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VOLUME 15 NUMBER 9

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Eureka Gras!

Lots of parties, and lots of pics inside this issue!

Is tourism’s cornerstone crumbling?

Lodging tax collections down again in 2013 in continuation of long trend

By Kristal Kuykendall

Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com

Eureka Springs’ tourism totals for the year 2013 are in, and the numbers show a lackluster year highlighted by a continuing drop in lodging – the cornerstone of any tourism industry – that began over a decade ago, the Lovely County Citizen has found.

Last year, Eureka Springs collected $1.2 million in tourism taxes, which was 0.6 percent more than the prior year.

But that slight increase does not keep up with inflation, which is the persistent, annual increase in the general price See Tourism, page 3

n Jump in water bills?

Council says increase may be the required remedy Page 4

n Hoe-Down is sold George Brothers sign record deal; Carl Acuff Jr. new act Page 5

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Feb. 17 11:54 p.m. – A routine traffic stop near the Wagner Inn resulted in the arrest of a male subject on charges of driving on a suspended license.

Feb. 18 1:14 a.m. – A burglar alarm at a local bar on Spring Street proved to be a false alarm, but police response was complicated by the fact that the employee gave the wrong passcode. Oops!

10:17 a.m. – EMS and officers responded to an unattended death on Ridgeway after Carroll County Sheriff’s Office alerted EMS to a report of an unresponsive female. Officer filed a report.

2:38 p.m. – A caller advised that a woman was stuck in her car in the ditch at Highway 62 near Cinnamon Valley.

Officer responded to help her but was unable to locate her. She must have gotten unstuck. Bet it was as funny as watching me get unstuck from the snow

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9:06 p.m. – A caller from a local forward-thinking church reported a suspicious male hanging around long after an event had ended. Officers were asked for extra patrols.

Feb. 19 12:38 p.m. – An apartment manager asked for a welfare check on a resident after she did not answer the door for her regular Meals on Wheels delivery. Officer checked and found the resident was simply not at home. Mystery solved.

She must not have been hungry today.

6:26 p.m. – A caller from some Switzerland-themed apartments reported a domestic disturbance above her unit, with things being thrown. Officers responded and advised the angry mother and son to keep it down.

Feb. 20 9:21 a.m. – CCSO reported an erratSee Dispatch, page 14

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Tourism Falls Behind Inflation

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level of goods and services in an economy. = CAPC Tourism Tax Revenue Adjusted for inflation, Eureka’s tourism revenue actu$1.2M, up 30.4% ally fell last year, and city tourism officials now say a renewed emphasis on overnight trips and lodging revenue = Inflation Rate (CPI) is called for to help the city’s biggest industry recover from a slump that began as early as 2000, figures from City Advertising and Promotion Commission reports $921,893 show.

Speaking of inflation, the annual increase in the Consumer Price Index has outpaced any increases in tourism spending in Eureka for at least the last 20 years, figures show. Inflation has risen 61.1 percent from 1993 to 2013, while tourism tax revenue in Eureka rose half as much during that time, or 30.4 percent. This means that even with steady increases in tourism spending, every dollar spent here last year bought 61.2 percent less than it did 20 years ago. It also means that the industry must grow at least as much as inflation does each year in order for tourism revenue to see any real growth.

No growth is likely, however, if the lodging business does not rebound in Eureka Springs, one expert told the Citizen.

Lodging has long been considered the cornerstone of * This table of CPI data is based upon a 1982 base of 100. What does this mean? A CPI of 195.3, as an any tourist-based economy, noted Robert Harrington, example from 2005, indicates 95.3% inflation since 1982.

Ph.D, MBA, CEC. Harrington, a professor of hospitality at University of Arkansas, explained that until you get your visitors to check in somewhere, they’re not a cap- doing in Eureka Springs and how do you compare to ing campaign, Maloney said. It marks a significant new your competition in terms of similar destinations within direction in how the CAPC is promoting and advertising tive audience – nor are they captive spenders.

Once they’re staying overnight with you, though, the region but also around the country,” Harrington said. the city in parts far and near.

“We thought last year that it was a good move to focus they’re much more fully committed to spending in local “Someone should be looking to see if you can use those locations and what they’re doing right as a benchmark our advertising on events. It would be a good thing to restaurants and at area attractions, for example. do when you have excess in your budget, but not in our A trend in the travel industry since 2007 or so, Har- for moving Eureka Springs forward.”

Mike Maloney, executive director situation,” the CAPC director explained. “With limited rington said, has been more day-tripof the CAPC, acknowledged that the funds, event-based advertising is just not as good as sellpers and travelers going to destinalow lodging figures are a challenge ing them an ‘experience’ message. So our theme as we tions closer to home and spending “The biggest difference in that Eureka has to overcome. go through 2014, is we want to tell a really nice story less time away from home – explainour advertising this year “Lodging is the foundation of about Eureka Springs, why people would want to come ing at least in part why restaurant revover last is it’s now less tourism; when somebody spends the the first time – and not only that but why they’d want to enue has consistently seen increases while lodging has long suffered here. oriented to events and more night they’re taking advantage of the come back. big experience of Eureka Springs,” “The biggest difference in our advertising this year Lodging tax revenue in 2013 toto the experience, atmoMaloney said. “They check in on over last is it’s now less oriented to events and more to taled $616,045, which is a half-persphere and environment of Thursday, and first thing, they’ve got the experience, atmosphere and environment of Eureka centage point drop from 2012. The to go eat. Then the next day, they opt Springs.”

Eureka Springs.” decrease follows two decades of for the retail experience, or they visit Maloney said the CAPC is working with a new adverstruggles: When converted to the pre– Mike Maloney some of our attractions and they’ve tising team at RightMind, its Fort Smith-based agency of 2007 tax rate of just 2 percent – so got to eat again and again. record, and he’s excited about the ideas and the results we’re comparing apples to apples – “Once we get them in town and already coming from them.

2013’s lodging tax total is $410,675.

“We really want to showcase our Eureka Springs lifeThat is a 0 percent increase over the lodging tax total lodged then we have an opportunity to showcase the from 2003 of $409,697. Furthermore, it reveals just 8.2 rest of the town for those visitors. Lodging is very, very style in 2014. We want people to come to town and spend percent growth in the lodging business since 1993, when important. It really does become the foundation of why time here,” Maloney said. “We want them to check in people have a good experience here.” some place. And we are going to show them – through lodging tax receipts totaled $379,734.

Lodging and the Eureka Springs lifestyle and experi- our print and TV advertising and billboards — that we’ve “I would certainly be concerned with those lodging numbers, and I would suggest looking at what you are ence in general are actually the focus of 2014’s advertis- got beautiful properties for them to take advantage of.”

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Officials: ES residents may see water bills go up set the interest rates and time table for Public Works in on-schedule with the payments. The city would then complete seven-year repair plan they had set, AlEUREKA SPRINGS – City officials the project and dedicate a part of its rev- len said. Now that the city has to make met last week to discuss options for rais- enue to paying back the bond purchaser. payments on the bond and with the new ing the revenue of the Public Works De“The problem was issues arising with partment to remain in accordance with the those bonds were sold dated equipment and “We have a problem with terms of a bond agreement. for improvements to short revenue, it may Among those options were a raise in water and waste water water loss, and as time goes be harder to finish the water and sewer rates, a new sales tax and that goes back to on, it gets worse; we are los- improvements in a and updating water and sewer equipment. the state, or the Artimely manner, he exing money everyday by not The considered options can be used in any kansas Department of plained. combination or individually. addressing this issue. There Environmental QualiThe terms of the The city is not delinquent on the bond ty,” said Public Works is going to have to be a rate city’s bond agreement payments, but the net revenue from wa- Director Dwayne required the city’s net increase and addressing ter and sewer payments is not within the Allen. “The city had revenue from water the problem with the meters and sewage payments terms of the bond agreement, said Lonnie agreed with the state Clark, city finance director. years ago that they may keep us from any future be 120 percent of Clark explained a bond through a hypo- were going to make what the city’s bond rate increases.” thetical situation in which a city has a $1 improvements in the principal and inter– James Devito million project and no funds. The hypo- collection system est payments are for thetical city would sell bonds to get the $1 and at the wastewater that year. The city has million and those involved would come plant, and those aren’t made the payments, with a bond agreement that set certain completed yet. So that is another issue we but the water and sewer revenue have terms. For instance, the agreement could are dealing with.” been short by roughly $200,000 for the past two years, Clark said.

If the city officials cannot meet the agreed-upon percentage or present eviProviding dence that shows they are trying to reach you ALL the the 120 percent, they run the risk of havSolutions to ing the ADEQ or the SEC coming in and setting the water and sewer rates.

Your Questions If one of these outside sources comes Regarding: in, they may be more heavy-handed in rate setting, and they will not have the • New Tax Laws same considerations for the residents as • Changes for Self the city government would, said Mayor Employed Morris Pate.

• Obama Care He continued to say that the reason for Impact this workshop and the following work• Bookkeeping, shops is to find a way to prevent the SEC Payroll and More or ADEQ from setting the city’s water and sewer rates, as well as putting a cap on some of the city’s usage and billing issues.

There were no decisions made at the workshop, only discussion of options. At Certified Public Accountants the next workshop, the officials will have 3148 East Van Buren researched the three proposed options and (Next to Ozark Mountain Hoe Down & Across from Pig Trail Kart & Golf) continue their discussions with more information.

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would have to be put to a vote in the next general election. The water and sewer rates can be raised, but raising sewer rates would require a public hearing first, Allen said.

“We have a problem with water loss, and as time goes on, it gets worse; we are losing money everyday by not addressing this issue,” said Alderman James Devito at the workshop. “There is going to have to be a rate increase and addressing the problem with the meters may keep us from any future rate increases.”

Right now, water rates for residents are $10.20 for the first 2,000 gallons of water used, then $3.79 for each 1,000 gallons used for up to a total of 8,000 gallons.

After a resident uses more than 8,000 gallons, the price is $5.25 per 1,000 gallons.

Updating the equipment will cost money, but in the long run it may also save money or start bringing in more. The city has a problem with discrepancies in the amount of water the city uses and the amount for which the residents are charged. These discrepancies could be explained by leaks in the water system, inaccurate readings from outdated meters or several other causes.

Replacing some of the dated meters, which are more than 40 years old in some places, will provide Public Works with a more accurate gauge of how much water is used versus how much is charged. Several businesses and individuals with older meters might be using more than their meters are capable of measuring, meaning they are getting free water.

Using new meters may cause some to think there is a rate increase, but actually they are just being charged more because the city would know how much they are really using, Allen said, thus increasing the water and sewer revenue and abating the problem with the bond agreement terms and the city’s problems with water loss. Allen estimated they could possibly recover 40 percent of the water lost by updating the meters, but recuperating the expenses of the upgrade could take multiple years.

Carroll County News will have more on this story as it develops.

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George Brothers sell Ozark Mountain Hoe-Down, sign record deal with Way Out West Records In early March, Randall and Dawayne George will sell Ozark Mountain HoeDown Music Theater to Larry Reitz, who also owns Cinnamon Valley Resort, next door to the theater.

The George Brothers will sign with Way Out West Records to begin the next phase of their musical careers.

Whether you know them as the George Brothers or P. Nutt and Ponytail, most people know that Randall and Dawayne have been a big part of the Eureka Springs business community since the early 1990s, playing music and setting the bar high when it comes to quality entertainment at the Ozark Mountain Hoe-Down Music Theater.

“The Hoe-Down has been our home for a lot of years now,” said Randall. “It’s allowed us to earn a living doing what we love, while keeping food on the table for our families. We’ve raised our kids here, and it’s just been a huge part of our lives.”

The brothers performed at the theater for over 10 years before purchasing it in 2001.

During that time, they saw over a million tourists come through the Hoe-Down doors and they played with many artists who have gone on to be part of major recording acts including Boston and Rascal Flatts.

The Ozark Mountain Hoe-Down will continue as a music theater without the brothers there, although they may make scheduled appearances from time to time.

Reitz will continue the long-standing reputation of quality family music shows in the theater by bringing in country artist Carl Acuff, Jr. to perform the 2014 schedule.

Since 1992, the Carl Acuff Jr. Variety Showband has been known for its performances incorporating great costuming, music and comedy. The band performances include new and old country, gospel, comedy, nostalgic rock ‘n’ roll, Motown, do-wop, disco, audience participation, impersonations and salutes to veterans and active members of the military.

In addition to their work at the theater,

the George Brothers have been performing on the road for the past three years. In 2011, they released their debut album “Brothers, Friends, and Outlaws Forever,” which produced two radio singles that were well-received by Texas/Red Dirt country music scene. They are now in the process of writing and recording a sophomore album.

As they move forward with these plans, Way Out West Records will release the duo’s next single to radio this spring, with the album to follow.

“We’re going to miss the theater and Eureka Springs, but we’re really excited about new opportunities on the horizon as we move forward with the next phase of our music careers,” Randall said.

The brothers have also inked an artist development deal with the Clif Doyal Agency for management, booking and publicity services. The agency has been instrumental in the careers of country artists Toby Keith, Little Texas, Lonestar, The Roys, Shawna Russell and LiveWire, among others. Both Way Out West and CDA are helmed by music industry veteran, Clif Doyal, and maintain offices in Nashville and Oklahoma.

“The George Brothers are extremely talented, and we are excited to represent them as they take this bold step forward,” Doyal said.

The brothers have been performing since childhood, starting out with their parents’ gospel group, the Glory Road Singers, when they were both small boys.

“Music is all they know. It’s all they’ve ever done,” said their dad, Leonard George.

The brothers and their father wish to personally thank everyone for their support over the years and for allowing them to call Eureka Springs home for the past 20 years.

“We will continue to need your support as we move forward with the George Brothers,” Dawayne said. “We can’t do this without our friends behind us.”

For more information about the George Brothers, find them online at www.GeorgeBrothers.net.

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Randall and Dawayne George have signed a recording contract and an artist development deal for management, booking and publicity services, they said.

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Ken Bates, friend to area animals, dies at 83

By Jennifer Jackson

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A great loss to the community. That is how friends of Ken Bates summed up his passing.

Bates, who lived in Holiday Island, passed away Sunday night after a battle with cancer, at the age of 83.

His death was a shock to people who knew him Ken Bates as an advocate for responsible pet ownership and a pillar of the Good Shepherd Animal Society for three decades.

Bates took the photographs of the animals awaiting adoption at the Good Shepherd Animal Shelter and posted the pictures on bulletin boards at the thrift stores and 10 other locations in the county. He updated the bulletin boards regularly, and his spouse, Bobby Bates, manned one of

the photo boards downtown, hoping to entice potential pet owners to adopt.

In 2005, the Bateses donated $50,000 to start an endowed fund to cover half the expense of spaying pets for Carroll County residents.

Good Shepherd Humane Society is planning to name a new cat facility at the shelter in Ken Bates’ name, and a movement is under way to name the dog park at Harmon Park after him.

Kenneth Ray Bates was born on Oct. 20, 1930, in Gatesville, Texas. He and Dorothy Huey, called Bobby, were married in Corpus Christi, Texas, in 1949.

The Bateses, who had no children, moved to Holiday Island from Texas in 1983 when Ken retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone. In addition to his work for the Humane Society, he collected historic photographs and was involved in the ham radio club.

No service is planned at this time. Memorials may be sent to the Good Shepherd Humane Society, P.O. Box 285, Eureka Springs, AR 72632.

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Drivers needed for Petco runs

By Jennifer Jackson

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The Good Shepherd Humane Society is looking for volunteer drivers to take turns transporting cats once a month to the Fayetteville Petco, where the cats will be displayed for adoption.

“What I’m looking for is people who are interested, so that we can get a pool of interested people and have an orientation session, go through the rules,” shelter manager Janice Durbin said.

Durbin said that she is focusing on cats because they are harder to adopt than dogs, making the need greater. Cats are easier to transport – feline passengers travel in cages, and don’t have to be walked. Peo-

ple approved to drive the shelter van can drive it, she said, or drive their own vehicle if it can accommodate half a dozen cat carriers. The driver (and/or human companion) stays at the Petco store with the cats during each visit, a four-hour block of the driver’s choice on the shelter’s designated day, a Saturday. Good Shepherd can also send a cat-lift to the Petco store on any Sunday, Durbin said.

Adoption Saturdays are great exposure for Good Shepherd and offer a deeper pool of potential adopting families, Durbin said. To help, call her at the shelter (479-253-9188) or e-mail goodshepherd10@yahoo.com. One-time volunteer drivers welcome.

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Victorian Classic, reception soon For the first time, the annual Victorian Classic 10K run held in March will be a sanctioned USA Track and Field event, organizers have announced.

The 32nd Annual Victorian Classic, a charitable fundraising project of the Eureka Springs Rotary Club, will be held on Saturday, March 8 beginning at 9 a.m.

A wine-and-cheese reception will kick off the weekend, to be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, March 7 at the Best Western Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center, 207 W. Van Buren. The reception is open to the public, whether you are participating in the race Saturday or not.

The Victorian Classic 10K course is among the most scenic and challenging of any in the region, with hillside views of hardwood forests, historic homes and businesses located along the Kingshighway and Highway 62 Historic Loop portions of the route. The race route in-

cludes hills, flat stretches and fast runs along ridges.

In addition to the certified 10K course, a 2-mile run and a 2-mile walk through Eureka Springs’ Historic District will be offered. Groups are welcome and encouraged to participate in the 2-mile fun walk.

All course events begin at 9 a.m. The awards ceremony will begin at 10:30 am after the completion of the 10K. Awards will be presented for the top three finishers in the following divisions: Overall Male/Female, The Masters Male/ Female and in five-year age brackets up to age 75 Male/Female. In addition, awards will be given to the Top 10 Male/Female, and medals will be given to those 12 and younger who finish either the 2-Mile Run or 2-Mile Walk.

Entry fees are as follows: For 10K: $25 ($20 for 18 and younger) for runners registered by March 7 and $5 addiSee Victorian Classic, page 29

Longest-employed teacher announces retirement

By Kathryn Lucariello

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It’s a big deal when the longest-employed staff member or teacher in a school district announces retirement – and high school English teacher Kathy Remenar fits both those categories.

Remenar handed in her resignation letter at ThursKathy Remenar day’s school board meeting, effective the end of the school year.

Remenar began her teaching career in 1968. In 1974, she was elected to the Eureka Springs School Board for three years, and then began teaching there in 1977.

School board member Gayla Wolfinbarger had Remenar as a teacher, and board member Al Larson joked, “You taught both my children, and they speak English like natives!”

Remenar, who heads the certified staff Personnel Policy Committee, was actually the person who pushed for the original policy to be developed.

“In 1964, I graduated from high school and so it only seems fitting that I should ‘graduate’ again, 50 years later,” she wrote in her resignation letter.

“The class of 2014 and I plan to grow up and enter the ‘real world’ at the end of this school year. This is very exciting for them and for me.”

She called it “a privilege and an honor” to have taught the children of Eureka and thanked everyone who made her 40 years fulfilling and fun. Remenar said she is planning to travel a lot but also may take a part time job, not in a school district, but maybe in a retail shop. She said will “reinvent” herself.

“I look forward to this new chapter

in my life, but a piece of my heart will stay right here where it belongs, with the Highlanders.”

The board once again grappled with having to make up more snow days due to a storm earlier this month. Students have missed a total of 17 days. The board had already approved adding three Saturdays and the Martin Luther King holiday to make up days. Upon recommendations by both the personnel and classified staff policy committees, the board voted to take the last three days of Spring break, March 2628, as makeup days. Remenar said the recommendation was so that students would be in school closer to testing days.

The district will apply to the state for a waiver of seven missed days.

In other business, the board: • Approved the update of the annual Facilities Master Plan, which details infrastructure and maintenance of the physical facilities.

• Approved a trip to Shreveport, La., of six chemistry and physics students in Katy Turnbaugh’s classes to present at the Louisiana Environmental Education Symposium. It is the only high school presenting at the conference.

• Approved the transfer of a student to the Berryville School District.

• Approved extending Kellogg’s contract for one year.

• Heard 21st Century Program Director Gary Andrews update that he is working on another $500,000 five-year grant to keep the program going. The after-school program for K-8 students will focus more heavily on academics and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) in the next cycle if the grant is approved, he said.

• Returned from executive session to approve the hire of Danielle Purvis and pre-kindergarten and Adam Louderback as EAST Lab teachers, contingent upon successful completion of teacher certification.

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Fire destroys mobile home in Busch

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Inspiration Point firefighter Bill Brown hoses down what is left of a mobile home on County Road 236 that caught fire early Thursday morning and burned to the ground.

No one was injured.

By Kathryn Lucariello

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BUSCH – Inspiration Point Rural Fire Protection District firefighters were toned out at 1:45 a.m. Thursday to a structure fire that destroyed a mobile home and threatened a workshop on County Road 236.

IP Fire Chief Ed Thompson said that on arrival, firefighters found a small mobile home “fully engulfed.” He said the fire threatened to spread to a nearby shop building, but was stopped by firefighters.

The mobile home was a total loss.

The home, located at 484 CR 236, was

owned by Doyle Hall, but was being rented at the time. Thompson said the renter told him he had left the premises at about 6 p.m. the prior evening and was not at home when the blaze occurred.

“We suspect the cause was electrical,” Thompson said. “The renter said a plug had been arcing.”

Grassy Knob and Holiday Island fire departments also responded with mutual aid.

Eureka Springs medics also responded, as did D.J. Harlan of the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office. Thompson said personnel were on scene until around 5 a.m.

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The Eureka Springs Fire Department has issued its end of the year report for 2013. In this report are the many incidents responded to by emergency medical services and the fire department along with the fire departments efforts to continually expand their abilities to serve the county through property and equipment purchases as well as training and education.

The ESFD reported that firefighters responded to 123 incidents for the year of 2013. The most common of the 123 were the 16 gas leaks, nine building fires and seven forest fires. The department also responded to 12 false alarms.

The emergency medical technicians responded to 1,435 different calls, which translates into 1,504 patient contacts, according to the 2013 EMS response statistics. The difference between a call and patient contact is best explained by the analogy in the report that states one vehicle accident with two passengers would yield one call but two contacts.

In terms of monthly call volume, July was the busiest month with 159 calls, and second place is a tie between May and September with 140 calls.

Of the calls they received, the most common complaints were the 88 complaints for respiratory distress, 67 abdominal pain problems, 79 complaints of altered consciousness and 59 psychiatric disorders.

The largest amount of complaints was 293 calls for traumatic injuries. It is important to note that the total number of complaints is less than the number of calls because some patients refuse treatment.

The rural fire department for Eureka Springs has purchased property on Arkansas Highway 23 South near Hillspeak Road to build a new fire station. This will be station seven, used to cover the area between the city and Buck Mountain stations, according to the report.

The ESFD also acquired a brush truck and tanker, thanks to assistance form the Arkansas Forestry Commission. The vehicles cost half as much as their new mod-

els. Also the Eureka Springs Police Department helped the ESFD acquire a used squad car to help transport firefighters and emergency medical technicians to training.

In terms of equipment other than vehicles, ESFD station one obtained a military grade generator to power the offices in case of power failure and a new radio repeater to serve as back-up to the primary channel.

Chief Bob Pettus headed an EMT class that graduated and certified eight EMTs. The ESFD also hosts monthly CPR classes for pediatric workers, health care providers or any average person. The ESFD also hosted a number of classes for EMTs and firefighters, such as the hazardous materials chemistry and the Arkansas Fire Academy’s regional instructor update.

Also, three members of the ESFD completed courses to become accredited by the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress. They had an EMT complete the North Arkansas’ College paramedic program and firefighters that attended training to respond to bombs and hazardous materials.

ESFD pleads: Check access to homes

By Landon Reeves

CCNnews@cox-internet.com

The fire department and emergency medical services have reported frequent problems with finding and gaining access to houses in and outside of the city.

The problems are more prone to rural areas and because to the larger volume of calls emergency medical technicians deal with these obstacles more than firefighters.

These obstacles can be blocked-off driveways from debris such as low tree limbs and non-functioning cars, or they can arise form a lack of readable road signs and house numbers. The house numbers for everyone on the street are just as important as the house number of the victim, said Randy Ates of the ESFD. The house numbers leading to the victim help EMTs know how far they should have to go and what side of the road the destination is on.

“Debris is a large problem,” Ates said.

“Several times, we have been to houses with old stalled vehicles, boxes and pieces of machinery that have been left in the yard, and we cannot always navigate by them.”

Ates recalled one story where he responded with EMS to a victim’s house out in the county, and as they approached, they were literally breaking tree limbs with the ambulance to get through the driveway. When they arrived, he said, the patient was in the basement. So they first had to establish a way to the patient, provide the treatment and then get the stretcher and escort the patient out to the ambulance.

There have been several new tools invented to abate the problems of moving those who need medical attention, such as a stretcher that can walk down stairs. But still there are few innovations that can match a clear path from victim to transport to hospital, Ates said.

“A good visualization to know if we would have problem getting to your house is imagining a U Haul truck,” he continued. “If you can get a truck like that through your driveway and back it up to your front door, then we should have no problems getting there.”

Ates offered several pointers besides the U Haul visualization to help people better help themselves in times of emergency, and they

are as follows: Make sure road and street signs are visible from the house and both directions in the road.

If a sign is damaged or missing, contact the proper authorities to have it replaced immediately.

Put reflective signs on your driveway entrance and not just the mailbox.

Make a clear path from the victim to the exit for EMTs and keep a clear path for the same situation for anyone under home care.

Use large housing numbers that contrast with the colors of the house.

The last bit of advice he offered is not just for helping EMTs and firefighters; it is something that should be considered by every living person.

“A lot of people we help are elderly, so they don’t have the ability or the means to do some of these things,” Ates said. “So if you have a neighbor or friend who cannot hang up house numbers, or clear their driveway, or even change their smoke alarm batteries, take a moment and be a friend and help them with these things.”

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Chili Cook-off Draws a Crowd Auction raises funds for academy

By Jennifer Jackson

JJackson.Citizen@gmail.com

The 11th Chili Cook-off fillled the air with spicy scents at the Inn of the Ozarks and the ground-floor rooms with people, who bid on silent and live auction items to support the Academy of Excellence.

The biggest item in the auction, a 1964 500XL Galaxie convertible, did not attract the reserve price of $14,500, so will be raffled off this spring. Only one person put in a bid on the car, valued at $25,000 to $28,000.

For the $10 entry price, people got a bowl and spoon, then circulated among the cooks’ tables, requesting a serving of their chili. Judges awarded first place in the restaurant category to Richard September of Grandma’s Beans and Cornbread. Second place went to Local Flavor’s chili, served

by Sue Thomas, and third to Pied Piper’s steak chili, served by Jeremiah Vazquez.

Most cooks described their entries as mild or slightly spicy. September said his chili wasn’t the type that reaches out and grabs you, but had a delayed kick.

“It’s one of those where people eat it, and then later say, ‘yes,’” September said.

Chance Robbins of Arvest Bank re-

ceived the traveling trophy for best chili in the highly-competitive bank category.

The entry by Robbins, a first-time competitor from Berryville, beat out Community First’s Million Dollar Chili served by Laurie Gunnels and Connie Featherstone, and Cornerstone’s Century Chili, served by Autumn Hudgins and Diane McClelland.

Gary Thompson accepted the first place award in the individual category on behalf of spouse Tommye Thompson, who made the winning entry but was home taking care of the grandsons. The Thompsons’ daughter, Ashley Leahy, won third in the category. Like many of the winners, Thompson donated the $150 prize money to the school. Anne Reed’s chili took the People’s Choice Award, determined by cash donations at her table, and took second place, individual category. Reed and Richard September also donated their prize money to the Academy.

The silent and live auctions raised thousands of dollars for the Academy, a pre-K through 8th grade school at Faith Family Christian Church. Dave Teigen and Gerald Swofford served as auctioneers for 64 donated items, included golf and boating vacations, a scenic flight over Carroll County

Journalist to speak to writers’ group The Village Writing School will host local journalist and editor Kathryn Lucariello at its weekly Village Writing School Writers Night Out this Thursday evening as part of its Feature Writing Project.

Lucariello holds a master’s degree in English with a concentration in professionKathryn Lucariello al writing and taught creative and non-fiction writing in community colleges for 11 years. She has

worked as a reporter and editor with Carroll County News since 1998, serving as editor of the Eureka Springs Times-Echo and Holiday Island News.

She has won several awards with the Arkansas Press Association, including several in feature writing. In addition to working as a reporter mainly covering Holiday Island, Lucariello is currently the editor of HIlights, a quarterly feature magazine focused on Holiday Island.

The Writers Night Out will meet Thursday, Feb. 27, for a soup supper at 5 p.m., followed by the speaker.

The Village Writing School is located at 177 Huntsville Road (Hwy. 23 South) in Eureka Springs. For more information, visit www.villagewritingschool.com.

Dave Teigen, left, presents Chance Robbins of Arvest Bank with the traveling trophy for Best Chili in the bank category.

and mystery baskets with $100 and $200 credit cards. The Dessert of the Month for 12 months went for $225, and a private lunch for 20 for $375, both donated by Charlene McLean of Simply Scrumptious Tearoom. An autographed Duck Dynasty poster, donated by Nelson Funeral Home, went for $210.

A ride-along with the Eureka Springs Police Department’s officer of your choice,

listed as “priceless fun,” drew spirited bidding, driving the price to $180. Four loads of top soil went for $200 each, and a set of tires for $650. Hutchens Construction, Ball & Prier Tire, Eureka Sales, Leahy Construction, Acord’s Home Center, Glory B’s, W.T. Fockers, Riddle Trucking, Melissa Herndon and Harold’s Storage were platinum sponsors, along with the Inn of the Ozarks and Kerusso.

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Guest Commentary An open plea to our elected officials

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ear honorable elected officials of the great state of Arkansas: It cannot be conveyed in this single letter the displeasure and disappointment of learning that none of our state representatives – specifically in Carroll and Benton counties – did or have written any bills to block SWEPCO’s continued efforts to destroy precious and treasured Ozark lands for the erection of hideous, dangerous, and, most importantly, unnecessary 345 kV transmission lines.

This is unlike our neighboring state of Missouri, where SWEPCO’s plan prompted immediate action from State Sens. Scott Fitzpatrick (Shell Knob), Bill Lant, and David Sater, who just recently discovered SWEPCO’s Route 109 would go through Southwest Missouri.

It is understood that Arkansas Sen. Bryan King from Berryville is planning on drafting a draft bill to strengthen private property owners’ rights against eminent domain, but this is clearly not enough – and more needs to be done to stop SWEPCO’s Route 109.

A bill introduced Feb. 6 by Sen. David Sater of Cassville would prohibit SWEPCO from using eminent domain for the project in Missouri. Sater said the bill protects his constituents’ property rights and sends a clear message to SWEPCO and the Arkansas PSC that they need to address “an Arkansas problem in Arkansas.”

People in Southwest Missouri knew what they were doing when they elected Sater, Save the Ozarks Executive Director Pat Costner said.

“His proposed amendment to Missouri’s law on the eminent domain power of utilities is the work of a wily, old-time politician,” she said.

“If the senator’s bill passes, it looks like SWEPCO’s plan could be dead in the water.”

Slater said with no Missouri interest in this line, it simply doesn’t make sense to run the line through the state.

It doesn’t make sense to run the line through Northwest Arkansas either, according to Sen.

King. King said it is a big problem when an individual landowner has to come up with thousands or tens of thousands of dollars to go up against a wealthy corporation when fighting eminent domain or trying to get a fair settlement for providing a right-of-way.

“My biggest concern is the little guy has a hard time beating the big guy in court,” King said.

The “little guy” stands taller than what is described by Senator Bryan. They are a strong and determined community in Northwest Arkansas, with thousands of members and more joining the fight every day. Because the APSC has approved the project, it’s up to you, our officials elected by the people and for the people, to stop this initiative by SWEPCO. The bill that should be on the floor right now is either of the two options: 1). Prohibit eminent domain like Missouri and/or legally block the deforestation of precious Ozark land for the hindrance of intrusive 150 foot towers totaling approximately 250 towers in a 50 mile scarring of the Ozark mountains.

2). Force SWEPCO to use alternative sources of electricity such as wind power as promoted on their own website versus harmful and intrusive towers.

As a native of Northwest Arkansas, I beg the question, why can’t you, our elected officials, stand up for the people who count on you by all legal steps and proceedings, to stop SWEPCO’s plan to deforest, affect Ozarks’ species, emit potential harm to humans, and affect the state’s tourist revenue streams.

Let’s join together and win together. We are MOARK. If the state of Missouri can do this, I know you can. Let’s work on a bill to stop SWEPCO before it’s too late.

Sincerely, Paul Wright

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Citizen of the Week

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or as long as any of us can recall, we’ve gotten an email every week from Ken Bates.

He sends us the Pet of the Week after having gone to the shelter, chosen a needy animal, taken its photograph and prepared the copy to go with it.

This Monday, instead of getting Mr. Bates’ regular email, we learned of his departure from this Earth. And now, we wish we’d have thought to make him Citizen of the Week while he was still with us. He deserves it immensely because of his years of advocacy for the area’s pets. He was a pillar of support for the Good Shepherd Humane Society for the last 30 years or more, and he and his wife, Bobby, put shelter animals’ mugs on bulletin boards all across the region, hoping to find more of them good homes. About eight years ago, the couple donated $50,poo to the shelter to start an endowed fund

that would cover half the expense of spaying and neutering pets for local residents.

Mr. Bates, we’re sorry we didn’t thank you while you were still here, but we do so now. We salute you and your bride for all you’ve done for our community’s pets – and thereby doing so for us, too. We’re certain you’re crossing the infamous Rainbow Bridge with tons and tons of four-legged friends greeting you.

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Citizen Opinion by Margo Elliott

What are you giving up for Lent this year?

Send your opinions to Citizen, P.O., Box 679, Eureka Springs, AR 72632, fax to (479) 253-0080 or e-mail to: citizen.editor@yahoo.com

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Highway/Byway?

Chip Mahan

Kim Clark

Ariel Clark

I’m not Catholic.

I’m giving up the vision for the Joy Motel.

I’m giving up sweeteners that are tempting.

“Tacky Tina”

Sonya Crow “Rubbn4U”

I haven’t made that decision yet.

“Morning Star”

Ezra Wood

“Luckiest Man Alive”

I guess I’d give up dancing, but I don’t celebrate Lent.

“Bright Light”

Whittany Wood “Honeymooner”

I don’t celebrate it, but I would probably give up soda.

AEP/SWEPCO, leave us alone.

When I first learned of the Shipe Road to Kings River power line proposal, I began researching how these 345 KV lines were used. I learned that the State of Maine regards their 345 kV power lines as their interstate highway system for the distribution of electric power, and that the power lines they use to export excess power to Canada are 345 kV lines, just like they want to build here.

The Southwest Power Pool and the Regional State Committee of the Southwest Power Pool, of which Arkansas Public Commission’s member Olan Reeves is president, are outspoken advocates of an electric distribution strategy and cost allocation method called Highway/Byway in documents they filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. In the highway/byway approach, 345 kV power lines are used to encircle areas of local distribution and provide “robust” capacity whether any one needs it and wants it or not.

It seems that the Shipe Road to Kings River power line project has its roots in a power distribution strategy that lies at the core of both the Southwest Power Pool and the Arkansas Public Service Commission. In 2012, APSC commissioner Olan Reeves, serving as president of the Southwest Power Pool’s Regional State Committee, spelled out his committee’s unconditional and unanimous support for the highway/byway approach.

His letter of unanimous support can be found on-line here on pages 137-138: http://www.burnsmcd.com/ Resource_/PageResource/FERC-Order-1000/Region-

Citizen Survey What are you giving up for Lent this year? m Gluttony – I’m going on a diet. m Drinking alcohol. m Smoking. m Nothing.

Go to www.lovelycitizen.com and weigh in.

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al-Compliance-Filings/SPP_Filing.pdf Can it be any surprise that the commission would let stand a judge’s ruling that would put the highway/ byway system in place for Northwest Arkansas and Southwest Missouri when one of the three members of the commission has so much invested in the approach?

During the public hearing in Eureka Springs as local area residents patiently waited their turns to address the judge, one of the employees of the commission confided that the Shipe Road to Kings River power line proposal is essentially a test case. While he refused to elaborate, it’s clear that if the Shipe Road to Kings River application passes the commission, you can expect more power lines of massive scale and disproportion to be coming like a chokehold on the Ozarks. Most of these power lines are already drawn on the Southwest Power Pool’s maps, and it appears that AEP/SWEPCO and the APSC (particularly commissioner Olan Reeves) are each fully committed to the SPP highway/ byway plan for area wide energy distribution.

When it comes to electric power, we prefer homegrown, and AEP/SWEPCO can take its ugly poles, its unwanted lines, and its unwarranted plans and put them if they must where folks no longer care about the natural environment. The Ozarks is not the place for what they have proposed, and I pray that the SPP and APSC can awaken to the reality of this situation. I ask them to please pull the plug on AEP/SWEPCO’s application.

— Doug Stowe Eureka Springs

LAST WEEK’S QUESTION 27 votes cast How do you plan to celebrate Mardi Gras? m By partying at hard as I can before Lent starts.: 0.0% (0 votes) m By attending some of Eureka’s Mardi Gras events.: 22.2% (6 votes) m I don’t ever pay attention to Mardi Gras.: 66.7% (18 votes) m I’m going to New Orleans, baby!: 11.1% (3 votes) Go to www.lovelycitizen.com and weigh in. Vote by Wednesday 9 a.m.

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ic driver heading westbound on Highway 62. Officer located the vehicle but could not catch up to it in traffic, but he also did not witness any reckless driving either. Guess that driver decided to drive straight and fly right.

10:18 a.m. – Officers checked an alarm at a local gas station; it was a false alarm.

1:07 p.m. – A caller reported a downed tree limb on Highway 62 near the intersection of Highway 187. Another Good Samaritan had already removed it from the road by the time an officer arrived.

10:17 p.m. – A caller from White Street reported seeing a man in a cowboy hat beating a blonde woman, and the couple had been walking toward a historic hotel. Officers responded and advised it was just a verbal argument; the woman bore no marks on her from being hit. The couple was headed to

their rooms for the evening.

10:43 p.m. – A caller from Owen Street area reported a large white dog that had been barking for days. Officer was unable to locate the dog, who, as it turns out, has apparently been sound-torturing his neighbors. Animal Control asked to follow up.

Feb. 21 7:14 a.m. – Officers checked Arvest Bank and found that the silent trouble alarm going off was a false alarm. So if it was silent, how did they hear it?

8:07 a.m. – Another caller on Owen Street complained that a dog had barked all night and kept all the neighbors awake. Animal Control asked to follow up.

12:44 p.m. – A caller from New Delhi advised that a puppy was running in and out of traffic nearby. An officer picked up a brown Dachshund and put it in the police kennel for the owner to claim.

4:27 p.m. – A caller from Pivot Rock Road reported that a black Ford pickup was following a guy walking down the

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road who looked to be hurt, and they’d just passed Dairy Hollow Road. Officer made contact with the man, everything was OK. 4:36 p.m. – A teacher at the elementary school reported a cell phone was stolen; report taken.

6:25 p.m. – A caller on Highway 23 South reported a white Dodge with headlights off was driving all over the road.

Officers were advised to watch out for the vehicle.

8:05 p.m. – A caller on Armstrong Street reported that someone had parked their truck blocking her driveway. An officer responded and advised the caller of her options for having the vehicle removed.

9:08 p.m. – A caller from a downtown hotel reported a couple there was very intoxicated and bothering other people.

After they headed toward Highway 62, officers were advised to keep a lookout for them.

Feb. 22 6:06 p.m. – A caller from a local Switzerland-themed inn reported two individuals talking to people who weren’t there.

Huh? As in, they were talking to ghosts?

Officers checked them out, they were just waiting on their cousin. He didn’t happen to be dead, did he? Or invisible?

Things that make you go hmmm...

6:25 p.m. – A caller from Abundant Taxi complained to police of a fake taxi running around town. Report taken.

8:50 p.m. – CCSO dispatchers advised of a reported domestic disturbance occurring on the road to Lake Leatherwood. Officers were asked to be on the lookout.

9:59 p.m. – A local school principal reported that students had damaged her house on Flint Street, using shaving cream and leaving beer cans. Report taken. What ever happened to using toilet paper and “rolling” your principal or teachers to get back at them?

11:19 p.m. – A routine traffic stop at the top of Planer Hill resulted in the arrest of a male subject on charges of DWI, driving on a suspended license, implied consent and open container. Open container? Really? This is not Louisiana!

Duh!

Feb. 23 1:56 a.m. – Routine traffic stop at the intersection of Highways 23 South and 62 resulted in the arrest of a male subject on charges of DWI and speeding.

2:09 a.m. – Routine traffic stop at Brighton Ridge resulted in the arrest of a female subject on charges of DWI and driving left of center.

12:35 p.m. – A resident came to the Police Department to report a blue Mustang driving very slowly and on the wrong side of the road on Passion Play, headed toward Highway 62. Information given to CCSO to be on the lookout; officers could not locate the vehicle in town.

12:59 p.m. – A caller reported a female heavily sedated and under the influence of medication who was trying to get in her car to drive, and they were trying to stop her. An officer arrived and request EMS to respond; the woman admitted to taking a lot of her medication that morning. She ended up going with EMS to Eureka Springs Hospital to get checked out.

2:48 p.m. – A caller reported that two very young females were asking for a place to stay. At about the same time, Rogers Police Department issued a BOLO for two runaway girls. An officer verified the two reported here were the same being sought in Rogers, brought the girls to the Police Department, where police notified Rogers PD and the girls’ parents. Their parents later picked them up. Glad they are OK, but I bet they’re in some hot water!

6:27 p.m. – A caller from a Switzerland-themed inn advised that a female guest had taken some items from the room when she left. The guest promised to return the items; officers advised if she did not then the caller should file a report.

Feb. 24 2:23 a.m. – The caller on Owen Street called back about the same barking dog, a large yellow, long-haired canine who allegedly runs up and down the street barking all the time. Officers were unable to locate; Animal Control asked to follow up. Again. And again.

And again...

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife biologists explore local caves Concerns about impact from proposed SWEPCO project arise

Photos by Chip Ford

The Carroll County Music Group Presents

We’ve Got Talent

By Catherine Krummey

CarrollCountyNews@cox-internet.com

Since SWEPCO’s plans to put a 345 kV transmission line across Carroll County were announced, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has been busy surveying local properties, searching for endangered species.

“This past year, we’ve been to more caves in Carroll County than we ever have before,” Heath Rauschenberger, karst and cave biologist, said, estimating they’ve surveyed about a dozen caves in that time period. “We’re interested in learning more about the caves of Carroll County.”

Last week, Rauschenberger and two of his colleagues went out to Errol Severe’s property, off of County Road 207 outside of Eureka Springs, where they explored a cave that houses about 600 tri-colored bats and one big brown bat.

Neither of those types of bats are endangered, and Rauschenberger said they have not found any endangered species in their trips to Carroll County properties.

A letter from the FWS to SWEPCO attorney Anthony Bassak includes a list of endangered species that are known to occur in Northwest Arkansas: Ozark cavefish, cave crayfish, gray bats, Indiana bats, Ozark big-eared bats and piping plovers.

In the letter, the FWS also recommends establishing “a natural area of 300 feet or greater around any cave, sinkhole, losing stream or spring” when constructing the power line as a precautionary measure to avoid impacts to groundwater and animals.

The full FWS letter to Bassak can be found online at www.carrollconews.com/ media/11/02/11/1102118.pdf.

Any resident who is concerned about caves, springs or animals on their proper-

ty being affected by the SWEPCO line is encouraged to contact Rauschenberger at 479-738-1384 or Heath_Rauschenberger@fws.gov.

“We try to work with folks as best we can,” he said. “If they want us to come out and do a survey, we’d be more than happy to do so.”

Rauschenberger specifically mentioned the Ozark cavefish and cave crayfish, adding that if anyone spots a white fish in a spring on their property to contact him to see if it is one of the endangered species.

He also said that getting information from local people is key in surveying the land around the SWEPCO route, as maps don’t always indicate caves or springs.

“Caves are, by nature, difficult to find,” Rauschenberger said, adding that getting input from local residents has been helpful.

“We’re learning a lot about the area.”

Sunday, March 9, 2:30pm

The Auditorium

Eureka Springs, Arkansas

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Mardi Gras

Light and Sound Parade

The annual Eureka Springs Mardi Gras Light and Sound Parade was held in historic downtown on Saturday evening. The parade stepped off around just after 6 p.m. and had the theme “Eureka Circus”. Hundreds gathered shoulder-to-shoulder from Pendergrass Corner to Basin Spring Park in hopes of expanding their beaded necklace collection. The next Mardi Gras event will be the Hookers and Jokers Ball at the Inn of the Ozarks on Thursday at 6 p.m.

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Page 18 – Lovely County Citizen – February 27, 2014 Photos by Chip Ford

Voulez Vous Black Light Ball

At top right is Voulez Vous staff and owners dressed in black light garb during the Black Light Ball, benefiting the Eureka Springs Downtown Network a Main Street America Program. At top left is bartender Dakota Buck giving his best “mixologist” pose. At left are RoAnna McDaniel and Bill Ott as they make their entrance into the Vous. Above are the black light painters working their skills on a scantly clad model. Below are Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge owners Scott and Tanya Smith on the dance floor.

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Join Good Shepard Humane Society in The Barkus Parade!

Dress your pooch for Marti gras and walk with us.

Meet at the Eureka Springs post office at 1 pm on Saturday March 1st.

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Grassy Knob water system awarded

By Landon Reeves

CCNnews@cox-internet.com

GRASSY KNOB – The Sylvan Shores Water District was awarded the “Small Systems Award” by the Northwest District of the Arkansas Water Works and Water Environment Association.

“The award is for the outstanding job done by the operators in maintaining a small system and not having any kind of water quality violations through the health department,” said Chairman James Clark of the association that presented the award.

The award was presented at the December meeting for the association to Pete Hackley and Bruce Bleser, who are licensed water system operators.

“It was a surprise to us,” said Hackley of the SSWD. “We have been active with the organization ever since I started doing this job five or six years ago. It is an organization of professionals who deal in water works and the water and sewer industry through out the area.”

The association classifies the Sylvan Shores Water District as a small system because of the small number of customers. More than a dozen community members of the Grassy Knob area, or the Sylvan Shores Water District, contribute their time and effort into maintain-

ing and operating the system.

“The continuing involvement of others people in the neighborhood is important,” Hackley continued. “As problems come up we handle them and solicit neighbors to volunteer to help with the problems so community involvement is essential to the operation.”

Hackley retired from civil engineering about 10 years ago, he said. He had to pass a test and get certified by the state before he could start volunteering his time to run the system.

He attributed winning the award to either the short list of competition he had or a presentation his district made to the Northwest Arkansas Water Works and Water Environment Association about running small water systems two years ago.

“It was nice to get the publicity beyond that it doesn’t change anything,” Hackley said. “But it did give some of the people in the community that are not as much involved others some more appreciation for what we do.”

Also awarded by this association in 2013 was Green Forest for wastewater management. For more on that story, visit http://www.carrollconews.com/story/2041826.

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Pete Hackley and Bruce Bleser accept the award on behalf of the Sylvan Shores Water District.

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‘None of Those Things Ever Happened’ How the story of a lost community came to light

By Jennifer Jackson

JJackson.Citizen@gmail.com

In the 1990s, a woman came into David Zimmermann’s antique store on the square in Green Forest. What she told him sent Zimmermann on a quest that led to the publication of “Total Eclipse: The Destruction of the African-American Community of Harrison, Arkansas, in 1905 and 1909,” which won the 1999 Arkansas Historical Association’s Violet B. Gingles Award and led to the formation of the Harrison Community Task Force on Race Relations.

Zimmermann shared the story of this quest to a full house at the Black History Month Reception on Feb. 13 at the Inn of the Ozarks. Hoted by the Eureka Springs Historical Museum, the reception included a talk by Jacqueline Froelich on researching Arkansas’ black communities.

The Ozarks Chorale performed a Eureka Springs anthem composed by Thoro Harris, who was the minister of the African-American church that served the Eureka Springs black community.

Froelich partnered with Zimmermann to produce the publication on Harrison’s hidden history, which started when a woman who came into his Green Forest store and said, “I have had photographs of the last black people in Harrison.” Seeing the photographs, he started researching what happened in Harrison in the first decade of the 20th century.

“The 1900 census is a picture of an incredibly-established community of 115 black and mixed-race people out of a population of 1501,” Zimmermann said. “In the 1910 census, there is one black person.”

But when he went looking for the reason in the Harrison newspaper, there were gaps in the back issues for that decade.

When he asked about it, he was told “none of those things happened,” Zimmermann said. He eventually found a mention on page four of the four-page Berryville newspaper of a federal jury charge to a grand jury. Calling the National Archives, he tracked down a carton containing three

small bound volumes of grand jury minutes. In one were two pages about a race riot in Harrison, described as a conspiracy by persons unknown.

“This story was voided from time and space,” Zimmermann said. “The first time it was told was when we submitted it for the history prize.”

He also found articles in the Rogers newspaper about a group of workers at a railroad camp who moved to Harrison.

One article in the Marshall Mountain Way newspaper reported a night of rioting in Harrison, followed by death threats to members of the black community if they did not leave town immediately. Some walked through the night from Harrison to Eureka, Zimmermann said. One white resident drove his black employee to Eureka in his buggy. Another resident sat on his front porch with a shotgun and said “You aren’t touching anyone that lives in my house.” The 1900 census shows that many of Harrison’s non-white residents were middle-class homeowners and business owners, Zimmermann said.

The Arkansas Historical Association, which published their research, told Zimmermann and Froelich that it was one of the most original pieces of Arkansas history they had ever received. The story of what happened in Harrison was also included in a documentary, “Banished,” about communities in Missouri and Georgia where people were run out of their homes and businesses. Unlocking the silence of what happened in Harrison was one of the proudest things he has ever done, Zimmermann said.

“We made it impossible for the same people to tell the same lie for another 100 years,” he said.

Carolyn Cline of the Harrison Community Task Force on Race Relations, who spoke at the reception, said the task force was formed by a group of ministers four years after the publication came out. The goal was to reach out in reconciliation and show civility and respect while facing the reality of what had happened there, Cline said.

Photo by Jennifer Jackson

Jacqueline Froelich, left, and David Zimmermann, right, pose with Carolyn Cline of the Harrison Task Force on Race Relations after the three spoke at the Eureka Springs Historical Museum’s Black History Month reception.

Cast, crew registration for The Great Passion Play is Sunday Cast and crew registration for the 2014 season of The Great Passion Play will be held on Sunday, March 2, from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Men, women and children 5 years of age and older are needed for this year’s cast. There is a particular need for men between the ages of 20 and 45 to play the parts of apostles, priests and soldiers, as well as families with children.

The 2014 season is May 2 through Oct. 25. The Great Passion Play is “America’s no. 1-attended outdoor drama,” according to the Institute of Outdoor Drama in Chapel Hill, N.C. The production vividly portrays the final week and climax of Christ’s earthly life. Over 170 actors are hired annually to

bring the story to life in a huge outdoor setting under the beautiful Ozark night skies.

Those who have an interest in joining the cast and are unable to come to the March 2 registration are invited to call the play before Sunday at 479-253-8559 between 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. to be considered, or you can go to GreatPassionPlay. org/applications.html to download the necessary documents.

In conjunction with cast registration, applications will be received and interviews conducted for the following positions: ushers, parking attendants, bus drivers, docents, food service workers and reservations clerks will also be held on the grounds of The Great Passion Play on Sunday from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

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Concert at The Aud will celebrate arrival of Spring

In an event that will be the first of its kind in Northwest Arkansas, The Auditorium will host a concert and dance event celebrating the beginning of spring on Friday, March 21. The event will provide an opportunity for everyone in the community to enjoy sights and sounds unlike any previously experienced in this area, bringing the community together to celebrate the renewal that arrives with spring, organizers said.

Several musicians and performance artists have planned original musical compositions for the acoustic concert, new dances choreographed for the event, and even the introduction of new musical instruments built especially for the performance. The show will feature musicians, dancers, singers, and other artists from the local area.

The concert is the highlight of and one of several events during Eureka Springs’ MyWellnessFestival.com to be held the week of the Spring equinox, March 15-22.

The idea for the concert came from a series of “Seasonal Harmonizing Concerts” first performed by Fabien Maman, the founder of modern vibrational therapy.

“These concerts go back in history to a time when sacred arts were the foundation of music and healing,” said Maman.

“Since ancient times, humans have under-

stood that some music and sounds are an expression of the Creator’s universal tone.

When played, these acoustic sounds bring human beings, nature, and the cosmos into healing harmony.”

The idea of renewal also will be expressed in a number of other ways during the event. Growers from local plant nurseries have donated seedlings and spring bedding plants available for a nominal donation at the event. Attendees can take home their own living symbol of spring as a memento, and as a way to “pay forward” the renewal, all money raised at the door and from the plant sale will be donated to Arco Iris Earth Care Project.

“We would like to find a few local sponsors for the event,” said Fred Mayer, Berryville resident, musician and one of the event’s organizers. “This is a chance for individuals as well as local groups and businesses to support a truly unique, firstof-its-kind event in the area and to partner with a group reaching a new audience in northwest Arkansas.”

The Spring Equinox Concert will be held Friday, March 21, at 7 p.m. in The Aud, 32 S. Main St. Admission will be $5 for adults and $2 for youth at the door. For more information about the concert or to purchase VIP Sponsorship tickets contact fiddlinfred51@gmail.com.

Gluten-free baking workshop March 8

GGiven up gluten? Probably the things people miss most when they go gluten-free is bread, followed closely by pizza, then goodies like pie.

Join us at the CulinArts Centerat the Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow on Saturday, March 8 from 1 to 4 p.m. to solve some of the mysteries of baking without gluten.

In a hands-on class, you’ll learn how to make whole-grain bread, pizza crust and pie crust that is every bit as good, if not better, than those containing gluten.

Writers’ Colony Cook Jana Jones and Director Linda Caldwell will lead you on this journey. Jones grew up in the Czech Republic and has been cook-

ing since she could reach the kitchen counter. She’s worked in a number of restaurants around town and owned her own restaurant, The Daily Planet, on White Street until the recession took hold.

Caldwell owned a bed-and-breakfast in Sedona, Ariz., for four years, cooking for and serving up to 14 guests at a time.

Pre-registration for the class is required. Call the Writers’ Colony at 479-253-7444 or email director@writerscolony.org to reserve your spot. The class fee is $25 and must be paid in advance. Cancellations less than 48 hours before the class won’t be refunded.

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Wellness Festival debuts

By Jennifer Jackson

JJackson.Citizen@gmail.com

Eureka Springs Partners in Wellness is presenting a series of programs, activities and workshops the week of March 15, called My Wellness Festival. The festival includes a Spring Equinox Concert at the Auditorium on March 21.

The Wellness Festival kicks off with an all-day event on March 15 at the Crescent Hotel. Called “Living Well, Living Together,” it features speakers, activities, workshops and discussions on bringing about positive change in personal, community and global health. Tickets are $40 before March 10, $50 at the door, and include lunch in the Crescent Dining Room featuring locally-grown food, plus a light breakfast and snacks.

My Wellness events continue throughout the week at Flora Roja, the Eureka Springs Middle School, the Unitarian Church and the Carnegie Public Library annex.

On Tuesday, March 18, and Thursday, March 20, Dawn Anderson will lead Zumba Fitness sessions at the school.

On Wednesday, March 19, Patrice Gros of Foundation Farm will show how to prepare a garden bed at the church, Lillian Bern will present a class on compassionate communication at Flora Roja, and Jillian Guthrie will speak on balance for healers.

On Thursday, March 20, Kit Shepperd will speak on the Native American healing path, Alexa Pittenger on enzymes and Rebecca Clark on the Inca therapies for womb, prostate and digestive health, all at the library annex. A program on climate change is also planned.

Patrice Gros is organizing a pre-festival event on Saturday, March 1, a free, real-time streaming of TEDxManhattan’s “Changing the Way We Eat.” Starting at 9 a.m. at Clear Spring School, participants will view Ted Talk speakers, with breaks for discussion and potluck lunch.

RSVP is needed for seating. BYO food and drink. (mywellness.com) A Spring Equinox Concert will be held at the Auditorium on Friday, March 21, featuring acoustic musicians, singers and

Photo by Jennifer Jackson

: Chia Fresca, Anyone? Workshops at “Living Well, Living Together,” include ways to add more fresh food to your diet, including Chia seed sprouts.

dancers. The week concludes with the Local Farmers Seed Swap on Saturday, March 22, at the library annex. People who attend “Living Well” will be entered in a drawing for 12 gift certificates from wellness partners.

Advance tickets for “Living Well, Living Together” are available from Patrice Gros at the Thursday Morning Farmers Market in Pine Mountain Village, Flora Roja Community Acupuncture and Herbal Apothecary, 119 Wall St., or by phone from Eureka Massage and Wellness Therapy, 479-253-9208.

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Village View

Alison

By Sandra TaylorSynar Brown

You Can’t Keep a Good Poodle Down

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have been trying for a year now to land a particular New York agent who’s had a number of bestsellers. I first heard back from him on the evening of the reception for last year’s Books in Bloom authors. It was a heady moment to be in the room with all those authors and receive an email on my phone from this agent saying, “the writing is great.”

However, the email also included the word “alas.” Alas it will need some revision to make it more marketable. I liked his suggestions and thought they would make a stronger book. Ok. No problem.

At his request, I rewrote the first chapter of the modern narrative and the first chapter of the historical narrative. He loved the modern rewrite, but he thought the historical voice needed to sound more “historical.”

I rewrote that chapter again. He said it sounded “stilted.”

I rewrote it again. Now he says it’s got “too much history explanation.”

I’m pretty sure I could place this manuscript with a small press and that’s a very respectable option. I could also self-publish it, which is also a respectable option if you’re sure that your book is the best you can do and not full of typos and silly errors.

But I am so close. As my writer friend said, “You’re so close I feel sorry for you.”

The director of my MFA program said, “If you would just write women’s fiction, you would get published in a minute.” I understand that “women’s fiction” means books about relationships seen through a woman’s eyes. However, the term to me seems condescending, as if to say that women are too narrow to want to read books with a big canvas.

And my mother, who never minces words says, “Why can’t you write about ‘normal’ stuff. You always do everything the hard way.”

Well, I’ve always believed that our reach should extend our grasp. I also believe that

we are called, called to want to tell certain stories, as if those stories were part of us, embedded in our DNA from before birth. Jewish scriptures report God saying, “I know the plans I have for you. And Christian scriptures say, “He who has begun a good work in you will perform it.”

A lot of our lives we struggle under our own power to make things happen. But then, sometimes, we just feel like we’re in the zone of our best destiny and everything that happens propels us forward. Even the things that ought to bring us down. That’s how I feel about my writing and that’s how I feel about the Village Writing School.

It amazes me that people can’t see that all I want to do is to give people the tools to tell their stories in the most beautiful, creative, publishable way. I have been publically attacked, slandered, libeled, asked to leave a public event, and called a liar to my face. I have been accused of things I never imagined doing and every good motive has been maligned. Because I try to put a personal, warm, grandmotherly face to a program, to make it seem less like a snobby institution, I’ve been told, “It’s all about you.”

The fact is that God or Karma or the Universe or Whatever knows my heart and my motives and that’s the only Entity I answer to. So whenever I feel this gigantic negative energy ball, fueled by bitterness and envy, rolling against us, I try to listen to my highest self and think: Ok. How can I use their negative energy to power something good?

How can I respond to this in such a way that it will be even better for the Village Writing School?

So to those forces who think Eureka Springs does not need the Village Writing School, I say: Bring it. Your hot air is the wind beneath our wings.

And to my almost-agent I say: Yes, I will rewrite my chapter yet again.

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Alison Taylor-Brown has an MFA in Fiction and a lifetime of teaching experience from preschool to university levels. She directs The Village Writing School, whose mission is to foster the development of area writers through workshops, writers’ circles, and coaching. Her column, Village View, appears weekly. To talk to Alison about your writing goals and dreams, contact her at alisontaylorbrown@me.com or 479 292-3665.

Village Instructor launches Book Village Writing School instructor and Eureka Springs literary treasure Wendy Taylor Carlisle is launching her new book, Persephone on the Metro, with a reading at the Association of Writers and Writing Programs, being held in Seattle this week.

The AWP, which focuses Wendy Taylor Carlisle on poetry and literary narrative, is the largest writers’

conference in the U.S. Carlisle is the author of two books, Discount Fireworks (Jacaranda Books 2008) and Reading Berryman to the Dog (Jacaranda Books, 2000) and two chapbooks, After Happily Ever After, (2River Chapbook Series, #15) and The Storage of Angels (Slow Water Press, 2008). She has been published in too many journals and anthologies to list and has been nominated multiple times for the Pushcart Prize and twice for Best of the Web. Wendy leads a poetry roundelay at the Village Writing School every other Sunday afternoon. Her book is available on Amazon.

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The Village Writing School In this nostalgic piece, life changes radically in the 1950s for a cotton farmer’s nineyear-old daughter when her family moves to the foreign country of the Midwest.

Life and Unexpected Opportunities

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hen I was nine years old, my family moved from our small farm in northeast Arkansas to the factory towns of the Calumet Region of Indiana and Illinois. It was a frightening time for my sister and me. It was a sad time for my mother and father.

Daddy had always been a small farmer in the rich flatlands west of Memphis and north of Little Rock. He loved the freedom of working for himself in the outdoors, feeling the hot sun on his back or the cold wind on his face. But the days of the small farmer were ending.

Times were changing and he had to change with them. Each year it was harder and harder to make ends meet. The cotton prices went up and there was money for new equipment and more seeds. The cotton prices went down and there was no money to hire help in the fall. When the rain came too soon, the small seedlings washed away.

When the rain didn’t come at all, the rice fields had to be flooded with precious water needed for other crops. It was a losing battle with the economy, the weather, and boll weevils. It was time to go, and Daddy straightened his tired back and looked north.

While everything around us seemed to be in transition, we all depended on Mother as our safe haven and security. She was there every morning, milking the cranky old cow, putting the oatmeal or pancakes on the table, and putting us through our paces of household chores. What we never understood was the fear that she faced with the coming changes or the worry about what would happen to us far from the home we knew and the family that gave us our strength.

We were leaving behind all that was familiar and going into a hostile world of people who spoke with strange Midwestern accents and who spoke much too fast.

A place where one house was next to another and another, all the way down the unknown streets. A place where there were

different grocery stores, different churches, different work, and different food. It was—but was not—the same country. And worst of all, the family and friends that had always been with us were left behind to continue life without us. That emptiness would always be in the backs of our minds, reminding us that life is unpredictable and that loss could happen again.

It was the 1950s and our first home in the north wasn’t a house at all – it was a small mobile home in a sprawling trailer park. It had a small living area, kitchen and bedroom. The bench seats in the dining area folded out and together to make a small bed that I shared with my older sister. To me it was like living in a dollhouse, even though we had to go to the common bathroom and bathhouse. For my sister and me it wasn’t a big deal because we had an outhouse in the country and bath time had been filling a galvanized tub with water once a week. Steaming hot showers once or twice a week were a real treat and a surprisingly social occasion for us. Now that I look back on it, it must have been embarrassing for Mother to have so little privacy after living in her own snug house all her married life.

Daddy never showed his feelings but I suppose our living conditions were not much different for him than the years he was in the army in World War II. What was different was that he went from days in the open air and sunshine to day after day working in a factory making gypsum into wallboard. Every day – day in and day out – he went to work in that factory because that is what it took to support his family.

He probably hated it, but never said so.

Daddy was from “The Greatest Generation” that believed the full value of a man was based on his doing what was required and never complaining.

Now the years have rolled by and Daddy is gone. We lived in the north and prospered for most of our adult lives. My sister and I are both senior citizens and Mother

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To support our local 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 or call (479) 292-3665

This Week’s Writer Shirley Lamberson is in assisted living. The thing that did stay with us over all those years is the knowledge that family and the people you love are really all you have. I value my parents and the generations that came before them because they “did what was needed” and did it without regret.

I now realize how much I learned from those changes in my early life. I met people from all walks of life, traveled to places I’d only read about in books, and I learned things that I never dreamed of as a child.

While many people fear change, I learned from that early life transition that change is what you make of it, not a good or bad thing in itself. If you fear change and try to hold onto the past, you’ll be disappoint-

ed and will be unhappy regardless of what happens. If you embrace change and look for the opportunities it brings with it, you can enrich your life, move into a meaningful future, and find happiness almost anywhere the future takes you.

After a career as a systems analyst and technical writer in the hightech industry of Austin, Texas, Shirley moved to Eureka Springs to enjoy the Ozarks and try her hand at creative writing. This piece is her first published non-technical writing.

Everything You Need to Write a Beautiful Book 2014 Writing Craft Core Curriculum

Two Mistakes with High Events February 22 or March 15 – The Word & the Sentence Endings can Culminate or Imply Diction Continuation Ending Lightral or From Afar?

Sound Devices The Sentence March 22, 2014 & May or June TBA – Self-Editing Figurative Language Types of Phrases From First Draft to Finished ManuStyle script in 15 Steps March 1 or April 19 – Subtext, High Reviewing and Applying all the Writer’s Tools Events, Closing May 3 Below the Surface of Story, Plot, Short Stories with Pat Carr (patcarrContext Implicit Narrative books.com) Weaving the Dramatic & the Subtle Unless otherwise noted, all workshops are 9-4 and are $45.

Register online at VillageWritingSchool.com For more information, contact alisontaylorbrown@me.com or 479 292-3665.

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Calendar of Events Through March 3: Call for May Timmy Choi after his arrest. To avoid p.m. For more info on club youth soccer, more information, contact Mary Dolce the death penalty, Choi agrees to reveal visit www.eteamz.com/eurekasoccer. at 479-253-4939.

Festival of the Arts Events

The Eureka Springs Arts Council is now seeking submissions of events, exhibits and shows to be included in the May Festival of the Arts promotions and listings. The deadline to submit your event information is March 3. To be included in the May Festival of the Arts, submit the following information to ArtsCouncilEureka@gmail.com: Name of event, location, time, description, artists featured, admission cost (if any), contact information, Facebook/website links, links to videos pertaining to event (if any), and, if possible, high-resolution photos and logos in jpeg format. For more information call 479-244-6636.

Feb. 28: Free adult beginning computer classes

The Carnegie Public Library will once again partner with the University of Arkansas at Monticello and Connect Arkansas to provide free Adult Computer Literacy Training in the Library Annex in Eureka Springs on Friday, Feb. 28.

There will be two identical sessions offered, one in the morning from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and an afternoon session from 2 to 5. The three-hour class, aimed at those ages 50 and older, will give detailed instruction in computer literacy from how to use your computer to setting up email and navigating Facebook.

If you attended the similar session in October, you are welcome to enroll again for a refresher. Laptops will be provided, but you are encouraged to bring your own if you prefer. If you are interested in enrolling, contact the library at 479253-8754.

Feb. 28: Secret Season Cinema 2014 Foreign Film Fest

Join us for the fourth screening at this year’s foreign film series at the Eureka Springs Carnegie Library. This week’s feature is “Drug War,” a Chinese-Hong Kong film about police Captain Zhang, who partners with a drug lord named

information about his partners who operate a methamphetamine ring. Zhang grows suspicious of Choi’s honesty as several police officers began a raid on the drug ring. Rated R. With free admission and popcorn, the film starts at 7 p.m. in the library annex. For more information on the films in our series, visit eurekalibrary.org.

March 1: Subtext, High Events, Closing at the Village Writing School

A full-day writing workshop, “Subtext, High Events, Closing,” will be offered at The Village Writing School in Eureka Springs on Saturday, March 1, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.. The workshop will cover Below the Surface of Story, Plot, Context; Implicit Narrative; Weaving the Dramatic & the Subtle; Two Mistakes with High Events; Endings can Culminate or Imply Continuation; and Ending Literal or From Afar, and will be taught

by Village Writing School Director, Alison Taylor-Brown. She has an MFA in fiction from the University of Southern New Hampshire. The workshop will take place at The Village Writing School, 177 Huntsville Rd. in Eureka Springs (Highway 23 South). Pre-registration is required, and class size is limited. Cost for the all-day workshop is $45. Register online at villagewritingschool.com. For more information, contact Taylor-Brown at alisontaylorbrown@me.com or 479292-3665.

March 1 & 8: Youth soccer sign-ups

The Eureka Springs Soccer Club is pleased to announce sign-up dates for its spring youth soccer program. Team ages available from under 6 through under 14. Registration is at the Eureka Springs Middle School Cafeteria on March 1 and 8 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Alternately, kids can also be signed up at first practices at the Leatherwood ballfields on March 5 and 12 from 3:30 to 5

March 2: ‘Some Assembly Required’ at EUUF

On Sunday, March 2, at Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 17 Elk St.: Rev. Jeff Briere believes that Unitarian Universalism is like a table you buy from IKEA – some assembly is required. After years in the theater, among other trades, at the age of 50, Briere entered Meadville Lombard Theological School. He is currently the Interim Minister at the UU Community Church in Glen Allen, Va. The program is at 11 a.m., followed by refreshments. Childcare is provided. Join us after the program for Soup Sunday: Soups, bread, sweets, juice, wine and tea, along with great conversation. Bring something to share if you can! It’s a bargain at $4 per adult, $2 per cld and a $10 max per family.

March 3: Holiday Island Community Church Men’s Fellowship

You are invited to the Holiday Island Community Church Men’s Fellowship breakfast on Monday, March 3 with coffee at 7:30, breakfast at 8 and a guest speaker at 8:30. Our speaker, Burt Camp, is a native of the area and traces his heritage to the early pioneer settlers.

Burt’s interest in the history of the area has resulted in a collection of pictures and stories handed down over the years.

For more information, contact Duane Kriesel at 479-244-6422.

March 4: Eureka Springs Hospital Guild meeting

The public is invited to attend the March Eureka Springs Hospital Guild meeting, to be held at 1:30 p.m. in the hospital cafeteria on Tuesday, March 4.

Dr. Greg Kresse and Dr. Charles Beard will present some healthcare needs in our community that might be new projects for the ES Hospital Guild. For

March 6: Countywide Speech Competition

The Carroll County 4-H Teen Leadership Club is hosting a Countywide Speech Contest on Thursday, March 6 at 6 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 806 W. Freeman in Berryville. There are two divisions: the junior division, ages 9 to 13, will be covering the subject of “Great Leaders in History,” while the senior division, ages 13 to 19, will be covering “Power of Leadership.” Trophies and first-place cash prizes – $50 in the junior division and $100 in the senior division – will be awarded. Entry forms are available at the Carroll County Extension Office, 909B Freeman Switch Road in Berryville.

March 7: Military Ball

Holiday Island’s Pendergrass Rose American Legion Post 36 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 77 are sponsoring their 5th Annual Military Ball, “Honoring Our Military Heritage” at the 1886 Crescent Hotel and Spa on March 7.

Cocktail hour will be from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Conservatory, with dinner seating beginning at 6 in the Crystal Ballroom Dining Room. Dinner will be a double entrée of beef and salmon. A cash bar will be available during the cocktail hour and dinner/dance. The University of Arkansas Air Force ROTC will post the Colors and provide a POW/MIA ceremony honoring our Prisoners of War and Missing in Action. Dancing will follow the program and dinner, with music provided by Don Naas. Everyone is invited to attend, regardless of Veteran status. Attire is Mess Dress, Formal or Business. Special Room Rates are available at the Crescent Hotel for Military Ball attendees. Tickets, at a cost of $37.50 each, may be obtained by calling Dean Lahm at 479-253-5912 or Don Naas at 479-253-7473. Reservations are required by Feb. 15.

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The Natural Way When to take supplements

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f course I support our local organic farmers and the healthy/fresh produce we get Jim Fain year round. It is true we all need to get our nutritional needs met first through food choice.

You can be sure I do this at my home. But, therapeutic levels of a nutritional supplement may be needed for wellbeing that just can’t be gotten by eating good food.

Choosing the right supplement and the right amount is the key to, perhaps, avoiding synthetic medicine.

These days information is stunningly easy to get on any topic making it difficult to sort out differing supplement claims. Even the simple questions of when to take the supplement, with food or not, combining multiple supplements and interaction with medications, sometimes seem unclear. Reminding yourself that supplements are food and not a prescribed drug, helps sort this out.

Knowing the best time to take supplements is best determined by your own eating schedule. Most supplements are best taken with food but a very few should be between meals. Most supplements digest the best when taken with meals. When you eat, your digestive system is going into full gear, so you will get the best benefit. Exceptions to this would be individual amino acids (aminos have “L” in front, like L-Tyrosine or L-Theanine), SAMe and some romantic enhancement supplements. Of course stimulant supplements are best not taken before bedtime and sleep/ sedation supplements need to be taken before bedtime.

Also, as with anything, allergies happen, this is very uncommon and rarely severe.

Most of us swallow multiple supplements each day. Unlike prescribed drugs, there is little to worry about in terms of interactions. Think about it as though you’re eating at a buffet. Combining food like veggies, bread and protein is only based upon what you want to eat and how you feel after eating. Food supplements are simply more potent sources of certain foods. If taking multiples of supplements, separating (dividing) the dose is best, especially if you want to keep a high level of the nutrient going all day long.

The general rule of food supplementation and using prescribed drugs is that if they do the same thing then don’t use the supplement, as you can overdo. An example of this is using SAMe or 5HTP for depression while taking Paxil or Effexor. This is not a good thing. Of course with your doctor’s agreement the supplement may work better for you, so a trial can be made.

Additionally, a small handful of supplements need extra care such as naringin, creatine, kava and ephedra, so extra guidance with these is a good thing.

Wisecrack Zodiac Aries: Sometimes people in glass houses shouldn’t throw Windex around.

On Friday you’ll see something you can’t unsee, but it will make you paranoid enough to buy some extra thick curtains.

Taurus: If you knew then what you know now, you’d probably make the same mistakes. Chalk it up to listening to what’s in your underwear rather than what’s under your hat. Goodness knows, they both get aired out just as often.

Gemini: Your moods are spinning so fast, people want to stick you behind a boat and go for rides on the lake. It may not be good for your emotional health, but you would make a few bucks.

Cancer: You may never know what makes the opposite sex tick. Just remember, never touch the blue wire unless you can outrun the explosion.

Leo: Prettiness is what people see when you walk down the street; beauty is when you trip over your feet, jump back up and take a bow while laughing.

Prepare to be gorgeous this week.

Virgo: Everyone needs a safe spot, but yours is probably not in the home theater room of the electronics store. Once the sales clerk sees you going commando with Cheetos on the leather sofa, you’ll need a hideout in another county. Fast.

Libra: No one can hold a candle to you, especially after that interpretive dance with the hose at the gas pump.

Keep everyone at a safe distance or you’ll be a flash in the pan.

Scorpio: You’re feeling more unloved than spray cheese at a gourmet dinner. You might not whet someone’s appetite right now, but they’ll sneak over to you in the middle of the night.

Be kinky, do it in the pale light of the open fridge.

Sagittarius: Feeling off your rhythm? You’re walking like a crawdad needing talcum powder. Life wouldn’t chap your hide if you sat on it less. Get out there and get your groove back. If you can’t find your own, borrow some-

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one’s groove for a while, just don’t stretch it out and give it back all sweaty.

Capricorn: Some people save for a rainy day, but you’re saving for a zombie apocalypse. After all, umbrellas are cheap but ammo and axe handles are not. Have you seen what a good anti-zombie helmet goes for these days? Keep collecting those pennies.

Aquarius: Babies have an excuse for the soft spot on their heads; you don’t. Quit mushing out your brain with bad TV and pick up a book. If you

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improve your vocabulary, you’ll be able to describe those Jackass stunts you watch on YouTube with much more detail.

Pisces: Lately you’ve been like a pair of flip flops in a formal Prom world. Relax. To everything there is a season, and your time in the sun will come. When it does, don’t gripe over a little sand between your toes.

Answers on page 31

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Lively Entertainment

By Kristal Kuykendall

by Kristal Kuykendall

A new-to-us bluegrass band, and several Mardi Gras parties

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his weekend brings several newto-us acts to Eureka Springs, including a Fayetteville bluegrass band and a New Orleans-style jazz/ funk combo featuring horns!

On Saturday, Fayetteville-based Cutty Rye plays at New Delhi Cafe.

“Cutty Rye is a four-piece band of seriously off-the-wall bluegrass aficionados,” writes Peter Read of Nightflying magazine. “I suspect they can whip the room into a whooping frenzy with their bouncy, almost frantic approach to overall fun music.

“Thing is, their musical art seems to be a home-brewed concoction that includes elements from traditional bluegrass, classic rock-n-roll, blues, and even jazz in places. Their first album ‘Half Pack of Chesterfields’ is a spir-

ited set of rockin’, stompin’, bluegrass tunes guaranteed to get you out of your seat and onto the dance floor.”

Cutty Rye performs from 6 to 10 p.m. on the (covered) patio stage; open to all ages and no admission charge. New Delhi is located at 2 N. Main St., 479253-2525.

••• Later on Saturday evening is Chelsea’s Corner Cafe & Bar Mardi Gras party, featuring the Crescent City Combo with local Jeff Gray on trumpet.

Sounds like a blast! The music will start around 9 p.m.; open to ages 18 and up, and admission is $5. Chelsea’s is located at 10 Mountain St., 479-253-6723.

••• Tuesday night, enjoy the sweet, soulful, country sounds of the Josh Jen-

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THURSDAY, FEB. 27 • Squid & Whale, 37 Spring St., 479253-7147: Open Mic and Pie Social, 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, FEB. 28 • Blarney Stone, 85 S. Main St., 479363-6633: TBD • Cathouse / Pied Piper, 82 Armstrong St., 479-363-9976: Tony Bergkoetter, 8 p.m. to midnight • Chaser’s, 169 E. Van Buren, 479-2535522: Winter Game Finals • Chelsea’s, 10 Mountain St., 479-2536723: Lord Buffalo, 9 p.m.

• Eureka Live!, 35 N. Main St., 479253-7020: DJ & Dancing, 9 p.m. to close • Henri’s Just One More, 19 1/2 Spring St., 479-253-5795: Juke Box, 9 p.m.

• Jack’s Place, 37 Spring St., 479-2532219: Fatz59 • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard), 105 E. Van Buren, 479-253-2500: Karaoke

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nings Band at the Squid and Whale Pub’s Mardi Gras party.

Fayetteville-based Josh Jennings has been writing and recording music for more than 15 years. His songwriting skills earned him the top prize at last fall’s 65th Annual Ozark Folk Festival held here in Eureka Springs, and he is scheduled to perform in the main event in 2013.

In June 2012, Josh Jennings Band released its debut album, “Ol’ Car,” which has received great reviews (see below) and is being played on Spotify and Pandora as well as local country radio.

Teaming up with lead vocalist, guitarist and frontman Jennings is Bob Alexander, a seasoned flat-picker who adds a lot of drive to their sound, and Kris Hurt holds down the rhythm with upbeat, walking bass lines.

The group performs all originals, but they have a familiar feel and sound to them — likely thanks to the nature of Jennings’ songwriting.

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with DJ Phillip, 8 p.m.

• New Delhi Cafe, 2 N. Main St., 479253-2525: Johnny and Friends, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Den, 45 Spring St., 479-363-6444: Ride Shy, 8 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Tavern, 417 W. Van Buren, 479-253-8544: Karaoke with Jerry, 7 p.m.

• Squid & Whale: Local Kine and Derek and Friends, 8:30 p.m.

• Voulez-Vous Lounge, 63 Spring St., 479-363-6595: TBD, 9 p.m.

SATURDAY, MARCH 1 • Blarney Stone: Brian Muench, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

• Cathouse / Pied Piper: TBD, 8 p.m. to midnight • Chaser’s: Watts It2U, 9 p.m.

• Chelsea’s: Mardi Gras Party featuring Crescent City Combo with Jeff Gray, 9 p.m.

• Eureka Live!: DJ & Dancing 9 p.m. to close • Henri’s Just One More: Juke Box, 9 p.m.

• Jack’s Place: Karaoke with DJ Goose & Maverick, 8 p.m. to midnight • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): The George Brothers and The Jack Honey Girls, 9 p.m.

• New Delhi Cafe: Cutty Rye, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Den: Ride Shy, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Blew Reed & The Flatheads, 8 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Tavern: Ride Shy, 7:30 p.m.

• Squid & Whale: Yao Angelo with Ozaka Waba, 9:30 p.m.

• Voulez-Vous Lounge: TBD, 9 p.m.

SUNDAY, MARCH 2 • Rowdy Beaver Den: Jesse Dean, noon to 4 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Tavern: Free Pool Sunday • Squid & Whale: Local Kine MONDAY, MARCH 3 • Chaser’s: Poker ‘n’ Pool night • Chelsea’s: Springbilly, 9 p.m.

TUESDAY, MARCH 4 • Chelsea’s: Open Mic, 9 p.m.

• Squid & Whale: Mardi Gras celebrations featuring The Josh Jennings Band, 7:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5 • Chaser’s: Ladies night, 9 p.m.

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JANUARY EVENTS Sat., Jan 5 • 5-8 p.m.

Kings Day Kick Off Sat., Jan. 19 • 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Photo by David Bell

Melissa Clare teaches traditional Scottish folk dancing. At the Holiday Island Elks Lodge last Saturday, a three-piece Scottish/Irish/Celtic band from Goshen played for Clare’s class to dance with live music. Here, Clare, at left, shows her students how to do a reel, demonstrating with Rebecca Babbs of Eureka Springs.

By Kathryn Lucariello CCNhi@cox-internet.com

HOLIDAY ISLAND – “Scottish country dancing is the exuberant social dancing that has been performed in the village halls and ballrooms of Scotland for several centuries,” said Melissa Clare in 2012, when she first began teaching it in the Eureka Springs areas. “Many people of this area are of Celtic descent. I think it is appropriate to offer Scottish dancing, and for the children, particularly, this might be culturally enriching.”

Scottish country dance is a form of dance involving groups of couples tracing progressive patterns, called reels, jigs or strathspeys, depending on the music. It can occur in squares, lines, couples or tripets moving around the room. It is very much like square dancing or line dancing, of which it is probably the progenitor.

Clare learned the form as a child in Kent, England, from an old gent, “The Brigadier Macintyre,” whom she describes as “well over 70” for as long as she knew him, which was about 18 years.

Clare has competed for medals from the

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, and after moving to America taught the dance form in private school and also became involved with American Contra Dancing.

A couple years ago, when Clare began teaching Scottish country dance, she set it up as a series of classes, but now she is offering as an open class on Tuesday evenings. “It’s not a series now, and it’s on a donation basis,” Clare said.

She brings music recordings for the different dances, but one exciting new direction is that she has been talking to the ceilidh (pronounced “kaylee”) band Crooked Creek, whose members are from Harrison and Goshen and who have played for Irish dance classes in Harrison and done a lot of ceilidhs (community social gatherings with music, dance and food).

Scottish country dancing meets every Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Holiday Island Elks Lodge in the Park Shopping Center on Hwy. 23 North. Comfortable clothing and soft shoes are best. Class cost is by donation. No experience necessary, and everyone is welcome. For more information, call Melissa Clare at 479-253-8252.

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EUREKA SPRINGS Best Western Inn of the Ozarks 207 W. Van Buren 479.253.9768

MORNING COOK

Full Time Position Available

• Year round employment • Vacation & Holiday Pay Now accepting applications. Please apply in person.

ATTENTION Brighton Ridge of Eureka Springs is seeking a qualified individuals to fill the position of:

Assistant Director of Nursing & Full-Time Floor nurse LPN, CNA or RN

Brighton Ridge offers a newly remodeled living and working environment located in the beautiful city of Eureka Springs, AR. Brighton Ridge offers a competitive wage scale, full health insurance, 401K plans, and vacation benefits.

Please inquire at the Business Office or send resumes to Jayme Creek. jcreek@victoriahealthcare.net

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The Legendary Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs is now hiring an

Executive Chef/ Kitchen Manager.

Ideal candidates will have a passion for food, culinary skill to produce exceptional catering and Sunday Brunch presentations and an AS or BS in culinary Arts with a business acumen.

Candidates may apply directly to the General Manager via email at jackmoyer@gmail.com.

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Victorian Classic Continued from page 8

tional for race day entries; for 2-Mile Run and Walk, $20 ($15 for 18 and younger) for those registered by March 7 and $5 more on race day.

Registration and packet pick-up are available Friday evening, March 7 during the wine-and-cheese reception. T-shirts will be available for the first 250 entries.

For more information on the Victorian Classic 10K-2 Mile Run/Walk, contact Mickey at 479-244-6545. Registration forms are available at www.eurekarotary. org.

Proceeds for this year’s event benefit the Merlin Foundation, “Investing in the Future – Helping Children Today.”

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“Fuzzy” is #211 at the Good Shepherd Animal Shelter. She’s a pretty, medium size, 4-year-old Schnauzer mix whose owner passed away.

She’s a wonderful pet – friendly to all.

She loves to walk on a leash or ride in a car. She’d be a great addition to any home. Fuzzy is spayed and has all her shots and can be adopted at the Shelter, Hwy 62 east of Eureka Springs; open 12 to 5 p.m. every day but Wednesday; phone 479-2539188. The Shelter has just received 17 pretty little Lab, Boxer & Pit Bull mix puppies. Most adoption fees are greatly reduced during February.

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Transition

Aug. 3, 1927 – Feb. 18, 2014

Transition

March 29, 1911 – Feb. 12, 2014

Mary Lou Hubbard

MARY LOU HUBBARD, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born Aug. 3, 1927, in Waldo, Ark., a daughter of Guy Nathaniel and Lois (Butcher) Bradshaw. She departed this life Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in her home in Eureka Springs, at the age of 86 years.

Mary Lou was of the Church of Christ faith. She worked as a secretary for Farmers Insurance Company.

She is survived by one son, Keith Hubbard and wife Gayla of Eureka Springs; one granddaughter, Lacey and husband Anthony Rodriquez of Dallas; four great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; two step-granddaughters; one step-grandson; and a host of friends and loved ones.

Florence Willett Marable, born March 29, 1911, in Albia, Iowa, passed to a new life on Feb. 12, 2014, just 45 days before her 103 birthday.

She was the oldest and only surviving child of George Walter Willett and Evelyn Lowery Willett.

She is survived by her son Doug Marable of Quemado, N.M., her daughter and son-in-law Florence and Dick Witkop of Park Rapids, Minn., and her daughter and son-in-law Sue and Tom Hammer of Eureka Springs.

She is also survived by five grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, and 20 great great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband Louis, her parents, her brother and 2 sisters.

She was active in the Northwest Arkansas Heirloom Doll Club and Lone Star Bible Church. She had been active in the Grandview Extension Club and the Carroll County Senior Center.

Florence taught first grade for many years.

She was also an elementary school district reading consultant/specialist who raised the reading level of the school district significantly. She also taught at the University of Chicago.

In December, 1949, Mary Lou was united in marriage with Preston David Hubbard who preceded her in death. She was also preceded by her parents, Guy and Lois Bradshaw, one son, Gordon Hubbard, two sisters and four brothers.

Funeral service was held on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, at the Jaynes Memorial Chapel in Duncanville, Texas, with Ron Carlson officiating. Interment followed in the National Cemetery in Dallas under the direction of Jaynes Memorial Chapel.

Memorial donations may be made to the ECHO Clinic, 4004 East Van Buren, Eureka Springs, AR 72632.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at nelsonfuneral.com.

Florence Marable

She and her husband retired to Eureka Springs in 1971. They restored and lived in the 1914 Brooklyn Schoolhouse for 25 years before moving to a smaller home.

Florence led a full and interesting life. She was a voracious reader. She enjoyed traveling. When she was a young girl, the family went with her father during summer vacations as he took teaching positions at various universities around the country. She attended 26 different universities, beginning when she was 12 years old.

She continued her travels within the country as an adult. After her 90th birthday she traveled to England and Scotland with her oldest grandson and his wife. She also traveled to Alaska twice and the Caribbean.

People who knew Florence well loved her.

She was comfortable to be around, was interesting, and was an excellent listener. Friends knew they could count on her.

A memorial service is planned for March 29 at the Lone Star Bible Church on Hwy 23, 5 miles south of Eureka. Donations in her memory may be made to the Carroll County Senior Center (202 W Madison, Berryville, AR 72616) or the Carroll County Library (104 Spring St, Berryville, AR 72616).

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On Saturday, Eureka Springs Public Schools presented their Renaissance Students Awards at the high school, broken down into three categories Gold (4.0GPA), Silver (3.53.9) and Bronze (3.0-3.4) – each with their own rewards. 26 local businesses joined the effort to offer the recipients a wide array of “freebies” from 30-minute massages to a pound of fudge! Gold recipients are: Grace Windle, Nathan Andress, Wade Carter, Sarah Weems, Dallas Galyen, Jacob Hager, Corinna Campbell-Green and Nicole Morrison.

Silver recipients are: Mara Adams, Sara Baker, Hunter Dickelman, Manon Gros, Miranda Hudson, Joseph McClung, Ryan Sanchez, Matthew Sharp, Jeremiah Alvarado, Justin Gall, Allan Gammill, Taylor Little, Angela Tenan, Naomi Floyd, Dalton Kesner, Wyatt Pavelsek, Clara Rorick, Callista Audet and Sarah Vaughn. Bronze recipients are: Haley Comstock, Max Hart, Kyla Boardman, Alex Joy, Sarah Andress, Quentin Cook, Hanna Kelly, Franklin Samuelson, Caleb Watson, Breanna Bennett, Heidi Kirk and Arianna Lietzen.

AVIATION CADET WORLD & MUSEUM Eureka Springs’ BEST KEPT SECRET…Until Now… “MEET THE MASTER”

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Many of life’s problems are addressed by the only One qualified to answer them according to His word. This hour long program can change your life for the better!

First presentation of this season, SATURDAY, MARCH 22 • 1:00pm At: AVIATION CADET WORLDS SILVER WINGS CHAPEL Onyx Cave Road • Eureka Springs This program will continue throughout the season whenever we have at least 20 reservations to show it. $10 Donation per person Requested (Or whatever you can afford) RESERVATIONS REQUIRED PLEASE CALL 479-253-5008 For More Information Visit Our Website www.aviationcadet.org

EVERYONE WELCOME

“Travel back in time, to the glory days of

the Aviation Cadets” 542 County Road 2073, Eureka Springs, AR 72632 479.253.5008 • www.aviationcadet.com

F-100 Super Sabre

The first of the Century Series collection of USAF jet fighters, it was the first USAF fighter capable of supersonic speed in level flight.

Navy T-34 Mentor

The T-34-A and -B (which this aircraft is) was used by the air force and the navy for primary training.

They also were used by various base aero clubs.

Convair T-29 The T-29 is a training model and is sometimes referred to as the “flying classroom.”

Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star

The Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star is an American-built jet trainer aircraft. Despite its vintage, the venerable T-33 still remains in service worldwide.

Our Normal Season Is From April 1-Oct. 31 We Operate On A Three Tour Per Day Schedule. The Times Are: 10:00 am, 1:00 pm And 3:00 pm. Sat. Only 1:00 pm And 3:00 pm. Sun. Only 3:00 pm. Call 479-253-5008 For Tour Reservations. Closed From 12:00-13:00 Daily For Lunch. Tours Take From 1 1/2 - 2 Hrs.

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THE FIRST & LAST AL HOOKS – NAME IN REAL ESTATE! CALL ME IF YOU WANT IT SOLD!!! – 479-363-6419

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Fabulous 3 story 5,000 sq ft home on mountain top ridge near Blue Springs Resort. Stunning river & mountain views abound. Great privacy factor on 1.72 (+,-) acres. Minutes to historic downtown Eureka Springs. This 3+bed/ 4 bath, 3 car garage home has too many amenities to list. $439,000.

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This 2008 2 bed/2 bath home on 1.82 acres boasts a solid concrete foundation & 8” concrete walls. Reinforcements, 12” insulation throughout walls & ceiling adds to it’s fuel efficiency. Open floor plan, stainless appliances, 2 ply door & windows w/built in blinds, newer carpet, tile & laminate floors. 2 addtl rooms. Separate laundry room. Sky/solar lights.

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Fantastic open floor plan accented with attention to quality & detail compliments this home with entertainment areas on the main & lower levels.

The double decks offer you private views for your outdoor living pleasure. Custom kitchen, formal dining room, 4 bedrooms & much much more are but a few or the amenities offered to you. This MUST SEE home offers not just an address but a true Ozark lifestyle. $219,900. For a private showing call Al Hooks.

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Lovingly m a i n tained lake house offers the best for full time or vacation living. Spacious open floor plan in the living/dining area opens onto the back deck w/hot tub. Bedrooms on either side of living space provides privacy for owners & guests.

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Beautiful cedar sided home nestled on 1 acre in Beaverview estates.

Sip into sunset admiring fantastic views from your deck. This well maintained home host 4 bedrooms, upper and lower entertainment areas, a charming sun room, refurbished kitchen, and many more amenities. The home comes with a private boat slip in a community dock for your boating pleasure. $255,000. For a private showing call Al Hooks.

This updated and well maintained condo offers a care free lifestyle to the discerning purchaser. FAB lake views from your private deck compliments that outdoor lifestyle. Great area offering all the amenities of Holiday Island. Close to marina, swimming, golf courses, hiking trails, shopping, and just minutes to historic downtown Eureka. A chance to enjoy home ownership without the hassles. $59,900.

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Historic 3 bed 2 bath cottage on quiet street just off the historic loop and minutes to downtown.

Nice high ceilings, enclosed sunroom and separate living unit on lower level. Great home for easy living or that weekend getaway home. Close to all the best that Eureka Springs has to offer. $139,000.

Single family 2,250 sq ft home with finished downstairs boasts 4 Bedroom , 2 & 1/2 baths, 2 kitchens, 2 covered decks, 2 living areas - one with gas log fireplace and Jacuzzi tub. $139,900.

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AWE INSPIRING LAKE VIEWS from every room of this 4 bedroom 3.5 bath custom built home, open floor plan, 2 living areas, workshop & more. Boat slip included. $469,900.

Fabulously restored 8,528 sq ft historic 2 story landmark building w/basement. Presently home of unique shop on main floor and balconied living quarters upstairs both hosting approximately 3000 sq. feet each. Located in historic downtown on Main St. flanked by parking on 3 sides.

This rare totally restored piece of history has amenities galore $859,000.

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This cleared 3.96 acre property comes with a beautifully maintained 3 bed / 2 bath home, separate garage w/ electric, gas, water, a well house & bonus building. 4th room in home used as office but can be bedroom. Nearby school bus stop, stores, amenities. Minutes to downtown Eureka. Don’t miss this one! $121,000.

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1,240 sq ft 1800’s shotgun-style farmhouse on 1 acre offers end of road privacy. Double parlor, covered porches and old barn. Open garden area. Minutes to downtown. $124,000.

The perfect marriage of home & lake. This geo Dome Home & fab guest house are nestled on pristinely landscaped grounds & gardens with million dollar views. Multi leveled decks surround this home, and invite the Ozarks into your living areas. The home has been immaculately maintained with attention to detail and quality. Amenities too numerous to list. $299,000.

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