Lovely County Citizen August 21, 2014

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VOLUME 15 NUMBER 30

AUGUST 21, 2014

Clear Spring School Comes of Age Page 3

n No injuries

n Unpaid fines

n New proposal

in Saturday fire

are a sore spot

Basin Park Hotel employee credited

County officials clash over procedures

Developer offers land in Holiday Island

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5:53 p.m. - As a result of a traffic stop, a subject was arrested for driving on a suspended license and careless driving. Careless about licencing, too 8:45 p.m. - A complainant advised that there were some street performers that have been asking for money from guests of the Basin Park Hotel. An officer checked the area and did not find anyone matching the description.

August 12 12:20 a.m. - A female subject was arrested for public intoxication after coming into the police department intoxicated. People do the darndest things.

10:40 a.m. - An officer arrested a male subject on a routine traffic stop for possession of a controlled substance.

1:22 p.m. - An officer arrested a shoplifter at Harts.

6:39 p.m. - A child called about an abuse situation. An office responded and discovered that it was just an argument between father and son.

6:42 p.m. - A woman called about two scooters racing up and down Armstrong Street. Officers did not locate the scooters.

August 13 1:22 a.m. - A complainant advised suspicious activity at the Stone House. An officer checked the building and all was secure.

12:04 p.m. - A caller advised that a female had left without paying her bill. An officer responded and declared it a civil matter.

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Clear Spring School Comes of Age

By Jennifer Jackson

JJackson.Citizen@gmail.com

On Monday morning, Clear Spring School starts a new school year, something it has done every fall for the past 40 years.

But according to the team of educators who accredited the school last year, Clear Spring, compared to other private schools in the region, is just completing its childhood.

“They told us that this is a pivotal time in our development,” said Doug Wynn, co-headmaster. “They said you’ve learned enough about running a school, and are ready to move on to the next level.”

Moving on is what Clear Spring has done since it started in a log cabin in Harmon Park in 1974. Now a 12-acre campus with six buildings on Dairy Hollow Road, it is celebrating its 40th anniversary by honoring its “action heroes,” people whose actions and contributions, large or small, insured the school continued to grow.

“Everybody in the town has given to this school at one time or another,” said Crystal McGuire, assistant head of school. “That’s why we’re still here.”

The school was founded by Will and Laurie Fulton and Will’s sister, Molly Seeligson, in response to requests from families for an alternative to traditional teaching. The first students met in the log cabin next to the Parks and Recreation office overlooking Harmon Park. By 1976, there were 28 students, according to school history, necessitating hiring more teachers the next years.

Outgrowing the cabin, the school moved to the historic Red Brick Schoolhouse in 1979, then to a house on Kansas Street in 1982.

“Our classes have always been small and

Photo by Jennifer Jackson

Crystal McGuire, assistant head of school, stands on bricks engraved with the names of former students. “We’ve been here long enough that their kids are coming in,” she said. On the oover are school head Doug Wynn and co-head Alicia Martinez.

combined levels,” McGuire said.

McGuire got involved with other preschool moms in 1986, the year after Clear Spring purchased Richard and Kim Clark’s property on Dairy Hollow Road. The Clark’s

house on the ridge was turned into the preschool, which McGuire’s daughter attended.

An old log cabin was the only structure on the main campus area below, McGuire said.

“Then we started building,” she said.

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The first buildings to go up were for elementary classrooms. A large cabin was also built. In 1998, the old cabin was moved and in 1999, construction started on a middle-school building. It was named in honor of Bernard F. Fulton, Will and Molly’s father. In 2001, the office building was completed with support from Susan Beaird, a former board member and long-time friend of Molly Seeligson, and named in Beaird’s honor. To fund each expansion, the school launched capital campaigns and held numerous fundraisers supported by local residents.

“People would say “Are you going to build a building? I want to be a part of that,’” McGuire said. “It was so touching and heartfelt.”

Some of the school’s action heroes have passed on. A plaque under a tree behind the elementary building is dedicated to Harry G. Seeligson, Molly’s father-in-law. Stone benches in front of the office honor the memory of Steven White, who worked in development, and Gary Eagan, who served as treasurer of the board.

Eagan, a potter, was involved with the school from the beginning, McGuire said.

“He made all kinds of wonderful things that the school could auction or sell,” she said.

In 2001, an influx of older students led to the acquisition of the former Elks Lodge behind Rowdy Beaver Restaurant for a high school. The first Clear Spring graduate was Robin Barner in 2002. After 2008, the number of high school students no longer justified a separate building. The accreditation See Clear Spring, page 14

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No injuries reported in Basin Park Hotel fire

and evacuation procedures worked smoothly from beginning to end. Our staff is wellEUREKA SPRINGS — No one was in- trained for emergencies and they carried out jured in a fire Saturday morning at the Basin their duties exactly as trained.”

Park Hotel, officials reported.

Ates reported that firefighters who enAccording to Eureka Springs Fire De- tered the hotel found a haze of smoke and partment spokesman Randy Ates, the de- were directed to an electrical room at the partment responded to a fire at the Basin end of a second level hallway. Firefighters Park Hotel at about found the smoldering 11:30 a.m. Saturday, remains of a fire in the “On arrival crew room amid stored box“At no time was any guest, members found the es and miscellaneous employees evacuatvisitor or employee in items. The burned maing the building with terial was removed and danger. Our safety and smoke and fire reportthe smoke ventilated evacuation procedures ed on the second levfrom the hotel. Fireworked smoothly from el,” Ates said. fighters used a thermal Basin Park Hotel beginning to end ...” imaging camera to inMarketing Director spect the surrounding – Bill Ott Bill Ott said Dana walls for fire extension Gardner, a server on through void spaces the balcony, heard a and into the ceiling and popping noise coming from down the hall. floor. No further fire was found and guests Upon investigation, Gardner discovered a returned to their rooms less than an hour lightbulb closet where the lightbulbs were later. actually popping from the intense heat.

Fire Marshal Jimmy Kelley credited Gardner grabbed a fire extinguisher and Gardner’s fast response for preventing a put down the flames, which were described catastrophe.

by Ates as “six-foot flames.” Front desk Ates said 12 ESFD personnel responded manager Cody Roberts was immediately with an engine and two ambulances. The notified and put emergency procedures into department’s ladder truck and a fire engine effect. Within 10 minutes all guests and em- staged on standby for any additional assisployees were safely evacuated and the fire tance. The cause of the fire is under invesdepartment had dealt with the fire, Ott said. tigation.

“At no time was any guest, visitor or A damage estimate was not available at employee in danger,” Ott said. “Our safety press time.

By David Blankenship

Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com

Photo courtesy of Wayne Cates, ESFD

Eureka Springs firefighters respond to a fire Saturday at the Basin Park Hotel.

Berry unopposed for mayor’s office Lovely County Citizen Former Eureka Springs alderman Robert “Butch” Berry will run for mayor without opposition in the November general election.

Berry was the only candidate to file for mayor in the filing period that closed Friday, Aug. 15. Mayor Morris Pate had announced earlier this year that he would not seek re-election.

Incumbent aldermen Mickey Schneider, David Mitchell, James DeVito and Terry

McClung also will be unopposed in November, as will City Attorney Timothy Weaver.

Robert Thomas will run unopposed for the City Council seat currently held by Dee Purkeypile.

Ward 3, Position 2 Alderwoman Joyce Zeller’s re-election bid is being challenged

by Ferguson Stewart, while City Clerk/Treasurer Ann Armstrong will be opposed in November by Mary Jean Sells.

The general election will be held Nov. 4.

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Unpaid fines remain sore spot for county record-keeping and disbursement.

Flake said he was sorry if he had misThe collection of unpaid fines from stated Wilson’s position, but went on to circuit court continued to be the subject suggest that if all the collection functions of controversy at Friday’s meeting of the including record-keeping and disburseCarroll County Quorum Court, despite a ment are shifted to Grudek’s office, it recent decision by the quorum court to might be prudent to reduce Wilson’s staff transfer collection duties to Sheriff Bob and shift those positions to the sheriff’s Grudek. office.

At Friday’s meeting, Grudek said there County officials estimate that the unhad been little progress in the transition paid fines from circuit court may repreof collection duties from the office of Cir- sent as much as $2.8 million, although cuit Clerk Ramona Wilson to his office. a significant portion of that total may be The primary point uncollectible because of contention appears of the time elapsed to be not the actual since the fines were “The big thing is that the collection of fines, imposed. warrants have never been but the record-keepIn an interview afissued. I can’t serve ing associated with ter Friday’s meeting, those cases and the warrants that I don’t get.”

Grudek explained disbursement of monthat circuit court deals – Bob Grudek ey that is collected. with felony cases. OfMoney collected from ten, the individuals fines is distributed involved are sent to to a variety of recipients, including the prison and unable to pay their fines imcounty, public defenders and victims. mediately. Once released, those individuWilson contends that the collection, re- als must make arrangements to pay their cord-keeping and disbursement should be fines, often on an installment basis. the responsibility of a single office, while If an individual fails to make their inGrudek and some justices of the peace stallment payments, an arrest warrant believe the record-keeping and disburse- may be issued. In the case of Carroll ment functions should remain with the County, he said, those warrants have been circuit clerk. issued in only one year out of the last 15.

The issue prompted an exchange beGrudek said his office would actively tween Justice of the Peace Ron Flake and seek individuals who have not paid their Wilson at Friday’s meeting, with Flake re- fines, but cannot do so until warrants are marking that it is obvious Wilson doesn’t issued. want to collect the fines.

“The big thing is that the warrants have Wilson, who was seated in the audi- never been issued,” Grudek said. “I can’t ence, responded. serve warrants that I don’t get.”

“Where you come up with that I don’t Grudek said collection of at least some want to collect it, that I don’t want people of the unpaid fines could improve the to pay it, is utter ridiculous,” Wilson said, county’s financial situation. He said some describing Flake’s remarks as “unprofes- county employees haven’t received pay sional.” raises in years and there has even been Wilson went on to say that she has con- talk of layoffs or a tax increase that would sulted with several attorneys who all ad- have to be approved by county voters. vised her that whichever county official “How can we expect the people of Caris responsible for collection of unpaid roll County to support higher taxes when fines should also be responsible for the

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Alternate proposal

Developer: Build new hospital in HI

By Kathryn Lucariello

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EUREKA SPRINGS — If Eureka Springs cannot come up with a way to fund the extension of sewer lines to a proposed site at Miles Mountain on Highway 62 West to accommodate a new hospital, Holiday Island developer Tom Dees has an alternate proposal: build it at Holiday Island.

Dees said he would give Allegiance Health Management, which contracts with the city to run the hospital, the land for free, would probably be able to get the sewer/water hookup fee of $900 waived and could “get you a permit today.”

Dees was careful to say he is “not trying to take [the hospital] away from Eureka Springs, but if what you’re trying to do doesn’t work, I’ll give you the land for free.”

He said that when he came to Holiday Island in 1981, there were only 100 people there and nothing else. He immediately saw the long-term potential and bought the property across the street, which sat idle until 1995 when there was enough population to support a shopping center.

Then he began to build it, and the first buildings were a 10,000-square-foot medical clinic, which is plumbed for dialysis and set up for a pharmacy under an agreement with Washington Regional Medical Center, and a second, 6,000-square-foot clinic under an agreement with Mercy Hospital. Between them sits a helipad.

Dees also has additional space for 12 offices.

He touted the advantages of putting the hospital in Holiday Island: The community is more than 15 miles from the Berryville hospital, and can attain critical access designation; it has its own deep wells and is not dependent on the Carroll-Boone Water District; central water, sewer and utilities are all in and are underground; 60 percent of the emergency medical calls in the Western District come from Holiday Island because of its aging population; and Holiday Island will grow to between 6,000 and 10,000 people in the coming years be-

cause of demographic trends.

“Developers like me look 10, 20, 30 years out,” Dees said. “Northwest Arkansas is the third hottest market in the country. ... There are 1,200 families moving in every month. There are half a million people. There will be a million people before it’s over.”

He said the trend is for people to move east of the I-49 corridor to live and commute back to Bentonville for work.

“Pea Ridge is exploding,” he said.

“When that five-lane highway gets to Gateway, you’ll have parents working in Bentonville and living in Holiday Island to get their kids out of that mess. You’ll have a thousand kids in school [in Eureka Springs]. It’s going to happen – it’s just a matter of time.”

He said he doesn’t believe Eureka Springs will grow, and in fact, it lost population the last census. He noted that, contrary to what some think, Eureka Springs and Holiday Island are not competitors.

Dees cautioned the commission that there is a danger to putting sewer lines through residential areas, that blasting through rock to run the line out from Pivot Rock Road can easily cost more than estimated, and the city may need to take out a larger bond than it thinks it needs.

Dees said running 125 miles of sewer line through solid rock in Holiday Island is what broke the previous developer, McCullogh. He said he has been in the planned community business for more than 45 years, and from trying to run lines through rock, “I’ve been burned so many times.”

If the line is going to run around houses or commercial buildings, the city might have to be prepared for lawsuits should the blasting crack foundations, Dees said. Contractors can easily underestimate true costs.

He noted what he described as other disadvantages of the Miles Mountain location, adding that once Holiday Island has that population of upwards of 10,000 people, “you don’t want an ambulance screaming through [the middle of] town

Photo by Kathryn Lucariello

Developer Tom Dees on Monday offered to donate land on Holiday Island for a new hospital.

when you’re trying to sell art.”

Hospital CEO Chris Bariola said 76 percent of the hospital’s patients are on Medicare.

Commissioner Pamela Crockett con-

curred with Dees’ comments about growth.

“I believe you’re right about the demographics moving,” she said. “I’ve been in real estate, and we watched it.”

See Hospital, page 22

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A letter from the editor

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A conversation starter

i, I’m David Blankenship, the new associate editor at this great newspaper. I can’t tell you how proud I am to live in this community and have the chance to get to know you with this job. As for me, I’ve been happily married almost four years to my high school crush, Janie. She’s still in Fort Worth working as a nursing supervisor, but she’ll be here about twice a month until she retires in a couple of years. I have two beautiful daughters, Cortney and Karrabi, whom I’ve had the honor of raising and see grow up to be fine loving people with great work ethics.

Before Janie came into our lives, the girls and I were OK, but since Janie and her family we’ve grown to (I think), 16 counting grandchildren and spouses, which proved to me that love is infinite. I’ve learned one’s heart can expand as much as you want it to. We bought our house from some wonderful people, Paul and Tony, with whom we are still in contact.

I work in Eureka full time at the Lovely County Citizen, and my job includes hitting the streets and meeting people, hearing what they think and focusing our paper on the things that matter most to my new hometown of Eureka Springs. From city council and CAPC meetings to hanging out with friends at Roscoe’s drinking coffee, to getting to know the many Eureka “scenes,” my assigned job is to know Eureka Springs, understand us and try to make sense of it for you, the reader. I simply could not have sat down and written a better job description for myself. I can’t wait to celebrate and relate what matters most to the citizens, city government, parks department, tourism, art scene, writers’ scene, music scene and all the rest of the interesting, important, quaint, beautiful, freaky, delicious

things that make this town a true gem in a world going crazy.

If I seem excited, I am. If I seem naive, I’m not. I realize with this diverse and well-informed town that people don’t always agree. That’s great! I feel sure we all agree that all of us love this town and want the best for it. We are a town like few others.

I had a conversation with a gentleman the other day about a contentious issue.

He stands firmly on one side while many oppose him. He takes much flack for his viewpoint and goals for Eureka Springs.

We somehow went beyond the intended topic, and I learned something about what makes him tick. His upbringing led him to serve his community and country, and that is what he does. He is willing to take the heat for his sometimes unpopular ideas. It goes with the territory if you want to move what you love forward. He’s fully aware he may lose on an issue, but he loves the debate. At the end of the day, this guy (just like the rest of us) wants what is best for our town.

It was an epiphany of sorts for me. We may disagree with someone, but that’s no reason to vilify them. It’s OK to passionately fight for what you think is best, but maybe if we keep in mind that our opposition is probably doing the same thing, we might not feel the need to think of him as the bad guy for the rest of our lives. Why should you dislike someone just for disagreeing with you when all you both seek is what is best?

In closing, thank you for welcoming me to this community. This is the greatest town I’ve ever seen.

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Send us your nominations

citizen.editor.eureka@gmail.com

Citizen of the Week Darlene “Molly” Herndon Pinkley has worked at the Inn of the Ozarks since 1975 making this her 40th season. Before that she had worked at the Basin Park Coffee Shop for many years.

When someone extra is needed to fill an evening shift if someone is absent, Molly can always be counted on to fill that shift even after she has worked a full shift in the morning. She can be counted on for whatever is needed.

“She is the most giving person I have ever met,” said Ellen Summer. “Giving not only monetarily to people in need but, she also gives of herself – with either kind words or praying with you for someone in need of spiritual help.”

“Molly” is a member of the First Assembly of God Church and has been a very faithful member for many, many years.

For decades, she would pick up children to take them to Sunday School and church and then take

them out to lunch after church.

She is a native-born on Mundell Road in 1937. We are proud to have “Molly” Pinkly as our Citizen of the week.

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What do

think

Citizen Opinion by Margo Elliott

Do you feel as if the tree-trimmers went too far in Eureka Springs?

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

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Tree trimmers leave their mark

Andrew Schwerin

Ariel Clark

Tim Adams

Rio Culhane

“Bright Star” “Friendly Farmer” Yes, I think they Yes. Power lines went too far. take days to fix.

Trees take decades to regrow.

“Mr. Tim” Yes, some of the trees look butchered, they may as well have cut them down completely.

“Squirt” Yes, what also bothered me was that they left branches in the roadways.

David Herriman

“Martha Stewart” No, I don’t think so, but I do love trees…and that’s a good thing!

Dena Sunday-White

“Busy Lady” No, I don’t think so. Remember the ice storms?

I do think they should have hired locally.

Citizen Survey

It was a frustrating week for many residents as we watched the Asplundh crews decimate many of our favorite trees in town, including ornamental dogwoods and redbuds that were planted by our own hands twenty-five or thirty years ago- all gone.

More frustrating was the lack of concern on the part of City Council, as Alderperson Schneider was told by most of the others there was nothing to be done and they should move on to another topic. After the grief he received last year for his “I thought everyone liked electricity” comment, the Mayor had the gall to use it again in this situation. Since it now appears that most of this council will be returning for another two years, I strongly urge them to get ready for the next tree-trimming by studying the city’s agreement with SWEPCO and try to come up with a tagging system that will let citizens identify their prized vegetation, as well as find a way to give warning to the public that the trimming will be occurring. In this week’s fiasco, a little communication would have gone a long way. Shady streets and stately trees are reasons to visit or live here. We should not have to see all that butchered without some sort of say in how it looks afterward. Thanks to our ‘Lorax’ Mickey Schneider for trying to speak for the citizens and their beloved trees.

Mark Hughes regaliaboy@sbcglobal

Do you feel like the tree-trimmers went too far in Eureka Springs?

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LAST WEEK’S QUESTION

34 votes cast

What do you think Eureka Springs should do to improve its economy? m Be inclusive of tourists AND locals: 11.8% (4 votes) m Prevent SWEPCO transmission line: 11.8% (4 votes) m Remove parking fees: 35.3% (12 votes) m Promote and support businesses: 32.4% (11 votes) m Be more budget-conscious: 8.8% (3 votes)

Go to www.lovelycitizen.com and weigh in. Vote by Wednesday 9 a.m.

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ES school board has busy agenda

Standards that are anything but common

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By Kathryn Lucariello

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EUREKA SPRINGS – The Eureka Springs School Board will tackle a big agenda at its first meeting of the new school year Thursday.

The board will do its annual sign-off on several policies: the e-rate record retention and e-rate procurement, gift policy, certified and classified personnel policies and transportation.

The board also will address the authori-

zation for the e-rate, the Children’s Internet Protection Act, an extra bond payment in 2014-15, the agreement with KESA Radio, the salary schedule for the after-school program, the Special Education Statement of Assurances and student insurance.

The board is also scheduled to go into executive session on personnel matters.

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Fines

to take the whole thing,” Flake said.

Rogers was not present at Friday’s meeting, although a deputy prosecutor told JPs that he would research the matter. A call to Rogers’ office was not returned by press time.

Wilson was brief in her assessment of the situation during a telephone interview Monday.

“I probably shouldn’t say very much about how I think it should work,” she said. “I will only say that I want the whole system to work for Carroll County.”

Wilson said she will hand over all responsibilities related to unpaid fines to Grudek at the close of business next Monday, Aug. 25.

Flake summed up the controversy simply: “I’m afraid all of this is just political infighting.”

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they know we aren’t doing everything we can to collect the revenue that’s due the county?” he asked.

Flake said Monday that he had hoped Wilson and Grudek could work together to collect the unpaid fines.

“In our case, our clerk is not enthusiastic about collecting the money,” Flake said. “She thinks her only obligation is to collect any money that’s brought into her office. … It’s money we should be collecting for Carroll County,” he said.

Flake went on to say that Wilson’s stance is likely based on advice from Prosecuting Attorney Tony Rogers.

“The prosecuting attorney has told Ramona that she can’t just turn over the physical collection to the sheriff; he has

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WELCOME Charles Epley, Diane Sherman, and Betty Simkins to the

KINGS RIVER TITLE FAMILY! Kings River Title acquired the operations of Carroll County Title in Eureka Springs on August 15th.

Photo by Jennifer Jackson

Ambur Rockell, center, gets ready to sing at a release party for her first CD, “Prayer of a Honky Tonk Angel,” with Wendi LaFey, left, on washboard and Mary Bartell on fiddle.

Honky Tonk Angel:

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Ambur Rockell has first CD out

By Jennifer Jackson

JJackson.Citizen@gmail.com

Lil Miss ‘Bur, a.k.a. Ambur Rockell, is back in town with a new band and her first CD, “Prayer of a Honky Tonk Angel,” which she introduced at a party on the deck of the Angler’s Grill Tuesday night.

Rockell writes all her own music.

“Heart Attack” was named best music video in the Five Minute Film Fest, and she had a number- two song on the Arkansas Country charts last year. She recorded “Prayer of a Honky Tonk Angel” with Eric Bestul, Jesse Kaftanski and Angela Martin Licari last January at Fast Ronnie Studios in Iola, Wis., last January. The 10 original songs include “Cookin’, Cleanin’ ‘n Cryin’” “Yodel Me Away,” and “Blonde Hair, Blue Lies.”

Rockell’s new band is the Hoot-N-Annies -- Rockell on guitar, Mary Bartell on fiddle and Wendi LaFey on washboard. At the release party, they opened with “Love is a Road,” then played “Backwood’s Girl” and several songs from the CD, including “Blue Tattoos” and “Whiskey Well Wishes.”

“This is a love song about whiskey, or a whiskey song about love,” Rockell said.

“I forget which.”

Rockell dedicated “Prayer of a Honky Tonk Angel” to Steve Bach for giving her “my first Loretta, Tammy ‘n Kitty records.” Also listed in the dedication are Gina Gallina, for teaching her to play guitar; Danny Harvey, the first person to believe in her songs, and her adopted home of Eureka Springs. Originally from California, Rockell lived in Texas and New Orleans before visiting Gallina in Eureka Springs and deciding to stay.

“The road has been long to get here, but has been full of kind strangers who have become family,” Rockell wrote in the dedication.

Ivan of the Ozarks emceed the show and played music during breaks. Bartell also played between sets, demonstrating her expertise on the fiddle by double-bowing her way through “Wabash Cannonball” and “Orange Blossom Special.”

“Prayer of a Honky Tonk Angel” was recorded by Maybest Records. For more information, go to maybestrecords.com.

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Bluegrass weekend

Photos by Chip Ford

Joe McClung showcased his Mr. Big’s 12th Annual Bluegrass Family Weekend over the weekend. Dozens of bluegrass artists of every variety converged in Eureka and took over venues across town. The events kicked off Thursday at the Watermelon Social in Basin Spring Park and headliners included Melvin Goins & Friends and Karl Shiflett & Big Country.

Basin Spring Park was packed midday Saturday as acts took turns playing to the crowds.

Donny Catron takes the stage with his Buffalo City Ramblers.

Multiple artists share the stage at The Aud on Saturday.

Clancey Ferguson traveled over from Mountain View with her fiddle.

The legendary fiddler Tim Crouch graced the stage with his bluegrass skills.

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Joe McClung poses with bluegrass legend Melvin Goins in Basin Spring Park.

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Sophie Clark tells the crowd to holler, “Eureka Springs!”.

ABOVE LEFT: Albert E. Brumley Jr. kicks off the show Saturday night at The Aud. ABOVE RIGHT: Banjo master Buddy Griffith sings with Pam Setser.

BELOW RIGHT: Tim McClung shares the stage with his dad, Joe McClung, as the pair sing along with acts.

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One More Time, Boys: Bluegrass Legend Reminisces

By Jennifer Jackson

JJackson.Citizen@gmail.com

He was born in 1933 in West Virginia, one of nine children. His father worked in the coal mines. Every Saturday night, the family would sit around the battery-powered radio and listen to Bill Monroe on the Grand Ole Opry.

The children -- eight boys and a girl -- were not allowed to move during the broadcast.

“He was my father’s idol,” Melvin Goins said.

Goins, one of the living legends of bluegrass, was in town last weekend for Mr. Big’s Bluegrass Festival. Accompanied by Buddy Griffin and local musicians, he entertained crowds in Basin Park on Friday afternoon and the audience in the Auditorium that night as concert headliner.

On Saturday, despite recovering from gall bladder surgery, Goins got up early, dressed in a dark suit, white shirt and tie, put on his shined black shoes and white cowboy hat, and told stories about what it was like to start out in the country music business 62 years ago.

“I’ve worked cold and I’ve worked hungry,” Goins said.

“I’ve worn out some of the best roads in the country playing the best music in the world.”

Speaking at the Chalet at Swiss Holiday Resort, base camp for the Bluegrass Festival, Goins said he thought he’d never amount to anything when he first started playing music. He’s now the only bluegrass musician ever featured on the cover of “Smithsonian” magazine. But he and his brother Ray didn’t know how to play the used “banjer” they bought for $27.50, he said, part of their week’s pay for digging out a basement by hand. Standing outside a radio station in Bluefield, W.V., they were asked if they wanted to come inside. They said they’d come back another time.

“We didn’t know one chord from another, but we didn’t want to tell them we couldn’t play,” Goins said.

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team, however, told Wynn that Clear Spring is “sitting on a good thing” and needs to do more with it.

“We are at a place now that growth is needed, and the opportunity for growth is here,” Wynn said. “There is a new generation of families with young children coming along. Graduation classes are getting smaller, but the kindergartens and first grades are filling up.”

Hands-on learning is what Clear Spring School does well, the accreditation team from ISACS (Independent Schools As-

They eventually learned, and walked to the station every day. They lived on $12 a week, Goins said, which allowed for a dollar a day for food for both of them, plus the rent on a third-floor room in the Drake Hotel. They were always hungry, he said, but were not allowed to cook in the room, leading into a story about sneaking staples from home up the stairs to their hotel room and almost getting caught cooking ham and eggs on a one-burner stove, which he quickly stashed in a dresser.

“I can still see the blue smoke pouring out of the drawers,” he said.

Goins also told stories about the Stanley brothers, Ralph and Carter, which the Goins brothers moved to Kentucky to tour with. Carter had a drinking problem, Goins said.

“The hardest thing I ever had to do was take notice to Carter that his brother was firing him from the Stanley Brothers,” Goins said.

In those days, musicians performed for percentage rates, Goins said -- if you didn’t draw a crowd, you didn’t get paid. Bluegrass musicians played schools, theaters and drive-in movies -- he recalled playing on the roof of the refreshment stand, where the bugs would eat you up and people would honk their car horns along to the music.

Goins, who described his reputation for holding onto money as “tighter than the bark on a tree,” said he’ll never be broke because he has a $100 bill with Bill Monroe’s signature on it. He shared stories told about the grandfather of bluegrass music-- how Monroe was “hard” by the Grand Old Opry, about the time Monroe’s tour bus left him at a gas station, about the time Monroe stepped out of the bus and fell 50 feet down a cliff.

Goins said his father once defended his two sons when someone asked why he didn’t get them to play something besides “this scratchin’ music.” Goins said he is thankful

sociation of the Central States) reported.

Clear Spring also provides a supportive, positive environment for its students, and opportunities for experiential learning and community involvement. With the help of Alicia Martinez, who has been hired as co-headmaster, Clear Spring is focusing on defining the curriculum, Wynn said, so that it is clearly states how the mission of the school is carried out while being flexible enough to remain true to it.

“We’re not a college prep,” Wynn said.

“We want to be a life prep school.”

One of the new structural components is MAPP -- managed academic performance and placement -- that will track each stu-

Photo by Jennifer Jackson

Melvin Goins, center, poses for photographs with Buddy Griffin, left, and Joe McClung Sr., after Goins spoke Saturday at the Swiss Holiday Resort Chalet.

he and Ray stuck to playing bluegrass, thankful for all the experiences he had on the road, and thankful that he is able to remember them.

“I’ve been the most lucky man in the world,” Goins said.

Goins, who lives in Kentucky, also thanked Joe McClung, Sr., founder of the Bluegrass Festival, for inviting him to Eureka Springs.

“He’s given me the first vacation in 62 years of playing bluegrass music,” Goins said.

dent’s academic journey, allowing for accelerated learning and addressing areas of weakness. Clear Spring also plans to expand Wisdom of the Hands, a woodworking program created by Doug Stowe, and as part of its five-year plan, is planning to build a hands-on learning center for technology and the arts.

Clear Spring has the potential to become a destination school for families who are drawn to Eureka Springs, Wynn said.

“If you have a school that supports and enhances the attraction, it is another incentive for families to move here,” Wynn said.

Clear Spring School’s founders are ex-

pected to be in town during the anniversary year, McGuire said. The celebration begins on Friday, Oct. 3, with a homecoming picnic on the campus, 374 Dairy Hollow Rd. All former students, teachers and supporters are invited. Campus tours will be available, and students will present a time capsule.

On Saturday, Oct. 4, EurekaPalooza, an all-ages music festival and school fundraiser, takes place at Lake Leatherwood City Park. On Sunday, Oct. 5, Clear Spring School is holding a Sunday Heroes Brunch at the Crescent Hotel honoring its action heroes. For more information: clearspringschool.org or 479-253-7888.

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Calendar of Events Aug. 18: Metafizzies

The Aug. 18 meeting of the Eureka Springs Metaphysical Society (Metafizzies) will feature a video interview of Byron Katie on “How to End Suffering.” A discussion period will follow the video.

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the reading room of the Christian Science Church at 68 Mountain St. in Eureka Springs. All are welcome.

Aug. 21: Lego Club Meeting

The first monthly meeting of Lego Club will occur Thursday, Aug. 21. from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Carnegie Public Library. The activity is free and snacks will be provided. It is intended for children ages 5 to 12. The club will meet every third Thursday of the month. For more information, contact the library at 479-253-8754 or info@eurekalibrary.org.

Aug. 23: Soccer Club sign-up

The Eureka Springs Soccer Club will start its youth team fall registration and sign-up this Saturday Aug. 23 at the Eureka Springs Middle School cafeteria from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. For further information on club, teams and other sign up days please check website at www.eteamz. com/eurekasoccer.

Aug. 23: Trails Committee Work Day

The Trails Committee will be be

hosting a work day on Saturday, Aug. 23 from 8 a.m. to noon. The committee will be clearing and removing brush and limbs from the ADA accessible path. If you are interested in helping, you must bring gloves, safety glasses, an iron rake, hand pruners and loppers, and your insect repellant of choice. The group will meet at the Parks Office on 532 Spring in Harmon Park. For more information, call 479-253-2866 or email esparks@arkansas.net.

Aug. 23: 3D Printing Workshop

The Writers’ Colony will be hosting a 3D Printing Workshop on Saturday, Aug. 23 at 1 p.m. The workshop will teach attendees about the latest printing technology. For more information, call 479-2537444 or email director@writerscolony. org to reserve a spot. The workshop fee is $20 and seats are limited.

Aug. 23: Village Writing School Plot Workshop

Gary Guinn, Ph.D., will teach a workshop instructing writers how to turn a simple series of events into a compelling plot on Aug. 23. The workshop will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at 177 Huntsville Rd. in Eureka Springs. Cost for the half-day workshop is $25. For more information or to register, visit villagewritingschool.com or email alisontaylorbrown@ me.com. You can also call Brown at 479292-3665.

Aug. 23: Village Writing School: Magical Realism and the Literary Fantastic

The Village Writing School will host Kevin Brockmeier in an afternoon discussion on Magical Realism and the Literary Fantastic on Aug. 23 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m at 177 Huntsville Road in Eureka Springs. Brockmeier will speak, discuss two short stories, and lead a free-ranging discussion. The presentation is for writers and readers of fantasy and magical realism.

Aug. 23-24: Introduction to Firefighting class

Eureka Springs Fire & EMS will hosting the new and revised Introduction to Firefighting class on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 23 and 24. This Arkansas Fire Academy class will begin at 9 a.m. in Station No. 1’s training room. Course completion requires attendance both days (16 hours) and participation in all handson drills. Full turnout gear is required.

Please complete a fire academy course application and fax a copy to the academy and to Eureka Springs Fire & EMS. The course application can be found online at https://www.sautech.edu/docs/ afta/afta_course_app_rev9-10.pdf

Aug. 26: Ladies of Faith Meeting

The Aug. 26 Ladies of Faith meeting will host Dr. Nomie Mills, who has planted three ministries and is an internation-

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al apostolic/prophetic minister. She will share her live experience. The meeting is at the Gazebo restaurant in Eureka Springs at 10 a.m. For more information, contact Margo Pryor at 870-480-3161.

Aug. 26: Carroll County Health and Wellness Fair

Carroll County Health and Wellness Fair will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 26, at the Eureka Springs Convention Center. The event will showcase information of value to improve overall health, well-being and awareness.

Along with information from area businesses, in-depth educational workshops will take place throughout the day on topics such as fraud and identity theft protection, balance, fall prevention, healthy cooking classes and more. The grand prize giveaway will be a flat-screen TV. For more information, contact Catherine Pappas at 281-382-0054 or Carey Stambaugh at 870-416-1506.

Aug. 26: Blue Skies Book Study

“The Time Keeper” by Mitch Albom is the selection for the next Blue Skies Book Study, to be held from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26 at St. James Episcopal Church, 28 Prospect St. The discussion will be held in the undercroft on the church’s lower level. Writer Laura Shoffner will lead the gathering, which is open to everyone. For more information, call 253-8610.

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Village View

Alison

By Sandra TaylorSynar Brown

Imagining My Way into the Truth: An Interview with Kevin Brockmeier Yesterday, someone called Kevin Brockmeier a “Rockstar of Fantasy.” In this discussion, which was originally part of an interview in The Georgia Review, he talks about his new memoir, his way of working, and the blurring of genres. Reprinted with permission.

What do you think is the difference be- and Bohumil Hrabal—cleave much more tween “memoir” and “nonfiction”? closely to the realistic but write with such I suppose I would say that both memoir clarity of perception that the world itself, in and nonfiction attempt to convey the truth, their hands, seems to verge on the fantastic. stripped of fabrication, but that memoir is All of which is merely to say that the disin part about imagining the truth and that tinction between fantasy and realism falls most other forms of nonfiction are simply apart pretty quickly, I think, as soon as you about telling the truth. I’m sure there are begin looking at fiction of real accomplishother distinctions to be drawn, even contra- ment. dictory ones, but that’s what writing A Few A Few Seconds of Radiant Filmstrip’s Seconds of Radiant Filmstrip felt like for subtitle is A Memoir of Seventh Grade. me: a sustained act of imagining my way Could you talk about why your seventh into the truth. grade experience resonates with you, and It seems to me that genre only becomes what you felt memoir offered, as a genre, a burden (not a constraint; for me, that’s that fiction did not. a word with a positive connotation) when While I was working on the book, I found you begin defining your work too strictly myself describing it interchangeably as eiby what it can’t do rather than what it can; ther a memoir that employed the tactics of which is to say, by the limitations of a par- a novel or a novel that employed the tactics ticular tradition rather than by its freedoms. of a memoir—and, in fact, the version of the I’m as guilty as anyone else of leaping to manuscript I submitted to my editor came presumptions about certain books based on with a long string of subtitles: a memoir, a the earmarks of genre, and I have to strug- novel, a recollective, a nonfiction novel, an gle to remind myself that art can appear autobiographical novel, a novel from life, a anywhere at all, and even the most rigid kind of memoir, a memoir-novel-thing, and, genres can grow blurry at the edges. finally, what is this?

Your name comes up in discussions of True, I organized the book around one “literary” fantasy / fantastical fiction, but particular year of my life, and I tried hard to your work doesn’t feel like it was written remain faithful to the way I actually expeby someone who thinks that the fantastic rienced that year, but my stance toward the is separate from daily life. material was certainly peculiar, and behavMany of my favorite authors traffic in ing as though your past is unspooling before fantasy, for instance. I’m thinking of writers your senses in all its color and specificity is like Gabriel García Márquez and Dino Buz- as much an act of creation as it is of recolzati, Alex Epstein and Octavia Butler, Lu- lection, don’t you think? cius Shepard and Theodora Goss, some of In any case, the impulse behind the projthem shelved alongside Isaac Asimov and ect was to take all the circumstances of my George R. R. Martin in the bookstore, some life—the person I used to be, the friends I of them alongside Graham Greene and E. used to know, the girls I used to like, the M. Forster, but all of whom bring as much dreams I used to have, the movies I used to strangeness and magic to the page as they watch, the secrets I used to keep, the doubts do potency and exactitude and complex hu- I used to hide, the adulthood I used to anman feeling. ticipate—everything, whether good, bad, or Others of my favorites—like James Agee embarrassing—and gather it back together. and Alejandro Zambra, William Maxwell Seventh grade was far and away the most

difficult year of my childhood, but it’s also the year I’ve spent the most time trying to understand, as well as the source of a lot of the stories I’ve continued to tell, and I thought it would make for fruitful narrative soil. I tried to avoid treating the incidents I recall as anecdotes, packaged together with whatever meanings or punch lines I’ve derived from them over the years, since I don’t think our lives actually unfold with morals attached to them, or meanings that are easily extracted, or jokes designed to generate sympathy. I wanted to do the opposite—to offer up a life whose meanings can only be perceived through a tangle of desires, confusions, and textural details. But the wealth of stories I remember from seventh grade certainly gave me a way of organizing the book: Oh yes, this happened, and then this happened, and then this.

I didn’t want the memoir to feel saturated with nostalgia, but there’s no question that the book is inflected with the trivia of the time, if for no other reason than that it was so abundant a part of my life. That said, nostalgia is certainly one of my weaknesses.

I think there’s a difference between people who live with their faces turned to the past and people who live with their faces turned to the future. For better or worse, I’ve always had my face turned to the past. There’s a family story that on my fourth birthday an uncle of mine asked me how I had enjoyed

being three, and I answered that it was all right, but not as good as two had been.

As of this precise moment, you’ve published seven full-length works: three novels, two children’s novels, and two story collections. How important is it to you to keep a schedule of some kind while working on a project? And, as a corollary to that question, how important is it to keep yourself saturated with the writing of others?

Again, I would never suggest that it’s necessary for someone else to follow my own methods, but there’s no question that my work proceeds more easily when I keep to a schedule, writing every day unless I’m ill or I’m traveling.

As to your second question, I’ll simply say that in my view reading is more important than writing. I think that if literature is valuable to you, the machinery of your writing, and also the machinery of your life, will work best if you stoke it with books: books that matter to you; books you find beautiful, enriching, fascinating, meaningful, fathomless, enchanting, or inextinguishable. It’s an ordered process: You let your reading fill your life and you let your life fill your writing.

Spend an afternoon with Kevin Brockmeier on August 23 from 2-5 at the Village Writing School. Visit villagewritingschool. com for more information.

A Double Feature of Arkansas Writers!!

Aug. 23 a.m. – Hatching a Plot - Gary Guinn, PhD. Winston Churchill said that History (life?) is just one damn thing after another, but that’s not a plot. Explore the characteristics of a good plot and learn to generate them. 9 a.m. - noon.

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Aug. 23 p.m. – An Afternoon with Kevin Brockmeier Our highly acclaimed Arkansas writer will lead a discussion on magical realism, prophecy, and the literary fantastic. 2-5 Brockmeier p.m.

Each workshop is $25. Take one or both. Visit VillageWritingSchool.com for more information or contact alisontaylorbrown@me.com or 479 292-3665.

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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.

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Cell phone dangers

eople often ask about the safety of cell phones and electromagnetic radiation. While this is a type of radiation it is different than medical radiation like C.T. scanners Jim Fain which is also different from spilled radiation from nuclear reactors. It is no wonder people are confused.

Radiation follows the laws of physics so the amount and potency can be measured. Time, distance and shielding is your best protection against exposure. The shorter the time, the longer the distance from it to you and what the radiation has to pass through are all important considerations for radiation exposure. Are there health issues connected to their use?

The trouble with a cell phone is that as long as it is turned on it produces energy which emits from the device. If you have it on all the time and it is in your pocket then you do get exposure as the phone itself is not only receiving energy but sending it. Even if you have no coverage (bars) the phone is still emitting. Can you use something to shield yourself from this energy? Not really because if you do the phone wouldn’t work very well. Keeping your call short is good. I think carrying the phone in a purse, man bag or placing on a center console in a car is a good idea. Using it on speaker phone is helpful, too.

Are there health issues in play from prolonged cell phone exposure? Well, this is difficult to know for sure but a great deal of research has been done in Sweden.

This research wasn’t the type of research where you control the variables and change only one parameter and see what happens. Rather, it was a review of socialized medical records of diseases and then a comparison made with people who used cell phones a lot and with those who didn’t. Some, but not much, evidence emerged causing one to go, hmmmm.

Some brain tumors, breast tumors and testicular tumors showed up more than expected. The researchers thought that if you held the phone tightly to your ear, carried the phone in the bra or kept it in the front pocket then risk was increased, barely.

They did say the biggest risk was to the youngest as children have thinner skulls (shielding) and their bodies are growing and changing much faster than an adult. Actually, this risk is similar to medical or nuclear reactor radiation, too.

Other than the suggestions above what more can you do? Keep a healthful diet in place emphasizing home cooking with fresh food while supplementing with any number of antioxidants would do well for you.

Wisecrack Zodiac ARIES: You’re faced with an uncomfortable truth, but it will take more than digging in your underwear to solve it. Consider this a mental wedgie, not a physical one, and use some hand sanitizer before you go back to work.

TAURUS: There’s a bright spot in your day, but you don’t see it as a perk, just a reason to buy more sunscreen. Lighten up! Not every sliver of sunshine indicates a hole in your umbrella.

GEMINI: Sometimes the universe screws up and gives you exactly what you want, when you want it. Don’t say anything, just walk funny for a few days so no one knows it’s a perfect fit.

CANCER: You have a lot going for you, but if you don’t speed up it will leave you behind. Ambition needs a secure trailer hitch on opportunity or it will leave you stranded at the rest stop.

LEO: Every dog has his day but you’re the pushy pooch demanding a fortnight. Sometimes contentment comes in bite-size moments instead of economy-sized bags.

VIRGO: You create your own opportunities this week, so skip that project with the pipe cleaners and school glue, and make something that lasts forever, like melted Jujubes.

LIBRA: Good fortune lands in your lap on Thursday, so don’t be surprised if you hear a splat. Might be a good idea to carry some tissues with you, too.

SCORPIO: Both hope and a good coil of rope can pull you out of a hole or build a bridge, but only one can be used to lasso a cow.

Unless you’re a cow whisperer, in which case you should question your life choices.

SAGITTARIUS: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, but it all sounds rather messy. Leave the birds to do their thing and hunt down a good veggie burger, you’ll

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have far less bird poop to wash off.

CAPRICORN: Someone’s looking for a scapegoat at work, so keep your horns low. Try being a sheep for a few days, because your mutton impersonation isn’t too ba-a-a-a-a-ad.

AQUARIUS: Keeping a positive attitude is laudable, but having a plan is even better. Think everything through, don’t forget

Crossword Puzzle

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the batteries, and leave the wombats at home.

PISCES: To you, big decisions are a lot like grizzly bears: terrifying when you’re up close and you’re afraid to make the wrong move. Take a breath and start with a teddy bear; that small decision will help you outwit your challenge.

Answers on page 21

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Lively Entertainment

By Kristal Kuykendall

THURSDAY, AUGUST 21 • Basin Park Hotel Balcony Bar & Restaurant, 12 Spring St., 479-253-7837: Maureen Alexander, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

• Grub & Pub Club 169, 169 E. Van Buren, 479-253-7122: Karaoke/DJ with Tic, 8 p.m.

• Jack’s Place, 37 Spring St., 479-2532219: Karaoke with DJ Goose, 8 p.m. to midnight • Madam Medusa’s Hookah Lounge, 1 Center St., Ste. C, 310-720-5487: BYOB, 4 p.m. to 2 a.m.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 22 • Basin Park Hotel Balcony Bar & Restaurant: Hogscalders, noon to 2 p.m.; Hogscalders, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

• Blarney Stone, 85 S. Main St., 479-3636633: Jim Mills and the Hellbenders, 8:30 p.m. to midnight • Cathouse / Pied Piper, 82 Armstrong St., 479-363-9976: Mike Tisdale, 8 p.m. to midnight • Chelsea’s, 10 Mountain St., 479-253-

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6723: Dime Trip, 9:30 p.m.

• Eureka Live, 35 N. Main St., 479-2537020: DJ & Dancing, 9 p.m. to close • Grub & Pub Club 169: TBD • Henri’s Just One More, 19 1/2 Spring St., 479-253-5795: Juke Box, 9 p.m.

• Jack’s Place: Beach Party featuring Billabong Waters, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

• Legends Saloon (Lumberyard), 105 E. Van Buren, 479-253-2500: DJ Karaoke, 8 p.m.

• Madam Medusa’s Hookah Lounge: Sparkle Party Part II, Henna artists, BYOB, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.

• New Delhi Cafe, 2 N. Main St., 479253-2525: Kevin Riddle, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Den, 45 Spring St., 479363-6444: Terri & Brett, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Tavern, 417 W. Van Buren, 479-253-8544: Two Dog Two Karaoke, 7:30 p.m.

• The Stone House, 89 S. Main St., 479-

LARGEST SELECTION OF

VINTAGE WINES

Tickle Me Tuesdays!

363-6411: Jerry Yester, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 23 • Basin Park Hotel Balcony Bar & Restaurant: Jeff Lee, noon to 2 p.m.; Catherine Reed, 6p.m. to 8 p.m.

• Blarney Stone: Jim Mills and the Hellbenders, 8:30 p.m. to midnight • Cathouse / Pied Piper: Dan Martin, 8 p.m. to midnight • Chelsea’s: Friends of the Phamily, 9:30 p.m.

• Eureka Live: DJ & Dancing 9 p.m. to close • Grub & Pub Club 169: TBD • Henri’s Just One More: Juke Box, 9 p.m.

• Jack’s Place: Billabong Waters, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.; Billabong Waters, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

• Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): Starseed, 9 p.m.

• Madam Medusa’s Hookah Lounge: BYOB, noon to 2 a.m.; Underground Electronica, Henna artist, card readers, 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.

• New Delhi Cafe: The Ozark Travelers, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Den: The Reeves Broth-

Wed & Thurs 5pm-Close Fri Sat & Sun 11am-Close

Trails enthusiasts needed

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Our friendly, knowledgeable staff says, “We’re all here ‘cause (Including Sale Items) we’re not all there.” all wine!

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ers, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Third Degree, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Tavern: Terri & Brett, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Terri And The Executives, 7:30 p.m.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 24 • Basin Park Hotel Balcony Bar & Restaurant: Staymore, noon to 2 p.m.; Jeff Lee, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

• Eureka Live: DJ, Dancing and Karaoke, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

• Madam Medusa’s Hookah Lounge: Sunday Funday Pirate Day, BYOG (Grog), 11 a.m. to midnight • New Delhi Cafe: The Medicine Man Show, noon to 4 p.m.

• Ozark Mountain Taproom, 140 E. Van Buren, 479-244-6922: Service Industry Sunday, 2 p.m. to 9 p.m.

MONDAY, AUGUST 25 • Chelsea’s: Springbilly, 9 p.m.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 26 • Chelsea’s: Open Mic, 9 p.m.

• Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): Jam night and pool tournament, 9 p.m.

• Madam Medusa’s Hookah Lounge: Game night, BYOB, 4 p.m. to midnight WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27 • Madam Medusa’s Hookah Lounge: Fantasy night, BYOB, 4 p.m. to midnight

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The trails committee will be hosting a work day on Saturday, August 23 from 8:00-12:00. We will be clearing and removing brush and limbs for a 10’ ADA accessible path for which we have received grant funding.

This is a great way to give back to the community we love so much. If you can make it, bring gloves, safety glasses, iron rake, hand pruners and loppers. Your insect repellent of choice is highly recommended.

Meet at the parks office, 532 Spring St, in Harmon Park.

Call 479-253-2866 or email esparks@ arkansas.net if you need further information.

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Mr. Milner’s Opus:

New Band Teacher Shares His Story

By Jennifer Jackson JJackson.Citizen@gmail.com

On Tuesday, students at Eureka Springs High School met their new band teacher, Barry Milner. They also heard his story, about how he grew up “in a situation” with a father who told him he would never amount to anything.

Milner went on to become the only one of his siblings to complete high school. He earned two bachelor’s degrees, one in music composition and one in music education, and completed a master’s degree at the University of Arkansas, where he had a full scholarship. A music composer since high school, he had his first work published in 2005.

Whom Milner credits with his success: Mr. Gregg, his high-school band teacher.

“I wouldn’t be standing here if I hadn’t

Dispatch

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was not impaired.

2:00 p.m. Multiple callers reported a car driving erratically. Officers determined that the driver was not impaired but was elderly and called him a wrecker to get him and his vehicle home.

2:38 p.m. - A caller reported a car driving erratically but officers could not locate the vehicle.

9:53 p.m. - A caller advised that her niece was forced out of a car on the way from Branson. Officers located the girl and took her home.

9:57 p.m. - The Joy Motel called about an intoxicated woman and officers arrested the woman on a warrant.

10:02 p.m. - A woman called about a suspicious trailer but officers could not find anyone on the scene. What’s a suspicious trailer?

10:05 p.m. - A male called in a noise complaint about a dog constantly barking.

Officers advised the owner of the dog to chain up the dog. That will quiet him down.

August 14 10:56 a.m. - A caller advised that Armstrong and Douglas were closed due to the

had the help and support of a band director and teacher who was like a second father to me,” Milner said.

Milner grew up in Cynthiana, Ky., in a non-musical family. His father was a heavy-equipment operator who worked in construction. Milner learned to play a musical instrument, the euphonium, in seventh grade from teacher Laura Gregg. His freshman year at Harrison County High School, he switched to the tuba at the suggestion of Bob Gregg, Laura’s husband, who ran the band program. Two years into high school, Milner made all-state band, and came close the year before.

He also started composing music. Among his first compositions was “Air for Trumpet and Band,” which he wrote for a friend. Mr. See Milner, page 21

tree trimming and there isn’t sufficient signage. An office responded and advised that the road would be opened again shortly.

2:06 p.m. - A male subject was intoxicated in front of Chelsea’s. EMS and officers arrived on scene and took care of the subject. Must have been a great night!

3:13 p.m. - A caller stated that someone was saying “terrible things” and gave officers that person’s phone number.

August 15 2:45 a.m. - A woman from the Inn of the Ozarks reported that her worker had locked herself out of the business and requested an officer to help get the door open. An officer responded and was able to open the door.

5:16 p.m. - A caller stated that a white Tahoe hit a maroon Trail Blazer in the lot of Cat House and left up Planer Hill. An officer reported the damage on the Trail Blazer after being unable to locate the Tahoe.

6:03 p.m. - A caller was concerned for her neighbor’s safety. Officers took the statement.

August 16 1:12 a.m. - An intoxicated couple called and asked officers to help them get back to their room at Grand Central Hotel. Officers

Photo by Jennifer Jackson

To promote learning to play an instrument, new band teacher Barry Milner, center, played at school assemblies Tuesday with Gary Brown, left, Jim Swiggart, Katy Luker and Keith Wood.

helped the couple.

7:44 a.m. - A complainant advised that two male subjects were sleeping by the pool at Guest House Inn and needed to be removed. An officer spoke with the two individuals and found that they were guests at the hotel.

9:04 a.m. - A complainant advised that someone had hit his vehicle last night and an officer took the report.

1:41 p.m. - A complainant advised that two dogs were left alone in a blue Ford truck. An officer responded and checked the dogs. He saw that the dogs were okay for now but advised that he’d return to check on them in a bit.

4:07 p.m. - A complainant advised that someone backed into her vehicle while she was away shopping downtown and had witnesses. An officer took the report.

8:40 p.m. - An officer received a call of a car in a ditch on Norris Street. Officers responded and there was no damage to property, so they did not take the report.

9:26 p.m. - Officers received a message about a female subject unconscious at Local Flavor. They responded and the woman was transferred to Eureka Springs Hospital.

10:20 p.m. - A caller reported water

leaking at the post office. Rain, sleet or snow…or flood?

11:02 p.m. - A worker at the front desk of Inn of the Ozarks advised that a female subject’s car had been hit in the parking lot.

Officers took the report for hit and run.

11:10 p.m. - Officers received a call reporting a two vehicle accident at Razorback Lodge. Officers responded and took the report.

11:36 p.m. - An officer noticed that the back office door of Eureka Inn was open and notified the front desk.

August 17 3:13 a.m. - A caller from Exxon reported people on ATVs in the parking lot doing donuts. Officers could not locate the subjects.

2:00 p.m. - An officer requested a tow truck for a vehicle illegally parked since early in the morning.

7:27 p.m. - A complainant advised following a black Hyundai coming into town driving recklessly but officers could not locate the vehicle.

8:08 p.m. - A complainant advised that he had a suspicious call regarding the church and hours of business and wanted extra patrol. Officers checked the building and all was secure.

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Deadline for classifieds is Tuesday by noon.

Announcements ENJOY PRIVATE DINING on the water at Dock 'N Eat on Big M Marina Wednesdays 5p.m. 'til 8p.m.

Minimum group of 20. Perfect for church group, club, or large family. Reserve with Annelise at 417-271-3883.

JUSTICE FOR LAURA in 2014. facebook.com/RememberLauraAcevez Stop Domestic Abuse in Carroll County REWARD $300 FOR INFORMATION regarding the vandalism of the ''Do-me-a-flavor'' vinyl awning on Passion Play Rd. and the return of the antique square-pointed wagon axle used for breaking rock.

Call 479-981-2322 or Sheriff's office 870-423-2901.

THE EUREKA SPRINGS FARMERS MARKET Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7a.m. to noon at Pine Mtn. Village. This Thursday SALSA CONTEST! See www.EurekaSpringsFarmersMarket.com for more details.

WHITE STREET SATURDAY MARKET. Open 8:00a.m.-11:30a.m. every Saturday. The finest summer vegetables! Authentic sourdough bread!

Ermilio's parking lot.

Garage Sale SALE: FURNITURE, FREEZER, saws, garden supplies, generator, tools, household goods, holiday decor and MORE! Thursday thru' Sunday 8a.m.-4p.m., 435 W.VanBuren

Help Wanted CABIN RESORT IN THE MUNDELL area is looking for a part-time housekeeper. Competitive pay. Must work weekends. Dependable transportation and cell phone. Can work into full-time, year 'round position.

Call 479-363-9991.

CHILDCARE PROVIDER NEEDED for two delightful home-schooled girls, ages 5 and 7.

Primary shift: M/W/F 6a.m.-noon. $400/mo. Call 479-981-4811 for an interview.

Classifieds Help Wanted Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Arkansas

APARTMENT MANAGER Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Arkansas is currently accepting applications for the position of Part Time Apartment Manager for Oak Hills Senior Complex located in Green Forest, AR. The person selected for this Part-Time position will work twenty hours (20) per week insuring the complex is fully rented, properly maintained, and that all required paperwork is completed in a proper and timely manner. This position starts at $9.00/hour and carries an employee benefit package and 403(b) plan.

Apply at www.aaanwar.org/Employment This position will remain open until filled EEO employer/Vets/ Disabled/AA FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE NEEDED for personal care/housekeeping, including driving my vehicle for me. No drug-users/No smoking/No drinking.

Looking forward to talking to you. Call 479-244-5011 for appointment.

HOUSEKEEPER NEEDED PART-TIME. Great pay plus tips. Experience necessary. Cell phone and personal vehicle required. Call 479-253-5548 for appointment.

NOW TAKING APPLICATIONS for Part-time office clerk and part-time wait staff. Please apply in person at ES & NA Railway depot.

Best Western Inn of the Ozarks 207 W. Van Buren

479.253.9768

Positions Available: FULL TIME WAITSTAFF

Year Round Employment • Vacation & Holiday Pay

Now accepting applications. Please apply in person.

PARTS UNKNOWN, Eureka Spring's destination for a broad assortment of fine men's and women's fashions and accessories, is hiring Part-Time Sales Professionals. If you are a service driven, energetic fashion enthusiast, we'd like to meet with you.

Please email your resume to eureka@partsunknown.com or fax to 866-498-2780 SEEKING PART-TIME HANDYMAN. 479-244-5011 for an appointment.

Call

THE CLEAN TEAM is hiring. $8/hr. to start. Excellence in cleaning is required. Must pass background check. 417-597-5171

To place a classified ad in the CITIZEN, stop by the office, call 479-253-0070, or e-mail us at citizendesk@cox-internet.com

Land for Sale

Services Offered

BEST LOTS IN TOWN! Walk to downtown.

Wooded, private. Flat building site. Gorgeous trees.

Carroll & Associates Realty. Penny Carroll 479-363-7153.

• Charms • Spirit Guided • Angel Cards • Get a reading, here in Eureka Springs.

Call 417-543-4704 or 816-273-3668 for an appt.

Real Estate for Sale

CHIMNEY WORKS - Complete chimney services: sweeps, repairs, relining, and installation.

Call Bob Messer. 479-253-2284 FANNING'S TREE SERVICE Bucket Truck 65' reach. Professional trimming, stump grinding topping, removal, chipper. Free estimates.

Licensed, Insured. 870-423-6780, 870-423-8305

Melodyʼs ad

KINGS RIVER CABIN – Brand new 1,536 sq. ft. cabin on 1.3 acres, 2 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath, native cedar floors, tile kitchen floor, custom pine cabinets. 480 sq. ft. covered porch on front and 480 sq. ft. covered porch on back. Metal roof. On the Kings River close to Trigger Gap. Only 9 miles from Eureka Springs. $199,000 or best offer.

Call (479) 981-1177.

BEAVER LAKE 2800sq.ft. home. 3BR/2.5BA, 3-car garage. Hardwood trim inside, pecan cabinetry, 2-bay dock barn, paved road, asphalt drive. 479-253-5784.

CHARMING COTTAGE on Owen St. 1BR/1BA Energy Efficient! Stucco on 2+ landscaped lots.

Built 2003. $119,000. 479-244-9155.

Commercial for Sale FOR SALE TURN-KEY BUSINESS: Restaurant/Bar. Some financing, WAC. Unlimited opportunity in Eureka. Lots of parking! Call 479-903-0699.

Services Offered ASK ME ABOUT FENCING! New fencing and repairs. Call 870-480-3884.

CHEF4YOU CATERING/PERSONAL CHEF SERVICE: I can work with any budget and all types of events. PERSONAL CHEF Service available, healthy weekly meals prepared for you and your family. Call Denise at 479-253-6118.

COMPUTER PROBLEM? We have a solution!

Hardware, software, technical, upgrades or connection issues.

Eureka Springs Computer Solutions.

Call 479-244-9335 HANDYMAN HOME REPAIRS & REMODELING carpentry, drywall, decks, tile. One call does it all.

We do small jobs. Bonded. Serving NWA since 1977. Bob Bowman. 479-640-5353

TOM HEARST Professional Painting and Carpentry Painting & Wood Finishing Trim & Repair Carpentry Drywall Repair & Texturing Pressure Washing 479-244-7096 TREE WORK - Skilled tree care: trimming, deadwooding and removals. Conscientious, professional arborist and sawmiller, Bob Messer 479-253-2284 INDIGO DANCE STUDIO classes ages 5 and up, Tuesdays. Ages 5-8, 3:15p.m.-4p.m.; Ages 9-12, 4p.m.-5:30p.m.; Ages 13&up, 5:30p.m.-7p.m. ALSO Theater and Improv, Thursdays, 5p.m.-6:30p.m., Ages 10&up. DANCE classes study in basic ballet technique, tumbling and choreography. THEATER classes study in improv, writing scripts and prop making. Call for more info., Inger 479-244-0806 LAST RESORT SOLUTIONS for old and new injury affecting nerves, brain, vascular, respiratory, digestive and urinary systems. Pain, Numbness, Fatigue, Brain Fog, Allergic or Inflammatory states.

Neurology, Acupuncture, Kinesiology, Clinical Nutrition. Steven Shiver, DC, ND. 479-665-2544 OZARK PAINT COMPANY: Interior, Exterior, decks and pressure washing. Call Andy Stewart at 479-253-3764 PATHWAY MEDIATION — private, informal, confidential, affordable. Check us out at www.pathwaymediationworks.com. 870-423-2474.

Q&R OUTDOOR SERVICES Gutter cleaning, mowing, painting, pressure washing, staining, tree removal. Call John 479-244-0338 THE CLEAN TEAM Housecleaning and Janitorial.

Bonded and reliable. Many references. Free estimates. 20 years experience. Call 417-655-0694 or 417-597-5171.

For Rent 1BR/1BA STUDIO APARTMENT. 49 Benton St., Upstairs. 1 vehicle parking space. $375/mo.

1st/Last. No Smoking. References required. Call 479-981-3677.

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For Rent

Wanted

4BR/2BA HOUSE, 2 STORY, 2000sq.ft. Newly remodeled on 5 acres. CH/A+Wood Stove. W/D hookups. Large deck w/views. $900/mo.+$900/dep.

2yr. lease min., no smoking. acua1990@gmail.com.

479-366-3995

I BUY AND REMOVE older vehicles, running or non-running. Reasonable prices paid. Vintage Vehicles. Call Bill at 479-253-4477.

9 COLLEGE ST. Apt. A, 2BR furnished, W/D, CH/A, covered parking, back deck with wooded area, in town. $850/mo. 1st/last/security. No smoking, No pets. 479-244-5427.

HOLIDAY ISLAND UPDATED 2BR/1BA, 15 Woodsdale Dr., Quiet well maintained 4-plex.

Spacious condo, porch, W/D in unit, good storage, nice kitchen with all appliances, $570 includes your water/trash. Call or text 763-244-7707 or see more at http://fayar.craigslist.org/apa/4600685106.html

Pet of the Week

COMMERCIAL OR OFFICE SPACE, 3022 E. Van Buren, Suite F, below Amish Collection. For immediate occupancy. Call Rex at 479-981-0081 or Joe at 479-981-0404, 9a.m. to 5p.m.

REASONABLE DOWNTOWN SHOP SPACE for rent. 479-253-9481 or dan@twilight.arcoxmail.com

Vehicles for Sale '87 SUBURBAN 4X4 with 4'' lift. Restored 98%, always transported everywhere. Custom interior and paint. Newer 350. Must See! $8000/OBO. Call 931-222-9602.

Misc. for Sale 16' x 20' LOG HOME KIT. Dove-tailed and drilled for electric. $5900 or will complete. 479-253-2383 DERKSEN PORTABLE BUILDINGS for sale or rent-to-own. Hwy 62West, across from Walmart, Berryville. No credit check. Free Delivery.

870-423-1414

To advertise in the Lovely County Citizen CLASSIFIEDS Call (479) 253-0070

Photo by Chip Ford

The Eureka Dancing with the Stars group poses after an intense dance session at Melonlight Dance Studio late Tuesday night. The group is in training for the upcoming show at The Aud on Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m. Each “star” will perform a 2 minute routine and the group will then perform a choreographed dance for before announcing a winner. The Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce is producing the show and tickets ($10 for adults, $5 for children under 12) are available at the Chamber and at Melonlight’s studio at the Quarter. Participants include Chip Ford, Leroy Gorrell, Damon Henke, David Kellogg, Mark Minton, Mary Popovac, Elise Roenigk, Zeek Taylor (not pictured), Fatima Treuer and Diane Wilkerson.

SEASONAL-WINTER,FURNISHED~''All-Inclusive'': Historic District. Studio $600/mo. 2BR-House $1200/mo. Both have private entrances, parking and patios. No Pets, No Smoking. Nov.1-May1.

479-981-2507

Commercial for Rent

Eureka Dancing with the Stars

WANTED TO RENT &/OR OPTION to purchase in E.S. area: 3BR/2BA, w/fenced back yard. Porch or deck with doors from the house, CH/A, W/D hookups. We're a clean, loving, retirement age couple with an 11yr.old dog, that's well trained & housebroken. We're both professional people, non-drinkers. Impeccable references. $500-$600 maximum.

Please call Michael, 828-989-9889.

PICTURESQUE 4BR/2BA LAKEFRONT, Eagle Rock, MO. Mowed to water. Screened porch overlooking lake. Partly-furnished including appliances. $850/mo.+dep. Ref/credit required.

913-209-4083

STORAGE SHEDS AVAILABLE at Bass Lane Storage on Holiday Island. 479-253-1772 or cell 262-496-5025.

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This small, beautiful 1-year-old longhaired gray and cream tortoise shell is Tyra (No. 10). She’s a little shy at first, but very affectionate and gets along well with other cats. Tyra loves to be petted and would appreciate having a real home. Tyra has all her shots and is spayed. She can be adopted at the Good Shepherd Animal Shelter, Highway 62 east of Eureka Springs; open 12-5 every day but Wednesday.; phone 253-9188. During August, all cats 4-months or older can be adopted for whatever fee the adopter wishes to pay. Adopt a pet and save a life.

Thank you for caring.

CROSSWORD ANSWERS

Milner

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Gregg chose it to be performed at the band’s final concert of Milner’s senior year. After he graduated, Milner worked as a music instructor at his high school while earning bachelor’s degrees at Morehead State University.

While he was at Morehead, the symphony band was invited by the Chinese government to spend two weeks in China.

“We were in Beijing, and played two concerts a day, at schools, universities and concert venues,” Milner said. “I saw the Great Wall of China, Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Ming tombs.”

At Tuesday’s high school assembly, Milner played “Unchained Melody,” “In the Mood” and the Masterpiece Theater theme with two members of the Naturally Brass Quintet, Keith Wood and Katy Luker, augmented by Jim Swiggart on trombone and Gary Brown on trumpet. Marquis Jones also made a brief appearance to demonstrate the clarinet. The goal: to give students a sample of what they can accomplish if they learn to play an instrument.

Swiggart, who taught high school band, encouraged students to learn to play, even if they don’t have time in their schedule or can’t afford an instrument.

“If you can’t come during the school day, come after school,” Swiggart said. “If you want to start, we can get you going.

You can be playing music by Christmas.”

The ultimate goal: to build up the school’s band program so that students will have opportunities to travel and perform like Milner did. He already has a trip planned to Fayetteville, free for 12 Eureka Springs students, in conjunction with the Razorbacks’ game with Alabama.

“We are going to go places,” Milner said.

Milner also has joined a concert band that will be performing a concert in Bella Vista in a few weeks. In addition to playing, Milner will conduct a composition he wrote to commemorate the sacrifice made by veterans. Titled “In Honor of the Fallen,” it was published by Alfred Music Publishing in the Young Symphonic Band series. It is now on the state music list in Florida for school bands.

“I amounted to something,” he told the students.

Milner’s “An Unending Legacy” also was published by Alfred Music. Recordings of both pieces by Wind Band Central are on YouTube. Comments posted by young musicians who played “In Honor of the Fallen” in their school band include “favorite piece ever.”

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Restaurant Guide YOUR GUIDE TO THE EATING OUT IN EUREKA SPRINGS AND THE REST OF LOVELY COUNTY

ALL YOU CAN EAT NIGHTLY SPECIALS SERVED COUNTRY STYLE 8am-7pm Monday – Saturday

BRUNCH EVERY SUNDAY Red’s Hillbilly BBQ

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Dinner

Thursday thru Sunday 5-9 p.m.

California Wine Dinner

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Myrtie

It’s Love At First Bite At

Myrtie Mae’s!

Wi-Fi Access

Take-Out Available

Catfish, Burgers, Chicken & Salad All-You-Can-Eat CATFISH “The Best Around” Playing on the deck Fri. & Sat. evenings weather permitting

Open Daily 8am – 3pm Except Tues & Wed Junction of Spring & Main in Historic Downtown

Hospital

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In Best Western Inn of the Ozarks Hwy. 62 West, Eureka Springs, AR

479-253-9768

*New Sunday Brunch Menu

*Breakfast Extended to 1pm *Lunch 11am - 3pm Award Winning Coffee and Dessert

14581 Hwy 62 W • 479.253.4004 Just 3 miles West of Town – Towards Beaver Lake

Don’t miss our famous Sunday Brunch

479-253-5282

Highway 62 W • Eureka Springs www.cottageinneurekaspgs.com

“A Family Atmosphere”

DIRTY TOM

Serving Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Daily

Sunday, August 24th 7 p.m.

See website for menus

479-253-8806

Breakfast Saturday & Sunday

THURSDAYS LOCALS NIGHT $14.95 $16.95 Specials

37 N. Main • 479-253-6756 • RESERVATIONS SUGGESTED

26 White St. on the Upper Historic Loop

Lunch & Dinner 7 days a week

FEATURING Chef David Gilderson

LunchServing 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Thurs., Fri. & Sat. Dinner Nightly Dinner Nightly p.m. pm Seating from 5:005-9 – 9:00

OUR 23rd YEAR In Eureka Springs Open 5 - 9pm Daily • FREE Parking

Wed - Sat 5-9 PM NOW SERVING SUNDAY BRUNCH 10 AM - 2 PM

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FINE DINING RESTAURANT & LOUNGE

Bariola said he doesn’t know whether Allegiance can legally move the hospital to Holiday Island. It already has a contract on the land on Highway 62, although there are contingencies, such as the city agreeing to run the sewer lines to the location.

“We’re not going to move the hospital unless the city says it won’t build the sewer,” he said.

And because the city owns the hospital

479-253-6732

www.mudstreetcafe.com

license number, and Allegiance is proposing to build a “replacement” hospital rather than a new hospital with a new license, Bariola doesn’t know whether it can be built outside the city limits of Eureka Springs.

The next step is look into the legality of the proposal, he said.

On Aug. 11, the Eureka Springs City Council passed Resolution 645 stating its intention to run a wastewater line out to Miles Mountain for the new hospital “if financially feasible.”

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Transition

U-Haul honors Lil Bear RV and Storage

By David Blankenship

Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com

Helen Alexa Roy

Feb. 28, 1928 – Aug. 1, 2014

Helen Alexa Roy, 86, a long-time resident of Eureka Springs was born Feb. 28, 1928 in Evanston, Illinois, daughter of Theodore and Phyllis Koclannes. She departed this life on August 1, 2014 at Brighton Ridge, with friends by her side.

“Alexa” as she was known to most of us here in the Ozarks had the kind of life that only the dreamers and the adventurous dare to have. In her book, “Wonderful Light-Memories of an American Buddhist Nun” she deliberately uses a quote from Helen Keller, which states that “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all,” and that’s just how Alexa handled life.

An extensive world traveler at a very early age, she was ordained a Buddhist nun 1963.

Calling Eureka Springs her “anchor point” she would travel the world and had a yearning for Sri Lanka, where she spent much of her time.

Alexa was preceded in death by her parents and leaves a son, Chad Roy of Branford, CT. and a daughter, Sheffali Sauls of

Goldsboro, N.C. A celebration of life will be held at 7:00 P.M. on Friday, August 22, 2014 at the Unitarian Fellowship, 17 Elk St., Eureka Springs.

Cremation arrangements by Beard’s Funeral Chapel & Crematory of Fayetteville.

Condolences may be left at www.beardsfuneralchapel.com.

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Owner Gary Williams and general manager Saundra Kaye of Lil Bear RV and Storage were honored recently with a plaque commemorating their 20th anniversary of service to the Eureka Springs and Berryville communities.

The plaque was presented by Jim Smith, U-Haul president of marketing in Arkansas and surrounding states, and U-Haul Area Field Manager Dave Stewart.

“Gary is a phenomenal representative for U-Haul, and I’m proud to be on the same team with him,” Smith said. “He’s been helping people move in and move out of the area for 20 years.”

The celebration, which took place at Lil Bear RV and Storage, 4747 Highway 62 outside Eureka Springs, featured hot dogs and cake from Cravings by Rochelle locat-

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