t usually very high.

“It’s a really bad thing. Us progressives don’t vote in mid-term elections, so progressive issues like marijuana don’t do well then,” Couch said.

He remembered attending a conference on medical marijuana in 2013.

Couch said the goal of the conference was to figure out how to make the medical marijuana amendment more attractive to voters. The way to do that, he said, was to remove the part of the amendment allowing patients to grow their own medical marijuana.

“We agreed at that time we would take growing it out. I thought it would pass without any campaigning at all if we took ‘grow your own’ out of it,” he said. “Melissa and Gary decided they wanted ‘grow your own’ in it. That’s where we converged in 2016.”

Melissa and Gary Fults wrote Issue 7, Couch said, and he wrote Issue 6. He said both issues made it on the ballot but Issue 7 was disqualified during early voting. Issue 6 stayed on, he said, and it passed. With the campaign over, Couch said, he felt comfortable saying that Issue 6 covers more medical condi-

tions than Issue 7.

“We had to package this thing to get approved by voters,” Couch said.

He explained that Issue 7 covers about 50 medical conditions, while Issue 6 is much more broad. Couch said he specified 12 medical conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease and glaucoma, saying the other six conditions are called general conditions.

“If you have any disease that causes hunger, any disease that causes seizures, any disease that causes chronic pain … if your doctor says that disease causes that, you get a prescription,” Couch said. “There are probably 40 diseases that cause seizures. There was no way I could list all those.”

He added, “This is way broader. It covers almost every medical condition. That’s important. If you’re going to set up a system to deliver marijuana to these patients, you’ve got to have enough patients to support the system.”

Couch estimated that 40,000 to 45,000 people would qualify to receive medical marijuana through the amendment. The amendment isn’t restricted to Arkansans, he said. Couch explained that the amendment allows residents of other states to receive medical marijuana, too.

“If you are a resident of Missouri, Tennessee, Texas … if you come to Arkansas, you see your physicians, you go to the healthcare department and get your card, you can have medical approval,” Couch said. “It’s kind of an eco-tourism thing, a hidden gem.

We’re going to have a much bigger patient pool than most people anticipated, which is good.”

He described the distribution system in the amendment, saying there can be a minimum of 20 dispensaries and a maximum of 40. The dispensaries can be for-profit or nonprofit, Couch said.

“I’ve had people call me who want to set up a dispensary foundation setting all profits to go to the children’s hospital,” he said. “It can be a true nonprofit.

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It can be a co-op. It has all that flexibility in there.”

The dispensaries can grow up to 50 marijuana plants each, he said, an idea that could tie into tourism. Additionally, he said, the amendment specifies there will be eight cultivation facilities in the state that can sell to any of these dispensaries.

“The reason I gave dispensaries the ability to grow marijuana plants is I saw them as craft breweries. You go to Colorado and you have all these different strains of marijuana,” Couch said. “Big, popular strains will be grown primarily at cultivation facilities, but the dispensaries can grow whatever strain they want.”

This differs from the way distribution is described in Issue 7, he said, because Issue 7 restricted patients to one dispensary.

“When you got your marijuana card, you take it and register it at a dispensary and that dispensary grew for you,” Couch said. “You would be locked to that one dispensary. I thought that was a recipe for disaster. If you’re bound to this one person, how hard is it going to be to go somewhere else?”

He said Issue 6 allows patients to go to any of the 40 dispensaries in Arkansas and receive 2.5 ounces of marijuana every 14 days.

“So when you go to the dispensary, you give them your card and they enter it in their computer,” he said. “It goes to the department of health. That keeps people from going to dispensary to dispensary to dispensary, and it allows the dispensaries to compete with each other for customers.”

With voters approving medical marijuana this year, Couch said, it shouldn’t be long before recreational marijuana is approved in Arkansas as well.

“We polled personal use and medical use. If this program is implemented appropriately, I think people in Arkansas in four years will approve that,” Couch said.

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“It always brings tears to my eyes. It’s just a really special event. You see a side of them you don’t always get to see in the classroom,” Mathis said. “You get to see them shine in different ways. It’s just amazing.

There’s a lot of talent here.”

Mann pointed out that the show wouldn’t have been possible without the city allowing the school to use The Auditorium. Performing at The Auditorium, Mann said, gives the students an experience they can’t get at school.

“There’s a lot of difference in performing

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Celebrating Eureka

As we close the door on 2016 this town we live in has and continues to attract new people. Why here? Are you crazy? “This is the town of misfit toys” is the refrain you hear for the artisans and other highly talented and gifted people that call this village their home. Most of us that choose this as their home identify qualities that they believe make this place home and safe. Our hidden sanctuary that we call Eureka Springs has things that other places only dream of.

Respect for each other. Caring for neighbors regardless of race, creed or politics, the pride and admiration of those who have served this country, the knowledge that your view will be heard, the safety to know we can and will be a Eurekan and accepted as such regardless of what we believe. We love this place and care for everyone. Happy New Year, Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

God Bless Love and Best wishes FERGUSON STEWART on our little stage in our elementary school.

They love that. It’s home. It’s comfortable,” Mann said. “But there’s something about the curtain, the backstage, the dressing rooms… it makes them feel so much more professional. They feel bigger. They feel like this is real theatre, not another ‘we’re going to sing for our parents.’ ” She continued, “I don’t know how many people I saw who came because it’s our school production and it’s at The Aud. They wanted to show our students they were behind them. They’re showing their support, because this is our school. The community loves what we’re doing, and they’re here to support us.”

Citizen of the Week

Mary Bucholtz is this week’s Citizen of the Week. Bucholtz was nominated by the Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library, where she has been helping out for the past 15 years. Bucholtz loves books and libraries more than anything in the world and has been known to volunteer around 20 hours per week until her wrists let her down. The stacks at the library would be a total mess if it weren’t for her.

“We will sorely miss her childlike delight when the new books arrive, as she is moving to Bella Vista,” the library staff said.

To nominate someone for Citizen of the Week, email Samantha Jones at Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com.

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What do

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Citizen Opinion by Cindy Worley

Christmas is the season of giving.

What is your favorite local non-profit to give to?

Linda Kane

Lorri Burke

Mary Rodgers

USMC Foundation.

Good Shepherd Humane Society.

Flint Street Food Bank.

“Lindy Lou”

“Mommie”

Karen Welch

Doris Lewke

Good Shepherd Humane Society.

Doggie Thrift Store.

“Karen at GS”

“Doris”

“Mary Manager”

Miranda Peebles

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Turpentine Creek.

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From the EDITOR

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A Christmas Memory

e’ve all got one Christmas memory that stands out more than the others. I’m talking about the memory you look back on that makes you laugh or cry. When I think about my favorite Christmas memory, I can’t help but do both of these things.

It was a pretty normal Christmas day for my family. We opened presents, watched Christmas movies and ate a pretty massive dinner. My nana is one of those people who never feels like she’s making enough food for holiday dinners, so we ended up with way more food than we could eat. To be specific, we had quite a bit of extra ham.

My mom wanted our family dog, Roscoe, to feel included in the festivities. She fed him some slices of ham under the table, and nobody really noticed until we started smelling something funny. Mom didn’t realize that Roscoe was an old dog whose body couldn’t accept food the same way it used to.

For Roscoe, that extra ham meant extra gas. A lot of extra gas, if you’re wondering.

As he became more and more gassy, Roscoe began circling the table we were sitting at. He started farting loudly. Like Roscoe, Mom couldn’t hold it in anymore. She burst out laughing, and Nana did, too. I joined them. We were all cackling uncontrollably. Roscoe continued to circle the table, farting and stopping every now and then.

He looked at us with expectant eyes. We realized he wanted more ham. Mom didn’t give it to him, mostly because Papaw Jimmie told her not to. Papaw was sick. He had been battling cancer for quite some time, and we were afraid we wouldn’t get very many more Christmases with him. The mood had been particularly solemn that Christmas, with his sickness becoming worse in the months leading up to it.

A family friend had died from cancer two years earlier, so I knew what it meant to die. I knew it

meant I wouldn’t get to spend another Christmas Eve picking out my mom’s Christmas gift with Papaw Jimmie. I knew it meant I wouldn’t get to sit in his lap and watch “Walker: Texas Ranger” as Mom and Nana made Christmas dinner. I knew it meant he would be gone, and I couldn’t do anything about it.

Before he got sick, Samantha Jones Papaw Jimmie enjoyed joking around with all of us. It’s pretty common in my family to mess with one another, and he was no stranger to that. He enjoyed practical jokes or plain old insult jokes. He liked lightly making fun of my mom’s haircut or a silly outfit one of us would wear.

We would joke right back.

His sickness took Papaw’s humor away. I think that’s maybe the most criminal thing about cancer. It wears you down until you aren’t yourself anymore.

In his last days, Papaw was soft-spoken and seemed in constant pain. Those of you who have lost a family member to cancer know how much it hurts to see your loved one slowly slip away until they’re gone for good.

Papaw’s humor had already started to slip away that Christmas when Mom gave Roscoe the leftover ham. When we first broke into laughter, he told us to be more respectful of the dog. He said Roscoe was old and couldn’t control how much he was farting. Eventually, Papaw cracked a smile. He started laughing. Soon, we were all laughing at our silly old dog who had more gas than any of us combined.

Papaw is gone now, but I’ll always have that bittersweet memory. That was his last Christmas at See Jones, page 25

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Eureka Springs Elementary School Christmas Celebrations

Photos by Tavi Ellis

Eureka Springs Elementary School students had a special treat on Friday, Dec. 16, during the school’s annual Christmas celebration. Each class enjoyed Christmas treats, crafts and stories. Some parents even got in on the fun.

Mrs. Carrie’s first-graders are doggone excited about their gifts from a generous All dressed in their favorite pajamas, Mrs. Jessica and her kindergarten class wish group of Secret Grannies. everyone a ‘Merry Christmas.’

Hungry partygoers in Mrs. Aisha’s first-grade class feast Emma, 5, is rightfully proud of her colorful ornament Kindergartners in Mrs. Danielle’s class settle down on the on fun holiday fare. craft. rug for story time with ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas.’

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Christmastime in Eureka

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Photos by David Bell

If the city of Eureka Springs is passionate about anything, it’s decorating for the holidays. This year, city employees and residents alike put up Christmas decorations that shine.

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Carroll County Christmas

Churches throughout county plan special celebrations

By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com

Christmas is coming up, and churches in Carroll County are ringing in the season. Churches throughout the county will have services celebrating Christmas on Christmas Eve and Christmas day.

Eureka Springs First Baptist Penn Memorial Church at 100 Spring St. will offer a free community lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23. The church will have a Christmas service at 11 a.m. on Christmas day.

Valley View Baptist Church on Highway 62 East will host a candlelight service at 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve. BJ Perkins said the service unites the congregation.

“We come together and have some singing. Then we have little candles that we light and hold at the end of the service,” Perkins said.

Perkins added that the church will have its regular service at 11 a.m. on Christmas day.

St. James Episcopal Church at 28 Prospect will have a children’s pageant at 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve. Virginia Ralph said the pageant will describe the story of Jesus’ birth, complete with Christmas carols, shepherds and angels with tinsel halos.

“I think it’s the first pageant in this church in many, many moons,” Ralph said. “We’ve been trying out some special effects. When the angels appear in the heavens, we’ve got a surprise planned.”

She continued, “I think it’s the perfect service to take the little ones to, because there’s lots of things to look at and it’ll be a short service. It’ll be done before supper.”

Ralph reported that Christmas carols will follow the pageant at 6:30, with the Christmas service taking place at 7 p.m.

The church will have a regular service at 8 a.m. on Christmas day.

First Christian Church at 763 Passion Play Road will have a candlelight service at 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve, with a Christmas service scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Christmas day. The church will also hold

a production of “The Christmas Guest” at 10 a.m. on Christmas Day. St. Elizabeth Catholic Church at 30 Crescent Drive will have a Christmas mass at 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve and another Christmas mass at 8:30 a.m. on Christmas day.

Faith Christian Family Church at 157 Huntsville Road will have its annual candlelight communion service at 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve, featuring Christmas music, scripture and open communion. The church will host a worship service at 10 a.m. on Christmas day.

New Day Fellowship at 440 Passion Play Road will have a Christmas service from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. on Christmas day. Senior pastor Darryl Harris said he’s looking forward to the service.

“A young lady will be doing an interpretative dance, so we do have some special things planned,” Harris said.

Wildflower Chapel at 6789 Highway 62 West will hold its Happy Birthday Jesus Party with cake, coffee and worship at 10:30 a.m. on Christmas day.

Calvary Chapel of Eureka Springs at 150 Passion Play Road will have an evening service at 5 p.m. on Christmas day.

“We figure that families will want to be together Christmas morning, so we’re going to have a worship gathering later on that day,” Pastor Jason Kisic said.

Flint Street Fellowship will host a Christmas dinner from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Christmas day at the ECHO dining room at the corner of East Van Buren and Rockhouse Road. There is no charge for the meal, and everyone is welcome. For anyone needing a ride, call 479-253-4945.

Holiday Island Grace Lutheran Church at 179 Holiday Island Drive will meet at 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve for a special service, with a regular service scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on Christmas day.

Faith Bible Church at Suite C, 3 Parkcliff Drive will have a service at 9:30 a.m. on Christmas day, too. Refreshments will be available after the service.

Holiday Island Community Church at

188 Stateline Drive will have a service at 9:30 a.m. on Christmas day. All are welcome.

Berryville Several Berryville churches will host candlelight services on Christmas Eve. Freeman Heights Baptist Church at 524 West Freeman St. will have a candlelight service at 5:30 p.m., featuring Christmas carols, a short devotional and candle lighting. Patty Orrell said she always looks forward to the church’s candlelight service.

“They’ll light one candle. It’s dark and all of a sudden there’s the light from the candles,” Orrell said. “It’s very moving.

It makes you remember what Christmas is about.”

Orrell said Freeman Heights will have a Christmas service at 10:45 a.m. Christmas morning, where a Christmas devotional will follow a Christmas cantata. There will be no Sunday school on Christmas morning, Orrell said.

First Christian Church at 306 E. Church will open at 10:30 p.m. for the Christmas Eve candlelight service. Coffee and fellowship is encouraged before the service begins. The hour-long service will feature Christmas songs, scripture and other readings. It will end with the candle lighting ceremony, with everyone leaving the sanctuary at midnight. The church will meet at 11 a.m. on Christmas morning for a Christmas service as well.

Berryville First United Methodist Church at 400 Eureka St. will have a candlelight service at 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve and a Christmas service at 10:50 a.m. on Christmas Day. St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church at 614 S. Main will host a Christmas mass at 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve. The church will have another Christmas mass at 11 a.m. on Christmas day.

Kings River Church at 796 Highway 221 North will have a Christmas service from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Christmas Day. With Christmas carols being sung and the Christmas story being told, the service will focus on the children in attendance.

Southern Heights Baptist Church at 279 Highway 221 South will host a Christmas service at 11 a.m. on Christmas day, and Landmark Missionary Baptist Church at 510 E. Madison Ave. will have a special Christmas service at 10 a.m. on Christmas day.

Church on the Hill at 907 South Main St. will have a special service on Christmas day, too. Kent Butler said the service will begin at 10:40 a.m., where the children’s choir will perform. The choir has around 50 kids in it, Butler said, and most of them will be performing at the service.

Butler encouraged everyone to come to the service, saying he loves how the church focuses on children.

“We’ve a very active and loving church. We’re celebrating the birth of Christ, which is always a good thing to do,” Butler said. “We love kids. We love the Lord.”

Green Forest The Green Forest United Methodist Church at 200 South Springfield St. will kick off the Christmas celebration with a candlelight communion service at 7 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 23. Pastor Steve Cook said he’s excited about the service.

“There will be a lot of music, a short devotional and then communion,” Cook said. “We’ll close with singing ‘Silent Night’ as we light the candles.”

The church will have a Christmas service at 10 a.m. on Christmas day. Cook explained that the church’s regular Christmas program has been rescheduled because of weather conditions. It was originally scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 18, Cook said, and will now take place on Sunday, Jan. 1.

Both the Green Forest First Assembly of God Church on Highway 103 North and Trinity Free Will Baptist Church at Seventh and Thorne Street will have a Christmas service at 10:45 a.m. on Christmas day. United Baptist Church at 106 W. Olive St. will have a Christmas service from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Christmas day, featuring a candlelight ceremony and special singers.

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Dear Santa, Some of the things I want for Christmas are: 1. My very own iPad with a dark purple and dark pink case 2. Melody’s fancy winter coat 3. Melody’s Christmas dress 4. American Girl Dalmation puppy 5. 2 in 1 gymnastics set for American Girl 6. Rebecca’s bed That’s pretty much all I want, but if you can’t get it all, that’s OK too.

Merry Christmas, Trew E. Freeman Dear Santa, I would like a Barbie Dream House because I have no other stuff that is big to play with. And I also will want some babies so I can play with them in my Barbie Dream House. And I would like an Apple watch because my sister is going to get one. And a toy dog ‘cause they’re cute.

You’re friend, Hannah Dear Santa, What I want for charismas is a big makeup set. And a cotton candy machine and a big coat. And heels that is what I want for charismas.

Love Layla Thank you :) :) :) :) :) :) :) Dear Santa, I have been very good this year and I only want a couple thing’s. Like a Sock monkey xbox live, a itunes gift card, lock box, (birthstone), and gum. yes that’s all I want for Christmas I hope I get some of it.

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Dear Santa, I love Christmas. It is my favorite holiday.

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Sincerely, Chase Dear Santa, I think I was good but I think you should give people that need toys toys. I don’t really need toys. My favorite thing about Christmas is that I get to celebrate with my family.

But if you get to stop at my house please do it to the kid’s hospital before me if you do I want is…

1. peace 2. love 3. smart watch 4. phone 5. hope Thank you for listening please send everyone what they want I hope you get sleep YOUR FRIEND Alyson Dear Santa, My name is Daniel Rose and I like you and buddy Frosty and Cristal and trusty elves or yeties and I love Christmas. I want for Chrismas is a 3DS with supermario maker 5 smash brothers.

From, Daniel Dear Santa, I hope you get me a iPad and internet.

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Dear Santa, I want pokemon ex, mega, break, jumbo, rare, ancient, mews and my favorite “mega chiarzard ex” please I know Im bad but can I at least have the “mega chiarzard ex” and “ancient mew.” thank you sincerely Riley Mullins. thank you again. and I want a nintendo ds and some intend games please pretty please. especially pokemon games by love you as our santa From, Riley Mullins Dear Santa, Can I have a cat plushy, American Girl, deer plulshie and a reindeer plush.

Thank you Santa :) I’ve been good this year From, Addison Dear Santa, I want a tablet for Christmas. And a real dog and a bang and a guitar. And I want a remote controll car.

From, Nathaniel Scates Dear Santa, I have been really firndly to all my friends and familily and I all was wanted a fur real fraind. I want the orange cat fur real fraind. I love christmas. Merry Christmas.

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I guess anythan would be good, exapt girl toys and rubik cubs either. I like chalnges and comic books.

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Dear Santa, I have been super good this year, and would like to ask for some presents. I want a guitar and lots of candy in my big stocking please. I also have a few questions. Do you have a Christmas tree at the North Pole? Do you listen to Christmas music all year? I have been waiting for you all year. You are nice.

I hope Rudolph is doing well, he is my favorite. Are the elves doing well?

How is Mrs. Claus? I hope you all have a wonderfully great Christmas. Don’t forget my presents.

Love, Marlie Dear Santa, I was realy good all year. I hope you will bring a lot of presntes for crismas.

Love, Chester Dear Santa, How are you Santa. Can I tell you what I wan’t for Christmas. It is a drone and a iPhone 6 and a overboard and a nerd gun, electric razor and a Apple wach. And thats all that I want. The end.

Wait I wan’t a elf. Please bring it. <3 Sincerely, Rolando Dear Mr. and Mrs. Clause, How is life at the North Pole? Is it very cold all the time? I like your reindeer, you named them well. By the way, the elves you sent are very funny. I’ve gotten an interest in Harry Potter books.

I would love it if you brang me years 2-7, I already have year 1. Have a merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

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Dear Santa, I have bin good this year so can you git me 2 presents for Chrismas. These are the things I want a xbox 1 and a remote controll car.

Yor friend, Aaron Dear Santa, How is life going for you at the North Pole. I have been good this year. Will you please bring me toys. I want all the Harry Potter books for Christmas and I want all the Fast and Fuious. I wish you a merry Christmas Santa.

Sincerely, Adam Dear Santa, I know I haven’t ben the nisest girl. So I am woried I can’t diside. I miss the joy of cristmas in me. It seams like cristmas spearet is ton from tring to decide. Please cheer me up. Please Sincerely, Mia Dear Santa, ive been a good boy. So can you get me mnt dew and a big bag of hershey kisses coachlet Love you your friend Riley H. Dear Santa, Good day Santa you are nice so you get me a presents you are my friend but I do.

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Local groups deliver holiday gifts to ES preschool students

By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com

Some Eureka Springs Elementary School students got a special surprise on Dec. 12 when local groups brought by holiday gift bags.

Pre-school teacher Nicole Winters said a group called “Friends of ABC” has been visiting students around Christmas for years now, delivering bags filled with clothing, books and toys for the children in the Arkansas Better Chance pre-school class. These visits are always exciting for the students, Winters said.

“The kids, the minute they see the ladies walk in, their eyes light up. They’re super happy,” Winters said.

In the past, Winters said, the group would deliver bags to be opened at home.

She said this has changed in later years, with the group bringing a bag for home and a bag for the classroom.

“Now instead of just giving them the big bag, they have a small bag that has a few things in it they can open right then and there,” Winters said. “What we do is we end up drawing numbers and they go one by one and choose a bag, and they choose a stuffed animal and they sing songs with the ladies and take pictures. It’s just excitement all around.”

Georgette Garner, who started putting together the bags in 2003 for the school’s Head Start program, said she’s been driven by helping the children.

“I wanted to do something for the kids, so I started making sure all the kids in Head Start got a box of goodies for Christmas,” Garner said.

She brought the idea to her friends at the Eureka Springs Garden Club, Garner said, and it took off from there. She said the club helped put together 20 boxes for the children, saying the boxes were small at first.

“It was just going to be a small box of little goodies, mainly coloring books, crayons and hopefully something warm to wear … a hat or a scarf or a scarf and mittens,” Garner said. “It was just a little something so kids have something to take home.”

After the first year, she said, she and her friends decided to add larger items such as books to the boxes. Garner said she real-

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Georgette Garner, left, and a group of her friends brought holiday gift bags to Eureka Springs Elementary School students on Dec. 12. Garner is pictured with Jane Blesser, Judy Jenquine, Caroline Martindale and Mary Ott.

ized those items wouldn’t fit in the boxes, so she began making drawstring bags for the students.

“That’s when we really started filling the bag. The list I gave everybody suggested that we all put a game in there and some coloring books and crayons … that kind of stuff,” Garner said. “It was crayons, glue sticks, construction paper and spiral notebooks. The kids love spiral notebooks.”

In 2003, Garner said, the Head Start program dissolved at the elementary school.

She said she had spoken with teachers in the Arkansas Better Chance program and felt those classes would be good recipients of the bags, too. Arkansas Better Chance is a state-sponsored program for underprivileged families, Garner explained.

“I honestly didn’t know about ABC when I started … that there was another poverty-level classroom,” Garner said.

“When I found that out, I wanted to work on it the next year.”

That’s exactly what she did. Since 2005,

Garner and her friends have been providing Christmas bags for the ABC class at Eureka Springs. She pointed out that there were more students than she initially expected, having provided 20 bags for the Head Start Class when she began the project. The Head Start class merged with the ABC class, Garner said, resulting in 20 more bags.

“We took it over. We increased it. I handed everybody two bags instead of one if they were willing to take it,” Garner said. “Everyone kept coming forward with bags.”

Garner remembered reaching out to the community to help, saying she felt overwhelmed by the support locals have shown the project. After all, she said, the bags are all about making children feel happy around the holidays.

“I wanted it to be their bag and they could see it delivered. I’m really proud,” Garner said. “We have a great community.

When you reach out to the community and

you let them know there’s a need, it’s an amazing thing. People come forward and say, ‘I can do that’ or ‘I want to do that.’ ” Garner described how it feels to bring the bags to the children. She said she can’t help but feel joy when she sees how happy the kids are to receive gifts from the community.

“It’s just overwhelming. These children … they’re such a delight to be in the room with,” Garner said. “People in the community should go visit our schools if they’ve never done it and see how these teachers work so hard supporting the needs the best they can.”

She added, “Children are so honest, and they’re so adorable when they’re saying things that are jus priceless. A lot of these children don’t even have a decent coat in the wintertime. I’m so happy we’re doing something. All I care about is what we can do for the kids.”

Winters said it’s hard to explain how much the bags help the children.

“It means everything to them. I have to be careful not to start crying, because I get so touched by it,” Winters said.

Some people don’t realize how much poverty exists in Eureka Springs, Winters said, and she’s happy to see community members step up to help children in need.

She said the parents are grateful, too.

“You don’t see it unless you’re in there every day, day-to-day, and we are so fortunate to live in a community that is so willing to help out and help the kids like this,” Winters said. “We are thankful for all the community does for us year after year. We can’t believe it sometimes.

We’re truly blessed to be part of this community.”

Over the years, Garner said, an anonymous group has begun providing bags for the school’s first graders, too. Garner said she wants to see this grow, saying she hopes other groups will take on second, third, fourth and fifth grade.

For those looking to donate to the project, Garner said, she children love Beanie Babies, pencils, crayons, stuffed animals, books and other small gifts. If you’d like to get a group together to help the other grades, call Garner at 479-253-8704.

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Wisecrack ZODIAC

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couldn’t help but be amazed at the number of health-related articles in the large daily newspaper. Last Sunday, a large portion of newsprint was dedicated to medical concern Jim Fain about the resistance the virus and bacteria families are putting forth against prescribed drugs. An almost equal amount of column space was dedicated to which vaccines were available and that this could be a solution to drug resistance if only people would submit. There was a lot of hand-wringing and worry. It seems our medical pundits are concerned about the over-use of antibiotics. They should be.

Regular medicine still isn’t very good at dealing with viral infections. You see the little guys copy themselves (like on a Xerox machine) so quickly that they evolve so fast it is startling. If you make a synthetic medicine for a particular virus, chances are, the virus will shortly change just enough so that medicine isn‘t so good. Fortunately, Granny and her herbs aren’t so easily sidestepped.

The old herbalist would list many antiviral herbs growing in abundance sometimes just outside your door. There are supplements that have a good deal of science proving their usefulness against the virus and bacteria. The five I like best are Monolaurin, Grapefruit Seed Extract, Elder Flower, Olive Leaf Extract and Pau deArco.

There is an amazing amount of science documenting the power and safety of Monolauren. A good deal in support of Grapefruit Seed Extract (GSE). Strong science documenting Elder for Colds and nasal conditions as well as traditional herbs such as Olive Leaf Extract and Pau deArco. For Colds, I like GSE or Elder and for flu -Monolaurin. Olive Leaf is great for the hepatitis viral family and Pau deArco is just amazing. Of course all of these supplements do much more, too.

Many other herbs are favored. Garlic, licorice, quercetin, Burdock, Barberry ... the list is very long. These are all known to medical science, you only need to glance through the Physician’s Desk Reference for Herbs to realize this. They just can’t be patented. Don’t worry about a viral onslaught, simply boost your immune system and count on Mother Nature to provide. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

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ARIES: You feel joy toward all men. Except that one over there, he has a mask over his head. Oh wait, he has a riding crop and see-through go-go boots, too. Go see if he’s feeling your joy.

TAURUS: Friday is your day.

Your luck is good, your hair is great, and your backtalk is on point. Be your happy, sassy self and nothing can go wrong, unless you like it that way.

GEMINI: To thine own self be true, but you can fake it with everyone else.

No one needs to know the darkness lurking under that veneer of awesome.

Not until your supervillain lair is complete.

Cancer: Be the change you seek.

Specifically, pennies and nickels, because you’re exceptionally talented at giving your two cents worth.

LEO: What is this weird feeling inside? No anger, no vengeance, no irritation at someone being slow in the line for coffee … Holy Flying Spaghetti Monster, you feel peace and happiness. Don’t make a big deal over it, so it will stay around for a while.

VIRGO: Your wallet is filled with Goodwill, although your heart longs for Saks Fifth Avenue. At least your pocketbook is flush with the holiday spirit, even if it is secondhand. Look at the bright side: You can buy movies on VHS for all your annoying relatives this year.

LIBRA: Sure, you can kiss someone under the mistletoe, but you can get really kinky under a bag of kale and some mayo. Consider it a step toward your New Year resolution of getting healthy again.

SCORPIO: The new year will be a great time to spruce up your resume, especially since you photocopied your private parts during the holiday party and emailed them to the entire office. Watch out for the accountant, she framed her copy.

SAGITTARIUS: Sing like no one’s listening, and dance like two spiders are having a cross-country race in your

pants. Not only are people watching, they’re filming and placing bets.

CAPRICORN: The universe looks the other way while you do a good deed on Thursday, but it has security cameras in your neck of the woods, so it still knows. Expect something nice to arrive on your doorstep.

AQUARIUS: You’re never truly alone if you have a case of wine or an internet connection. Both make the same sense at 3 a.m., and they’re

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each good alternatives to arguing with relatives.

Pisces: Hey you. Yeah, you.

Things are looking up and you’re amazing, you magnificent thing. Don’t feel guilty over your good fortune; take it and run into 2017.

To my readers: Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Blessed Solstice, Happy Kwanzaa, Strong Festivus, Happy Hogswatch, and Happy Boxing Day!

CROSSWORD Puzzle

Answers on page 25

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CALENDAR of events

Send calendar entries to Kelby Newcomb at CCNNews@cox-internet.com. The calendar is reserved for events sponsored by non-profit entities, benefits for non-profits and free events. First priority will be given to organizations providing a public service, such as rural fire departments, schools, churches, hospital auxiliaries and services for senior citizens or veterans. Submissions should be timely. Calendar listings should not be more than 30 days in advance of the event. The calendar is sometimes edited to fit the available space in the print edition. See the full calendar online at www.LovelyCitizen.com

Dec. 24: Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

The Holiday Island Community Church will hold a Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24, at 188 Stateline Road. Everyone is welcome.

in Eureka Springs. Everyone is welcome.

at 63 Spring St. in Eureka Springs. All are welcome.

9890, 479-244-7669 or visit GroupTrips. com/HolidayIslandTravelClub.

Dec. 25: Christmas Dinner

Dec. 31: Universal Worship Service

Jan. 15: Five and Dime Script Submission

Dec. 25: Christmas Day Service

The Holiday Island Community Church will be holding Christmas Day services at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25, at 188 Stateline Dr. Everyone is welcome.

A community Christmas Dinner will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25, at the ECHO dining room at the corner of East Van Buren and Rockhouse Road in Eureka Springs. The dinner is sponsored by Flint Street Fellowship. There is no charge for the meal, and everyone is welcome. For anyone needing a ride or interested in volunteering please call 479-253-4945.

Dec. 25: The Christmas Guest

Dec. 26: Metafizzies Meeting

The First Christian Church will have a production of “The Christmas Guest” at 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25, at 763 Passion Play Road in Eureka Springs. For more information call 479-253-8015.

Dec. 25: Happy Birthday Jesus Party

The Wildflower Chapel will hold its Happy Birthday Jesus Party with cake, coffee and worship at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25, at 6789 Highway 62 West

The Eureka Springs Metaphysical Society (Metafizzies) will feature a group discussion on spiritual topics at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 26, at the Heart of Many Ways at 68 Mountain St. All are welcome.

Dec. 28: GSHS Board Meeting

The Good Shepherd Humane Society (GSHS) will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, at LeStick Nouveau Restaurant

The Sufi Center of the Ozarks will host its annual New Year’s Eve Universal Worship Service at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at the Unitarian Universalist Church at 17 Elk St. This will be the 18th year for this service, which honors all of the world’s spiritual traditions.

This year’s service will have an accompanying slide show of the sacred sites from each tradition with the service culminating with the serving of desserts of that tradition.

January: New Mexico Tour

The Holiday Island Recreation Center is taking a trip to Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M., from Monday, May 22, to Sunday, May 28. Transportation is on a luxury Motor Coach with a tour designed by Diamond Tours of Fort Myers, Fla. Deposits for the trip are due in January. For more information contact Janice Murphy at the Recreation Center at 479-253-

Five and Dime Drama Collective is soliciting scripts for the Spring 2017 theatrical production. Script categories include 10-minute plays, one-act plays between 20 and 30 minutes or fulllength plays between 60 and 90 minutes. Scripts must be original works that have never been produced and must be by a local Eureka Springs author. The deadline to submit a script is Jan. 15.

For submission information and guidelines email FiveAndDimeDrama@ gmail.com

ONGOING MEETINGS

St. James Episcopal Church holds community suppers from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Sundays. Meals are provided by local restaurants. St. James is the church with the red door located at 86 Prospect Ave. on the Historic Loop. Meals are served downstairs in the undercroft.

GSHS seeking help through senior employment program

By Samantha Jones Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com

Good Shepherd Humane Society is looking toward the state’s senior employment program to help out the Doggie Thrift Stores.

Thrift store manager Janet Chupp explained that the program is designed to teach seniors and the disabled job skills to find work in their community. The program teaches computer skills and math and provides on-the-job training for those who find employment, Chupp said. She said the seniors can work up to 15 hours a week for

more than $8 an hour.

“It also supplements their income, so it’s for low-income seniors or disabled people,” Chupp said.

She said two of the thrift store’s employees are already enrolled in the program, saying the state pays their wages so Good Shepherd doesn’t have to.

“The goal is to get them into a job that pays, so they learn skills with us that will be useful in the workforce and make them employable,” Chupp said. “It’s extremely beneficial because we get 15 hours a week of their dedication and time. The two we

currently have are amazing, wonderful people.”

She’s hoping to get more cashiers, Chupp said, which will help other employees work on inventory and getting items onto the floor at the stores. Chupp pointed out that Good Shepherd has two Doggie Thrift Stores, one in Berryville and one in Eureka Springs. She said both thrift stores need help.

“We’re so understaffed right now that if we could just be more efficient … the more stuff we could get on the floor, the more stuff we could sell for the dogs,” Chupp

said. “That’s our main goal. It takes a tremendous amount of effort to keep things fresh in this store. It’s a lot of energy, and their energy is invaluable to us.”

For those who volunteer their time at the store, Chupp said, it’s rewarding work.

“We have a lot of fun, we enjoy it and it’s for a good cause,” Chupp said. “You get acquainted with some of the best people on the planet. Animal lovers … we’re the best people on the planet.”

For more information on the program, call the Berryville store at 870-423-2870 or the Eureka Springs store at 479-253-9115.

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Quorum court approves 2017 county budget

By Scott Loftis CarrollCountyNews@cox-internet.com

The Carroll County Quorum Court approved the county’s 2017 budget on Monday with little fanfare.

District 3 Justice of the Peace Lamont Richie, who played the lead role in drafting and fine-tuning the budget, said the 2017 budget is slightly less than the 2016 budget.

The county will pay $250,000 more for employee health insurance in 2017, and its property insurance costs will increase by approximately $60,000. The road department budget is increasing by about 6 percent.

Richie noted that the budget does include a mechanism allowing adjustments as needed.

In other business at Monday’s meeting, JPs approved a resolution appointing Debbie Davis to fill a vacant position on the Eureka Springs School board; ap-

proved a supplemental appropriation ordinance allowing pay in lieu of vacation for an employee in the county assessor’s office; approved an ordinance approving and levying the county, municipal and school tax millage for 2016; approved an ordinance approving and levying the voluntary contribution millage for 2016; and approved a resolution appointing Gene Chapman, Carla Short and Joe Foust to the board of commissioners for the Inspiration Point Rural Fire Protection District.

The vote was 9-0 on all agenda items except for the county, municipal and school millage. District 8 JP Don McNeely abstained from voting on that item.

District 1 JP Jack Deaton and District 11 JP John Howerton were absent from Monday’s meeting.

During the public comments portion of the meeting, JPs heard from Carroll County Sheriff Randy Mayfield and Lt.

Flint Street to host community Christmas Dinner Dec. 25 A community Christmas Dinner will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25, at the ECHO dining room at the corner of East Van Buren and Rockhouse Road in Eureka Springs. The dinner is sponsored by Flint Street Fellowship. There is no charge for the meal, and everyone is welcome. For anyone needing a ride or interested in volunteering please call 479-253-4945.

Crescent Hotel’s Christmas Forest helps locals give back

The Crescent Hotel’s Christmas Forest is one of the easiest ways for Eureka Springs locals to help area nonprofits during the holiday season. More than 30 trees are decorated by nonprofits. You can donate to the nonprofits by placing $1 in their box. The donations count as votes, with the top three vote-getters receiving an additional bonus from the Crescent and Basin Park Hotels at the end of the holiday season. The Christmas Forest will remain on display until Jan. 1.

Five and Dime Drama Collective accepting scripts

Five and Dime Drama Collective is soliciting scripts for its Spring 2017 theatrical production. Script categories include 10-minute plays, one-act plays (20-30 minutes) or full-length plays (60-90 minutes). The script must be original work, never produced and written by a local Eureka Springs author.

The deadline to submit is Jan. 15. For submission information, email FiveAndDimeDrama@gmail.com.

Daniel Klatt, administrative commander for the sheriff’s office, regarding a recent incident in which the sheriff’s office was attacked by computer hackers who used “ransomware” to encrypt a portion of the office’s data. The sheriff’s office paid more than $2,400 in ransom to regain access to the data.

Klatt told JPs that he is working on a plan to protect the sheriff’s office in the event of future computer attacks. He said preventing the attacks is virtually impossible but limiting the amount of damage they can cause is the most prudent approach. In response to a JP’s question, Klatt said he doesn’t expect the sheriff’s office to need an additional appropriation from the quorum court in order to implement its new strategy.

JPs also heard from Jeff Hatley, a representative of Ozark Regional Transit, who said use of the service has increased in Carroll County this year, spurred by an

increase inside the Berryville city limits. Rather than fixed routes, Hatley said the service operates on a “demand and response” basis in Carroll County. For more information about Ozark Regional Transit, residents can visit www.Ozark. org or call 479-756-5901.

Monday’s meeting was the last for two longtime JPs who did not seek re-election in November — District 6 JP Joe Mills and District 7 JP John Reeve. During the portion of Monday’s meeting designated for JPs’ comments, District 5 JP Matt Phillips thanked Mills and Reeve for their service.

Mills’ seat will be filled by Craig Hicks. Noreen Watson will succeed Reeve. Hicks and Watson will be sworn in on Jan. 1.

The quorum court will hold an organizational meeting for 2017 at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, at the Carroll County Eastern District Courthouse in Berryville.

Highlanders gaining momentum

By Ty Loftis CCNSports@cox-internet.com

After an up-and-down first half of the season for Eureka Springs, coach Brian Rambo knew it was important for the Highlanders to finish the semester strong. A 69-51 victory on Friday at Kingston is what Rambo was looking for heading into semester break.

“Our guys came out shooting the ball like crazy early,” Rambo said. “We couldn’t get any stops early. We had some mismatch problems that we had to work on at halftime, but that third quarter, we came out and put them away.”

Eureka Springs raced out to a 1914 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Garrett Walker had seven points in the quarter and Avery Walker had five.

The Highlanders led 37-28 at halftime.

Walker had 13 points in the first half and J.M. Gregg had 10. Eureka Springs outscored Kingston 14-5 in the third quarter.

“It was really encouraging to see our kids get out there and play with some

energy and play four quarters to finish the game off,” Rambo said.

After consecutive losses to Berryville, Omaha and Lincoln two weeks ago, Rambo hopes the momentum the Highlanders have gained through the last week will carry over to the second half of the season.

“Our game plan was to get through that stretch and learn from it,” Rambo said. “We will take those experiences and get better.”

Rambo plans on having a few workouts with the Highlanders during the semester break.

“We are going to practice six times,” Rambo said. “We are going to shoot the ball, stay sharp and keep ourselves in shape before we get right back at it again.”

Gregg finished the game with 25 points, while Walker had 17 and Keeton Lofgren had 13.

On Jan. 2, Eureka Springs travels to Green Forest. Tipoff is scheduled for 4 p.m.

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THURSDAY, DEC. 22 • Cathouse, 82 Armstrong, 479-363-9976: The George Brothers, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

• Farmers’ Market, Pine Mountain Village: Los Roscoes, 9 a.m. to noon • Grande Taverne, 37 N. Main St., 479253-6756: Jerry Yester, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

• Grub & Pub Club 169, 479-253-7122: TBA, 6 p.m. to close • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard), 105 E.

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Van Buren, 479-253-2500: Another Turn, 9 p.m.

FRIDAY, DEC. 23 • Balcony Bar & Restaurant, 12 Spring St., 479-253-7837: Steve Jones, noon; Steve Jones, 5 p.m.

• Brews, 2 Pine St., 479-244-0878: Camp Town Ladies, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

• Cathouse, 82 Armstrong, 479-363-9976: Lori Locke Band, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.

• Chelsea’s, 10 Mountain St., 479-2536723: The Liberty Bell Rhythm Band, 9 p.m..

• Grande Taverne, 479-253-6756: Arkansas Red, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

• Grub & Pub Club 169, 479-253-7122: TBA, 6 p.m. to close • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard), 479253-2500: DJ Karaoke w/ Stan, 8 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Den, 47 Spring St., 479363-6444: Sunshine Ramblers, 8 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Tavern, 417 W. Van

Buren, 479-253-8544: 2 Dog 2 Karaoke, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, DEC. 24 • Balcony Bar & Restaurant, 479-2537837: Pearl Brick, noon; Pearl Brick, 6 p.m.

• Brews, 2 Pine St., 479-244-0878: Stephen Pruitt of Voxana, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

• Cathouse, 82 Armstrong, 479-363-9976: Dave Smith, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m..

• Grande Taverne, 479-253-6756: Jerry Yester, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

• Grub & Pub Club 169, 479-253-7122: TBA, 6 p.m. to close • Legends Saloon, 479-253-2500: DJ Karaoke W/ Stan, 9 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Den, 479-363-6444: Candy Lee Duo, noon to 4 p.m.; Richard Burnett Duo, 8 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Tavern, 479-253-8544: Free Jukebox SUNDAY, DEC. 25 Merry Christmas!

MONDAY, DEC. 26

Budget

body in The Auditorium at that time, but we’re not looking at $15,000 or $16,000.

We could save $8,000 on jazz and possibly $8,000 to $10,000 on bluegrass by doing that. I think it’s a great idea and I’m all in favor of that.”

Commissioner Susan Harman asked if the budget includes funds for more programming in The Auditorium, remembering when the commission discussed adding $50,000 to $60,000 for new events. CAPC director Mike Maloney said that is already in the budget.

Harman said she wanted to know if the market fund requests from the Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce are in the budget, and Bright said they are.

“Everything’s in there except the $40,000 for utilities, which we’d have to cut out of our media fund,” Bright said.

Commissioner Terry McClung pointed out that the commission hasn’t funded some of these requests from the chamber in the past.

“They’ve done all these things without us anyway,” McClung said.

Henke said he didn’t expect the commission to approve all the requests but wanted to have the money earmarked in the budget anyway. He said he encouraged Tammy Thurow, director of the chamber, to submit

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The city doesn’t have money to make any major improvements, DeVito said.

“We’re trying to pinch pennies all over the budget. We don’t even have the money to get a grant,” he said. “I feel it’s more than appropriate for us to step in and help the city out at this time and cover the only thing we can cover, and that’s the utilities at The Auditorium.”

De facto commissioner Damon Henke said he wants to help the city but wasn’t sure about paying the utilities for The Auditorium.

“We do contribute money to the income of the city. Every dollar we spend turns into five coming this direction,” Henke said. “I always want to keep in mind the fact that whatever we reduce in advertising potentially reduces economic spending.”

DeVito pointed out that the commission will be saving money by no longer having the jazz and bluegrass festivals as line items on the budget. These festivals, DeVito said, will be incorporated into the Second Saturday Music in the Park fund instead.

“We’ll have one focused on jazz and the other on bluegrass,” DeVito said. “If we did want to expand on it, we might have some-

By Cindy Worley • Chelsea’s: SprUngbilly, 9 p.m.

• Grub & Pub Club 169, 479-253-7122: Happy Hour, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

TUESDAY, DEC. 27 • Cathouse, 479-363-9976: Los Roscoes, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

• Chelsea’s: Open Mic, 9:00 p.m.

• Grub & Pub Club 169, 479-253-7122: Happy Hour, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

• Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): Game Night: Texas Hold’em and Pool Tournament, 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 28 • Brews, 2 Pine St., 479-244-0878: Open Mic, 21 and under, 6 p.m.

• Cathouse, 479-363-9976: Jimmy Wayne Garrett, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

• Grub & Pub Club 169: Happy Hour, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.; Wild Women Wednesdays, Ladies Night • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): Ladies Night the requests.

“I don’t think we plan on approving all of those. I just told her to get it on there so we knew what we were talking about,” Henke said.

McClung said he was worried about allocating $25,000 for May Festival of the Arts.

“That’s a tall order,” McClung said.

Maloney said he supports putting that much money aside for the festival, saying it’s the first big tourist event of the year.

“May Festival of the Arts is a CAPC event. It’s not an Arts Council event.

CAPC owns May Festival of the Arts,” Maloney said. “Arts Council has been a helpful facilitator over the past couple of years. The issue is the festival’s the major kickoff of the season. It’s the premier event of the season.”

The commission agreed to put the expenses for The Auditorium’s utilities into the budget, ending the workshop with $3,000 of extra funds in the 2017 budget.

McClung said he was OK with that.

“There’s some flexibility, but we don’t have a big slush fund,” he said.

Bright pointed out that the city could bring in more budgeted revenue, resulting in a surplus at the end of 2017.

“We can always add to it,” Bright said.

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Eureka Springs talent shines in Holiday Concert

The Ozarks hills will come alive with the sound of holiday music on Thursday, Dec. 22, when the annual Home for the Holidays Concert takes place in The Auditorium at 7 p.m. Local Eureka Springs singers and groups will perform songs of the season.

A variety of musical acts includes Don Matt & Scott Thompson, Catherine Reed, Nick Rorick, Michael Garrett, Cyndi Corkran, Mike Blackwell, Loretta Crenshaw, David Blankenship, Elby Mann, Brent Pierce, Scott Thompson, Gordon Norvelle Band, Opal Agafia, Melonlight Dance Company and more!

There is no charge to attend the concert but donations to the Flint Street Food Bank are accepted at the door.

LOOKING BACK

Submitted photos

Local law enforcement officers from all over Carroll County gave their time and attention to children in need Saturday, Dec. 17, by participating in ‘Shop with a Cop’ at the Berryville Walmart.

About 20 to 25 officers from Berryville, Eureka Springs and Green Forest went shopping with a total of 51 children to purchase $100 worth of Christmas presents each. The event is hosted by The Merlin Foundation of Green Forest and Grandma’s House Child Advocacy Center of Harrison. The children are nominated by their respective schools and are primarily under the age of 12.

‘Shop with a Cop’ has become an ever-growing annual event thanks to the late Merlin Leach, founder of The Merlin Leach Foundation, and is already being prepared for next Christmas.

Senior Center Menu The Carroll County Senior Activity and Wellness Center is located at 202 W. Madison Ave. Lunch is served weekdays at noon.

Monday, Dec. 26 Closed Tuesday, Dec. 27 Beef lasagna, Italian vegetables, salad, wheat roll and cookie Wednesday, Dec. 28

Barbecue chicken breast, sautéed potatoes and onions, steamed cabbage, wheat bread and frosted cake Thursday, Dec. 29 Beef stew, rice, carrots, cornbread and cherry dump cake Friday, Dec. 30 Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, creamy white gravy, zucchini and tomatoes, wheat roll and rosie pears

This is the Calif House. Samuel L. Calif came to Eureka Springs and bought two lots on what would become South Main Street in 1888, completing construction on what was known as Calif’s Stone House in 1889. The Calif House was a notable example of a double-use building, serving as a general store and a private residence. In 1948, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks purchased the building to use as their lodge. The building underwent drastic changes over the next few years, with the upper and lower porches removed, the storefront replaced with a solid wall of cement and a concrete block entrance installed.

In 1971, the Folk Festival Board of Directors purchased the historic Calif House to establish a museum of local history. The building was restored as close as possible to its original appearance, and soon the Eureka Springs Historical Museum opened its doors to the public. Today, the museum is still going strong, continuing to preserve and maintain the history of the city of Eureka Springs.

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Holiday Island Elks treasurer Wally Kratzer presents a $500 check to Heidi Kirk, president of the Eureka Springs High School Rotary Interact Club. The check is part of the proceeds from the Elks recent golf tournament. Rotary Interact will use the proceeds to purchase additional Christmas costumes for events in Eureka Springs, and the remaining balance will be donated to local nonprofits. Also pictured are Rotary interact members Azziah Brothers, Sarah Vaughan, Lorraine Ellis, Elizabeth Loudermilk, Sara Bloch, Rachal Adams, Simon Larson, Savana Shaw, Brittney Halper and Gabi Bloch.

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home with us. He spent his last Christmas in the hospital, and it was as grim as you can imagine. Every Christmas, I feel an ache in my heart when I think about him. That’s especially true this year, with me and Gideon getting married on New Year’s Eve. I want Papaw to be at my wedding. I want him to be in my apartment on Christmas day. I want to hear him

laugh one more time.

I know I won’t, but I feel lucky to have my memories of him. That’s how he lives on. This year, when you’re putting away the leftover ham on Christmas day, I hope you think of my papaw, too.

Maybe he can live on through all of us.

••• Samantha Jones is associate editor for Carroll County Newspapers. Her email address is Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail. com

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city and the chamber providing visitor services.

“Smitty needs to be made to understand the simple fact that the reason his tram business is up is we’re bringing more people to town,” McClung said.

Logically, DeVito said, the visitor center should be located at the transit station. DeVito said it wouldn’t be difficult to make this happen but pointed out that Smith would need a little extra help.

“You’ve just got to go in and support him with personnel. You can’t encumber his personnel and put them on the front lines of the tourism office. They’re transit people,” DeVito said.

McClung said the transit employees should be providing some visitor services already. “[Smith] should make sure they’re informed of what’s going on and able to give out that information,” McClung said. “If they’re not doing that, they’re not doing the transit or the city a service.”

The best thing to do, Harman said, is work together. She said unity is key to improving the city’s visitor services.

“We need to bring everybody together. That is how we can make it work,” Harman said. “I would be happy to help with that any way that I can, because I still believe in it.”

She continued, “We all have our groups. We just do. We all have our own little island. We all have our own little kingdom, but if we can get everybody to work together and have the same goal … it can be done.”

Here’s Lola (No. 74). She’s a large, very pretty, 15-month-old black and white lab mix who was a stray. Lola is happy-go-lucky and very sociable and friendly to people and other dogs. She walks well on a leash, likes to play and is housebroken … a really great pet who would appreciate having a loving home. Lola has her shots and is spayed. She’s adoptable at the Good Shepherd Animal Shelter on Highway 62 east of Eureka Springs. The shelter is open from noon to 5 p.m. every day but Tuesday and Wednesday. For more information, call 479253-9188.

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ES Community Center Foundation continues Dine Around fundraiser

Living history

The Eureka Springs Community Center Foundation will host a fundraiser from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, at Basin Park Balcony Restaurant. The foundation has been partnering with area restaurants on Wednesday nights. Each participating restaurant has agreed to donate a percentage of its proceeds from the evening to the foundation to help open the gym. Opening the gym will allow the foundation to provide after-school programming in 2017.

TRANSITION Paul Franklin Trammel, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born April 28, 1932, in Eureka Springs, son of Monroe and Mary (Groblebe) Trammel.

He departed this life Monday, Dec. 12, 2016 at the age of 84 years. On Aug. 17, 1956, he was united in marriage with Eeva Dorene (Evans) Trammel who preceded him in death. He is also preceded in death by his parents, Monroe and Mary (Groblebe) Trammel; one brother, Curtis Trammel; and one sister, Annabelle Dowell.

Paul proudly served his country in the United States Army. He attended the First Assembly of God Church in Eureka Springs for many years and most recently at the King’s River Church in Berryville. He was a member of the NRA and was an avid hunter and fisherman. He loved the outdoors, spending time on his farm with his livestock. He was loved by everyone and would lift a helping hand to all he met. He will be sorely missed by his family and his two “special” grand-puppies, Scooter and Dexter.

He is survived by his children, daughter, Brenda Earven and husband, Danny, of Catoosa, Okla.; daughter, Sheri Smith and husband, Charlie, of Berryville; son, Darrell Trammel and wife, Brenda, of Eureka Springs; granddaughter, Alison Eevanna Smith; step-granddaughter, Rebecca Copenhaver; two step-grandsons, Jodi and Robbie Copenhaver; several nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends.

Visitation will be 5 p.m. until 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016 at Nelson’s Chapel of the Springs, Eureka

Paul Franklin Trammel

April 28, 1932 – Dec. 12, 2016

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The Eureka Springs Historical Museum hosted a book signing on Friday, Dec. 16, where June Westphal and Kate Cooper signed their local history books and talked about current and upcoming projects.

Eureka Springs family accepting holiday donations

Springs, Arkansas. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m., Friday, Dec. 16, 2016 at the Kings River Church, Berryville, Arkansas with Reverend William Hughart and Pastor Doby Williams officiating. Interment will follow the service at the Eureka Springs Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Arkansas, under the direction of Nelson Funeral Service, Inc. Memorial donations may be made to the Academy of Excellence, 157 Huntsville Road, Eureka Springs, Arkansas 72632 or Gideon’s International, PO Box 362, Berryville, Arkansas 72616. Online condolences may be sent to the family at nelsonfuneral.com.

Donations are being accepted for a Eureka Springs family at Arvest Bank and the Century 21 Woodland office. The family includes four children, Tristan, 4; Liam, 3; Hannah, 2; and Mia Rose, 8 months. To donate, tell Arvest Bank you want to give to Emily’s Christmas fund or drop off toys, clothes and other items at the Century 21 Woodland office at 170 West Van Buren. For more information, contact Amy Ward at 479-981-6442.

GSHS releases holiday wish list for shelter animals

With your help, the animals at Good Shepherd Humane Society could have a pawsome Christmas. The shelter is asking for wet cat food, Pupperoni dog treats, Temptation cat treats, 55-gallon two-mil trash bags, bleach, liquid laundry detergent and dish soap.

Good Shepherd is continuing the Board Challenge as well, with the board matching the first $4,000 of donations to the shelter. Those interested in donating to the matching fund should indicate that their donation is for the Board Challenge on their check.

Good Shepherd to meet Dec. 28

Good Shepherd Humane Society will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, at LeStick Nouveau Restaurant at 63 Spring St. in Eureka Springs. All are welcome.

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We would like to thank the following businesses and individuals for their support making this year’s Doggie Style Show “The Cat’s Meow” such a success!

A GREAT BIG

THANK You! To ALL oF

2 Dumb Dames Judy Griffith Annie Stritcher Angler’s Amy Griffith Jerry Stritcher Blackie’s Backyard Todd Allen Kathy Jensen Booze Brothers Betty Floyd Linda Coker Cravings Bakery Ann Zettle Nan Johnson Dillards Betty Watts Dave Spencer

ouR SPoNSoRS Elite Dance Studio Tanya Renoude Adrienne Gremillion Ermilio’s Nancy Werve David Brown Fresh Harvest Weazl Gazel Lin Wellford LeStick Nouveau Tony Fontanello Anne Wilson Local Flavor Michael Troy Jamie Frolick Melonlight Dance Studio Charlene Troy

Karen Welch Rosemary Fusaro Pizza Hut BV and ES The Crescent Kirk Worsen Sandy Martin Chuck Welch Tom Parish Poynter’s Dog Care The ES Independent Hallie Roberts Adrienne Aguilera Sheila Lester Tracey Williams Sears The Nut House Cecelia Cleghorn Melissa Green Ariana Aguilera Sweet-N-Savory Doris Lewoski Scotty Cleghorn The Spice Boat Doreen Norris Andreya Aguilera The Carroll County News Wicker Walker Printing Samantha Jones Josh Aguilera Jay Fusaro Worely’s Rentals The Citizen and CCN Joanna Schick Gypsy Hood

Along with: • the masterful auctioneering stylings of Dave Tiegan; • the musical strains of Pete Maiella; • the lovely dancing by Carlie Tuttle Bailey; • the fabulous models from Melonlight Dance Studio: Ray, Emma, Maggie Mae, Caia, and Jerry; • the magnificent wait staff from LeStick Nouveau: Denise Colehour, Kodi Price, Devorah Coggan, and from Brew’s: Katrina Humphreys; • the facepainting expertise of Brandon Cox and Nigel Essar; • the creative talent of Ashley and Kate at Wicker Walker Printing; • our great shelter staff: Sandra Mittler, Gina Marchant, Alex Burrington, Randy Hurst, Kathy Cobb, and their helpers: Alexander Virden, Doug and Darlyne Warrings, Jezebel the cat, and dogs Betty and Hawkeye. (Betty has been adopted!)

Last but not least, to our very own Janet Chupp, Donna Fontanello, and Sirena Aquilera who pulled it all off. And, to all of you who came and had fun with us.

Thank you all!

our 30th Annual Doggie Style Show was another great success! Thanks To You!

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Wishing you & yours a Very Merry ChristMas & all the Best in the neW year!!!

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Large eat-in kitchen has tons of cabinets & big pantry. Living room boasts vaulted ceiling, wood burning fireplace. Formal dining space w/french door access to glass enclosed hobby/craft room.

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