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Dec. 14 3:30 p.m. — A lost cell phone was located in a store. 5:09 p.m. — An animal control officer searched for but could not locate dogs at large. Dec. 15 2:27 p.m. — An officer received information on a theft. 2:48 p.m. — An officer took information on a theft. Dec. 16 9:56 a.m. — An officer mediated a situation between two students. Dec. 17 1:01 a.m. — An officer was on standby for EMS. 2:30 a.m. — All was well following an alarm. 11:33 a.m. — A subject was arrested on driving on a suspended license, warrant and possession of drug paraphernalia. 1:39 p.m. — Animal control searched for but could not locate a loose dog.
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11:27 p.m. — A subject was arrested for failure to pay and disorderly conduct. Dec. 18 9:43 a.m. — A subject was transported to the police department. 12:27 p.m. — A subject was arrested for driving on a suspended license and expired vehicle license. 10:59 p.m. — An officer didn’t hear anything while investigating a place where screaming was reported. Dec. 19 12:04 a.m. — A subject was arrested for driving while intoxicated, driving on a suspended license, implied consent and speeding. 5:31 a.m. — A subject was arrested for driving on a suspended license, speeding, no liability insurance and warrant. 11:21 a.m. — A vehicle was returned to its owner. 12:18 p.m. — An officer assisted with a traffic stop. See Dispatch, page 17
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Santa gives a local child his Shop with a Cop gift at Carroll County Sheriff’s Office..
Shop with a Cop helps underprivileged kids By Alana Cook
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Local law enforcement officers last Saturday spent the day shopping and opening gifts with 30 kids at Walmart and the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office. The Merlin Foundation gave CCSO $3,000 to pay for gifts and shopping cards for underprivileged kids as part of their annual Shop-with-a-Cop program. CCSO Chief Deputy Maj. George Frye was on hand at the Berryville Walmart Supercenter with Sgt. Brian Young of the Eureka Springs Police Department helping kids pick out their gifts. “It was a good event. That little girl was ecstatic getting a bike,” Frye said. “All of us at the police department love to give back to the community. It is a small commitment with huge dividends when you get to help put a smile on a kid’s face. Our thanks to all who make Shop with a Cop possible,” Eureka Springs Police Chief Thomas Achord said.
Merlin Leach, founder and executive director of the Merlin Foundation, said this year’s event was a success and donors from Eureka Springs were especially generous. “This year a waitress and waiter in Eureka Springs dropped off $130 to help. We take donations from any place. Walmart Foundation gives us money and we raise the balance ourselves from the local community,” he said. The event has been going on for 23 years. “This is our 10th year doing Shop with a Cop. Kids in need are screened by counselors to make sure they aren’t getting help from other agencies,” Leach said. “We raise $100 per child and on the day of the event, we have Shop with a Cop and pair a child with a police officer and the child can buy what they want at Walmart up to the $100 limit.” The event also included a biker toy run in the afternoon where bikers delivered gifts to kids at CCSO. Twenty kids from three local school districts participated in the event.
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Maj. George Frye of the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office helps a little girl break in a new bike she bought with funds from Shop with a Cop.
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The Eureka Springs School District is searching for a full-time superintendent. The district listed the job on Dec. 16. According to school board president Chris McClung, the listing isn’t a reflection on interim superintendent Bryan Pruitt’s performance over the past few months. “When we hired him, we explained that he was being hired on an interim basis,” McClung said. “July is not the time to be looking for a superintendent.” Pruitt, McClung said, will be required to re-apply for the position. “Personally, I like the job he’s doing but we had committed to our constituents when were hiring that we would do a formal search. It’s nothing personal against him,” McClung said. High school teacher Adam Louderback spoke in support of Pruitt at the school board meeting Dec. 15. Since Pruitt began working at Eureka Springs, Louderback said mo-
rale at the high school has increased quite a bit. “He seems to really be approachable,” Louderback said. This year, Louderback continued, Pruitt helped him with a project he wanted to start last year. “It sort of went dead last year because I got no response from (former superintendent David Kellogg), and he (Pruitt) picked it back up. It’s good to have that support. It’s been a good change,” Louderback said. Leslie Cross, a parent with three children in the district, agreed with Louderback. In an email, Cross wrote that Pruitt reaches out to parents and students constantly. “He visits classrooms. He greets parents and teachers at the door almost every morning,” Cross said. “He truly cares about the kids and their learning.” In Pruitt’s short time as superintendent, Cross said, he has had an impact on the community.
“He is the type of leader we need in our school. I hope you will consider Mr. Pruitt for this full-time position. He truly does care and our school system needs him,” Cross said. Shortly after becoming interim superintendent, Pruitt said he hoped to prove himself before the position opened up again. “I hope my commitment and dedication will afford me that opportunity to be appointed back superintendent next year,” Pruitt said. “I’d be honored to extend this.” Pruitt worked for nearly 30 years with the Bergman School District. He holds a bachelor’s degree in agricultural teacher education and a master’s degree in agriculture, both from the University of Arkansas. He received his administrator’s certificate from the University of Central Arkansas. McClung said the school board will make its decision by Feb. 1, 2016.
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Sgt. Brian Young, left, and Det. Brian Jones, far right, give Linda Maiella and Barb Weems-Mourglia the keys to the car ESPD donated to Purple Flower.
ESPD donates car to Purple Flower the ESPD for extending a hand of generosity towards our efforts, that will in In a random act of kindness, the Eu- turn benefit the community in a posireka Springs Police Department do- tive way,” Weems-Mourglia said. nated a car to Purple Flower Domestic Achord said the car came from an Violence Resource and Support Center anonymous donor who wanted it to be last month. donated for a good Linda Maiella and cause. “We are grateful to Chief Barb Weems-Mour“The Eureka glia, co-founders of Achord and the ESPD for ex- Springs Police Dethe center, said they tending a hand of generosity partment felt the veare very grateful for towards our efforts, that will hicle would be put the donation. to good use in assist“It was gratifying in turn benefit the community ing victims of doto work with Chief in a positive way.” mestic violence and (Thomas) Achord contacted the Purple Weems-Mourglia and it feels great to Flower,” he said. “It have a welcoming is the wish of everyconnection between The Purple Flower one at the police department to provide and Eureka Springs Police Department. every possible resource to the Purple We appreciate their generous gift that Flower so that it might better serve the will benefit many in our community,” victims of these violent crimes, and Maiella said. this vehicle was just one item we are “We are grateful to Chief Achord and happy to provide.” By Alana Cook
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tions similar to Carroll County’s. The CarrollCountyNews@cox-internet.com study indicated that salaries for Carroll The Carroll County Quorum Court County’s elected officials ranked in the unanimously approved a 2016 budget bottom 15 percent of those counties, Monday night that includes a 3 percent Richie said; the 5 percent increase will pool for employee merit raises and 5 put Carroll County somewhere in the percent raises for elected officials. middle. The budget calls for General Fund “There hasn’t been an adjustment revenues of just more than $6 million in for the elected officials in some time,” 2016, with General Fund expenditures Richie said. “I think this is warranted.” of slightly more than In other business $4.5 million. Monday night, JPs: Justice of the “A lot of work went into this • Approved a resoPeace Jack Deaton, lution confirming the budget. I think we came up who chaired the quoappointments of Larwith a pretty good budget.” kin E. Thompson and rum court’s budget committee, said he Robert J. Howle to – Jack Deaton was pleased with the the Inspiration Point Justice of the Peace final budget. Rural Fire Protection “A lot of work District; went into this budget,” he said. “I think • Approved a resolution approving we came up with a pretty good budget.” the appointment of a board member to JP Lamont Richie, who serves on the the Carroll County Library Department budget committee, emphasized that the Board of Trustees; budget does not call for an across-the• and discussed updating the counboard raise for county employees. In- ty’s ordinance regarding a minimum stead, each department head will have a and maximum pay scale for county empool of money to award raises based on ployees. employees’ performance. JP Larry Swofford presided over the “It could be higher than 3 percent,” meeting in the absence of County Judge he said. “It could be lower than 3 per- Sam Barr, who is recovering from surcent. It could be zero.” gery. Richie said the raises for elected ofThe quorum court’s next regular ficials were included in the budget after meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. MonJPs studied elected officials’ salaries day, Jan. 18, at the Carroll County Eastin 15 Arkansas counties with popula- ern District courthouse in Berryville. By Scott Loftis
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Tensions were high at a City Advertising and Promotions Commission workshop last Wednesday on improving Eureka Springs’ group travel marketing as commissioners and lodging owners disagreed on ways to bring groups to the town and on the criteria for a “qualified lead.” Mike Maloney, CAPC’s executive director, kicked off the meeting by saying he is “encouraged by one on one communication” between the CAPC, the Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce and local businesses and that commissioners realize “there are things that can be done better,” including “changing some facets” in the way the commission tracks, generates and qualifies leads. “The current system has latency,” Maloney said. Chamber Interim Director Damon Henke asked commissioners to review their lead generation system to see where it can be improved and suggested that commissioners consider emulating some of the chamber’s recent group travel improvements, which include a revamped group travel website and a new online RFP tool, creating a group travel planner where their advertisers received enhanced weekly leads and listings and a full-time employee dedicated to qualifying leads and sending them to chamber partners immediately. Midway through the meeting, tensions became thick when Jack Moyer, general manager of the Crescent and Basin Park hotels, confronted Maloney and CAPC Chairman Charles Ragsdell on what Moyer said was CAPC’s “failure” to provide lodging owners with qualified leads. “There needs to be a focus on small meetings and group travel and opportunities to grow weekday business. I had six qualified leads given to to me by CAPC in the last year,” Moyer said to Ragsdell and Maloney. “We have to
be honest about the plan for moving forward. We’ve heard all of this before. There’s a broken lead crisis between the CAPC and the chamber. Most of my email leads are coming from the chamber and I’m concerned about who executes the group travel strategy. Your team did not deliver this year and it’s an actionable item. “The key word is ‘qualified lead’ and the vetting process is the CAPC’s responsibility,” he said. Kent Butler, director of marketing for the Great Passion Play, agreed with Moyer. “There needs to be separation between the role of the chamber and the role of the CAPC,” he said. In a recent CAPC meeting, commissioners said they’ve had difficulty getting the Passion Play’s group travel figures so it was difficult to gauge how many travelers in buses were going to the play. Beau Satori thanked Moyer for his comments and said he wants to know how commissioners measure group travel data and performance. Ragsdell and Maloney said commissioners are “working through” developing key performance indicators similar to those recently implemented by the chamber. Chamber communications director Holly White reported that the chamber’s group travel leads are generated immediately, usually through emails. Randy Wolfinbarger, general manager at the Best Western Inn of the Ozarks manager who was appointed to the state travel commission last year, said he would like to know more about how the city’s sales tax revenue is being spent. A few lodging owners said there needs to be a focus on attracting small and infinity groups to Eureka Springs as Bentonville does. The meeting concluded when Maloney and chamber heads agreed to collaborate to improve the commission’s group travel system.
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Run, Hide, Fight: Local law enforcement gives safety tips for active shooter event By Alana Cook
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The number of mass shootings has risen sharply in the last year, according to some statistics, and local law enforcement and state emergency management officials say that though they are prepared in the event a shooter opens fire, citizens need to know how to survive until help arrives. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office and Arkansas Department of Emergency Management officials say that citizens should escape the area and hide in a secure area if possible and as a last resort, fight back. According to a recent article in the Dallas Morning News (http://www.dallasnews.com/news/localnews/20151205-mass-shootings-in-the-u.s.-this-year353--or-4-depending-on-your-definition.ece), it is difficult to determine how many mass shootings have occurred over the last year because the definition of ‘mass shooting’ varies depending on who is reporting it. Shootingtracker.com reports 353 mass shootings, with 462 people killed and 1,312 injured. Eureka Springs Police Chief Thomas Achord said that though it is almost impossible to be fully prepared, personal empowerment is imperative to a victim’s survival and that their officers have been training with local emergency response officials on ways to keep citizens safe in the event that the unthinkable happens. “ESPD has been training officers for many years and the training incorporates contingencies of different locations. You can’t form a concrete plan as each location would require a different approach,” Achord said. “We have recently involved Eureka Springs Fire and EMS, and we’ve set plans for the schools but as is well-known, these situations can happen anywhere, banks, churches, the Passion Play, on the street or in our parks. So, yes we have a plan, but it’s a plan made of variables.” CCSO chief deputy Maj. George Frye referred to an FBI video on the FBI’s and ADEM’s website, called Run, Hide, Fight: Surviving an Active Shooter Event https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cirg/active-shooter-and-mass-casualty-incidents/run-hide-fight-video that shows people running, hiding and fighting back when a gunman opens fire in their workplace. The video opens with people going about their normal routine as chilling music plays in the background. “It may feel like just another day at the office, but occasionally life feels more like an action movie than reality,” a deep-voiced narrator says. “The authority working hard to protect you and our public spaces but sometimes bad people do bad things … warning signs may vary but devastating effects are the same and un-
An actor plays the role of a shooter who opens fire in an office building in the Run, Hide, Fight video on the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management website.
fortunately you need to be prepared for the worst.” Then, a man takes a gun out of a bag and starts shooting. “Your survival may depend on whether you have a plan. Run, hide, fight. If you can get out, do. Always try and escape or evacuate even when others insist on staying. Remember you and not your stuff is important so leave your belongings behind. As a last resort, try to incapacitate the shooter, act with physical aggression, improvise weapons, commit to taking the shooter down no matter what,” the narrator says. Frye said that when officers first arrive on the scene and shots are being fired, they work to “neutralize an active shooter” before “evacuating any casualties.” The video says that “first responders are there to stop the shooter and not to attend to injured” so remaining calm and following law enforcement instructions is critical. Achord said that empowering the public on what to do in such a situation is complicated because everyone acts differently when their instincts kick in. “This is a delicate subject, as each person has an individual level of ‘fight or flight’ mentality, so I can’t make a statement like ‘stand your ground and try to stop the shooter’ to everyone,” Achord said. “Some people would naturally just stand their ground and fight, while others would immediately try to run and find cover. To try and empower the public with confidence is a complicated task. There are so many variables and there are no textbook scenarios.”
Achord said that law enforcement in years past has told people to wait for a SWAT team to arrive but they learned that a lot of people can be killed while they are waiting. “This is why every patrol officer and detective now has the training and ability to react, no matter how many officers are on scene. If two show up, then they make entry to stop the shooter. It’s not the safest, but until the shooter is stopped they will continue to shoot people,” he said. He said that knowing the difference between “cover and concealment” is important. “Concealment is just something that ‘hides’ your location but won’t stop a bullet. Cover provides a degree of ballistic protection. A person needs to quickly decide on where they can hide and if they can ‘lock’ themselves in a safe place. We have been training with all the schools and the kids are now so adept that we can do an unannounced ‘drill’ and the kids know exactly where to go and what to do,” he said. “Most of the reaction is common sense ... don’t run toward the gunshots, but run away. Hide and stay out of sight until law enforcement comes and gets you.” Should a citizen decide to fight back, Achord said gun safety is important so police don’t mistake him for the shooter. “In the cases where a civilian has a firearm and can stop the shooter — this has happened several times, but most shootings occur in ‘soft target areas’ where no firearms are allowed — make sure you either put the weapon away or get your hands up before law enforcement arrives so you’re not mistaken for the assailant,” he said. Both Frye and Achord say they are always willing to provide safety training to citizen groups. “The class would be about an hour because all we would be able to train is the generic reactions of finding cover/concealment but it is important,” Achord said. “In the past we have hosted personal defense courses for the public. These were typically a few hours, involved classroom and practical training and usually one or two of our officers would teach the classes and if the participants wanted, they could schedule an additional course for the Arkansas concealed handgun permit. About a month ago, I have talked with a few of our officers who are certified instructors and they are planning another one of these courses sometime in 2016 as time allows.” For more safety information, visit the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management website at http:// www.adem.arkansas.gov/aem/plan-prepare/law-enforcement-services/.
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Dog, ‘guardian angels’ save elderly woman from fire By Alana Cook
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As Gayla Tabunut slept with her dog and long-time companion Rosie resting next to her Sunday morning, smoke billowed and flames crept from the stairwell to their bed. Tabunut, 71 years old and slightly hearing-impaired, was minutes away from being touched by the fire when she awoke to Rosie’s frantic barking and nudging. “Rosie saved my life. If it wasn’t for her, I wouldn’t be here. She’s my guardian angel,” Tabunut said as stuck out her bandaged hand. “I only got a little burned on my hand from touching the doorknob when I pulled the doorknob to get out,” she said. Photo by Tavi Ellis Tabunut and Rosie only made it 50 Angels left a sign of gratitude at the scene of the fire in honor of Rosie. yards before the windows exploded in the 2,000-square-foot log cabin. “My neighbor Lisa came out and saw flames shooting up the roof and said, ‘oh my God you’re alive. You didn’t die in the fire.’ I said ‘thank you for saving my life’ to Rosie,” Tabunut said. “When I opened the door the fire blew out like an explosion and fire shot through the glass straight up the hill,” she said. “I had one booty on and didn’t have time to get my purse. My feet were burning from running with no shoes on the stone driveway.” Rosie wasn’t the only angel that came to Tabunut’s rescue that morning. A passerby and her son saw the fire and called 911. “A lady who was driving by stopped and her son came walking up from the woods. Rosie went right to the road Photo courtesy of Eureka Springs Fire Department and got their attention. He took a pair Firefighters from Eureka Springs, Holiday Island, Clifty and Inspiration Point work to of shoes from his car and gave them to extinguish a fire Sunday that almost killed an elderly woman. me,” Tabunut said while Rosie sat in her Eureka Springs, Holiday Island, Clifty wind blowing out of the southwest,” lap. and Inspiration Point responded when Kelly said. “We were concerned with If all dogs go to heaven, Rosie may the fire broke out at Tabunut’s home on the neighbors’ houses catching fire and have earned her pass to the front of the Highway 23 South around 5 a.m. Sun- it was spreading into the woods where line. Tabunut said the kind stranger and day, Eureka Springs Fire Marshal Jim some vehicles were parked so we had to remove them and call for mutual aid so her son “disappeared” before she had a Kelly said. we could get people working while we chance to thank them. “When we first arrived, embers were tackled the fire.” “She’s an angel,” Tabunut said. Tabunut’s daughter Christine LawAbout two dozen firefighters from blowing and there was a pretty good
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rence, a self-described “fallen angel” who wasn’t home during the fire, nuzzled on the sofa with her mom and Rosie. They just had a yard sale a couple of weeks before the fire to help them pay for moving expenses to help Lawrence and her mom move to Florida where Lawrence said she plans to go to school. The fire left them homeless but Lawrence said they are just happy to be together — and alive. “The amazing thing is we feel blessed even though everything is gone. What’s Christmas truly about?” Lawrence said. “We want to thank New Life Church on Passion Play Road, American Red Cross and everyone who helped.” Lawrence said she has turned her life around since she was arrested in Mountain Home on her birthday two years ago for wearing her angel wings as an accessory to her birthday suit. “I did it because I had to do it. It’s hard to explain. My brother-in-law, sister and dad were there by my side the whole time,” she said. Rhinestones on the front of Lawrence’s denim baseball hat describe the family in one sparkly word — ‘LOVE.’ Lawrence holds a pair of plush Mickey Mouses from local Red Cross workers and talks about how she’s changed her life since the arrest. “Who doesn’t love Mickey Mouse and who doesn’t love angels?” she said with a chuckle. “My message is that you can make a difference — if we care enough to get out of ourselves and care about people. I’m a fallen angel. “We are starting our Angels of Grace mission and I’m going to school for criminal justice to become an advocate for human rights.” Lawrence lost her angel wings in the fire but said she plans to get herself and Rosie a pair when the family can afford it. “Fire Chief (Randy) Ates asked if I lost my angel wings in the fire and I laughed and said ‘yes’ and he said, ‘you haven’t been demoted, don’t worry.’ Ates said the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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Thirty-five children attended this year’s Polar Express Party at Carnegie Library, traveling to the North Pole on an interactive train track in cars they made themselves.
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Employees from the Eureka Springs Family Clinic made random stops at local businesses and surprised shoppers with $20 bills. Recipients not pictured are Teresa Adams, Holly Ertel and Linda Ray.
Lucky recipient Maria Rincon gives a grateful hug to clinic manager Lola Bunch and clinic em- Lola Bunch and Annie Shoffitt surprised Eugene Darby with $20 in gas at ployee Annie Shoffit. Bunch’s Quick Chek.
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ue to the grievous events worldwide and in Riverside, Calif., I thought a rewrite of a previous column was in order. Jim Fain When violence happens close to home we all become stunned, then angry. The anger is an emotional way of dealing with anxiety and the loss of safety we expect our system to provide. But how do we protect ourselves from not only the criminal element but the mentally ill and now the crazy religionists? Scapegoating is a way of doing this in an effort to make sense of behavior that can’t be made sense of, often called crazy. Scapegoating can include blaming too many guns (or too few), not enough God or religion, too much violence from Hollywood and just about anything we can think of as wrong. Yes, keeping these topics in the national dialogue is important, but when dealing with unanticipated behavior this blaming just doesn’t work except as a way of temporarily reducing anxiety. The nature of anxiety is important to understand. It is anticipation of what MIGHT happen based often upon what HAS happened. When we act to reduce anxiety by becoming angry, controlling and not listening to others, we end up hurting others and hurting ourselves. Engaging in a reactive battle/war does give us an outlet for revenge and the faulty view of making ourselves safe again. However, revenge and healing are opposing energies — one cannot be seeking revenge and have healing at the same time. It is very human and misdirected to dump our need for revenge on someone or group we think is lesser and at fault. The outcome is certain that way. What makes this more difficult to sort out is that anxiety and excitement are very similar in our bodies. The experience is the same: Adrenalin rushes, heartbeat quickens, breathing rate increases and a call to action follows. The difference is that anxiety is based upon worry about the future while excitement is felt in the present. Battle/ argument produces excitement as it is happening NOW. This shifts how we see the world and anxiety lessens for a while. Bottom line is that this is a faulty way of becoming secure. This type of aggressiveness creates a thin film of safety which constantly must be kept up otherwise it fails miserably. By engaging in any aggressive act we mortgage our sons, daughters and many generations to come. No human can live in anxiety and peace at the same time. Fighting for peace is a failed policy — it just changes the cast of characters. Protesting for peace is another way See Anxiety, page 17
Wisecrack Zodiac Aries: Tuesday is a great day for new adventures, such as a bike trip, hike to a waterfall or cleaning out the fridge to see what’s making that growling noise when the light goes off. Hint: it’s the seven-month-old tuna salad. Taurus: You think you’re headed for a home run, but you haven’t even left the dugout. Work on your moves. If that doesn’t fly, work on your begging and you just might make it to second base. Gemini: It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it so deliver that bad news on Friday with finger guns, tongue clicks and an occasional eye twitch. The other person will be too confused to get angry. Cancer: Your days will be merry and bright only if you get your calendar drunk and hold it next to a Yule log. Don’t worry, the new year looks much better, especially since you can’t see it clearly due to that hangover. Leo: You can do great things when you set your mind to it, but your half-assed projects are pretty cool, too. Blow someone’s mind this week by doing something impossible while watching an infomercial and texting the iTunes terms and conditions. Virgo: You’re not the sharpest tool in the shed, but that’s only because you haven’t found someone really hard to rub up against. Find your whetstone and make some friction. Libra: If your sweetie says they’re never gonna give you up and never gonna let you down, look closely. You may be dating a YouTube video. At least you have someone to kiss on New Year’s Eve, and you might even get a quick Rickroll in the hay. Scorpio: Not all answers can be revealed; some are hidden better than Charlie Sheen’s common sense. Look for the truths wearing underwear, not just a tube top and a smile.
© Beth Bartlett, 2013 Want more? Visit Beth at www.wisecrackzodiac.com
Sagittarius: Sometimes life throws tiny purple hippos at your head and never tells you why. Don’t pout and ask “Why me?” Collect those little darlings and start a Purple Hippo Rescue Ranch. You don’t need the universe’s permission to do good. Capricorn: There’s beauty in a flower, unless it’s being shoved up your nose at 5 a.m. by a toddler. You really need to put a lock on the bedroom door before you wake up and sneeze Apple Jacks.
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Aquarius: Whenever you feel truly alone, know this truth: if you’ve gone outside the house today, you’re probably in at least five selfies of other people. Thanks to Instagram, you’re more popular than you realize. Pisces: You’re so experienced at hanging in there, baby, you can tell the kitty in the poster to take a vacation. You got this. Answers on page 16
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Lively Entertainment THURSDAY, DEC. 24 • Grande Taverne, 37 N. Main St., 479253-6756: Jerry Yester, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. • New Delhi Cafe, 2 N. Main, 479-2532525: TBA, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Den, 47 Spring St., 479-363-6444: John Harwood, noon to 4 p.m.
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Calendar of Events Send calendar entries to Samantha Jones at CCNNews@cox-internet.com. The calendar is reserved for events sponsored by non-profit entities, benefits for non-profits and free events. First priority will be given to organizations providing a public service, such as rural fire departments, schools, churches, hospital auxiliaries and services for senior citizens or veterans. Submissions should be timely. Calendar listings should not be more than 30 days in advance of the event. The calendar is sometimes edited to fit the available space in the print edition. See the full calendar online at www.LovelyCitizen.com.
Dec. 25: Christmas Dinner
A community Christmas dinner will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 25, at the ECHO Clinic dining room. The dinner is sponsored by Flint Street Fellowship. All are welcome and there is no charge. Call 479-253-4945 for more information or to volunteer.
Dec. 27: Holiday Brunch
The annual holiday brunch will take place at 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 27, at the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 17 Elk St. in Eureka Springs. Child care is provided. More details on the brunch will be announced at a later date.
Dec. 28: Metafizzies Meeting
The Eureka Springs Metaphysical Society (Metafizzies) will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 28 at the Heart of Many Ways at 68 Mountain St. in Eureka Springs for a discussion on spiritual topics. All are welcome.
Dec. 28: Less is More
The Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library at 194 Spring St. will host a TEDtalk at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 28, on “less is more.” For more information, contact the library at 479253-8754 or info@eurekalibrary.org.
Jan. 9: HAM Meeting
The Little Switzerland Amateur Radio Club will meet at 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, at the physicians building at Mercy Hospital at 211 Carter Street in Berryville. Anyone with an
interest in amateur radio is welcome. For more information, visit http:// lsarc.us or email gmjar@outlook. com.
Jan. 23: Garage Sale
Best Western Inn of the Ozarks will host the second annual Eureka Springs Historical Museum’s Garage Sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, in the convention center. Admission will cost $3 per person. You can rent an 8-by-30-foot booth for $30 to sell items. Tables are available for an additional $5. Call Kindra at 479-253-9768 Ext. 602 or email kindra@innoftheozarks.com for more information or to reserve a space.
April 2-10: Holiday Island Travel Club Trip
The Holiday Island Travel Club will host a trip to Savannah, Jekyll Island and Beaufort from Saturday, April 2 to Sunday, April 10. It will cost $723 for all lodging, 14 meals and a planned tour. A deposit of $75 is required. Call Janice at 479-2539890 or 479-244-7669 for more information or visit www.grouptrips. com/holidayislandtravelclub.
ONGOING MEETINGS
Prayer gatherings will be held from 11 a.m. to noon on the first and third Thursdays of the month at the Heart of Many Ways at 68 Mountain St. in Eureka Springs. The gatherings will feature invocations and prayers for changes needed in world crises. Call Amrit at 479-253-3165 for more
information. Eureka Springs Fire & EMS will host an Emergency Medical Technician class each Monday and Thursday evening beginning mid-January 2016. The class costs $500 and must be paid in advance. You must have a high school diploma or GED, be 18 years or older, have a CPR card through the American Heart Association valid through July 2016, have successfully completed a TEAS college exam and have a TB skin test. Application packets are available at Fire Station No. 1. Call 479-253-9616 for more information. St. James Episcopal Church will host Sunday community suppers from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. This is the sixth season of the suppers, with meals provided by local restaurants. Supper will be provided every Sunday during the winter season until March 20. The suppers are free and everyone is welcome. The Eureka Springs Farmers Market will be open in the winter from 9 a.m. to noon on Thursdays. There are fresh veggies, meats, baked goods, soaps, jellies and seasonal items like wreaths and crafts. The Carroll County Branch of the Ozark Offroad Cyclist club will host training rides at 2 p.m. every Sunday at Lake Leatherwood. The American Legion Auxiliary No. 36 of Holiday Island will meet at 10 a.m. every third Monday at the Holiday Island Country Club. All ladies who are immediate relatives of veterans are eligible to come. Holiday Island Community Church at 188 Stateline Road in Holiday Island offers Friday Bible Study at 9 a.m. every Friday in the library of Haller Hall. Call 479-253-8200 for more information.
Melissa Clare will host “An Inquiry into Sufism” at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays each month. These Wednesdays include Oct. 14 and 28, Nov. 11 and 25 and Dec. 8 and 23. The art of Carol Saari and Wen Norton will be featured at the Norberta Philbrook Galley at No. 5 Center St. in downtown Eureka Springs until 2016. First Southern Baptist Church of Holiday Island will host a family movie and game night at 6 p.m. the first Friday of every month. Call 479-2536711 for more information. Celebrate Recovery, a 12-step Christ-centered recovery support group, will meet at 6 p.m. every Wednesday at Soul Purpose Ministries at 801 S. Springfield Ave. in Green Forest. For more information, call 870-654-4059 or 870-480-9993. The Eureka Springs Coffee Pot AA Group will meet at 12:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. on Sunday, 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, 7 p.m. on Tuesday and 8 p.m. on Friday. Call 479-253-7956 or visit nwarkaa.org for more information. Meditation will take place every Monday at 6:30 p.m. at 5800 County Road 3012 in Eureka Springs. The focus will be on Shamatha and Tonglen meditations. These two practices will alternate every week, with coffee and tea after. Call Alece at 479-244-6841 or Gary at 479-244-6840 for more information. Eureka! Quilters Guild meets the second Wednesday of the month at 10 a.m. at Lone Star Bible Church located five miles south of Eureka Springs on Highway 23. A business meeting is from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., followed by a sign-up luncheon. A quilting program follows lunch.
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Pet of the Week
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Rosco, a large, handsome, shorthaired, black and white two-year-old is this week’s Pet of the Week. Rosco likes to be petted and shows it by purring. He gets along great with other cats and would be a very loving companion. Rosco has his shots, is neutered and is waiting to be adopted at the Good Shepherd Humane Society, Hwy. 62 east of Eureka Springs. .GSHS is open every day but Wednesday. Call 479-253-9188.
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Anxiety
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of saying “fighting for peace,” just done differently. To have peace, we must live IN peace, but the trouble is that great spiritual trust is needed. That all-too-human demon of anxiety is always nearby. Therefore, turn off the TV, take a couple of capsules of L-Theanine, Passion Flower, maybe add some L-5HTP or SAMe, give thanks for your life and enjoy the moment while bolstering yourself to deal with the world as it is. In this season of peace and goodwill be sure to remind yourself of the great majority of good people you know and tell them you love them. Love, justice and truth to all of you from me and mine.
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10:40 p.m. — A subject was transported to the hospital. 11:06 p.m. — A subject was arrested for driving while intoxicated, driving on a suspended license and driving left of center. Dec. 20 12:51 p.m. — An officer issued a BOLO for a car involved in a hit and run. 3:55 p.m. — An officer assisted a caller at a local bank. 4:25 p.m. — A subject was arrested for driving while intoxicated, speeding, open container, no insurance, no seat belt, disorderly conduct, driving left of center, refusal of chemical test, refusal to submit to arrest and failure to carry driver’s license in possession. On the bright side, apparently his tags were current. Dec. 21 12:14 a.m. — All was well following an alarm.
Transition Robert “Bob” Gene Hattenhauer Oct. 22, 1924 – Dec. 14, 2015
Robert “Bob” Gene Hattenhauer, a resident of Berryville, was the oldest of twins, born in Kansas City, Kan. on Oct. 22, 1924 to the late Rubin and Vivian Hattenhauer. He was 91 years old when he went home to join his Lord on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. He spent the last few months at Brighton Ridge Nursing and Rehab in Eureka Springs. He was the last of the siblings, having been preceded in death by his wife Walsie Davis Hattenhauer in 2003; his twin, Rolland in 1980; sister, Doris Mueller in 2006; and brothers, Marvin in 1952, Billy George in 2003, and Rayburn in 1982. Most of his life was spent in Northwest Arkansas where he returned to the home place in Berryville after the Navy. He married Walsie Davis in Berryville on June 29, 1970. They lived on Pension Mountain before making their home on Bunch Street in Berryville in 1979. A Christian who loved his Lord and read his Bible daily, he loved to sing hymns; he recently told family “the Lord called Walsie home when she kept telling him to stop singing.” He really couldn’t carry a tune, but loved to sing praises to the Lord. Bob was a great story teller as anyone who knew him can attest. He loved fishing and would go as often as he and John White could get away. He served his country in the CCC and the United States Navy. He was also a part of the Berryville Volunteer Fire Department in his younger years. He is survived by numerous nieces — Barb and husband Bill of Texas) and
nephews and friends — John White and Marcia Rivera) who will greatly miss him. His family would like to personally thank John White for always being such a good friend, visiting and taking care of Bob’s needs; and Marcia Rivera for being such a good friend to the end. Both of these folks are greatly loved and appreciated for visiting him and keeping the family in the know when they could not be in Berryville and he could no longer hear on the phone. Graveside memorial service will be held at a later date. Interment will be in the Pension Mountain Cemetery under the direction of Nelson Funeral Service. The family requests that memorial donations be made in lieu of flowers to Barbara Frederick, c/o Nelson Funeral Service, Inc., P.O. Box 311, Berryville, Arkansas 72616. Online condolences may be sent to the family at nelsonfuneral.com.
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ESES Christmas Program
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Dressed in PJs and just too cute for words, preschoolers and kindergarten students at Eureka Springs Elementary School sing ‘The Little Snowflake’ for their parents and grandparents Thursday evening at The Auditorium.
Transition
Alfred Charlie Logan, Jr.,
Alfred Charlie Logan, Jr., a resident of Hindsville, Ark., was born Oct. 1, 1947 in Harrison, a son of Alfred Charlie Logan, Sr. and Elsie Lorraine (Essex) Logan. He departed this life Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015 in his home with family by his side in Hindsville, at the age of 68 years. On Sept. 11, 1965, Jr. was united in marriage with Barbara (Turnbough) Logan who preceded him in death. He is also preceded by his parents, Alfred and Elsie Logan, one daughter, and one sister. Junior worked as an auto mechanic. He is survived by three sons, John Logan and wife Kristi, Donald Wayne Logan and Eric Logan all of Hindsville, Ark.; three daughters, Lisa and hus-
Oct. 1, 1947 – Dec. 20, 2015
band Kenneth Wolfinbarger of Eureka Springs, Jennifer Harrison of Berryville and Amanda and husband Kevin Young of Eureka Springs; ten grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and a host of other family, friends and loved ones. Visitation was Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015 at the Charles M. Nelson Memorial Chapel in Berryville. Graveside service was Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015 at the Pension Mountain Cemetery with Pastor Alan Brown officiating. Interment followed the service in the Pension Mountain Cemetery under the direction of Nelson Funeral Service. Online condolences may be sent to the family at nelsonfuneral.com.
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Chamber of Commerce Banquet
Damon Henke, interim director of the Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce, poses with Community Support Award winner K.J. Zumwalt and chamber board member Lisa McMahon.
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Damon Henke with Raymond Ulibarri and Emma Anne of Melonlight Dance Studio, winner of the Outstanding New Business Award.
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