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ES superintendent up for job at Mineral Springs Saratoga By Don Lee According to the Southwest Arkansas News, Superintendent Curtis Turner of the Eureka Springs School District was interviewed on Monday, March 25, by the Mineral Springs Saratoga School Board for the superintendent’s position. Assistant Superintendent Jeanie Gorham of the Mineral Springs Saratoga School District confirmed that Turner had interviewed along with four others last week. “Our school district is in financial distress, so we are awaiting a call from Hazel Burnett, the chief financial officer of the state department, who must approve everyone we hire,” she said. “We do have a school board meeting schedule for April 8, and word on the street is they hope to complete hiring all personnel at that time, including a new superintendent. Call me again next week and I’ll let you know what hap-
pens.” Eureka School Board member Jason Morris expressed surprise at the news. “It’s news to me,” he said. “However, a person’s got a right to work where they want and be happy in their work.” School Board President Al Larson agreed. “I could understand,” he said. “It’s the part of the state where he’s from, and he has a lot of expertise in schools under financial distress. I know he would be missed.” Turner is a 1969 Murfreesboro High School graduate who has been in education for 34 years. He taught in Delight, Ark., initially and was the superintendent at Murfreesboro, Glenwood/ Centerpoint and Delight school districts prior to coming to Eureka Springs. Turner also previously worked for the Arkansas Department of Education specializing in helping schools with financial difficulties.
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School board postpones personnel actions By Don Lee The Eureka Springs School Board postponed taking any personnel actions at its March 28 board meeting. Many who attended the meeting had hoped the board would address recent charges filed against High School Principal Kathryn Lavender by a parent and the school’s music teacher, among others, but no reference was made to this outside the executive session the board entered shortly after the meeting began. Superintendent Curtis Turner came out of the executive session saying only the board would deal with hiring issues – including all teachers’ contracts – before May 1. Elementary Principal Clare Lesieur announced the school had been recognized at the bronze level by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the school’s nutrition supervisor Becky Cisco and its staff and their work in creating healthy food choices for students. She also said school testing began this week. Speaking to a recent audit, Turner said he’d seen thousands of audits and this was a good one. “It was an excellent audit,” he said. “The only recommendation they made had to do with segregation of monies.”
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When for example gate money is collected at a ball game, two people work it, andboth count the money, which is taken and deposited that night. The next day it goes back to the office and is checked again. Turner said a common problem with small schools, according to auditors, is that that the money isn’t checked by enough different people. “Have you ever seen an audit without that recommendation?” Board President Al Larson asked. Turner said he had not. The school’s K-12 coordinator for the gifted and talented program, Jesslyn Langley, gave a slide presentation on her program. She said those traits most important for participation in the program included advanced vocabulary, quick mastery and recall, search for deeper meaning, reading on one’s own, reasoning things out for oneself, etc. She added no single criterion is used to exclude applicants and that anybody can nominate a student for gifted and talented. “You don’t always go by grades,” she said. “We will test anyone who is nominated.” Lavender announced the ACT test would be given to all juniors as part of a plan to utilize state funding to insure that all students at that level would have a chance to take the test whether they planned to go on to college or not. “It’s always done for junior year,” she said. “The state allows us to use state funding as long as they’re juniors.” Finally, the school’s Quiz Bowl team took first place in the recent regional Quiz Bowl and received a big trophy to prove it. If they win again in Morrilton on April 6, they go on to state. School Board meetings are held the 3rd Thursday of the month at 5:30pm in the Administration Building. The public is invited.
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Eureka Springs EAST program gets $5,000 grant By Don Lee For the second time, Eureka’s EAST program – Environmental And Spatial Technology – has received a $5,000 Schoolyard Habitat grant from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, one of 11 such grants awarded and the maximum grant amount allowed. EAST Initiative Facilitator Warren Utsler said in a press release that the grant money will go toward the school’s Dragon Habitat and Outdoor Classroom Project. “The project will become part of the district overall Environmental Education program whose goal is to expand outdoor educational opportunities through responsible stewardship of the district’s forty-five acre woodland campus,” Utsler said. “This project will begin with an outdoor rustic open shelter where middle school students will engage in hands-on learning activities during the school day, and an inspirational after school habitat program guided by Arborist Chris Fischer once a week.” Utsler explained that high school students from the Building Trades and EAST programs will construct the classroom, and middle school students will add native plants and a water feature that will consist of an upper level pond, waterfall, hillside stream and lower basin pond under the guidance of the district’s Environmental Education program. Approximately 25 middles school students in fifth through eighth grades will develop the outdoor classroom and habitat as part of the after-school program,
preparing the site and construction of the water feature. “The outdoor classroom and habitat will serve 185 middle school students, their staff and community,” Utsler said. “The district’s Environmental Education program is made up of K-12 students, staff, administrators and environmentally conscious community members who will also mentor and advise the project.” Arkansas Game & Fish’s Project WILD coordinator Pat Knighten said 24 applications were received from across the state this year and 11 applications were funded. She added, however, that not all were for $5,000. “That’s the maximum allowed,” she said. Successful applicants are eligible to apply for additional funding in subsequent years. A maximum of $10,000 per school over a five-year period may be awarded administer funding. The Conservation Sales Tax and funds from conservation license plate sales provide funds for this program. Staff members Berry Griffin at the middle school and Utsler at the high school have both attended an AGFC Schoolyard Habitat workshop and will use the AGFC educational programs and activities to enhance current daily classroom curriculum and after school environmental educational programs. “The program’s hands-on learning activities will have long-term positive affects on reinforcing student learning and behavior,” Utsler said in the release. “The classroom and habitat site will improve flora, insect, reptile, bird and animal hab-
Robert Jones of the Eureka Springs EAST lab works on a simulation of the group’s plans for its Dragon Habitat and Outdoor Classroom Project. Photo Submitted
itat and allow students a safe supervised place to interact with their environment. The water feature will also benefit the area wildlife that has been under stress from a prolonged record-breaking drought this past year.” He added that the outdoor classroom and habitat will be featured during the school’s open house and teacher/parent meetings with student-guided tours. Middle School Principal Cindy Holt and her staff will have ultimate responsibility for the classroom and habitat, Ut-
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Academy students win statewide awards
Emma Hutchens, 8, accepts a $50 Wal-mart gift card from Georgette Garner, left, for taking first place in the K-2nd category of the Great American Cleanup in Arkansas Youth Poster Contest. Watching are Wayne Carr, principal, and Emma’s grandmother, Valerie Hutchens, right.
By Jennifer Jackson Two students at the Academy of Excellence in Eureka Springs took two of the six awards in a statewide Great American Cleanup in Arkansas Youth Poster Contest that drew nearly 500 entries. Emma Hutchens, 8, took first place in the K-2 category for her poster, “We can change the world. Let’s start with Arkansas.” Hutchens, the daughter of Ailson Vanzant and Aaron Dalton, received a $50 gift card from Wal-mart. Emma’s grandmother, Valerie Hutchens, attended the awards presentation. Second-grader Mackenzie Loudermilk, 9, took third place in the 3-5 grade category for her “Keep Arkansas Clean” poster. Loudermilk is the daughter of James and Shelley Loudermilk. Mackenize received a $20 Wal-mart gift card and a certificate. Georgette Garner, commissioner for Keep Arkansas Beautiful’s third district, presented the awards Tuesday at the Academy’s quarterly awards assembly. The winning posters will be on exhibit in the Thea Foundation Gallery May 13 through May 17, Garner said.
Emma Hutchens’ poster took first place in the K-2 category in the statewide contest, sponsored by Keep Arkansas Beautiful.
The mission of Keep Arkansas Beautiful is to educate people to prevent littering and encourage recycling, Garner said. Garner, who is known as the “wildflower lady,” said KAB also beautifies roadsides by planting wildflowers. Academy students on the honor roll were recognized and received certificates from their teachers and Principal Wayne Carr.
Georgette Garner, left, presents Mackenzie Loudermilk, 9, with the third-place certificate in the poster contest, while Principal Wayne Carr looks on. With Mackenzie are her parents, Shelley and James Loudermilk, right.
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Film, swim, group wedding highlight Diversity Weekend By Jennifer Jackson A bachelor and bachelorette drag party, a real wedding, a free pool party and a free showing of the 2012 documentary, “Love Free or Die” highlight this weekend’s Spring Diversity Weekend. Eureka Live Underground is holding a bachelor and bachelorette drag disco party Friday at 10 a.m. A real wedding, officiated by Felicia Trueheart, takes place Saturday at Eureka Live, 35 1/2 N. Main, starting at 9 p.m. $5 cover both nights. Land O Nod is hosting a Polar Swim Party at the motel’s heated outdoor pool on Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. The motel is located at the intersection of Van Buren (Highway 62) and Huntsville Road, (Highway 23). The party is free. “You just show up and swim,” said Sam Wilson, front desk staff. “Love Free or Die,” a 2012 documentary about Bishop Gene Robinson’s championship of the rights of LGBT worshippers in the Episcopal Church, will be shown Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Carnegie Public Library, 194 A, Spring St. Free. Spring Diversity Weekend officially kicks off Friday at the Pizza Bar’s Meet and Greet at 6 p.m. Pizza buffet ($6.95) and drink specials available until 8 p.m. All ages welcome at the Pizza Bar, located at 13 N. Main. Across the street, the New Delhi Cafe has live music on the covered patio all weekend, starting at 2 p.m. Friday. Gui-
tarist Kevin Riddle plays until 5 p.m., then acoustic duo Mike and Grady take the stage from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The Blackout Boys play Saturday noon to 4 p.m. Craig Kinsey and Sideshow Tramps play 6:30 to 10: 30 p.m Saturday and return Sunday evening. No cover. The New Delhi’s late-night breakfast buffet is Saturday, 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. More live music Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Henri’s Just One More is holding a Jungle Party Saturday at 9 p.m. Come dressed as Tarzan or Jane. The bar is located at 19 1/2 Spring St., on the steps between Main and Spring. For information about other dance venues and live bands playing this weekend, see Kristal Kuykendall’s “Lively Entertainment” section, page 24. The city of Eureka Springs’ Domestic Partnership Registry is open Friday from 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the city clerk’s office in the courthouse, 44 S. Main. Fee is $35 (bring exact cash). Registration must be made in person during office hours. For more information, go to www.cityofeurekasprings.org and click on DPR under “Visitors.” A list of ministers who perform weddings in Eureka Springs is available from the Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce, 1-800-638-7352. For more information about Spring Diversity Weekend, go to the Out in Eureka website, www.gayeurekasprings.com.
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House overrides governor King’s Voter ID bill to become law
By Kathryn Lucariello The “Voter ID” bill, SB2, filed by Sen. Bryan King, R-Green Forest, will become law now that both branches of the Republican-led state government voted to override Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe’s veto. The House voted 52-45 on Monday to override, with three not voting. This follows the Senate’s vote to override on March 27. The new law will require voters to present a photo ID card when going to the polls. Those without an acceptable form of identification can get a voter ID card, with financial assistance from the state to pay for it if they cannot afford it. A map from Carroll Electric shows the area affected by a power outage in the Holiday Island area around noon on Sunday. The outage lasted for two and a half hours, leaving 917 customers without power. Photo courtesy of Carroll Electric
By Kathryn Lucariello North, as far out as County Road 246. Faulty equipment left 917 customers Customers were out of power for about in western Carroll County without power two and a half hours, Plagge said. Power Saturday. in areas off Hwy. 187, Carroll Elecwest of Holiday Island, tric spokeswoman was out for less than a “They found a faulty fuse Nancy Plagge said minute. cutout that burned the top power went off “We are working on of a pole.It’s a device that just before noon, at a plan to identify and 11:57 a.m., when segments parts of a feeder so replace similar fused two feeders located that if something happens, the cutouts in the Holiday in the Holiday IsIsland area that were inentire line doesn’t go out.” land substation area stalled in the same generwent off. al time frame as the one – Nancy Plagge “They found a that failed yesterday,” Carroll Electric spokeswoman faulty fuse cutout Plagge said. “This will that burned the top allow us to catch other of a pole,” she said. potential weaknesses be“It’s a device that segments parts of a fore they fail.” feeder so that if something happens, the On its website, Carroll Electric has a reentire line doesn’t go out.” al-time outage status map that customers The outage included most of northwest can check with to see whether power is Holiday Island, including some parts of on or off at their location. The map covers the island proper, missed most of the Indi- all of the 11 counties or parts of counties an Hills area, but included a large area en- served by Carroll Electric. Customers can compassing the Holiday Island Clubhouse also report outages online at www.carroland the Park Shopping Center. It also ex- lecc.com by entering their account numtended into rural areas west of Hwy. 23 ber of phone number.
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“We did it!” a jubilant King posted on his Facebook page Monday. “Thank you so much for all of the support and help to get this law on the books.” The new law is expected to cost the state $300,000 to implement and will not take effect until those funds are available or next January, whichever occurs last. “At this point, it looks like we’re going to court to defend those disenfranchised by this bill,” Rita Sklar, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas, told other media on Monday. Arkansas is one of 19 states that have had proposals for voter ID laws or measures to strengthen existing laws.
Public input encouraged in final meeting on old high school property By Don Lee The Eureka Springs School Board Facilities Committee, in cooperation with the Carroll County Extension Office, will host a multi-day Charrette to continue developing possible uses for the now vacant high Eureka Springs high school facility. A Charrette is a collaborative session in which a group of designers drafts a solution to a design problem. In this case, the entire population is part of the group. This Charrette, conducted by Mark Peterson with the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service’s Breakthrough Solutions, and Ed Levy of Cromwell Architects Engineers, will begin with a public meeting Monday April 8 at 5:30 p.m. at the Best Western Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center. On Tuesday, April 9, at noon, a second public meeting will be held in the same location. Both of these meetings are open to everyone, and the committee is asking for ideas, suggestions and input. This committee is seeking public interaction and committee members will be available to
answer questions and concerns. In addition to seeking public input, the working group of Breakthrough Solutions, Cromwell Architect Engineers and the school facilities committee will spend three days touring the vacant school facility, conducting Charrette work, produce deliverables and preparing the Outbrief, to be presented Thursday April 11 at noon at the old High School gymnasium across from the Inn of the Ozarks. “This project is being conducted to find the best use for the facility and to produce a plan that will enhance the community and the quality of life for all who live in and visit Eureka Springs and Carroll County,” said Facilities Committee Chairman Sam Kirk. “In addition to the upcoming Charrette, sub-committees have been formed to pursue funding and finance options and community center developmental funding and operational information.” For more information regarding the Charrette or the Vacant School Facilities Project, call (479) 253-8136, (479) 2535999 or (479) 253-8737.
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Editorial Earth vs. flying saucers The annual Ozark Mountain UFO Conference takes place in a week or so, which begs the question, What are UFOs and why are so many people interested in them? The military claims to have dismissed its research into UFOs as recently as this past month, when a a memo dating to the famous Roswell crash was shrugged off by the Air Force as irrelevant and second-hand. (For those of you who missed it, the “Roswell UFO Incident” was a report of an object, allegedly a spacecraft containing extraterrestrial life, that crashed near Roswell, N.M., in June or July of 1947. Supposedly small alien bodies were removed from the wreckage, and the whole thing was hushed up by the military following one initial press release by the local Air Force branch office affirming the crash, which was immediately retracted.) A personal estimate would be that about one in four or five people will admit to having seen something unknown in the sky if pressed. This editor is on that list. Granting the majority of all UFO sightings are actual the stereotypical weather balloons, satellites or other explicable phenomena, there remains a health chunk of eyewitness testimony (and video footage in modern times) that cannot be dismissed. As Carl Sagan and others pointed out, the mathematical odds of visitors from another planet finding us and zipping around our skies the past 45 years are like winning Powerball. The universe is that big. Even if other planets bear intelligent life, everything is too far apart for it to make any difference. And if those numberless flying discs showing up in all those home video recordings and endless stories are in fact extraterrestrials, what are they doing here? They haven’t made contact, unless the government (or governments) has clamped down on the subject. Which would make a lot of sense. Are they here to save us? The many cults of the Space Brothers think so, and bookstores are full of testimonies by “contact-
ees” who can relate the message of peace and love they received from little green men or tall blue men or any color you like. But unearthly. Many such testimonies have been extracted under hypnosis. Perhaps the most famous and one of the earliest contactee accounts, Barney and Betty Hill, was obtained while its subjects were hypnotized. (Betty and Barney Hill were an American couple who claimed to have been abducted by extraterrestrials in a rural portion of New Hampshire on September 19–20, 1961. As of July 2011, the site of the alleged craft’s first close approach is marked by a state historical marker.) Not everybody thinks UFOs and their passengers come from Out There at all. UFO researcher John Keel, whose book The Mothman Prophecies was made into a popular film, argued convincingly that creatures like UFO aliens have always been among us and are part of all cultures. In Ireland 300 years ago, for example, if you ran into a little green man out in the woods, you didn’t immediately assume it was from outer space. You assumed it was a leprechaun. Stone carvings worldwide depict beings in what look, to the prejudiced eye, a lot like “space ships.” The earliest known report of a UFO sighting was by Julius Obsequens, a Roman writer, in 100 B.C. He claimed to have seen “things like ships” in the sky over Italy. Some people also believe that the Old Testament “Book of Ezekiel” contains a reference to a UFO sighting. “Ezekiel” chronicles the period from about 593 B.C. to about 573 B.C., so if this is actually a UFO reference, it would pre-date the sighting by Obsequens. Keel refers to them as “ultraterrestrials” and says they are and have always been from this world, though they are not entities of the same sort as ourselves. For those of you with further interest, the UFO conference takes place April 12-14 at the Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center. Details are here: http://ozarkufoconference.com/.
Citizen of the Week This week’s Citizen of the Week is Daniel Jackson. His nominator particularly wanted to emphasize Daniel’s years of effort toward getting a dog park in town, a project now coming to fruition through the Dog Park Advisory Committee. “As a parent and dog lover, Daniel has been concerned with safety in the dog park and has worked over several years to help make it a reality,” his nominator says. “On top of which, he is a dedicated volunteer. He has been on Parks & Rec for years and works hard as vice-chairman of Parks & Rec. Plus he loves Harmon Park.” Add to which, according to said nominator, Jackson is a heck of a nice guy and a great husband. Thanks, Daniel!
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What do
think Citizen Opinion by Don Lee
“Have you ever seen a UFO? Do you have an opinion on the topic?
Larry Mansker Yesenia Picture Painter Delgado “One of my favorite subjects. I’ve never seen one, but I have close friends whom I believe have direct experience.”
Mom
Jose Oerllana
Ina Cox
“No he visto uno por aquí!”
“I want to be abducted by one!”
Dish Dog
“I’ve never seen one, but they could be real. You never know.”
Waitress
Erin Wolfinbarger
Bartender/ Hospital Worker
“I’ve never seen one. I don’t think they exist.”
Michelle Anderson Hostess at Pancakes
“I haven’t seen one but I wouldn’t mind!”
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Global warming hype?
Why Eureka Springs rocks
Editor: A person should really take all the global warming hype with a grain of salt. It is not settled science. The fact that many scientists do not agree with the doomsday global warming folks should tell us something. We need to be reminded of “Climate Gate.” Here is a excerpt from a email I received from a well respected local meteoroligist who asked that his name not be revealed. “I am told by someone who has read the upcoming IPCC (Inter-government Panel on Climate Change) report, or AR5, has now suddenly put CO2 as having 40 times more weight than the sun itself in the climate modelling. In AR4, it was around 14 times more. Who decided that? And what scientific experiments have been done to prove that CO2 can actually trap heat? Other studies have come out correlating solar cycles and earth’s temperatures with a much more reliable correlation. Besides, temperatures in the last 30 years (the satellite era) are measured differently than before that. So, we have to correct the early data using a best-guess with ice cores and tree rings, etc. It is still a THEORY that can’t be proven. I would think that given the other natural variables, the scientists would tend to look at them more closely. But as it is, the leading people on the “pro” side dismiss the other studies and attack the authors. It frankly angers me.” Gary
Editor: I just wanted to share a story with all of you of what happened today at my business. I had a group of 7 college students that came in to have lunch. One of our very good customers came in with his wife to have lunch while the students where there. In the middle of lunch, he came up to my desk and inquired about the students. Where are they from he asked. I replied “Wisconsin.” He then wanted to know, what were they doing here in Eureka Springs. I told him they were in town for the day but were here in NWA to volunteer on the Buffalo River. He then reached into his pocket and handed me a large sum of money to pay for all the students’ lunches. He then told me a story of when he was a young solider. Hungry with only $1.25 in his pocket he ordered a $.75 hamburger at a local diner. When he went to pay, his bill had already been taken care of. He said to me “I’m only passing it on.” This, Eureka, is why it is with great joy that I open my door here at Simply Scrumptious Tea Room. Charleen McCain, Owner Simply Scrumptious Tea Room & Emporium
Citizen Survey “Have you ever seen a UFO? Do you have an opinion on the topic? m Yes I’ve seen one. I have no explanation for it, but it was real. m No. But I’ve always wanted to. They’re out there! m Yes. And I think the government knows about them too. m No. The odds of interplanetary travel happening are remote. m Technically, anything you see flying you can’t identify is a UFO by definition. m Yes. But I don’t think they’re from another planet.
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LAST WEEK’S QUESTION
50 votes cast
In the face of its continued aggressive talk, do you feel North Korea poses a military threat to the U.S.? m Yes! All it would take is one successful missle getting through.: 22.0% (11 votes) m No! They are bullies living in a dream world, at the sacrifice of their own people.: 34.0% (17 votes) m Yes! The only reason we haven’t taken them out already is they don’t have any oil.: 22.0% (11 votes) m No! They are a gnat buzzing around a water buffalo that could swat them with its tail in two seconds.: 22.0% (11 votes)
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Endowed scholarship honors Ozarks opera director By Jennifer Jackson month OIO program, which totals $4,750. In 1999, a young woman in the Opera in All but a few of the 45 students chosen for the Ozarks program came to Jim Swiggart’s the program are on work scholarships, Swigoffice. It was three weeks into the two-month gart said. program, and the woman, Latonia Moore, Swiggart has been general director of had come to tell Swiggart that she had to go OIO since 1989, but he first came as a stuleave because of a family situation. Swiggart dent in 1955, when he was 15 years old. At talked to Moore for hours that day and again that time, the fee was $350. He got a half the next morning, trying to convince her to scholarship, and his parents, both school stay, which she did. teachers, somehow managed to find the rest, Last Sunday, Swiggart read the New York he said. Performances were staged in the EuTimes review of Moore’s debut performance reka Springs Auditorium for the first 15 to in the title role of “Aida” at the Metropoli- 20 years. When he left a career as a music tan Opera to members of the Eureka Springs teacher to be general director in 1989, there Opera Guild at their were no printed tickets ≈ annual meeting. people just paid $5. The guild also had Founded in 1950, “We are unique in that we news to pass along: on Opera in the Ozarks are the only one that has a March 1, the president now draws from the top of the OIO governing full season with fully-staged echelon of rising opera productions.” board had announced stars chosen at 16 live that an anonymous auditions held in Los – Jim Swiggart donor had given Angeles, New York City, $10,000 to start an Chicago and other large endowed scholarship cities. This year, between in Swiggart’s honor. The scholarship will do 200 and 300 singers applied for the opera’s for other young singers what Swiggart had 45 openings, Swiggart said. Each will sing done for Moore and countless others during in all three productions of the season – “Mahis 23 years as the OIO’s general director: dame Butterfly,” “The Elixir of Love” and provide the support they need to take the “Pirates of Penzance,” – June 21 through next step in their careers. July 19. The number of performances sets “It was a surprise to me,” Swiggart said. Opera in the Ozarks apart from other sum“It blew me away.” mer programs, Swiggart said. The endowment was announced at the In“We are unique in that we are the only one spiration Point governing board’s meeting in that has a full season with fully-staged proOklahoma City by president Carol Langley. ductions,” Swiggart said. Interest from the fund will help pay a stuWhen Swiggart was an OIO student, the dent’s tuition, room and board for the two- opera company had a piano accompanist. It now has a 26-member orchestra, conducted by artistic director Thomas Cockrell. At least three orchestra conductors at OIO have gone THE onto conduct at the Metropolitan Opera, Swiggart said. Other alumni include Ward DEALS Holmquist, director of the Kansas City Light Opera. On Buick & GMC “If we have a dream-come-true, it is to In NWA John Butler give birth to an alumni association,” Swiggart told Opera Guild members at Sunday’s John Butler Sales Consultant meeting. 479.981.3773 Members of the guild ferry IOI faculty to jbutler@everettmaxey.com and from the airport, maintain the gardens 2517 Southeast Best Lane • Bentonville,AR 72712 • 479.845.9100 on the grounds, build sets, hold fund-raising Straight down 62 to Moberly Lane, then turn South dinners, print rack cards and posters, and
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Jim Swiggart, left, general director of Opera in the Ozarks, poses with Caitlin Secrest after she sang at the Eureka Springs Opera Guild’s annual meeting at the Crescent Hotel conservatory Sunday. Secrest, a junior at Ouachita Baptist University, will sing the role of Janetta in Donizetti’s romantic comedy, “The Elixer of Love,” one of three productions in the OIO’s 2013 season. Photo by Jennifer Jackson
serve as ushers during the season. This year, the students arrive on May 23 and spend a month learning their parts, then hit the boards. “When they aren’t singing the lead, they are in the chorus,” Swiggart said. “They know the operas inside and out. What they learn from that, you can’t start to measure.” Of the singers who come each year, a handful will make it up the professional ladder from the regional to the international level, Swiggart said. Latonia Moore, who is from Houston, had sung “Aida” in London and Hamburg, and was the understudy for the title role at the Met. She had less than a day’s notice to prepare for the performance on March 2, the last of the opera’s run. In his review, “Bouquets and Bravas for Met’s Sudden Aida,” New York Times critic Anthony Tomassini described her voice as “radiant, plush and sizable at its best” with “gleaming top notes,” adding that Moore has “appealing stage presence and brought palpable emotion to her portrayal” and that it was a “notable debut of a richly talented singer.”
Swiggart that when Moore came to Opera in the Ozarks, he knew she was one of those incredibly gifted singers who would make it to the top. “She was an incredible talent,” Swiggart said. “She was going to turn her back and leave.” The first three performances of each opera, June 21, 22 and 25, are half price for residents of Carroll, Madison, Washington and Benton counties. The company also has a traveling show that starts the second week of June. This year, it is one-act version of “Cinderella” that will also be performed on Family Day, June 23, in the OIO cafeteria. For more information, go to www.opera.org or call 479-253-8595. Donations to the Jim Swiggart Endowed Scholarship Fund can be made to the Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony (IPFAC) and mailed to Duane Langley, IPFAC treasurer, 1203 Whispering PInes, St. Louis, MO 63146. Be sure to mark the check for the Jim Swiggart scholarship fund. For more information, call Duane Langley, (314) 8782193.
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Taylor-Brown launches Village Writing School for budding authors
By Don Lee For those who are impassioned by creative writing but don’t really know where to begin, the key to their success may be just around the corner. Alison Taylor-Brown, who has run writing workshops for the Writers’ Colony the past year, has started her own writing program that will be available to anyone interested and will hold classes in both Eureka Springs and Holiday Island. “The Village Writing School is a program of workshops, small writers circles and some one-on-one coaching. My mission is to help local writers develop and to help them succeed. I had a one-year contract with the Writers’ Colony to develop their Community Writing Program, which I did. Now they have that program and they have some exciting plans for it. “What I want is to teach the curriculum my instructors have developed. They aren’t standalone workshops. Our program is a series of one-day workshops. We teach writing craft, so we teach narrative prose and creative nonfiction. I also plan to offer some
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poetry workshops.” The workshops will be offered on the third Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Holiday Island Clubhouse and again the following Tuesday, same hours, at the Garden Bistro at 119 N. Main St. in Eureka Springs. “I like to bring in different teachers so students get a variety of perspectives, but I also like to co-teach for continuity to make sure nothing gets overlooked,” Taylor-Brown said. Taylor-Brown has an MFA degree in fiction from Southern New Hampshire University and a lifetime of teaching experience at all levels up through university. “This is the third independent English writing program I’ve done,” she said. “I have some students who hadn’t written before but have made extraordinary progress, so I’m excited about watching them develop further. I am excited about seeing more student work published. I’m hoping at some point to put together an anthology of student work.”
Taylor-Brown writes literary novels herself but says entertainment writing, or genre writing, is a lot more lucrative. “I love a good escapist novel,” she said. “I challenge my students not to settle for anything less than the best they can do, whatever type of story they are writing. If they want to write a zombie story, it it should be the best zombie story they can do. Which means learning what constitutes good writing and how to achieve it. And I think that’s the really important thing we do teach. A lot of creative writing is learnable. What makes fiction marketable is definitely learnable. What was marketable 50 years ago probably isn’t now, but you can learn what is.” Taylor-Brown says she wants to be responsive to what she feels are the interests of her students. “If there’s an interest in horror, let’s say, then I have a lot of contacts around the country who would be up for teaching on the subject. I can also match students with writing coaches one-on-one, who are writing the same type material the students
wants to learn to write.” The first Village Writing School workshop will take place April 20 in Holiday Island and will be repeated on the 23rd. “I hope in the future to teach in surrounding communities – Berryville, Green Forest, Huntsville,” she said. “So far I haven’t had any problem finding teachers. People come for a weekend and stay to teach.” Taylor-Brown says she believes if Eureka Springs wants to make itself a literary destination of the caliber it is as a visual arts destination, there need to be many different writing programs and events. “That way, when people come here for any of those activities, we all benefit,” she said. “So I’m looking forward to collaborating with not only the Writers’ Colony but also the local library system – I’m on the Library Foundation Board – also local writers’ groups, our small publishers and anybody else who is involved in any way in the literary arts.” For details of the Village Writers School schedule, see page 22.
Charlene Mae Maxwell
Charlene Mae Maxwell, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born July 10, 1946 in Kansas City, Kan., a daughter of Charles Dewayne and Myrian Delores (Bolton) Williams. She departed this life Tuesday, March 26, 2013 in Eureka Springs at the age of 66. Charlene was a member of the First Assembly of God in Eureka Springs, and a member of the Praise and Worship Team at church and a member of the Women’s Ministries. She loved working in her flower garden and being outside. She enjoyed camping, spending time with her family and being a servant to the Lord. On August 20, 1965 she was united in marriage with Roy Paul Maxwell who survives her of the home. She is also survived by two sons, Steven Paul Maxwell of Berryville; Robert Lee Maxwell and Pepsi Marie of Bonner Springs, Kan.; daughter, Brandy Michelle Lee and husband Mark of Green
July 10, 1946 - March 26, 2013 Valley, Mo.; brother, Dennis Williams and wife Marilyn of Lee’s Summit, Mo; Gaylen Williams and wife Mary of Merriam, Kan.; sister, Sheila Williams of Overland Park, Kan.; five grandchildren, two great grandchildren, mother, Myrian Williams of Lee’s Summit, Mo; several nieces and nephews and a host of friends and loved ones. She is preceded in death by her father, Charles Dewayne Williams. There will be no visitation. Memorial services will be 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 6, at the First Assembly of God Church in Eureka Springs with Reverend Charles Reed officiating. Memorial donations may be sent to the First Assembly of God Church, 350 Frontage Road, Eureka Springs, AR 72632 or the Passion Play, 935 Passion Play Road, Eureka Springs, AR 72632. Online condolences may be sent to the family at nelsonfuneral.com.
Mayor Morris Pate and Carroll County Bible Reading Marathon Board Vice President Don Wall pause after Pate signs a proclamation to encourage everyone in Carroll County to read through the Bible on a daily basis in 2013 and to continue through the rest of this decade. The marathon begins our county’s observance of the 62nd Annual National Day of Prayer, to be held on May 2. The opening ceremony for this year’s CCBRM event is April 28 on the Green Forest Town Square at 3 p.m. Those interested in participating in the public reading should call 870-423-2048 to schedule a 15-minute reading time.
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Community raises thrift store after fire razes barn
Open for business! Tracellen Kelly holds the sign for the new Doggie Thrift Store in Berryville. With her are community volunteers who helped with the new shop. The old shop was destroyed in a fire on Dec. 28.
By Landon Reeves Three and a half months after an enormous fire destroyed the Humane Society’s Doggie Thrift Store in Berryville, the Doggie Shop is scheduled to re-open this weekend at 207 Eureka St. next to the Lucky Dragon in Berryville. The store will first open to the public at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 5, and a grand re-opening celebration is planned for April 15 and will feature food, live music and door prizes. There will also be hourly specials all day, the details of which will be announced later. The new location will be a plus for the Humane Society, said Tracellen Kelly, manager of both doggie thrift stores, in Eureka Springs and Berryville. “We needed a place that would be high traffic. We looked at this one and everyone agreed it would be perfect,” Kelly said. The store will open to the public before the ceremony, this Saturday. Business hours will be Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with an early closing time of 3 p.m. on Saturdays. The Berryville store — like the Eureka store
— will carry basic thrift store merchandise such as clothes, housewares, books, toys, etc. The difference between the two is furniture is sold at the Berryville location. Both thrift shops contribute to covering costs of operating the Good Shepherd Humane Society Animal Shelter. The non-kill shelter is the only one in Carroll County that serves the entire community and is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Kelly said. The society’s thrift shops cover 60 to 65 percent of cost for the animal shelter, but that revenue has been reduced by more than half since the Dec. 28 fire in Berryville. The blaze with 150-foot-tall flames began in the late afternoon, just after 4 p.m. on a Friday, and was considered out of control by firefighters upon their arrival. Berryville and Green Forrest fire departments coordinated to keep the fire at bay and preserve the surrounding homes and buildings, but have not determined the cause of the fire. “There’s no way to tell anything, it’s too far gone,” said Berryville Fire Chief Doug Johnson. “This thing was com-
Eureka Springs Then: The remodeling of the first floor of the Eureka Springs Historical Society is now complete and new exhibits up, including “Wish You Were Here,” a display of postcards from past decades.
Photo by Jennnifer Jackson
pletely involved when we arrived on scene, and it’s completely burned to the ground. There is nothing left to investigate, and we have no idea what happened to start it.” The contents of the building were not insured, and since the Good Shepherd Humane Society is a non-profit business, it received no compensation for its loss of property and inventory. Revenue from Berryville thrift shop covered 30 to 35 percent of the shelter’s overhead, and Kelly estimated that the loss of the shop has cost them as much as $22,000 in potential revenue — not to mention the $15,000 dollar cost of opening a new location as well as another $50,000 in lost inventory from the fire, putting the total losses from the fire at at least $87,000. Faced a mounds of ash and debt, the Humane Society called for help within the community, and they received a lot of it, said Kelly and Sandra Ostrander, a volunteer at the shelter and author of the Good Shepherd Newsletter. “The community response has been really good. A lot of people have con-
tributed a lot of money,” said Ostrander. “We have had a ton of donations and some fund raisers like the pancake breakfast the fire department hoste ... and the Rowdy Beaver had a silent auction.” Although the money has trickled in through events and donations, there remains one commodity in short supply for the shelter and shops: volunteers. “It takes 30 people for each thrift store; we need 15 more in Berryville and five more in Eureka,” Kelly explained. The shelter is still accepting donations for the Berryville thrift store. Its next fundraiser, scheduled for next Monday, April 8, is an olive oil tasting from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Fresh Harvest tasting room located at 512 Village Circle in Pine Mountain Village in Eureka Springs. There will be food, cooking classes and live music. Fresh Harvest will donate $2 to $5 to the shelter for every bottle of olive oil or balsamic vinegar sold. For more information about the event or to volunteer for or donate to the shelter, call 479-253-9188 or visit www. GoodShepherd-HS.org.
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Celebrate Jesus Parade
Christians of many different denominations and churches came together last Saturday to mark Easter Sunday weekend with a first-ever Celebrate Jesus Parade held in downtown Eureka Springs. The parade featured more than a dozen different floats and other entries from Carroll County churches, organizations and businesses.
Beaver Lake Baptist Church
Faith Gathering
The Passion Play’s Kent Butler as “The Risen Christ”
Pine Mountain Theater’s parade group preached tolerance.
First Baptist Church of Cassville
Holiday Island Baptist Church
First Southern Baptist of Holiday Island
Beaver Lake Baptist Church
Carroll County Bible Reading Marathon
Passion Play Cast animals.
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The Holiday Island Community Church Choir performs at Basin Park.
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First Christian Church of Eureka Springs
Passion Play cast members
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A bloody mess: Disaster drill goes off without a hitch
In this made-up story, the bus driver did the right thing: He pulled over to the side of the road in a torrential rain storm. The only thing is that the shoulder was soft and couldn’t support the weight of the vehicle and it rolled down the hillside, tossing the young passengers around like BBs in a tin can. It’s a horrible scene at the disaster drill as students with a variety of injuries, from moderate to life-threatening are wheeled into Eureka Springs Hospital. Of course, this is part of the hospital’s disaster drill, designed to test how prepared they are to handle such an emergency. Drama teacher Jerry Runnersmith and students from his program played the roles of the victims, with prepared trauma scenarios, fake blood in abundance, and even. prosthetic injuries.
Wade Carter, Eureka Springs 10th-grader
Jerry Runnersmith, Samantha Grat, Wade Carter
Amy Campbell and sophomore Adan Bailey
9th-grader Samantha Grat is “treated” by Jennifer Wellborn
Jon Van Woy, Eureka Springs 10th-grader
Fake patients await treatment during the drill.
Jerry Runnersmith
Taylor Little, 10th-grader
Eureka Springs High School drama students await their turn at playing victim during the disaster drill on Tuesday morning.
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Eureka Earth Festival offers full week of activities
By Jennifer Jackson A woman trained in the Mayan shaman traditions will lead the opening ceremony of the Eureka Earth Festival, a week-long celebration that starts on Earth Day, April 22, at the Retreat at Sky Ridge. Peace Mother Geeta Sacred Song, who follows Mayan and Huichol native traditions, will lead the ceremony at 10 a.m., and also speak at 11 a.m. The opening ceremony on Monday, speakers’ presentations and evening movies during the week, and the closing potluck and drumming on Saturday are free, as is access to the festival on the retreat grounds. “People love just being there, the energy is so peaceful and calming,” Marie Turnock said. “There are two ponds, and Peace Mother Geeta Sacred Song will you can walk on the paths through the lead the Eureka Springs Earth Festival woods.” opening ceremony on Earth Day, April Turnock, of New Earth Healing, lives 22. Photo submitted down the road from the Retreat at Sky Ridge, and has put on the Healing Path Expo for the past three years. This is her will present a three-part talk, “Creatfirst Earth Day-related event. The theme of ing Freedom and Prosperity in Our New the week is community building. Camping World” and Christina South will speak on and rental cabins are “Introduction to Huavailable, and people man Design.” The potare welcome to come luck that night starts at “People love just being out and spend the 6 p.m. with music by there, the energy is so day Monday, which 13 Moons, followed is Earth Day, and at- peaceful and calming. There by drumming around tend presentations and are two ponds, and you can a campfire, also a free workshops through event. walk on the paths through Saturday. Two free films “You can bring your the woods.” will be shown. “The own food and drink, or Queen of the Sun,” – Marie Turnock go out,” Turnock said. about honeybees, will “It’s come and go as be presented at 7 p.m. you please.” Monday, April 22, by The schedule of free presentations: Dr. Deerwomon, who has visited a bee sancGary Whitney, “Building Bridges to Con- tuary in Hawaii. “The Sacred Science,” scious Community,” on Tuesday, April about six people who travel to the Amazon 23. D’Coda on “Quality Holistic Health jungle to be healed, will be shown at 6:30 Care for Those Without Money” on Wed., p.m. Tues., April 23. Also free is music and April 24. Jerry Landrum on “Healing Plan- storytelling at 6 p.m. Friday, April 26, by et Earth” and Shelly Wilson on “Creating Jacob George, an Afghanistan veteran who Conscious Connections” on Friday, April tells stories of war, peace and healing. 26, all in the pavilion. Workshops on a variety of subjects On Saturday, April 27, Ira Goodman will be held starting Tuesday. Costs range
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Jim Fain
The real turth about salt Salty dog – eat it, drink it, lick it or just call someone by that name. Salt was so expensive long ago that a common way of describing a person was “worth their weight in salt” or as “salt of the earth.” Salt is a requirement of life, serving as a way to keep our bio-electric-mechanical bodies working. It has as well been vilified in the last couple of decades. We have more choices of table salt than ever. Everyone, it seems, is familiar with regular salt with the little girl and the umbrella on the front. These days, we can choose Hawaiian Red, Hawaiian Black, sea salt with or without iodine added, specialty salts from far away and the aristocrat of all: Fleur de Sei, a finishing salt from France. Hawaiian Red is described as earthy and slightly sweet. This is the salt often used with island pig cookouts and is great on roasted meats. Hawaiian Black is earthy and smoky and pairs well with veggies, fish and eggs. Fleur de Sei is a delicious finishing salt, meaning you add at the time of serving. A little goes a long way. It is done a pinch at a time. Regular salt is a cooking salt, as is from $5 for a one-hour session to $250 for a three-day workshop on accessing the Akashic Records with Christina Cross. Sharilyn Wood Stalling will present a weekend workshop on Akashic Records, with an emphasis on access to past lives. Three and four-hour workshops on Reiki and Hawaiian Lomi Lomi healing techniques will be offered, in the $75 range. Belle Dessa will give workshops on trust and Genn John on crystals. Christie Braswell will lead hikes and teach kayaking on the pond, and Patrice Gros will teach how to build a no-till, organic garden bed. Dianna Henry will give a presentation and workshops on corn as food and ceremony. Geeta Sacred Song, who will be on
most sea salt, though some sea salt can be used as a finishing salt. The difference between these two is that regular salt doesn’t have the full list of minerals/ trace elements that sea salt contains. For that reason, sea salt is thought to be more healthful. Both can have been fortified with iodide, a nutrient our bodies require, especially the thyroid gland. If you use only salt without iodide, I suggest supplementing with an inexpensive kelp tablet everyday. Some are allergic to iodide, but the amount in salt or the kelp is so low little trouble should be expected. As for vilification of salt, that has been done mostly to reduce intake, especially for those with high blood pressure. Cardiologists are reevaluating after studies showed salt (especially with minerals/trace elements) didn’t have the expected pressure raising effect. Many cardiac patients may want to choose a “lite” salt which is half potassium and half sodium and found in the grocery. Still, a little can go a long way, especially with all of the subtle flavors available, so don’t overdo, but enjoy. site all week, will lead a prosperity ceremony workshop and a shamanic healing circle. Now living in Hot Springs, she was trained in sacred ceremony and Mayan soul retrieval limpias (cleansing). Check the www.eurekaearthfestival.com website for details on workshop times and costs. The Retreat at Sky Ridge is located nine miles west of Eureka Springs, at 637 County Rd. 111. Free parking along the road. Vendors wanted; inside tables and outside tents available. Contact Marie Turnock, marie@eurekaearthfestival.com or call 479-981-3911. For more information or reservations at the Retreat at Sky Ridge, go to www.RetreatAtSkyRidge.com.
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Arts & Amusements Astrology, oldest language, living word Sandra Synar will teach “Astrology, Oldest Language, Living Word” classes at the Eureka Springs Carnegie Library Annex, free, every Wednesday evening starting April 3 through June 26, (except May 1), 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Synar wrote weekly horoscopes for The Lovely County Citizen for seven years and has practiced astrology for over 15 years. For more information email sandsynar@yahoo.com or call (479) 4454325. Carnegie Annex hosts Tibetan Buddhist monk Geshe Thupten Dorjee will be give a dharma talk at the Carnegie Library Annex on Spring Street on Friday, April 5 at 7 p.m. The public is invited. Geshe Dorjee is a Tibet Buddhist monk who holds the equivalent of a Ph.D in Buddhist Studies and is an instructor at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. He is a cofounder of the Tibetan Cultural Institute of Arkansas. Eureka House Concert Small Potatoes will make their first appearance at Eureka House Concerts in Eureka Springs on Sunday, April 7. Self described eclecto-maniacs, their music covers everything from Celtic to cowboy. Their motto is “Make ‘em Laugh, make ‘em cry, make ‘en think.” Opening for Small Potatoes will be Brent Pierce from The Eureka Instrument Peddler. He was one of the founders of the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield Kansas. Doors open at 5 p.m. for a Meet and Greet Potluck and the music starts at 6 p.m. For details call (479) 244-0123 or go to eurekahouseconcerts.com. Frest Harvest fundraiser Fresh Harvest Tasting Room will host a fundraiser for the Good Shepherd Shelter on Monday, April 8 at the Fresh Harvest Tasting Room at Pine Mountain Village shopping center. The benefit will run from 4 to 8 p.m. and will feature music, free samples of recipes made with the olive oils and balsamics, tastings galore, a special game and a kitchen-themed raffle. For details call (479) 253-6247. Flora Roja offers “Art of Making Medicine Pt. 2” Flora Roja Community Acupuncture at 119 Wall Street will offer a class on April 9 from 6 to 8 p.m., “Art of Making Medicine
Pt. 2” with D’Coda from the Herbal Coaching Community School of Herbalism. The class will cover how to determine the quality of your herbs and other base ingredients, shelf life, dosage, how to make tinctures using different menstrums, making infused oils, creams, salves, and ointments and their recommended use. Studentsw will make some of the herbal contents used in a first aid kit for the April 23 class on first aid. For details, call (479) 253-4968 or go to email herbalcoachingcommunity@ gmail.com. Survivors Getting Stronger: A workshop for cancer survivors Cancer survivors can explore the writing process in a free one-day workshop at The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow in Eureka Springs on April 13. This Community Writing Program workshop is open to all survivors and/or family members and the only requirement is a desire to strengthen their will to live and to explore healing through writing about their experiences. Survivor participants will have an opportunity to share thoughts and feelings with other survivors in a confidential and supportive environment. Writing instruction and exercises in memoir, for themselves, family members or the community at large will comprise a large part of the day. For more information or to register, contact Linda Caldwell at The Writers’ Colony at (479) 253-7444 or email director@writerscolony.org. Sailing class April 19 The Beaver Lake Sailing Club will hold a sailing class on Friday, April 19, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. and weekly thereafter at the Northwest Technical Institute. For details, call (479) 643-2282 or email susanungerboating@gmail.com. The Eureka Springs Railroad Historical Museum & Eureka Springs Narrow Gauge Railroad to open The Eureka Springs Railroad Historical Museum & The Eureka Springs Narrow Gauge Railroad will open its doors on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays beginning April 4 from10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is located at Silver Wings Field Airport at 39 County Road 207 (Onyx Cave Road) in Eureka Springs. Admission includes both The Eureka Springs Railroad Historical Museum and The Eureka Springs Narrow Gauge Railroad.
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say the least, this puts a staunch restriction on Bri’s activities and lifestyle – she is an independent-minded, popular young woman with lots of friends and a serious boyfriend – and it places a heavy burden on Chet, who works all hours of the day and night running the 1876 and is pretty much on call 24-7. Most of their outings involve Chet taking Bri to the doctor and to lunch; they are not able to get out much, she says. A couple of months ago, Bri cracked a joke with Chet’s friend and fellow biker Kevin Ratkovich of Eureka Springs, who was discussing their favorite “rides” – motorcyle models: “I need a ride, too,” Bri said. The funny-sassy young woman has been thinking more about her future, and her father’s. Having lost her mother two years ago to a sudden heart attack, she is naturally concerned about her father’s health now, and the strain of lifting her multiple times per day and every time she wants to go anywhere. “Losing my mom was the worst thing I’ve ever been through,” Bri recalls. “She was my best friend. She was always my champion, always fighting for me. She was the mom who would kick in the principal’s door and say ‘Not my baby!’ if she felt for instance that I was not being given equal opportunities. “My dad is all I have left. He is my best friend. And I worry a lot about him staying healthy.” Yards & Yards of Yard Sales The Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the 1st Annual “Springtime Yards & Yards of Yard Sales,” to be held April 26 and 27 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. each day. The springtime sale is in addition to the “19th Annual Yards & Yards of Yard Sales” scheduled for August 2 and 3. For more information contact the Chamber of Commerce at (479) 253-8737. ES Buddhist study group ES Buddhist Study Group meets at the ES Library Annex every Thursday at 4 p.m. for silent meditation, followed at 4:30 by study
Back at the Lumberyard, Bri settles in at the end of the table of her and her dad’s biker buddies. Among the dozen are Ratkovich’s good friend Bobby Akers of Barling, Louie Mettille of Eureka Springs, Toye Kallenbach, and Jeanie Redwine Shane, and running around taking care of the group and discussing details is Lumberyard owner Janeen McGuire. Kevin grabs a white teddy bear bearing a “Ride For Bri” label and sticks it and a flyer in front of Bri. She begins to read it, and her eyes grow wide as a smile slowly spreads across her face. The flyer bears a photo of a van – the one that Ratkovich, Akers and Mettille have just secretly helped purchase for Bri and Chet. It also shares the details of an April 13 fundraiser – an all day party with a “fun ride,” giant raffle with tons of prizes, and live rock-and-roll by Jason Gordon – that the group of biker friends has organized to help cover the $4,400 cost of the van. (The wheelchair lift system is already being installed in the van, thanks to Bri’s Disability benefits.) A few minutes later, amid laughter and chatting, and after Ratkovich explains the fundraiser and tells Bri about the van she’s about to own, the young woman excuses herself from the group, quietly. “I cried, I won’t lie … when the van was first shown to me,” she says later. “I went off alone to do it though. I didn’t want to bring the atmosphere down.” Chet, for his part, has been “very moved” since learning of his friends’ efforts to help his daughter. “He tells me all See Bikers, page 27
and discussion. Our current book is Stages of Meditation by H.H. Dalai Lama. Rotary Golf Classic The Eureka Springs Rotary Club will hold its annual Golf Classic on Friday, May 3, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Holidays Island clubhouse course. The tourney is played as a four-person scramble, with men, women and mixed teams. Single golfers are welcome also. On Thursday, May 2, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., there will be a silent auctin and wine and cheese Karaoke mixer at the clubhouse lunge. Applications can be picked up at the clubhouse or online at EurekaRotaryClub. com. For more info call (479) 244-7295.
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In memory of Mary Family to run in cancer research fundraiser
Jim Wallace of Paradise Pottery is helping fabricate the steel frame for the Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce Community Sphere. The 6-foot-diameter frame will hold the hundreds of sticks that are being painted by the community during “Building” events. The finished sculpture will premiere in the center of the Basin Park on May 4 at twilight. The Creative Energy Project and Robert R. Norman, creator of the Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce Community Sphere, invite the public to a Sphere Stick event on April 4 from 10 a.m. to noon in front of the Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center. This is a chance for everyone to participate in the creation of this year’s Basin Park Creative Energy Art Installation by decorating a stick with their very own message to the community. Artist Robert R. Norman and Chamber representatives will be on hand to help and will provide all material.
The Brusick family poses in front of the sign on the highway they adopted in Raymore, Mo., in loving memory of Mary Brusick Anderson, who died of ovarian cancer at the age of 35 in 1995. Photo Submitted
By Jennifer Jackson Two years ago, Rob and Christy Brusick of Raymore, Mo., were checking their calendars to find a good time to visit Eureka Springs. The Brusicks are runners and like to combine weekend trips with 5K races. Looking online, Christy said to Rob, “You’re never going to believe this.” What she saw: a notice about the Carole Hilmer 5K Race at Holiday Island, a fundraiser for ovarian cancer research. Rob’s sister, Mary Anderson, had died on ovarian cancer at the age 35. So Rob and Christy came to Eureka Springs in 2011, and had such a good time that other members of the family said they’d like to come and run the race together. “I said, ‘I’m going to make that happen,’” Rob said. On April 20, 15 members of Mary’s family – from her 1-year-old grandson to her 65-year-old father, will be at the starting line for the Fourth Annual Carole
Hilmer 5K. Their name: Team Doatts, for the nickname Mary had as a child. “We’re all going to wear bandanas with her name on it,” Rob said. Rob had back surgery last year, which prevented him from organizing the trip in 2012. And his mother, Carolyn Brusick, became ill. She had had throat cancer twice and died of lung disease in November. Every member of his family except for Rob and his father have had cancer, he said. He tries to stay extremely healthy. “There are few things I hate worse than smoking,” he said. In all, 15 people are running as Team Doatts, including Mary’s son, Joe Anderson, and her daughter, Rashell Jackson. Rashell and her husband, Ricky, are bringing their children, Maleia, 9, and McKenli, 2, and Makoi, 1, who will be in strollers. Joe is bringing his son, Joey, 13, and his girlfriend, Tabitha Butters, along with her sons Nick, 15, and Tanner, 6. One of the family has a big surprise in
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store after the race, Rob added. The family has rented a house on Beaver Lake for the weekend. They plan to come down on Friday night, Rob said, have dinner in town, get up and run the race on Saturday morning, then spend the day in Eureka Springs. “A lot of them haven’t been to Eureka Springs before,” Rob said.
Later in the afternoon, while the women are shopping, the men are going back to the house and cook dinner. When they are sitting around the table, they are going to say grace, giving thanks for the ability to run the race and support something they believe in, in the hope that a cure can be found. See Fundraiser, page 25
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Notes from the Village
Alison By Sandra Taylor Synar Brown
A new page
First of all, I’m thrilled about the additional page that the Lovely County Citizen is devoting each week to the literary arts in our area. And I’m grateful to the advertisers on this page who make it possible. Thank you. The Village Writing School I’ve driven my friends and myself crazy for the past few weeks trying to find the perfect name for my writing program of workshops, writers’ circles, and coaching. I wanted something that reflected a new beginning. New Page? Next Page? Turning Page? I wanted something that spoke to the process of writing. Begin and Continue? A True Word? And I wanted something that talked about Story, because no matter how beautiful the writing, there must be a story. And we all have a story. Story School? Story Bistro? I tried out name after name, as my friends rolled their eyes and said, “hmm,” or just jumped into the bushes when I approached. After enough of this, they began suggesting names. “Story Saloon – take a shot at writing.” “Prose in the Ozarks,” which led to Prozark, which led to “Your prescription for writing.” Yeah, they were a big help. But I love The Village Writing School because it speaks of our lovely town and the creativity – our own and one another’s – that we nurture here. Why a Poodle? I wanted to lighten things up. I believe writing, though hard work, is great fun. I always try to foster a relaxed, nonthreatening atmosphere in my workshops. Because I know that it’s difficult, if you’ve never put your words – your heart – out there before, to overcome the initial fear. I thought perhaps a poodle named Prose would be just silly enough to help some aspiring writer take that first step to come to a workshop. And I love poodles. I have a little poodle,
my second, who is the center of my universe. I collect ‘50s poodles and my ultra-witty friends (see above) quip that they could paint a poodle on a stick and I’d buy it. Then there’s that epic Paris era when Hemingway and Fitzgerald and Stein et al. were changing American fiction forever. Lots of poodles around then. And cafés. Bo’s Café Life Cartoon And speaking of cafés, who’s Bo? Well Bo is an aspiring novelist, and he hangs out in a coffee shop with his writing friends (who, come to think of it, somewhat resemble my writing friends.) Bo’s Café Life is drawn and written by Wayne E. Pollard and will appear each week here on our little pages, despite the fact that Wayne’s work has appeared in The New York Times, The Village Voice, The Writer, and many others. He has a cartoon appearing again next month in Writers’ Digest. It’s all for you My column, which has been on alternate weeks, will now be weekly, but I’ll switch out my discussions on writing craft with lessons from creative writing teachers around the country. The point of all of this is to celebrate the literary arts in Eureka. Not just special events, though we have awesome events, like Books in Bloom. But beyond that, we celebrate our writing lives. The days that we sit at our keyboards, struggling to bring our stories to life. The breaks we take with friends at local cafés, where conversations always circle back to someone’s plot, someone’s character, someone’s query letter. Read, each week, a lesson on writing craft. Read the work of one brave student. Read an exquisite poem. See what Bo or Prose has to
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The Village Writing School coming workshops April 20 & 23 Subtext, High Events, Closings – Mike Hancock & Alison May 18 & 21 Self-Editing and Publishing--Sanderia Smith & Alison June 15 & 18 Writing the Memoir – Rebecca Mahoney & Alison Each workshop is taught twice: on say. And then take the next step with your own work. Or the first step. We are writers at work. Writers writing. Join us. ••• Alison Taylor-Brown has an MFA in Fiction and a lifetime of teaching experience from preschool to university levels. She began the Community Writing Program for the Writ-
the 3rd Saturday & the following Tuesday Saturday workshops are at the Club House at Holiday Island and Tuesday workshops are at the Garden Bistro on North Main in Eureka Springs. Cost for each all-day workshop is $45. ers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow and now directs The Village Writing School, whose mission is to foster the development of area writers through workshops, writers’ circles, and coaching. Her column, Notes from the Village, appears weekly. To talk to Alison about your writing goals and dreams, contact her at alisontaylorbrown@me.com or 479 2923665.
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The Village Writing School Make up your mind Does every adage, every bit of homespun wisdom, have an equal and opposite adage? “Absence makes the heart grow fonder,” but “out of sight is out of mind.” “There’s no place like home,” but “you can’t go home again.” “Birds of a feather flock together,” but “opposites attract.” “Look before you leap, but “he who hesitates is lost.” I discovered my personal pair of equal but opposite adages while applying a friend’s senior lifestyle advice. She had been downsizing passionately, implementing practicality with Feng Shui. Inspired by her zeal to “simplify, simplify” like Thoreau, I swore to cull some of the stuff I’ve accumulated since moving to Holiday Island half a decade ago. I was culling at a pretty good clip. The donate and dump piles on the floor were swelling, as the towering stacks on the closet shelves were thinning. This “giving up of stuff” is kind of fun, I thought, as I imagined the delight for the lucky shopper finding my Peruvian Connection sweater at the Doggy Shop. As I reached farther into the closet, my fingers touched something distinctly silky in the pile of otherwise fluffy items. I wriggled it loose. For a nanosecond I didn’t recognize it. Then, the words “cancer turban” tolled in my head like a church bell at a funeral. I opened the headcover and folded inside was the rest of my cancer head turbans. Poring over the collection like a scrapbook, I kept repeating the organizer’s adage: If you haven’t worn it in a year, you don’t need it. I hadn’t worn these in six years, so it’s the donation pile for them.
But wait. They’re “user specific.” A healthy shopper wouldn’t likely buy these. They need a home with someone who’s lost their hair to chemo. I sat on the bed with this pile of fabric and sorted through it. Why had I chosen these turbans over wigs anyway? There are so many cute hairpieces and so many opportunities to look like someone I’d never been. But when the scalp after chemo is as smooth as a cue ball, wigs slip. I envisioned myself bending over to adjust my shoe and my wig plopping at my feet, or leaning back as I reached up for a can of peas from the top shelf at Wal-Mart, my wig sliding off and dropping into the aisle, where it promptly gets tangled in the wheel of a shopper’s cart. Those little scalp socks are no solution either, since the nubbies of new hair growing in become scratchy in the sock, and summer heat isn’t friendly toward a scalp wrap. So, for me, turbans were a logical choice. Besides, turbans are chic. Liz Taylor oozed glamour in hers. Lana Turner in The Postman Always Rings Twice? Sophisticated. Seductive. Joan Crawford, Faye Dunaway, Joan Collins. Even Sarah Jessica Parker in Sex and the City II. Turbans were haut on all of them. Why not me too? Six years later, here I am fumbling with an it’s-a-girl pink turban with ties of Monet colored pastels. A baby blue turban with an optional band made of three strips of ivory, blue, and peach, all braided together. Here is my crimson turban for days when I was whip-the-world high on steroids. For really
Wayne Newman and I bought a house in Holiday Island in 2006, four months after honeymooning in Eureka Springs. Our plan was to work another year or two and retire here. But God had different plans: esophageal cancer for me just six months after our wedding. When Wayne said “I do,” he never imagined “for poorer” and “in sickness” were coming so soon. I didn’t want to take treatment, but Wayne encouraged me. Each day for six weeks he rose at 4:30 AM to drive me from Coppell to Dallas for radiation. Then he’d drive me home and go to work for eight to ten hours. Six years later, he is still gracefully and patiently dealing with the residual effects of radiation and my inability to eat. This piece is dedicated to you, Wayne. Thank you for teaching me the meaning of love and commitment.
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To support our local emerging writers, the Lovely County Citizen is providing space each week to showcase a student of The Village Writing School. For more information, email alisontaylorbrown@me.com
This Week’s Writer: Dot Newman
let-me-at-‘em days, it has an attachable band of red, black, pink, and green florals. For panache ala Lena Horne, the crimson, scarlet, pink splashed turban. For sultry nights, a solid black silky number with long ties I could drape over a shoulder, ending in black and white eyelash ribbons, sparkly and flirty. What part of me forgot that chemo and radiation make you look as if you died last year and have been exhumed? Besides, the commonalities between Liz Taylor and me stop at our gender and the turbans. But I’m a girly girl determined to go out being girly, even if turbans are nicknamed “man repellers.” My turbans sit in my lap like color photos of dear old friends. I have a strange attachment to these turbans, similar to what a middle-aged man might have toward his high school letter jacket. These turbans covered me in the agony of the battle, and they covered me in the joy of victory. However, as I lay them fondly on the donate pile, an opposite adage pops into my head: the minute you get rid of it you’ll need it again. There’s my answer, in a contradictory adage. That’s why I’ve kept them so long. As insurance I wouldn’t need them again. That, and the practical knowledge that women with cancer don’t shop thrift stores for cancer turbans. My turbans will dry rot in some bin marked “10 cents an item.” One of these I’d paid nearly fifty dollars for, in my interminable vanity. ••• As I write this, I’m thinking to myself, you’ve already lived a year longer than the best odds anyone gave you for beating esophageal cancer. These colorful and girly warrior helmets need a new soldier to love them like I did. I won’t donate them, knowing they’ll just mold or dry rot. Instead I’ll keep them until someone calls to say “I want them.” Or until someone I know needs
Free Verse Ann Carter is a Carroll County native with roots back seven generations. She has an MFA in poetry from U of A, and lives in Eureka Springs, where her book of poems, Sweetness, is available at Prospect Gallery and Studio 62.
Ann Carter
Mississippi River Evening (Vicksburg Bluffs, September) As I face this potential ocean Lit by the low sun’s coral rush, I remember Debussy’s Beau Soir, His quiet lamentation: “For we are going as the river goes, It to the sea, we to the grave.” There is no music here, And I’m in no hurry To drop to black To be proof of his art song— Even when these bright colors Of sky and water fine tune A grief that in the falling dusk Makes all my plain petitions rise Briefly as burning paper, To scatter to ash on the cleft Of this beautiful evening.
them. Or until I need them again. But I’d rather give them a new home and take my chances on that. If you’d love my turbans or know someone who’d love them, email me at dnewman612@gmail.com.
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Lively Entertainment By Kristal Kuykendall
By Kristal Kuykendall
A new night, a new band, and a banjo treat This weekend features a new Eureka Springs band comprised of some wellknown and well-loved musicians, and an established group from Fayetteville with a new name. Following are my recommendations for what I believe will be the best live music and entertainment in town this weekend. THURSDAY Kick off the first weekend of April with something a little different — at least for the Eureka Springs music scene. Chelsea’s Corner Cafe & Bar will host its first-ever night of dancehall reggae as MC Glossy, just back from the Caribbean, spins the tunes all evening. MC Glossy — who is a familiar face to many Eurekans but shall remain unnamed here (go see for yourself and while you’re there, shake a tailfeather!) — says he’ll be playing dub-reggae and other similar styles of Caribbean-flavored dance music all evening.
MC Glossy goes on around 9 p.m. Thursday, April 4 at Chelsea’s Corner Cafe & Bar, located at 10 Mountain St., 479253-6723. No charge for admission; open to ages 21 and up. FRIDAY At Squid and Whale Pub Friday, the Strange Derangers — formerly known as Catfish Jackson — headline a show of old country and blues sounds with four talented musicians. Hailing from the Fayetteville area, Strange Derangers has been surprising audiences with their raw, fresh approach to blues, rock and roll, and country. With a healthy mix of originals and covers, Strange Derangers pays tribute to their heroes and influences, including Freddy King, Waylon Jennings, Willie Dixon, Levon Helm, and Dr. John, to name a few. The Strange Derangers are a versatile band, able to play to audiences of all types. As individuals, each member brings a unique style to the table.
Frontman Richard Burnett — a frequent solo performer at Cathouse/Pied Piper — is well-schooled in both acoustic and electric guitar, as well as harmonica. His background includes membership in legendary Arkansas bands such as Pope County Bootleggers, Honeyshine, and The Shackrats. Paul Burnham (Shindig Shop) is a regional hero to anyone that has had the pleasure to hear his versatile approach to piano. Jason Young and Chuck Haight round out the rhythm section with tight, booming bass and drums, with an irresistible groove that will almost surely prompt everyone there to get up and dance. Strange Derangers’ show at Squid and Whale is expected to begin around 9 p.m. and continue until about 1 a.m. No charge for admission; open to ages 21 and up. Squid and Whale Pub is located at 37 Spring St., 479-253-7147. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY At the Cathouse Lounge / Pied Piper Pub both nights this weekend is Plumb Green Thumb, a new Eureka Springs-based Americana-bluegrass-country band that includes fiddler/vocalist Blayne Thiebaud (of Mountain Sprout fame), his brother Ratliff Dean Thiebaud on guitar and vocals, and
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Daniel Redmond (of Mountain Sprout and Ice Cold Fatty) on bass and vocals. (The group is so new, they haven’t settled for sure on the name Plumb Green Thumb, and they are also tossing around the name Greenhorne, Dean said recently.) Ratliff Dean Thiebaud just moved to Eureka Springs a few weeks ago from Austin, but he’s already been adopted as a member of Mountain Sprout and Springbilly, diving right into the Northwest Arkansas music scene and forming two new bands — Plumb Green Thumb and The Funner Brothers (I will be writing about them before their debut Eureka show on April 25, or you can check out my column in the April edition of The Visitor for more info). Blayne’s slightly older and much taller brother is an extremely talented singer/ songwriter with some mighty fine guitar-picking skills to boot. He does a helluva rendition of just about any Waylon, Willie or Johnny Cash song, with a beautiful, classic-country voice that’s deep and soulful and, thankfully, not too twangy — unlike some of the more modern-country vocals we hear on the radio these days. Ratliff Dean Thiebaud, who first began playing guitar as a boy over 25 years ago, has performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., at The Knitting Factory in New York City and at one of the early Wakarusa Music Festivals, in Kansas at its original location. He has been a member of a number of bands, most notably Randy Crouch and The Flying Horse Opera, The Woodbox Gang and The Silver Tongue Devils. He has shared the stage with the likes of Willie Nelson, Junior Brown, Hank Williams III, David Allen Coe, Robert Earl Keen, Jason Ringenberg, Split Lip Rayfield and many others. I can’t wait to hear this newest instal-
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lation of his musical abilities, especially since he will be playing alongside his brother, Blayne — a particularly gifted fiddler, singer, songwriter and showman — and Northwest Arkansas’ favorite bassist, “Smilin’ Dan” Redmond. The shows at Cathouse Lounge both Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6 are expected to begin around 8 p.m. and end at midnight. No charge for admission; open to ages 21 and up. Cathouse Lounge / Pied Piper is located at 82 Armstrong St., at the far north end of Main Street in downtown Eureka Springs. 479-363-9976. SUNDAY BanjerDan (a.k.a. Dan Mazer), a banjo player/multi-instrumentalist based in Paso Robles, Calif., headlines a special earlier show at Chelsea’s Corner Cafe & Bar on Sunday evening, April 7. His music is an Americana mix, rooted in straight-ahead bluegrass and branching out to include folk, country, blues, oldies, and other styles. Dan has performed all over the U.S. and internationally, as a solo artist, as a member of bands, and in theatrical productions and orchestras, and as a member of “J.B. Beverley & The Wayward Drifters.” His music will appeal to fans of Doc Watson, Seldom Scene, Bela Fleck, Railroad Earth, Yonder Mountain String Band and Earl Scruggs. BanjerDan’s show at Chelsea’s is expected to begin around 6 p.m. and end about 9:30-10. Open to ages 21 and up. No charge for admission. THURSDAY, APRIL 4 • Chelsea’s, 10 Mountain St., 479-2536723: MC Glossy and dancehall reggae night, 9 p.m. • Squid and Whale, 37 Spring St., 479253-7147: Open Mic Musical Smackdown with Bloody Buddy & Friends, 7 p.m. FRIDAY, APRIL 5 • Cathouse / Pied Piper, 82 Armstrong St., 479-363-9976: Plumb Green Thumb, 8 p.m. • Chaser’s, 169 E. Van Buren, 479-2535522: Thunder Crow, 9 p.m. • Chelsea’s, 10 Mountain St., 479-2536723: Diversity Band, 9 p.m. • Eureka Live!, 35 N. Main St., 479-2537020: DJ & Dancing 9 p.m. to close • Eureka Paradise, 75 S. Main St., 479363-6574: Ladies Night • Henri’s Just One More, 19 1/2 Spring St., 479-253-5795: Jungle Dance Party
(dress as Tarzan or Jane), 9 p.m. • Jack’s Place, 37 Spring St., 479-2532219: Karaoke with DJ Goose, 9 p.m. • The Lumberyard, 104 E. Van Buren, 479-253-0400: DJ/Karaoke, 8 p.m. • New Delhi Cafe, 2 N. Main St., 479253-2525: Kevin Riddle, 2 to 5 p.m.; Mike and Grady, 6:30-10:30 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Den, 45 Spring St., 479-363-6444: Bob Alder & Friends, 9 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Tavern, 417 W. Van Buren, 479-253-8544: Karaoke with Tiny, 8 p.m. • Squid & Whale: Strange Derangers, 9 p.m. • Voulez-Vous Lounge, 63 Spring St., 479-363-6595: Big Bad Gina, 9 p.m. SATURDAY, APRIL 6 • Cathouse / Pied Piper: Plumb Green Thumb, 8 p.m. to midnight • Chaser’s: Karaoke with Tiny, 9 p.m. • Chelsea’s: Iris, 3 p.m. & 9 p.m. • Eureka Live!: DJ & Dancing 9 p.m. to close • Eureka Paradise: SxRex, 8 p.m. followed by DJ/Dance music • Henri’s Just One More, 19 1/2 Spring St., 479-253-5795: Jungle Dance Party (dress as Tarzan or Jane), 9 p.m. • The Lumberyard: DJ/Karaoke, 8 p.m. • New Delhi Cafe: Blackout Boys, noon to 4 p.m.; Craig Kinsey Band, 6:30-10:30 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Den: Jesse Dean, 1 to 5 p.m.; Blew Reed and the Flatheads, 9 p.m. • Rowdy Beaver Tavern: Ozark Thunder, 8 p.m. • Squid and Whale: Blackwater, 9 p.m. • Voulez-Vous Lounge: Big Bad Gina, 9 p.m. SUNDAY, APRIL 7 • Cathouse / Pied Piper: Dirtfoot, 3 to 5 p.m. • Chaser’s: Dime Trip, 8 p.m. • Chelsea’s: Iris, 2 to 5 p.m.; Banjer Dan, 6 to 10 p.m. • Eureka Live!: Customer Appreciation Night specials 5 p.m. to close • New Delhi Cafe: Ratliff Dean Thibaud, 1 to 5 p.m.; Craig Kinsey Band, 6 to 9 p.m.; Special Diversity Breakfast Buffet from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. TUESDAY, APRIL 9 • Chelsea’s: Open Mic Night, 8 p.m. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 • Chelsea’s: Drink & Draw with Chucky Waggs, 8 p.m.
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“She’s not going to be expecting that at all,” Rob said. Also running the race are McKenzie Sibbon, 15, the daughter of Rob’s older brother, and Rob and Christy’s daughters, Maddi, 15, and Marli, 9. Rob’s father, Joe Brusick, who is 65, will be walking the course. Losing his mother has made it a tough year for everyone, Rob said, but especially his father. “He’s really excited for everyone to get together,” Rob said. Last year, the family adopted a section of a road in Raymore, Dean Avenue, in loving memory of Mary. They get together and pick up litter along the road twice a year. Mary’s nickname, Doatts, was from a song her mother sang to her as a child. “It’s on her headstone now,” Rob said. Friends of Carole Hilmer started the
race in 2010 to support ovarian cancer research at the University of Texas’ MD Anderson medical center, where Hilmer received treatment. She died shortly after the first race. A white rose ceremony is held at the end of the race for people to recognize who they are running in memory of. Weekend events include a spaghetti supper on the Friday night before the race from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., and a pancake breakfast at 8 a.m. on Saturday morning in the pavilion. Members of the Eureka Springs Interact Club will serve breakfast, and members of the Holiday Island Rotary Club volunteer as race supervisors. The Fourth Annual Carole Hilmer race is Saturday, April 20, starting at 9 a.m. at The Barn on Holiday Island. Awards ceremony at 10:30 a.m. For information, contact Joanie Kratzer, 479253-5986 or email joaniekesa@gmail. com. Downloadable registration forms are available at hisid.info under “Holiday Island Happenings.”
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Announcements & Meetings EUUF to host Stallings on Dante’s “Divine Comedy” The Eureka Springs Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will host literary enthusiast and resident scholar Alden Stallings on Sunday, April 7 at 11 a.m.. He will present a visionary geography of Dante’s “Divine Comedy” on how what Dante’s characters can see precisely reflects the state of their souls. For details, call (479) 253-0929. Holiday Island Blood Drive The Holiday Island Community Blood Drive will be held on Monday, April 8, 2013 from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the Elk’s Lodge #1042 in the Park Shopping Center across the street from the Post Office. Free cholesterol screening for all donors. AARP and IRS offer Tax-Aide program in Carroll County Tax-Aide, a nationwide free tax preparation service that provides free income tax preparation, free electronic
filing and answers to tax questions for individuals is scheduled to be held at the Holiday Island Community Church at 188 Stateline Dr. on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through April 11. On April 11 the program will end at 11 a.m. This program is intended to assist low and middle income taxpayers of all ages, with special attention to taxpayers over age 60. IRS-provided software is used for all tax returns. All counselors are certified. There will be 19 Counselors and 10 Client Facilitators available to help people this year. Help is also available at the Cornerstone Bank of Berryville at 907 West Trimble on Mondays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Feb. 4 through April 8. For more information, call 479-253-7611 or 479-2539198. Horne to speak at First Baptist-Penn Memorial Church Dr. Rex Horne, Jr., President of Ouachita University, Arkadelphia, will be the guest speaker at First Baptist-Penn Memorial Church at 100 Spring St. in Eureka Springs on Sunday morning at 11 a.m. on April 14. He was the former pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church, Little Rock. He also served as president of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention. A pot-luck luncheon will be served at noon. 4th Annual Carole Hilmer Run/Walk for Ovarian Cancer Research set for April 20 The 4th annual Carole Hilmer Run/ Walk for Ovarian Cancer will be held on Saturday, April 20 starting at 9 a.m. at The Barn on the Island in Holiday Island, Arkansas. The event honors the memory of Carole Hilmer, who died in June, 2010, of breast cancer. The event includes a 5K run as well as both twoand three-mile walks, On the Friday evening before the event, Geraldi’s-Holiday Island will again host a silent auction. Geraldi’s-Holiday Island will donate a dollar per plate for every spaghetti dinner served. The event has raised over $10,000 for Ovarian Cancer Research. For information call (479) 253-5986 or email joaniekesa@gmail.com. On-
line registration is powered by Active. com and mail in registration forms are available at www.hisid.info Kings River Watershed Partnership river cleanup The Kings River Watershed Partnership will hold the first river cleanup of 2013 on April 20. Join us at 8 a.m. sharp at Rockhouse Landing in Madison county. For more information go to kingsriverwatershed,org and click on the river cleanup page or call 870 654 4134. HIHA to sponsor cleanup On Saturday, April 27, the Holiday Island Homeowners Association will sponsor its biannual roadside and shoreline cleanup. The roadside cleanup will meet at the Holiday Island Clubhouse north parking lot at 9 a.m., where volunteers will receive their road assignments. Shoreline cleanup will meet at the Island beach parking lot (first right after crossing the bridge) at 9 a.m. A picnic lunch will be provided for all volunteers at approximately 11:30 a.m. at the Recreation Center Pavilion. Wildflowers Christian Ministry women and children’s shelter fund Wildflowers Christian Chapel Women and Children Shelter Fund Goal is $444,000. To date the amount raised is $23,000. Please send donations to Wildflowers Ministry 6789 Hwy. 62 West Eureka Springs AR 72632. Any amount will help us get this much needed Shelter opened. ONGOING SERVICES/MEETINGS Quilters Guild monthly meetings Whether you’re an experienced quilter or interested in learning a new art form, the Holiday Island Quilters’ Guild cordially invites you to its monthly meetings at the Clubhouse in Room A, lower level at 1 Country Club Drive in Holiday Island. Meetings are normally held on the 3rd Thursday of each month. For more information, call 363-6442 or visit the website https://sites.google. com/site/holidayislandquiltguild/. Ham Wildflowers Food Bank Wildflowers Food Bank is open every Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. If you are in need of food, bring your ID and come to the Food Bank. If you
are out of food anytime, you can call us Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and we will try to help you with enough food to get you to our Friday food bank time. Call first at (479) 363-6408. Or call Wildflowers Ministry at (479) 253-5108. Audiobooks and eBooks The Carroll County Library System now has eBooks and audiobooks available for download from your library’s website. For help call the Eureka Springs (479) 253-8754 public library. Alateen meetings Sundays from 10:15 – 11:15 a.m. For more information, call or text 479-9819977, or e-mail ALATEEN1ST@gmx. com. Radio Club For anyone interested in ham radio, the Little Switzerland Amateur Radio Club meets every second Thursday of the month at noon at the Pizza Hut on Highway 62 in Eureka Springs. For more information email patriciadean@ cox.net. Overeaters Anonymous Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. in the Coffee Pot building behind Land O’ Nod at US 62 and Hwy. 23. More information: Barbara (479) 244-0070. Coffeehouse and outreach Berean Coffeehouse of Calvary Chapel of Eureka Springs hosts Youth Nights monthly with live music, activities and prizes. Coffeehouse open to the public 7 a.m. – 1 p.m. Tuesday – Saturday with extra hours and live music on Fridays 5 – 10 p.m. Worship Circle Fridays at 7 p.m. Drug problem? The Eureka Springs Coffee Pot Narcotics Anonymous Group meets Fridays at 5:30 p.m. at the Coffee Pot building behind Land O’ Nod Motel. Contact Shawn H. 417-271-1084 or Robin S. (479) 244-6863 for more information. Al-Anon Family Group meetings Eureka Springs AFG meets at the Coffee Pot behind the Land O’ Nod Motel Sundays at 11:30 a.m., Mondays and Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Coffee Break Women AFG meets at Faith Christian Family Church, Hwy. 23S, on Tuesdays at 9:45 a.m. For info: (479) 363-9495.
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Wisecrack Zodiac ARIES: Lately you’ve been as disciplined as a toddler raised by wild Kardashians. Pull yourself together, because you’re going to need at least a few social skills on Thursday. Grunting and making duckfaces at your boss will only take you so far. TAURUS: Not every light at the end of the tunnel is a train. Sometimes it’s a UFO, ready to take you away to the planet of unbelievably gorgeous models for some serious probing. Just in case, stay off the tracks until you know for sure. GEMINI: This weekend you’ll have the opportunity to peer inside the mysteries of the universe. Try to look impressed when you find out it’s just a game of Scrabble played by three drunken fairies. CANCER: Nothing says “ready for love” like a new outfit. Since your look says “ready for rehab,” grab that wallet and head to the mall now. LEO: Life may be all about the journey, not the destination, but you’re still stuck taking photos of yourself at the starting line. Strap your ego to the roof of the car and get going; if you’re lucky, a low bridge may shave a little off the top. VIRGO: Your life clicks along like clockwork, but on Tuesday something will pop out a few cogs. Go with the flow and ignore the numbers for a while. LIBRA: Beauty isn’t about how you look, it’s how you act. You’ll stay gorgeous for decades with a kind heart, and you’ll save lots of cash on expensive face cream, too. SCORPIO: The only way you’ll give in to self-reflection is if you have a pool installed in your belly button. Once you’re in there, paddle toward the deep end. Too scary? Invest in some Little Mermaid arm floaties. SAGITTARIUS: You like to blend in, but lately you’re about as conspicuous as faded flowers in the
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wallpaper. Step out of your comfort zone and into the spotlight; you’ll be amazed at how much you’ll blossom and grow. CAPRICORN: There’s no reason to fear change. A quarter has never mugged anyone at knifepoint. Just watch out for stray nickels burrowing up your nose, and you’ll be fine. AQUARIUS: Each day is a new gift. Sometimes it’s a certificate to your favorite restaurant, other times
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it’s ill-fitting underwear from your grandmother. No matter what you get, remember to write a thank-you note at the end of the day. PISCES: If you cup overflows, it’s time to upgrade to a larger athletic supporter. You have the huevos to carry off some ambitious plans, but occasionally life will kick you in the balls. Answers on page 24
the time we have some very good friends,” Bri says, clearly very grateful and excited about getting a van. “The biggest excitement honestly is my dad’s health – I am so relieved. And this opens up a whole new realm of possibilities for me. Like girls’ night for one, and going to the movies or to shops I’m not really comfortable dragging my dad to. Or going to see the Chippendales,” she adds, joking. Ratkovich, who covers the motorcycle scene in Northwest Arkansas on his RatPack Biker’s Blog at www.CarrollCoNews.com/blogs/ratpack, notes that Bri’s positive attitude and Chet’s generosity and hard work made them the perfect candidates for the group of bikers’ good intentions. “These are such good people, so deserving of our help. I hope everyone will come out to the event on April 13, buy a teddy bear, take a fun charity ride with us, or if they can’t make it that day they can donate something for the raffle prizes, or just make a cash donation,” he says. “We would all be very grateful. I know this community and I believe people will step up and really show this girl how much she is loved and worthy of this.” ••• The “She Needs A Ride, Too” benefit for the Brianna Johnson van fund will take place at The Lumberyard at 105 E. Van Buren on Saturday, April 13 all day, with doors opening at 11 a.m. Admission is $2. The fun ride – motorcycles as well as regular vehicles are encouraged to participate – is from 1 to 4 p.m. departing from The Lumberyard and will include stops at the Beaver Bridge, at Angler’s Inn, and at the Beaver Dam. Raffle tickets for $1 each, free munchies and discounts on menu items and adult beverages will be offered all day long, as well as those white teddy bears bearing Bri’s name, on sale for $10 – and $8 of that for every bear sold will go toward the van fund. Rock-and-roll musician Jason Gordon will perform beginning at 8 p.m. The raffle drawings will take place at 6 p.m. and after the Gordon’s first set, around 9 or 9:30 p.m. Prizes will include gift certificates to numerous local businesses, including event sponsors Angler’s Inn, Chaser’s, 1876 Inn, The Lumberyard and the Lovely County Citizen, as well as items such as a nice leather vest, grills and other new items that were donated. Donations and sponsors are still needed; to donate call Kevin Ratkovich at 815-210-1935 or email him at ratkovichkevin@yahoo.com. For more information or to RSVP to the event, search for “She Needs A Ride Too” on Facebook.
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to take a report. 6:19 p.m. – A caller reported a blue Versa passing inappropriately going down Planer Hill. Said the driver almost ran an oncoming vehicle off the road. The caller advised when the car reached the top of the hill, the driver exited the vehicle and started a verbal altercation. Both parties now gone. The caller left the tag number for the offensive vehicle. 6:25 p.m. – A nose complaint called in at Victoria Woods. It seems a teenager with an electric guitar and a larg amp was “just wailing on that thing.” The responding officer advised the budding Yngwie Malmsteen to keep it down. 8:19 p.m. – Eureka’s premier carriage operator reported a minor traffic incident and that the driver looked intoxicated. Everything turned out okay, fortunately. March 30 1:07 a.m. – The doorman at a popular local bar called to report a guy passed out on the sidewalk nearby. The responding officers found him, but while they were there his friends came out of the bar and took him into their care. Good to have friends. 8:40 a.m. – A caller reported a deer had been hit near Pine Mountain Jamboree. A report was taken. 8:45 a.m. – A caller advised when he returned home to Mountain Street, his vehicle had been hit. A report was taken. 10:16 a.m. – A caller said the music in Basin Park was so loud it was rattling her windows. The responding officer found the decibel level within proscribed limits. 9:08 p.m. – A caller advised there was a dog barking nearby on North Main since 6 p.m. Said the dog was “not taken care of” and said “people should be able to walk by in peace.” 9:16 p.m. – A caller from the hospital advised an Hispanic male had come by earlier and left, then returned “severely intoxicated with some sort of intoxicant, and does not need to be there at this time.” Officers checked the area burt were unable to locate the subject. 9:26 p.m. – A local judge called to report she had found a lost dog on Wall Street. Shortly after, a caller reported she had lost her dog on Wall Street. Police coordinated transfer of the hound back to its owner.
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11:00 p.m. – Carroll County Dispatch called to advise of a 911 call from a female who said she was in a car and the driver was drunk and she didn’t want to be there. Two minutes later she called and said she was getting out on the side of the road near the ECHO clinic and walking. The responding officer found the driver was not intoxicated and sent them on their way. 11:03 p.m. – A caller from the hospital reported that the guy from the earlier call was back and walking around the area of the purple house. The responding officer found him half an hour later, not intoxicated but without a ride home. The officer gave him one. March 31 12:17 a.m. – A caller from the parking lot of a bar downtown reported a male passed out with his tail lights on. The responding officer arrested the individual for public intox, open container, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. 2:04 a.m. – A caller from a club downtown said he was out front trying to pick up some people when a male got into his car and tried to steal it. He said when he told the guy to get out, the individual hit him in the head and left in a four door white car. The officer attempted unsuccessfully to locate the car but took a report. 2:18 a.m. – The front desk of a local hotel called to say people were being very loud, so the responding officer had them go inside for the night. 3:00 a.m. – The officer responding to a call from a beaver-themed eatery downtown found a possibly drunk male out front with a fat lip from having fallen, but his friends were taking care of him. 11:38 a.m. – Animal Control received a call about a stray dog on Emporia Street that matched the description of a dog missed earlier in the day by tourists. Dog was reconnected with owner. 1:20 p.m. – A caller from a shop on South Main Street wanted to talk to an officer about a possible shoplifting incident that had taken place the day before. A report was taken. 5:16 p.m. – A caller reported coming upon a one-vehicle accident. The vehicle was left in the roadway. EMS as well as an officer responded and a report was taken. 9:40 p.m. – A caller from Ridgeway reported a dog barking at all hours. Animal Control followed up next day and issued a verbal warning for first offense.
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Photos by Patti Richardson
ESSA’s ReArt Chair-ity Auction fundraiser
At the Chair-ity fundraiser at Inn of the Ozarks, bidders fought over six chairs created by local artists and donated to benefit the Eureka Spring School of the Arts.
Roger Shepperd bids on an auction item.
Sandy Martin, in black, and Zeek Taylor, right See Robbery, page 19
Chair creator and artist Daniel Coy
The Bow-Wow House Chair by Mary Tate of Eureka Springs
Robert Norman and his chair creation
Jay Bender and Lynn Eaton of Grassy Knob
From left are Dennis Lee, Jeff Lee, and Ron Landis performing Tuesday night.
Bob “Bubba” Wilson gets a chair ride.
David McKee made the chair he is sitting on and is an ESSA board member.
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