Lovely County Citizen Nov. 28, 2013

Weird Science

Familiar Faces

Pig Lab is a science student’s Hog Heaven – at least in Eureka

Louis Freund portraits come out for rare exhibit Page 14

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VOLUME 14 NUMBER 51

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

Claiming her craft

Artist Caitlin Cantele takes on new dream, new challenge, opens tattoo shop n Page 14

n Citizen writer

loses home in fire

n New cell tower

n Fluoride plans

going up in Busch? put on hold, again

Four pets missing after blaze south of Eureka

AT&T applies for OK to erect lattice tower

Bids tabled because they came in too high

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Nov. 18 12:16 a.m. – A caller reported stolen limestone caps off the sidewalk on Planer Hill by the large statue. Officer took a report and put the area on extra patrol.

12:16 a.m. – Officer discovered a motorcycle between Vintage Cargo and Joy Motel that appeared to have been wrecked or laid over on its side. With no one around, the responding officer also checked the hospital but found no driver.

12:54 a.m. – The mother of the driver described above called police for help locating her son who had not been heard from all afternoon or evening. The driver’s mother called police back the next day to say he had returned home and reported hitting a deer but he was not injured. So how did he get home without his motorcycle? Catch a ride on the deer?

10:20 a.m. – A caller wanted to talk to an officer about being harassed by a neighbor’s dog. (Is that like when the dog talks ugly to you? Or when the dog acts like a bully?) Actually, the caller said he was being harassed by a neighbor through the use of his dog, or something like that. Officer took a report for information.

12:36 p.m. – A tourist from California reported that after she visited Eureka Springs, someone used her credit card to charge $2,000 in fraudulent charges, and she said she had only used the card once, here in Eureka. Officer took a report.

2:46 p.m. – A caller reported that B.B. King’s tour bus had gone up Spring to the Basin Park Hotel. Officers responded and directed traffic. So, does the King of the Blues get to be King of the Streets, too, and disregard our traffic rules? Maybe he’s earned it.

6:40 p.m. – A caller reported a white Ford pickup driving all over the road with no taillights going up Planer Hill and turning eastbound on Highway 62.

Officer could not locate the vehicle.

8:15 p.m. – A caller reported a possible fight about to break out at a local gas station; the confrontation had begun in the Elk Ranch area, the caller said; one of the parties had left the gas station by the time police arrived.

By Kristal Kuykendall

8:53 p.m. – A caller spotted a sign in a second-story window on Eureka Street that looked like it said “Help” and was written in blood. Officer checked it out; it was just someone’s Halloween decorations! Maybe we should give people a time limit after Halloween to take down their scary stuff, sort of like after elections with campaign signs. Matter of fact, maybe we should do that after every holiday! Drives us nuts to see Christmas lights still out in mid-January! LOL 10:28 p.m. – Officers were called to a local retailer on West Van Buren for an ADT panic alarm. Owner said he just hit the wrong button. So nobody has fallen and can’t get up?

Nov. 19 2:16 a.m. – A caller in the Owen/White street area reported a familiar dog outside alone barking. Officers unable to locate but asked Animal Control to follow up.

8:20 a.m. – Officer assisted with traffic while B.B. King’s bus departed the downtown area. It was great seeing you again, Mr. King!

12:54 p.m. – A caller at Carroll House Apartments reported a dispute with his neighbor. Officer talked to both parties; no report required.

1:25 p.m. – A caller on Armstrong Street reported repeated problems with a neighbor’s dog that comes on her property and threatens her and her animals, she said. (What? Like threatens with a knife?

Just kidding.) Officer made contact, put the area on extra patrol and asked Animal Control to follow up.

2:08 p.m. – A caller from a local German-themed restaurant reported a suspicious vehicle but it was gone when officer arrived.

2:52 p.m. – A caller asked for an officer after the owner of the hotel where the caller had been living locked him out but without going through proper eviction procedures. An officer responded and advised the owner he would have to follow the law regarding the eviction process and could not simply lock out the tenant.

Rebel without a clue?

See Dispatch, page 19

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GOBO artist claims her craft, opens shop

By Kristal Kuykendall

Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com

If you’ve noticed any posters around town for the Great Ozarkan Beard Off – or if you have seen the Citizen’s new GOBO Guide on newsstands now – then you already have likely been impressed by the talent of upand-coming Eureka Springs artist Caitlin Cantele.

Cantele, who is opening a new tattoo shop called Eureka Springs Tattoo Co. next week, volunteered recently to draw the artwork for the GOBO poster, T-shirt and website images, and then she spent more of her time drawing an intricate piece of art for the GOBO Bingo Card. (The card can be used by GOBO attendees to earn prizes this weekend and will be available on Friday at participating GOBO event venues all over downtown, including Chelsea’s, Cathouse Lounge / Pied Piper Pub, Voulez-Vous Lounge, Rowdy Beaver Den, Jack’s Place, New Delhi Cafe and more.)

Both the poster/T-shirt image and the Bingo card imagery were started and completed in just a few days’ time, putting Cantele on a record-setting pace for drawing faster than most of us could think up a design.

Regardless of whether you’ve seen either image, though, rest assured that this weekend, hundreds if not thousands of people will be carrying around spectacularly detailed and colorful artwork drawn by Cantele. The 28-year-old Eureka Springs native wowed the GOBO managing board with her talent, just as she has wowed fans of her tattoo artistry since first picking up a tattoo machine four years ago.

Now she is set to become one of Eureka’s youngest and newest business owners, as she and business partner Keith Weitzmann prepare to open the Eureka Springs Tattoo Co. at the corner of White and Owen streets.

The unofficial grand opening is set for Monday; she will be open from noon to 8 p.m. daily except Sundays (noon to 6 p.m.) and Tuesdays (closed).

It’s not her first go-around as a business owner – she and her friend Tanis Allen had a little art business inside a tent at Eureka Market for two summers in 2006-07 – but it’s certainly her biggest endeavor yet. And as someone who has overcome obstacles and

challenges that would make most of us lie down and give up, Cantele is not concerned about the Eureka tattoo market being too crowded, she says. Hers will be the fourth such business currently operating in town.

“I think I’ll be alright,” she says. “I’m a local, I work hard, and I’m constantly doing all kinds of art – it’s my life.”

Cantele, who was born in Houston but grew up in Eureka, is not afraid of a challenge, nor is she afraid to take a chance – on a business, a dream, or even a spouse for that matter. She and husband Dean Thiebaud wed on April 1 after knowing each other for just three weeks – but she says no one was all that surprised by what some might call impulsiveness.

“My mom was super cool with it; she knows I’ve found the love of my life,” Cantele said earlier this week. “People weren’t really surprised – they aren’t surprised much by what I do any more. When they see us together, they totally get it.”

Thiebaud has been a huge “cheerleader” in her effort to get the business open; the couple lives next to the shop and has been spending tons of time renovating the space, updating it and installing the necessary fixtures and tools for Cantele’s craft.

Cantele started learning to tattoo four years ago when Diane Stull of the now-defunct Tattoos Eureka Style offered her an apprenticeship. The artists on staff there had given Cantele several tattoos and knew already that she was a talented artist, so when a few of the staff left to start another shop, it opened up a great opportunity for the tall, thin brunette.

After a year, she moved on, tattooing at Abyss Tattoo off and on for the past three years. “I really respect all of the folks at Abyss; I definitely had to work a lot harder to up my game there,” she explains. “There was a high standard working with them, and it made me feel good to be a part of their team. I learned, though, that I wanted to work alone and have my own place. I think I do better working by myself.”

Her talent is nothing new to many art-lovers in the region; she’s been working for years to carve out a name for herself in the Northwest Arkansas art community, and this year has held several exhibits of her paint-

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Bottom Photo by Kristal Kuykendall, Top Photos Submitted

TOP LEFT: Caitlin Cantele wed Ratiliff Dean Thiebaud on April 1 after knowing each other for three weeks. BOTTOM: Cantele works on painting the new shop on Tuesday.

ings and drawings including some along the I-540 corridor in Fayetteville and Bentonville.

She loves to paint birds, and has practically perfected a sort of Andy Warhol-ish, bird portrait theme that’s proving popular with collectors and art fans who see them. The birds frequently sport puzzled or amused expressions and are painted in bright, vibrant colors – she tends to lean toward the primary hues – on a solid-colored, boldly painted background. A row of the bird paintings all together throws the mind back to classic, well-recognized images of Warhol celebrity

paintings. And every bird – with its whimsical expression and situation and energetic color schemes – begs to tell a story.

Yet Cantele says she hasn’t painted nearly enough.

“My biggest regret in art is that I definitely haven’t done enough; I don’t paint as often as I should,” she said. “I want to paint more birds, draw more tattoo flash, and I’m definitely drawing a lot more these days. But it’s good to keep your hand going for the tattooing’s sake. You have to have a steady hand, and the more you draw, the closer you come See Cantele, page 31

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Citizen writer loses home in fire, pets missing Information Officer Randy Ates said the call for the fire came in at 6:20; the fireEUREKA SPRINGS — A Eureka fighters and trucks were dispatched by 6:24 Springs couple survived unscathed but four p.m., and the first responders, an ambupets are missing after a house fire destroyed lance, arrived 13 minutes later at 6:37. The their two-bedfirefighters began arriving at 6:41, records room manushow. factured home Even though 21 minutes for a fire call south of town that far outside of town is an “excellent” relate Sunday. sponse time, Ates said the arriving firefightGreg Bartlett, ers had been slowed somewhat by the poor 57, and wife condition of the road and the unclear road Beth, 45, had signs on the way to the Bartletts. been visiting Ates was in the first emergency vehicle neighbors and to arrive on scene, an ambulance, and it had were away from to break limbs off overgrown trees hanging Beth Bartlett the house for low over the road in order to get back to the about 45 minfire, he said. The road was in “terrible conutes, Beth told the Lovely County Citizen, dition” with horrible ruts, and the fire trucks for whom she is a contributing writer and had to drive through a creek as well, he said. has earned national and regional writing On the way there, County Road 315 awards. Greg is a computer repair techni- splits, and the signage showing which way cian and a martial arts instructor in Eureka. the main road went was not easily underThe Bartletts’ property is at 380 County standable, Ates explained. It was unclear Road 3178 is off Highway 23 South, past which way CR315, the Lake Lucerne. The primary road, went, cause of the fire is unand which way was the known, but the couple “It’s just all too offshoot or secondary suspects a spark from road, CR 317. monumental to think the wood stove may “The big tanker enabout right now.” have ignited nearby gine that came in first leaves, Beth said. didn’t have any trou– Beth Bartlett Eureka Springs Fire ble finding it; it came Department officials right to the fire,” Ates said on Tuesday that said. However, a few the fire officially is still under investigation of the responding vehicles did have trouble but that it is not considered to be suspicious. finding the exact location of the blaze, he Before the Bartletts left to visit their said, taking the wrong road and having to neighbors just before nightfall, Beth said, turn around in very tight areas. Getting out they turned everything off and dampened of the area of the fire also was challenging, down the outdoor wood stove that is used he added, with no place for the big trucks to for heating the home. turn around.

When they returned shortly after 6 The Bartletts did not carry any insurance, p.m., “we saw fire, and it was working its Beth said, and the home and everything in it way from around the wood stove to near was a total loss. The Bartletts escaped with the house,” recalled Beth, clearly still in only the clothes on their backs, their vehishock on Monday. “We called the (Eureka cles, three cats and a dog. Four additional Springs) Fire Department, but we live in a cats are still missing, she said. remote area. They did a great job, but it was “We’re hoping they were just scared off fully engulfed in flames by the time they got by the fire and sirens,” Beth said. “We are there. There wasn’t anything else they could hoping we see them again.” do, really.”

Eureka Springs Fire Department Public See Fire, page 30

By Kristal Kuykendall

Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com

Photo by David Bell

Pictured are the ruins of Greg and Beth Bartlett’s home on County Road 3178 off Highway 23 South past Lake Lucerne.

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AT&T applies to build new cell tower in Busch area

By Kathryn Lucariello

EUREKA SPRINGS – An application for a new cell phone tower in the Busch area, west of Eureka Springs, has been submitted by AT&T Mobility.

According to a public notice published in Carroll County News on Nov. 15, AT&T is proposing to construct a 260foot, self-support telecommunications tower and associated compound on property owned by Fred Bartel of Beaver Lake Storage, near the storage address of 19406 Hwy. 62 West.

The tower construction type is a lattice tower, which is typically three-sided, with a triangular base. It will have FAA Style E dual lighting: red and medium intensity white lights.

Bartel said AT&T approached him about putting a tower there.

“They have ideas about where they want to put things, which location,” he said. “They told me it was going to be a monopole.”

The structure-type listed in the application, however, is lattice.

Allison Edinger, licensing support specialist with the Federal Communications Commission said the process of obtaining a license from the FCC involves several stages. The first stage involves the license application and notifying national and local media that an application has been filed.

The second stage involves providing information on the basis for the application, such as an environmental assessment, which is an “in-depth process,” she said. It involves a review of possible effects to the environment, the cultural, historical, archeological and other aspects of the location and any possible impacts to indigenous peoples. No indication of an environmental assessment was given on the application as of press time. Edinger said this application does not indicate whether an environmental assessment is required in this type of filing. But the legal notice invites commenters to raise

Multifamily housing units may soon require licenses

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Photo by David Bell The cell tower near Valley View Baptist Church is the same type of lattice tower AT&T wants to erect near Busch.

environmental impact concerns about the proposed action by filing a “Request for Environmental Review.”

If there is a Finding of No Significant Impact, the basis for that decision will be provided, she said.

The Busch location application was first filed on Nov. 7, then amended on Nov. 21, changing the height above sea level.

The application gives no indication of the use of the tower, whether it will include more than cell phone communications.

AT&T Mobility headquarters returned a call indicating a local representative would call back for more information, but as of press time that call had not been received.

The project is viewable online at www. fcc.gov/asr/applications under File No. A0863982.

Public comments and/or filings about environmental impact will be taken by the FCC until Dec. 15, 2013.

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The Eureka Springs City Council had the first reading of an ordinance that would require multifamily housing units to purchase business licenses to continue their operations.

After being given a draft ordinance

by City Attorney Tim Weaver on Monday night, the City Council amended it to reflect suggested changes by Weaver and titled it Ordinance 2198. The ordinance requires owners of multifamily housing to purchase a business license for each non-adjoined property and to obtain a certificate of occupancy before a license can be issued.

“The intent of this was to bring the issue of multifamily housing up to the level of our tourist lodging and bed and breakfasts,” said Alderman David Mitchell. “We are basically trying

to establish that there is at least a minimal standard applied equally to those who live in multifamily housing, so that health, safety and welfare that this council is responsible for is being applied to multifamily housing.”

The majority of multifamily housing operates in R-1 districts through conditional use permits, according to Planning Commission officials. To acquire a certificate of occupancy, a property owner must invite the city officials into the dwelling so that they may check and approve safety and health standards, namely fire safety. Also to be defined and used as a dwelling, there will be certain spatial requirements, such as a 150 square foot minimum and at least a seven-foot ceiling.

The ordinance has two more readings and was borrowed from other citSee Council, page 25

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Chamber asks school board for new appraisal on old high school

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In order to go forward with determining possible uses for the old Eureka Springs High School, the Vacant School Facilities Ad Hoc Committee of the Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce asked for a new appraisal of the property.

Chamber Director Mike Bishop and Committee Chair Diane Murphy attended the Nov. 21 school board meeting, where Bishop gave recap of the committee’s work so far.

He said a year ago the Chamber was asked to sit in on meetings of a subcommittee putting together a survey about use of the old property.

“Then the Chamber was asked to take the lead, which our board approved unanimously,” he said. They formed their ad hoc committee, with Murphy at its head.

Murphy said their work is still in preliminary stages.

“We all love the property but don’t know what it’s worth, so we are here to ask the school board to get an updated appraisal,” she said.

She said the last appraisal on the property was done in 2007.

However, the board hired Reed & Associates, Inc., of Fayetteville to do a “restricted use” format appraisal on the land and all the buildings three years ago. The property value estimate was between $900,000 and $1 million, if used for education, but was unde-

termined if used for other purposes.

“We have learned some additional information about the main building,” Murphy said, also.

While she did not elaborate, significant problems with the main building were given as reasons by school district officials and staff back in 2009 to build a new high school. They included leaking and multiple roof replacements, poor energy efficiency and inability to meet safety, structural and ADA accessibility codes. Consultants at the time also said it would cost more to renovate

“We all love the property but don’t know what it’s worth, so we are here to ask the school board to get an updated appraisal.”

– Diane Murphy

the buildings than to build new.

Superintendent David Kellogg said an estimated cost for a new appraisal would be between $1,500 and $2,000.

Since the cost falls within his purchasing authority, the board took no vote but did give consensus to go forward with the appraisal.

In other business, the board: • Approved electronic payments to PCMI and DataPath Administrative Services, who provide substitute teachers and staff.

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• Approved one-time $750 cash bonuses in December for licensed and classified staff.

• Accepted the resignations of EAST Lab teacher Warren Ustler and kitchen staff Rebecca McKinney.

• Approved the hire of Chris Holt as paraprofessional and Taraly McKinsey, Timothy Grat, Tammy Bryant, Larry Patterson and Lisa Baker as substitute staff.

• Heard principals’ reports for all three schools from high school principal Kathryn Lavender, as the other two principals were ill. Highlights – elementary school: A new or revamped parents’ organization has been started with new officers and plans. State Rep. Bob Ballinger presented a check for $19,760, a grant from the Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District General Improvement Fund for a playground structure. Middle school: The science lab upgrade has been completed, with the room size doubled, six new lab tables, stools, an industrial-strength sink and new electrical outlets added. High school: The drama class has been staging “The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet,” with great success. The physics and chemistry classes have received a grant for an agricultural research project, and six of their students will be the only high school students presenting at a conference in Shreveport, La. • Gave recognition to the cross-country teams and students, who recently won championships and high placements in meets at Hot Springs.

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Bid tabled for fluoride facility because of high cost startup funding can be found other than struction in six months.

The bid package specified separate taxes or water sales revenue.

EUREKA SPRINGS – Seven bids for “The grant was based on $100 per amounts for various parts of the project. constructing fluoride-dispensing facili- square foot, which we argued was not The low bid designates $429,000 for ties at the Carroll-Boone Water District reasonable,” Hamconstruction of two were considered Tuesday at a special mond said. “We had buildings, one each board meeting, but the award was ta- estimated $200 per at the east and west “The grant was based bled until January because costs came square foot.” treatment plants; on $100 per square foot, in above the grant amount from Delta $275,000 for fluoHe said he had Dental. ride feed equipment; contacted Delta Denwhich we argued was President Brad Hammond of Mc- tal, who gave him $120,000 for site imnot reasonable. We had Goodwin, Williams & Yates engineer- verbal reassurances provements and conestimated $200 per ing firm said the seven bids received that their board could nections; $60,000 for square foot.” on Nov. 19 ranged from $894,000 to meet in December two fluoride analyz$1.296 million. L.E. Davis Construction and would consider ers, which will mon– Brad Hammond of Harrison was the low bid, and MWY increasing the grant itor the amount of rerecommended awarding the contract to amount, as well as sidual fluoride in the them. water; and $10,000 the deadline to comThe low bid comes in higher than plete construction, which is October of for a trench and excavation safety systhe approved grant amount of $765,000 next year. tem. from Delta Dental insurers, who is fiThe amounts, with a 5-percent conContractors for the project agreed to nancing the startup costs. State law re- honor their bid amounts until the CBWD struction contingency, engineering quires fluoride treatment of any water meeting in January. The low bidder also fees, and other miscellaneous costs system serving 5,000 or more people if said he thought he could complete con- added, would bring the total to $1.032 million, Hammond said. He added he had looked at ways to save money, not on anything to do with safety, but on such things as the water heater brand, but those things would only save a few thousand dollars.

The $60,000 for fluoride analyzing equipment is not covered in Delta Dental’s original grant, but was included in the bid package because it gives an added level of information to operators on fluoride residual in the finished water, he said. He said he felt the increase in construction costs over Delta Dental’s original grant would be “easy to justify,” and he would continue to have conversations with them.

The board voted to table the bid award until after the Delta Dental board has met and made its decision. CBWD’s next regular meeting will be Jan. 23, 2014, and it expects to make the bid award at that time.

Photo by Jennifer Jackson Hammond also made recommendaAl Hooks and Fatima Treuer drum up support for the Flint Street Food Bank at tions on Phase 1 of the transmission last week’s fundraiser. Held at the Cathouse Lounge/Pied Piper Pub, the event line project, which is to parallel the brought in $7,000 in cash plus credit card donations yet to be counted. Outside, transmission line between the treatment people filled a limo with food, which when delivered filled 50 to 60 large boxes, plant and Eureka Springs by 37,000 food bank manager Pat Costner said. Her one-word response: “Fantastic.” linear feet. He said the engineering fee

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Big haul for Flint Street Food Bank

for that part of the project would be $615,000, which is 5 percent of the estimated construction cost and includes the environmental services fee.

He said that would not include a detailed biological study if one is needed.

There is one possible endangered species in the project area – the Indiana bat, which roosts in trees from March through November, so any tree cutting needed could be done before March to avoid having to do a bat survey, he said.

Hammond said he attempted to keep the engineering fee as reasonable as possible, given the size of the project, and compared it to rural development grants, which have awarded 5.4 percent of construction cost.

CBWD Chairman James Yates wanted assurances MWY would take every possible precaution to monitor construction to avoid what happened with the original waterline construction 30 years ago.

Costly legal problems surfaced from inadequate rock bedding when the waterline was first constructed.

Hammond said MWY will have a design inspector on site at all times and that no pipe will be covered until he sees it.

CBWD’s attorney Dan Bowers worked with MWY to write up a contract that gives the district reasonable protection, and the board approved it.

In other business, the CBWD board: • Approved the chairman to negotiate with one of three bond counsel law firms, in order of preference, for the transmission line project, based on RFQs submitted: first, Friday, Eldredge and Clark; second, Mitchell Williams; and third, Williams & Anderson.

• Approved a motion to get a Request for Proposal from three Arkansas bond underwriters for the transmission line project, assuming the district will fund it with municipal bonds.

• Approved cash rebates to the member cities, based on percentage of water sales during the year: $81,468 to Harrison, $48,174 to Green Forest, $36,642 to Berryville and $19,716 to Eureka Springs.

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The Science Student’s Hog Heaven

Dissecting in ‘Pig Lab’ is popular with Eureka seventh-graders

from horses.

Students also located the gall bladder, Ask students at Eureka Springs Middle stomach, pancreas, spleen and kidneys, School what the high point of seventh-grade checking those off the list as they went. science class is, and they’ll tell you: the pig When Wesley, asking students to locate the lab. That’s because teacher Sharon Wesley diaphram, asked what it does, David Birchtalks it up from the first of the year so that field knew the answer: it helps you breathe. students appreciate what a unique opportu“My dad works for EMS,” David said. “I nity it is. know a lot about medical things and the huLast week, they rolled up their sleeves, man body.” put on gloves and dived He and other stuinto the process of disdents were looking forsecting a fetal pig.

“I think it is exciting ward to the next day’s “I think it is exciting lab, when they got to to actually see organs to actually see organs in open the thoracic cavity in real life.” real life,” Sadie DeLeand see the heart. on said.

– Sadie DeLeon Friday’s lab was an Working in pairs, even bigger deal – free students made the origtime to dissect whatevinal cuts. On day two, er they were interested they opened the abdominal cavity, checking in. Sierra and Carter said they wanted to see off the liver, and the large and small intes- the brain, and Carter also wanted to see the tines from their list. The overall goal of the eye. One student commented that the only lab is to learn about the anatomy of human thing his mother got to dissect in school was body by seeing an animal with similar or- an onion. Another talked about how much gans, Wesley said. fun dissecting a frog would be.

“The heart valves are the same as ours,” Many of the students, including David Sierra Moppin said.

Birchfield and Summer Benedict, said they As they discovered organs, students com- plan careers in medicine. pared the pig to deer, horses and other ani“I like to dissect stuff to see what’s inmals they are familiar with. Carter Drennon, side,” Summer said.

12, said he was surprised that the pig’s flat, Students were scheduled to be tested on two-lobed liver was so large, compared to what they learned by viewing a dissected pig the pea-sized livers in fish he has cleaned. and identifying the organs. The bottom line: Madison Osterhout, also 12, noted how dif- Nobody skips class during pig lab week, ferent pigs are from deer she has gutted, or Wesley said.

By Jennifer Jackson

JJackson.Citizen@gmail.com

Photo by Jennifer Jackson

Sierra Moppin, left, and David Birchfield look at the organs in the pig’s abdominal cavity. The blood has been removed and replaced with red dye in the arteries and blue dye in the veins.

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Hippie at Heart Why the Citizen supports GOBO; why you should, too

By Kristal Kuykendall

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would like to take a few minutes here to explain some things you may not yet know about the Great Ozarkan Beard Off, happening this weekend all over downtown Eureka Springs. The Lovely County Citizen is a hosting sponsor, along with Mother’s Brewing Co. This Friday, Nov. 29 kicks off the Beard Off, which will award more than $3,500 in cash and prize packages to winners in 15 different categories of facial hair competitions for men — and women, if they care to don a fake beard for that contest on Saturday.

In fact, our prize packages – including the grand prize award of $1,000 in cash and gift certificates – are comparable to national competitions and demonstrate the remarkable support of our local businesses. For that, we are eternally grateful.

So how did GOBO come to be, and why is the Citizen involved?

About four months ago, recent Eureka transplant Hillary Fogerty – who I’d met last year when she was visiting here – was brainstorming with a friend at Chelsea’s Corner Cafe & Bar. She said they wanted to have a festival for facial hair. At that time, it was a fresh idea — less than an hour old, I gathered — and I immediately said, “The Lovely County Citizen would sponsor that.”

We at the Citizen of course believe it is our role and our duty to bring you the latest breaking news and features about noteworthy people, places and things in our area.

But we also believe it is our duty to be a leader in the community and a benefactor to the people of Eureka Springs. In other words, we are beholden to you to help give you the tools you need to – simply put – make life better.

One way we have chosen to do that is to support, promote and donate to GOBO in an effort to help ensure that our friends and neighbors know about prostate cancer and take the necessary and recommended steps to avoid it and/or catch it early on so it can

be treated successfully.

Another way is to support the Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation, which spends all its resources within the state, helping Arkansans who are stricken with the disease learn to cope with their new, terrible realities.

As you will read in the Citizen’s free GOBO Guide – published and distributed all over town this week – the fight against prostate cancer still has a long way to go, as does the uphill battle to educate men about its dangers and the need for preventive measures.

Lastly, this festival is good for Eureka Springs because it draws visitors to town; it encourages visitors to explore nearly a dozen different event venues in order to win prizes; and it will award local gift certificates as prizes, which means all the winners will have to come back and spend more tourism dollars here in order to redeem their prizes.

And, the whole thing has fostered a new level of cooperation among some of the downtown businesses we’ve worked with, particularly our sponsors.

We are very excited about GOBO this weekend, and we ask for our readers’ and neighbors’ support for this first-year event.

Besides the opportunity to have a ton of fun doing something different from the norm, you’ll be feeding the idea that festivals can actually still be successful here, and can perpetually bring in more tourists, both for that weekend and later on.

Thank you in advance for your support and positive thoughts, and have a Happy Thanksgiving, from the staff of the Citizen and the GOBO managing board.

••• Kristal “K*Star” Kuykendall is Editor of the Lovely County Citizen. She welcomes feedback of all kinds but dislikes meanness.

Send her your constructive criticism, story ideas, photographs and other submissions at Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com.

Citizen of the Week

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illary Fogerty is fully deserving of the honor of Citizen of the Week.

She’s a newcomer to Eureka Springs, but she already has made quite an impact on this community. A former college literature professor, she moved here from Joplin, Mo., to follow a dream.

A few months ago she had a great idea that, as she puts it, came all at once in a moment of clarity, and she has been the driving force to bring together the Great Ozarkan Beard Off festival that will be taking place this weekend.

It’s been a welcomed new festival to add to Eureka Springs. Her idea and mission for this was to paln it so it would support local and regional businesses, encourage tourism, educate and entertain the community, demonstrate the uniquely hairy style of the Ozark region, and raise money for a worthy cause (the Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation). Her tireless efforts, planning and following

through with all the many aspects of preparation required for such a monumental undertaking will prove to be a crowning achievement on her already impressive resume. So many people have united for this event that will prove to be quite entertaining.

Now all we have to say is, “What next, Hillary?” She is the very definition of a “Go-Getter,” and we’re lucky to have her here.

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What do

think

Citizen Opinion by Margo Elliott

What are your plans for this Thanksgiving Holiday?

J.J. Redick “Tow Guy”

Charlisa Cato

Paul Gatten

I am spending Thanksgiving with a close friend from Mountain View and the best neighbors in the world!

Kansas City and have Thanksgiving with our 2 daughters and my mother.

“Health Insurance “Camo-Man” I’ll be working over Diva” We’re going to the holidays on the Green Forest Police Dept. previously I worked on the Eureka Springs Police Dept. for 10 years.

Margie Gatten

Jessi Rowland

Cheryl Sharp

We’re having Turkey Day in Kansas City with family and friends.

I’m going to spend it with my boyfriend’s family in Springfield, MO.

Spending time with the kids and grandkids, fixing dinner, then Black Friday Christmas Shopping.

“Mrs. Camo-Man” “New Eurekan”

“Happy Grandma”

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

An open letter to Holiday Island voters

Accused subsitute lauds Lavender exoneration

Well, aren’t you the brave one…

Mail an open letter to voters at Holiday Island pulling two candidates – Graves and Larson – through all sorts of letter-undocumented accusations, salt and pepper it up with mention of the golf pro and a deceased former commissioner who cannot defend herself, and serve it up in the mail as gospel. But, take the coward’s route, don’t sign it.

Having conducted many political campaigns for both Democrat and Republican candidates for local and state offices as well as school and library millage and city bond issue elections over my 40-plus years in marketing, I have never seen such a back-room, smear-politics effort. It’s a black eye for elections at Holiday Island.

My last campaign was over 10 years ago, so Arkansas election laws may have changed. If not, the writer’s letter would be required to carry a disclaimer. It would be the standard: who or what committee paid for the piece, the name of the chairman or individual responsible, and a mailing address.

A suggestion to the voters of Holiday Island. The “open letter” writer state he/she favors “better leadership” for Holiday Island. If that’s the case, he/she should have the guts to sign any campaign material generated. Better leadership is a noble cause; unsigned letters should be promptly placed in the trash.

I hope the voters of Holiday Island will put a stop to this sort of sorry campaigning with their vote in the commissioner’s election.

— Jim Williams Holiday Island

Many thanks to Dr. Ken Brown and Mr. John Murphy for bringing the long-overdue news of high school principal Kathryn Lavender’s exoneration by the Arkansas Department of Education to the attention of the public. I know Dr. Brown. He is a man of the highest integrity and moral character, and Mr. Murphy, as evidenced by his actions, has to be the same.

Mrs. Lavender strives to provide a positive, nurturing and even fun atmosphere in the high school while maintaining a moderate amount of structure and order necessary in the educational process. To vilify her for doing so with baseless charges in an attempt to have her dismissed was a gross injustice. Complete and total exoneration by the Education Department was the only possible outcome.

I am the substitute teacher references in the charges made by the unhappy parent as being physically aggressive, and I also feel exonerated. For the record, the only real aggression in the incident was verbal, from the student towards me. The student’s mother had him apologize to me in the principal’s office, a small detail not mentioned in her second-hand narrative of what transpired given tot he press and the Education Department. In the end, I was used as a pawn in the unhappy parent’s vendetta against Mrs. Lavender.

My gratitude goes to Dr. Brown and Mr. Murphy for revealing the exoneration, and to Mrs. Lavender for her professionalism and support.

— James A. Marquette Holiday Island

Citizen Survey What are your plans for this Thanksgiving Holiday? m Hide under the covers and try to stay warm m Have dinner with family and/or friends m Attend a local community Thanksgiving dinner event m Rest up on a rare day off from work Go to www.lovelycitizen.com and weigh in.

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LAST WEEK’S QUESTION

See Forum, page 19

29 votes cast

What do you think about the CAPC’s decision to cut its losses and rely more on volunteers and outside concert promoters to produce shows at the Auditorium? m It’s about time.: 20.7% (6 votes)

m Someone working for the city is needed to be in charge at The Aud, and the CAPC has made a mistake.: 34.5% (10 votes)

m The CAPC should not be running The Aud anyway.: 44.8% (13 votes) Go to www.lovelycitizen.com and weigh in. Vote by Wednesday 9 a.m.

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Science grants awarded to area schools

By Jennifer Jackson

JJackson.Citizen@gmail.com

Science teachers in Eureka Springs, Alpena, Green Forest and Berryville have been awarded grants for lab projects and equipment through Arkansas Community Foundation’s Science Initiative for Middle Schools, or SIMS. Roger Rose, Alpena Middle School, received two grants for earth science classes. Berryville Middle School teachers Jesse Parker, Russell Borland and Ashley

Casey received grants for cow eye and pig heart dissection labs.

At Eureka Springs Middle School, William Griffin is buying microscopes and lab items, Sharon Wesley is getting materials for a roller-coaster project illustrating Newton’s Laws of Motion and Fred Hopkins for labs on force and motion.

At Green Forest Middle School, Jackie Stoppel received a grant for a sound wave lab, and Sarah Underdown for a pig heart dissection lab. The goal of SIMS is to

spark interest in science by providing materials for hands-on instruction that brings scientific and mathematical principles to life.

According to Janell Robertson of Carroll County Community Foundation, an affiliate of ARCF, the grants to the ten teachers will benefit nearly 900 Carroll County students in fifth through eighth grades. All of this year’s SIMS applications from Carroll County teachers were funded, she said.

“We applaud these local teachers who took the time out of their busy schedules to apply for these grants that provide their students an enhanced learning opportunity,” Robertson said.

In Arkansas, 294 teachers received a total of $180,000 for materials through SIMS, which is funded by an endowed gift to ARCF from the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation. Applications for SIMS grants are due in May. For more information, go to www.arcf.org.

Two ex-Hallmark artists to be in ESSA’s Fall Art Show

What do Hallmark cards and ESSA’s Fall Art Show have in common? Well, they both have two exceptionally talented and innovative artists, Valerie Damon and Victoria Marshall, as participating artists.

Both Damon and Marshall worked as illustrators for Hallmark in Kansas City in the late 1960s and early ‘70s before relocating to Eureka Springs to fulfill their dreams.

Marshall left the corporate world and came to Eureka Springs to live out her dream of creating wearable art from recycled materials. Check out her fun, handcrafted jewelry at her booth at the

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Fall Art Show.

Damon and her husband, Dave, founded Star Publications and began creating children’s books that made a difference in the reader’s mindset. She has gone on to create the Fleekers, a bird family whose unique thinking is in tune with nature and positive social change.

Meet Damon and her art that inspires, humors, and empowers at ESSA’s Fall Art Show this Saturday, Nov. 30, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 1, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center in Eureka Springs.

Attendees are invited to cast their

Barbara Louise “Dusty” Walton June 29, 1932 - Sept. 15, 2013

Barbara Louise “Dusty” Walton, age 81, of Harrisburg passed away at 1:32 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013 at Harrisburg Medical Center.

Barbara was born on June 29, 1932, in Casagrande, Ariz., to the late Donald and Elsie (Johnson) Wilson. She married John T. Walton and he preceded her in death in 1984. She worked as a coal miner working at Peabody Eagle 2 for 11 years. In 1975, she was named Woman in Labor of the Year for the State of Illinois.

Surviving family members include her son: James Lloyd (Robin) See of

Harrisburg: grandkids: Jamie (William) Church of Carrier Mills, James Lawrence See of Harrisburg, Allen Dale Morris Jr. of Eldorado and Britni Lynn Morris of Equality; nine great-grandchildren; sister: Joyce Clark of Las Vegas, Nev.; brother: Leon Wilson of Ariz.; sister: Naomi Wilson; brother: Albert Gobin Turner of of Kansas.

She was preceded in death by her parents and brother: Donald Wilson.

Condolences may be sent to the family through the obituary page as www. reedfuneralchapel.com.

votes for the “People’s Choice” Award for the best exhibiting artist; and each entry ticket gives the ticketholder a chance to win one of three door prizes from ESSA: a $295 ESSA gift certificate for a five-day workshop next year; and two gift certificates to Thai House Restaurant in Eureka Springs.

Saturday’s judging and voting for People’s Choice award ends at 4 p.m.; from 5 to 6 p.m., awards for People’s Choice, Best of Show and Best Booth will be awarded and drawings for the giveaway will be held.

Call ESSA at 479-253-5384 for more info or visit www.essa-art.org.

Transition JUANITA REYNOLDS, a resident of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, was born October 03, 1924 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, a daughter of Amos and Nora (Baker) Reynolds. She departed this life Thursday, November 21, 2013 in Rogers, Arkansas, at the age of 89 years.

She operated Juanita’s Beauty Shop for over 50 years.

Juanita is survived by one brother, Amos Reynolds and wife Louise of Garfield, AR; one niece Lenora Doty of Berryville, AR; two nephews, Chris Reynolds and Craig Reynolds both of Kansas; other nieces and nephews; and a host of other friends and

Earrings by VIctoria Marshall

Juanita Reynolds

Oct. 3, 1924 – Nov. 21, 2013 loved ones.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Amos and Nora Reynolds and three sisters, Audrey Herndon, Lillian Herndon and Laura Tallant.

A private family graveside service will be in the Reddick Cemetery in Garfield, AR. Interment will follow the service in the Reddick Cemetery under the direction of Nelson Funeral Service. Memorial donations may be made to the Good Shepherd Humane Society in honor of her beloved pet, Mr. Cat, 6486 Highway 62 East, Eureka Springs, AR 72632. Online condolences may be sent to the family at nelsonfuneral.com.

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47th Annual Silver Tea will benefit Clear Spring School Christmas and children: a perfect partnership to help ring in the 2013 holiday season at the 47th Annual Silver Tea hosted by the women of St. James’ Episcopal Church in Eureka Springs.

On Thursday, Dec. 5 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., the dining room of the historic 1886 Crescent Hotel will be transformed by seasonal decorations, hostesses in period costume and elegant tea tables for the event. The public is invited to attend; admission is by donation.

Each year the Silver Tea raises funds for an area non-profit organization. The 2013 beneficiary is Clear Spring School, an accredited, independent pre-K through high school serving the students of Carroll County. The Silver Tea is the kick-off event to a year-long celebration and observance of the school’s 40th anniversary.

Donations will help the school secure age-appropriate, safe playground equipment

for younger children. The mission of Clear Spring School is to promote a life-long love of learning. To that end, the curriculum involves a hands-on education in a caring, compassionate environment.

Chaired by Lucilla Garrett and assisted

by Peggy Pot, the Silver Tea event features heirloom silver pieces displayed on stunning lace tablecloths. A mouth-watering variety of tea sandwiches and cookies will be served in addition to coffee and tea.

Clear Spring students, bedecked in vintage costumes, will be on hand to provide entertainment and answer questions about their school. In addition, local musician John Wiley will be at the piano playing holiday music for the enjoyment of guests.

This year’s tea continues a nearly-five-decade tradition by the women of St. James’ not only to host a fun-filled holiday event, but to provide a means for guests to help support worthwhile non-profit organizations. In

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John Wiley will again perform on the piano at this year’s Silver Tea event Dec. 5.

recent years, funds from the tea have benefitted the Eureka Springs School of the Arts, St. John’s HospiceCare, the Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library, the Good Shepherd Humane Society, ECHO (Eureka Christian Health Outreach), and the Salvation Army,

among others.

The event is made possible through the generous support of Elise Roenigk and the staff of the Crescent Hotel.

For more information, call St. James’ Episcopal Church, 479-253-8610.

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Richard G. Kelley

July 14, 1937 – Nov. 23, 2013

Richard G. Kelley, resident of Eureka Springs, departed this life November 23, 2013, in Fayetteville, at the age 76.

Being delivered by Dr. Pearl Tatman, he was born July 14, 1937, in Eureka Springs to R. Grant Kelley and Cleo (Allen) Kelley.

Richard was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Wendell Kelley and Rex Kelley, one sister Patricia Kelley Allen, and infant daughter Julianna.

Richard was also preceded in death by his first wife Barbara Weems. Richard and Barbara were united in marriage February 6, 1959, until her death in 1982.

On April 13, 1993, Richard was united in marriage to Kay (Plouch) Gay, whom he leaves behind. Richard also leaves behind one brother, Don Kelley of Springdale, AR; two sons, Michael Kelley of Austin, TX; Jeff Gay (wife Carrie) of Eureka Springs, AR; three daughters, Sheree Russell of Green Forest, AR; Tessa Perkins (husband Bryant) of Gulf Breeze, FL; Tina Mitchener (husband Randy) of Russellville, AR; seven grandchildren, two great grandchildren, brother-in-law Dean Allen of Amarillo, TX; sister-in-law, Shirley Smith of Exeter, MO; several nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of cherished friends.

Richard graduated from Eureka Springs High School in 1955. His forty two year banking career began in 1950 at Union National Bank in Little Rock, AR. He then moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma to work for Republic Bank. In 1976 he returned home to his beloved Eure-

ka Springs working fifteen years at the Bank of Eureka Springs as Senior Vice President. He finally concluded his banking career in 2002 at FNB of Berryville.

Richard served four terms as Commissioner on E.S. City Council, 19791986. He was a Director on the Chamber of Commerce Financial Board, Chairman for Red Cross blood drives, member of Kiwanis, and served the public in many other capacities. During his time as a City Commissioner, Richard and Charles Fargo traveled to California to purchase Eureka Springs first Trollies.

In his spare time, Richard loved fishing and meeting for coffee with his buddies. Richard enjoyed reminiscing about the good old days of his hometown and his passing creates a missing link to the past of Eureka Springs. His love of the history of the town, with knowledge of major milestones, was extraordinary. He shared his knowledge and humor with all of us and he will be fondly remembered and greatly missed every day.

There will be no visitation. A memorial service will be 10:00 AM at the Faith Christian Family Church in Eureka Springs on November 30, 2013.

Service arrangements were made with Nelson Funeral Service. Memorial donations may be made to the Eureka Springs Cemetery Fund, c/o “Friends of the Cemetery” at any Community First Bank branch. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.nelsonfuneral.com.

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The Face is Familiar

Louis Freund portraits come out for rare exhibit

By Jennifer Jackson

JJackson.Citizen@gmail.com

When the painting of Joe Hoskins went up at the downtown Cornerstone Bank in September, June Westphal, a local historian, thought it might be only one of two portraits by the artist in existence. But she knew if anyone had more, it would be John Mitchell, a local art dealer. So she asked Suzanne Williams to go over to Mitchell’s art and antique shop on Spring Street and find out if he had any more portraits by Louis Freund.

Mitchell did.

“He showed me some and then got some more,” Williams said.

On Thursday, people who showed up at a reception for the Hoskins portrait, which is on loan, got a bonus -- a one-night-only exhibit that included nine large portraits by Freund, several dating back to 1930.

“He did these paintings in an art class in Paris,” Mitchell said.

Among the smaller works was a self-portrait of the artist, who originally came to Eureka Springs as a WPA muralist. Louis and spouse Elsie Freund, also an artist, founded an art school in Eureka and lived in a house adjacent to the school, where they had studios. Freund painted Hoskins, a long-time Eureka resident, in 1969, showing his homemade wooden leg. Descendants of Hoskins who came to last week’s reception included granddaughters Jayne Janes and Dee Burch, great-granddaughter Anna Hull and greatgreat grandson Kendall Hull. Billy Myers, a grandson, and Steve Walker, great-grandson, also planned to attend.

One of the large portraits on exhibit resembles Elsie Freund, leading to speculation that it is of her. Another portrait resembles Claude Fuller, who was a Congressman and prominent local lawyer. Mitchell said Freund told him the model was a hobo he found walking on the street who needed the money.

Also in the exhibit: a rare, watercolor-and-gouache painting of a nativity scene that Freund did for a Heifer Project Christmas card. One of the last paintings he did, it shows the Madonna and child surrounded

John Mitchell started collecting Louis Freund’s paintings and drawings more than 20 years ago. The middle work is a self-portrait.

by animals, all of whom have babies with the exception of a pair of rabbits in the lower right corner. The detail is typical of touches Freund put in.

“It’s a painting that’s worth looking at twice,” Mitchell said.

Mitchell, who started collecting art in the ‘60s, said he bought five or six Freund paintings by saving the tips he made working as a waiter at Dairy Hollow House. Mitchell now sells art and antiques at Mitchell’s Folly on Spring Street, and has a collection of Freund’s art that spans four decades. The Paris portraits were done when the artist won a gold medal at a St. Louis exhibit that came with a cash prize.

“It literally paid for the trip,” Mitchell said.

The portrait of Joe Hoskins is on loan from The Butler Center for Arkansas Studies to the Eureka Springs Historical Museum. It will be displayed through Jan. 10, 2014, at the downtown Cornerstone Bank, 70 S. Main. The Nov. 21 reception was sponsored by the Eureka Springs Historical Museum, Bank of Eureka Springs Historical Museum and Carroll County Historical Society Heritage Museum.

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Photos by Jennifer Jackson

The one-night exhibit of Freund’s portraits include two paintings, at right, labeled “Portrait of a Woman Paris 1930.”

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Announcing 2 Special Performances Monday December 2 and Tuesday December 3 At 7:30 pm In addition to the fantastic Pine Mountain Show, enjoy special segments highlighting “A Salute to Our Veterans”, “Let Us Give Thanks”, AND BEST OF ALL “A Joyous Christmas”. All rolled into our spectacular Holiday Show.

For Reservations Call Toll Free 1-877-504-2092 Ozarks Hospitality at its BEST! 2075 E. Van Buren • Eureka Springs, Arkansas 72632 • www.pinemountaintheater.com

ABOVE: Suzanne Williams and Carol Greer look at the nativity scene that Freund painted for a Heifer Project Christmas card.

AT RIGHT: Detail of the nativity scene by Freund, in which every animal has babies except for the pair of rabbits in the bottom right corner.

BLACK FRIDAY Adoption Special Adopt a pet in black today!

GOOD SHEPHERD HUMANE SOCIETY, EUREKA SPRINGS, AR NOVEMBER 29, 30 AND DECEMBER 1, 2013 Come have cocoa and check out our terrific pets available for adoption!

THREE DAYS ONLY BLACK OR MOSTLY BLACK DOGS AND CATS ONLY $10.00

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Heartland Men’s Chorus concert a boon to OARS

Most of the time when a group comes to The Aud to perform, a large chunk of the admission price goes to pay for the entertainers. But the Heartland Men’s Chorus of Kansas City not only presented a wonderful concert to benefit OARS (Ozarks Aids Resources and Services) — they also paid their own way, including their transportation, motel, meals, and they didn’t charge a fee for the performance either, so the the local AIDS help group could benefit from the evening’s entire receipts. The by-audition-only Heartland Men’s Chorus was formed in 1986 and has performed nationally and internationally. But they make sure to include small towns and small venues, just like us. We are grateful!

Photo by Chip Ford

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Photos by Chip Ford

Middle School girls take a loss at tourney

The Middle School girls’ basketball team ventured to Bobcat Arena on Saturday for their second game in the bracket tournament being held there last week. The girls played Green Forest at 1 p.m. to a lightly attended, but dedicated, crowd of supporters. The game got off to a bad start and by the half Eureka had yet to net a bucket, trailing 10-0. The girls managed a sporadic 3-pointer to end the half at 16-3. By the end of the third the girls scored twice more, both intense plays around the key, to end the third behind by 24-7. The girls brought in another five points in the fourth but eventually recorded a 30-12 loss.

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Cocktails for a (four-legged) Cause

The year’s final Downtown Network Cocktails for a Cause was held at New Delhi Cafe last Thursday. It benefitted Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge and turned into a veritable intern party as most of the volunteer group joined in the fun.

Brent and Denise Collins dropped by. They just recently moved to Eureka from Springfield, Mo. Turpentine Creek interns and staff stopped just long enough for a group photo.

Keeping everyone’s glasses filled was the job of bartender Ann Hobin.

Scott Smith, left, with Sam Bieck and Kyle Jor- Kevin Riddle came over from Fayetteville for the gig. gensen.

Jacqueline Wolven, left, and Tanya Smith ham it up.

Interns Sara Graul and Michelle Flewitt look at the selfie they just snapped.

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Reader laments ‘dirty tricks’ in HI On Thursday, Nov. 21, the residents of Holiday Island were assaulted by a mailing sent to their homes. This mailing was totally misleading and brought to light just how low some people will sink to. Its lies and innuendos totally besmirched a candidate running for the Board of Commissioners.

I had never thought that politics would turn this dirty and nasty in this beautiful and neighborly community. The personal attacks against Bruce Larson was not signed, and mailed anonymously by a cowardly malcontent. Bruce has not conspired to eliminate the ex-developer. He was on the Board of Commissioners when

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9:11 p.m. – A caller on East Mountain advised the neighbor’s dog was loose and barking. The officer tried to catch the dog but it was slicker than a greased pig! Animal Control notified for follow-up.

9:20 p.m. – Officer checked on a local motorcycle-themed tavern after a burglar alarm went off, but everything was OK. Nov. 20 8:19 p.m. – A caller from a local watering hole said a red-headed guy had hit him, taken his wallet and left for Berryville. Those damn Berryville redheads! (Totally joking.) Officer took a report.

Nov. 21 12:19 a.m. – A caller from a local motel asked for police assistance, and received it, in escorting some people off the property. Don’t come back now, ya hear?!?

9:31 a.m. – A caller reported a strange package she received in the mail that contained a “rubber bat” and a “letter written in crayon.” The contents were not threatening, she said, and she suspected it was from a neighbor. Ummmm,

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Tom Dees was asked to resume his developer activities (after NRPI pulled out).

Tom requested and was given a contract based on the previous contract he had enacted years before.

This mailing appears to be an extension on the baseless personal attacks launched against the commissioners, who volunteer to work hard to make Holiday Island the wonderful place it is. This mailing, as with other attacks, is using false statements, rumors and outright lies to destroy a good person’s reputation. These attacks, with no constructive suggestions or offer to help, obviously are designed to affect the outcome of the current election.

I hope the voters of Holiday Island react to this and send the message by your votes, we will not allow our little piece of heaven to be destroyed by this approach.

— Pete Putnam Holiday Island

We could not have done it without ALL of you.

Special thanks to the members of the We want to shout out a huge “THANK Heartland Men’s Chorus, their ExecuYOU” to all those who attended the tive Director Rick Fisher, Artistic DirecHeartland Men’s Chorus Concert at The tor Dr. Joseph Nadeau, and the Concert Auditorium on Saturday evening to bene- Manager Oliver Schwab. The chorus is fit Ozarks AIDS Resources & Services. It so generous in their support of OARS was a remarkable success, and we know and the work we do — they pay their own everyone there had a wonderful time and transportation, lodging at the Inn of the Ozarks, and almost all their meals. They heard a superb concert.

Congratulations to Becky Halper, who do not charge OARS a fee for the concert.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, won the raffle of $1,000 plus 22 gift certifand the many people serviced by Ozarks icates food $25 each to some of our local AIDS Resources & Services, we express businesses. Thanks to those businesses, our sincere gratitude to everyone inand to all the other businesses and individuals who support OARS, who donated volved with our fundraiser on Saturday hard-earned dollars (donations received evening.

— Carole L Sturgis

by Dec. 15 will be matched dollar-for-dolExecutive Director lar), the OARS volunteers who helped at Ozarks AIDS Resources & Services the concert, and to Sarai and Ron who had (OARS) all the details at The Aud humming along.

OK? That’s just weird.

1:38 p.m. – A caller advised that her cell phone and wallet were stolen out of her car at a local discount store parking lot. She was tracking the phone through an app it had installed on it. Officer took a report.

4:50 p.m. – The same person that called earlier from East Mountain about the loose, barking dog called back and the dog “has been barking for a while now.” Officer made contact with the owner, who put the dogs up and quieted them.

10:48 p.m. – A caller on Magnolia Street reported vandalism to his home.

He said someone broke out the storm door window and left glass all over the porch. Officer responded and determined that wind had blown the door into the wall, causing the damage. That terrible wind! As if causing bad hair days weren’t enough, now we have to worry about wind vandalism…

Nov. 22 2:03 a.m. – A caller from a bar on Main Street said a customer had complained of a strong propane smell coming from around some businesses on North Main. Fire Department responded but was unable to locate any propane smell or leak in the area.

9:52 p.m. – A caller from a local inn reported a domestic disturbance; officers responded.

9:54 p.m. – A caller from Spring Street said her neighbor’s door had been wide open since 11 a.m. that day. Officers responded to find the door closed upon arrival. Good neighbors is what that sounds like!

Nov. 23 3:05 a.m. – Carroll County Sheriff’s Office said they’d received a call from a man at a local motel who reported being assaulted by a woman there, and then locked out of his room by her. Eureka PD tried to call them back but got no answer; officers responded but were unable to locate anyone or anything suspicious.

9:38 a.m. – CCSO received a call from an elderly woman at a local fastfood joint who was asking for an officer’s help in opening her medication bottle. An officer responded and helped her. Awwwwwwww!

Nov. 24 2:23 a.m – A caller at a local motel reported a domestic disturbance in the next room and things being thrown. Officers responded and spoke with the woman, who said it was just a verbal disagreement, and the man left for the night.

OARS says thanks for concert support

7:06 a.m. – The Fire Department called to advise of an unresponsive female at Motel 1876; the woman had been taken to the Eureka Springs Hospital. An officer responded and took a report.

8:46 a.m. – A caller from a local Mexican eatery reported a theft there. Officer took a report.

9:36 a.m. – A caller reported an erratic driver passing on double yellow coming into town. Officers were unable to locate.

1:44 p.m. – A caller from a local cottage rental business reported vandalism and illegal substances found in one of the rooms. Officer took a report.

5:06 p.m. – A caller from a local motel requested help removing a guest from the property. Talk about overstaying your welcome! Officer responded and assisted.

11:30 p.m. – A caller on Ravine Street reported a stray cat on her porch; Animal Control notified to follow up.

Nov. 25 12:27 a.m. – A caller from Valley View Trailer Park reported a suspicious-looking young man wearing dark clothes and a hoodie and wearing a backpack was walking between trailers toward the end of the road. Officer responded but was unable to locate.

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Calendar of Events Throughout November: Adoption specials at Humane Society shelter The Good Shepherd Humane Society is promoting black dogs and cats through a special “Back in Black” adoption promotion during the entire month of November. Black dogs and cats often wait longer for homes than their lighter-colored pals. For the third year in a row, national animal welfare organization Best Friends Animal Society will support more than 175 no-kill animal rescue groups and shelters across the country, including the Good Shepherd Humane Society, in showcasing beautiful, adoptable, black cats, dogs, kittens and puppies.

Throughout the month, Good Shepherd will be offering adoption specials on black and mostly black animals. Adoption fees will be half price for black/mostly black dogs and cats at the shelter all during November. Black Friday weekend will feature “door-buster” $10 adoption rates for black/ mostly black animals. The shelter is located at 6486 Highway 62, just east of the Eureka Springs city limits.

Nov. 28: Free community Thanksgiving dinner at Pagoda Box The owner and chef of new Eureka restaurant Pagoda Box, Andy Yang, has partnered with Wildflowers Chapel to host a free Thanksgiving lunch for anyone in the area who have nowhere else to go, on Thursday, Nov. 28 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pagoda Box, which is located in the old Subway building in front of Hart’s Grocery at 139 E. Van Buren. For more information, call 479-253-7577.

Nov. 28: Free community Thanksgiving dinner at ECHO Clinic A community Thanksgiving Dinner will be held at the ECHO Clinic on Thanksgiving Day from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There is no charge and all are welcome. Flint Street Fellowship food pantry and lunchroom is sponsoring the dinner. ECHO is located at 4004 E. Van Buren in Eureka Springs. Please call 479-253-4945 with any questions or if you would like to volunteer to help.

Nov. 28: Community Thanksgiving dinner at The Barn The Friends of the Holiday Island Historic Barn again invite the community to

their Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, Nov. 28; social hour begins at 1 p.m. and dinner begins at 2. Dinner tickets, $12.50, will be on sale starting on Monday, Nov. 4 at the Holiday Island Rec Center and the Pro Shop. Tickets are limited, so early purchase is recommended. If available, tickets will be sold at the door for $14. Dinner will include roasted turkey, mashed potatoes with giblet gravy, sage-and-onion dressing, sweet potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce; pie and ice cream for dessert. Coffee, iced tea and water provided by Friends of The Barn; BYOB optional. Those attending are asked to bring non-perishable food or cash donation for the Flint Street Food Bank. For more information, call Jim at 479-253-6284 or Susan at 479-253-5136.

Nov. 29 - Dec. 23: Library Snow Train Village display opens Beginning on Friday, Nov. 29, the Carnegie Library’s Snow Train Village display at the Annex building will be open every Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. through Dec. 20.

The display will also be open on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Dec. 22. Beginning Dec. 15, it will also begin opening Mondays through Thursdays from 5 to 7 p.m., with the final evening will be Monday, Dec. 23. The enchanting exhibit consists of more than 300 miniature buildings and includes three town squares depicting architecture of days gone by as well as three Lionel model train sets, a Lionel trolley and many other surprises. Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for children. No advance tickets required; you may pay at the door. The collection is shown through the generosity of Larry and Cathy Handley, and is a fundraiser for the Eureka Springs Historical Museum, with a portion of proceeds going to the library. For more information, call 479-253-9417.

Nov. 30: Huge closing auction/sale at The Perkins Barn The Perkins Barn is having a huge closing sale/auction at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, in preparation for Carly James’ auction and re-sale business to close for the winter.

(James says they are building a new location on Highway 23 South that will open in early spring but will focus primarily on

auctions with very little if any inventory to be held and re-sold on-site.) The Perkins Barn is located at 78 Center St. downtown.

Dec. 1: Ellen Stephenson to perform at EUUF On Sunday, Dec 1, at Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 17 Elk St., Ellen Stephenson will share original arrangements of seasonal piano music from her CD, “Winterwood: Finding Your Way Home,” which was recorded locally. Program is at 11 a.m., followed by refreshments (no soup Sunday). Childcare provided.

Dec. 1: Community Sunday Night Suppers begin St. James’ Episcopal Church will host community Sunday Night Suppers beginning Sunday, Dec. 1 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at St. James’ Church, 28 Prospect, in Eureka Springs. These suppers are for the entire community and are provided at no charge.

Area restaurants are again proving food for many of the suppers, including: Chelsea’s Pizza, 1886 Steakhouse at The Crescent Hotel, Ermilio’s, Grand Taverne, Hart’s Grocery, Local Flavor, Myrtie Mae’s, New Delhi, Pizza Hut, Rowdy Beaver, Squid & Whale, and coffee by Fresh BeanZ. The suppers will continue through the end of March and are especially offered to those who are out of work. For more information, call 479-253-8610.

Dec. 2: American Legion Post 9 meeting The Eureka Springs American Legion Post 9 will meet on Monday, Dec. 2 at 6 p.m. The post home is located at the intersection of Highways 23 and 187 north of Eureka Springs. All veterans are welcome.

Dec. 7: Holiday Island Fire Dept.

White Elephant Sale The Holiday Island Fire Department will hold its annual White Elephant Sale at the Holiday Island Country Club on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be lots of Christmas items, furniture, home decor, antiques, jewelry, electronics and more offered for sale at discount, garage-sale prices. All proceeds benefit the HI Fire Department and first responders.

Dec. 7: College of Ozarks award-winning Handbell Choir in Holiday Island The College of the Ozarks Handbell

Choir – which has performed for some very special guests including George W. Bush, Barbara Bush, Elizabeth Dole, Franklin Graham, Former Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu and Margaret Thatcher – will perform a free concert at Holiday Island Community Church at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7. The handbell choir has received many awards, including 1st Place Missouri Handbell Competition for three years, 2nd Place Missouri Handbell Competition, and 1st Place National Handbell Competition for two years. They will present a Christmas concert at the HI Community Church, 188 Stateline Drive.

The choir is led by Director Marilyn Droke and consists of 15 ringers. They will ring with five octaves of handbells plus some extra bass bells and six octaves of handchimes, a total of 40 handbells in all, and will perform both traditional and popular Christmas music. This concert is part of the Woodward Memorial Concert Series sponsored by the Holiday Island Community Church. The concert is free and open to the public. Donations accepted. For more information, call Jim Swiggart at 479-253-8369.

Dec. 8: Christmas Cantata to be presented Eureka Springs First United Methodist Church Choir will present the Christmas Cantata at the 10 a.m. morning service on Sunday, Dec. 8. The Cantata chosen to be performed is a somewhat obscure work by Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707). Interest in Buxtehude has been revived in the last decades. His reputation as the most famous organist in Germany prior to Bach has been confirmed. The junior Johann Sebastian Bach walked 200 miles from Arnstadt to Lubeck to study under Buxtehude; some experts say that without Buxtehude, Bach would not have been Bach. The cantata, “Christians Praise Him,” was originally written for the very popular Advent Abendmusic (evening music, because music in the morning service was forbidden). Accompanying the Cantata is the Fred Mayer String Trio, Tatanya Hetzer on Continuo, and solos by Beth Withey. Music from Handel’s Messiah will be heard in the Prelude, Offertory and Postlude. The public is invited to attend the free event. The church is located at 195 Huntsville Road / Highway 23 South. For more information, call 479253-8987.

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Comfort and Care

Mother-daughter bond inspires new business

By Jennifer Jackson

JJackson.Citizen@gmail.com

Rebecca Bales Strohmeier grew up in Osceola, Mo. The daughter of folk singers, she spent vacations in Eureka Springs, where her parents would play impromptu concerts in Basin Park. After graduating from high school, Rebecca attended college, majoring in art, then art education. Realizing she didn’t want to teach, she looked around for a career that would fit her interests, which include alternative medicine.

“My mom and I always did spa facial treatments,” she said. “I just remember how much fun I had.”

Strohmeier is now a licensed massage therapist with her own business, Women’s Massage Therapy, in the Holiday Island shopping center. On Sat., Dec. 7, she is having a grand opening from noon to 4 p.m., and inviting the public -- both men and women -- to come and see what she has to offer.

“It’s very healing,” she said of massage therapy. “It helps people feel better.”

Strohmeier attended the Northwest Arkansas School of Massage Therapy in Eureka Springs, graduating in May of 2009. She met her husband, an artist, when he was selling his paintings in Basin Park. Rebecca and Abe Strohmeier now have a 3-year-old daughter, Ambria, live in Holiday Island and attend Calvary Chapel.

“When my church found out I was opening the business, they threw this wonderful little party for me,” Strohmeier said.

The gifts: art and photography for the walls of her business, which she opened two months ago. Since then, she’s had a steady number of clients, validating her decision to open the business. It was something she thought and prayed about for the past year.

“I’ve just stepped out in faith,” she said.

Offering massage for women makes it more comfortable for her clients, Strohmeier said. Her goal: to help women who are dealing with cancer, fibromyalgia or other chronic illness. She also wants to make massage accessible. Her fall/winter special ($45 for a 60-minute massage) gives her time to spend 25 minutes on the back muscles, where most people carry their tension, she said.

“It’s a very rewarding career,” she said. “I love what I do.”

Strohmeier also offers therapeutic massage for pregnant women, and is certified in migraine therapy.

She plans to add cold stone therapy for migraine relief, hot stone massage and facial toning/natural face lifts to her list of services as the business gets going.

The Dec. 7 grand opening will have live music by “Nuance,” Judy and Terry Bales, who will play original songs and covers. The Bales are Strohmeier’s parents.

Rebecca Strohmeier, LMT, offers therapeutic SwedPhoto by Jennifer Jackson ish massage and pregnancy massage at Women’s Massage Therapy, 3 Parkwood Dr., Ste. D, in the Holiday Rebecca Strohmeier opened Women’s Massage Therapy in HolIsland shopping center behind Cornerstone Bank. By iday Island and invites the public to the grand opening on Dec. 7.

The massage table was a gift from a friend. appointment: 479-981-2159.

Holiday shoppers should consider a ‘Ticket to Ride’ Go East Young Dog gifts save homeless pets, ship to new homes in Northeast

Need a perfect holiday gift for animal lovers who don’t need more “stuff?” Want to help rescue homeless dogs? Like to give meaningful gifts that help those in need?

Don’t like to waste time shopping? Require year-end tax deductions?

If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then you need a Ticket to Ride.

Ticket to Ride is a fundraiser for Go East, Young Dog rescue and transport for homeless animals in our county.

Each ticket purchased offsets the cost of transporting a homeless Carroll County pup to a loving adoptive home in the Northeast United States. By offsetting transportation costs, we are able to lower adoption fees on more difficult-to-adopt

dogs, meaning more of these dogs will find good homes.

Tickets, featuring the Go East, Young Dog mascot on a bus heading home, are printed on photo-quality paper and come in a holiday gift card sleeve and envelope, ready to be personalized and gifted, and suitable for framing. Minimum donation is $25 per ticket.

Tickets to Ride can be purchased at Sweet Spring Antiques, across from the Eureka Springs Post Office, or email, text or call Bill at Go East, Young Dog, and he will arrange to get the tickets to you: bill@ goeastyoungdog.org or 479-253-1649.

Go East, Young Dog Inc. takes in abandoned, stray and surrendered dogs of all

types, then houses, spay/neuters and vaccinates them and sees to their health needs, then adopts them out via the Internet and transports them to good, well-screened homes in the Northeast. Our kennel in Berryville typically houses 50 to 80 dogs and puppies.

Since April 2012 Go East, Young Dog has leased the Berrville animal control facility, formerly a high-kill dog pound, and operates it as a no-kill rescue. Go East, Young Dog takes all dogs the city’s animal control officer rounds up, as well as dogs in need from other sources, and finds them homes. In its first year-and-a-half in operation, Go East, Young Dog has placed more than 350 dogs into good homes – dogs that

otherwise would likely have been euthanized.

Go East, Young Dog is operated by a small, extremely dedicated staff, as well as by volunteers. The non-profit organization is funded solely through adoption fees and donations. Costs, including transport, veterinary, payroll, food, medicines, supplies, and kennel maintenance and upgrades, are enormous. Community support is essential in keeping the rescue operation going.

For more information or to donate, visit www.goeastyoungdog.org or contact bill@goeastyoungdog.org, Tax deductible donations may also be mailed to Go East Young Dog,1233 Bunch Springs Road, Berryville, AR 72616

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Village View

Alison

By Sandra TaylorSynar Brown

I confess. I wanted to be on the Library Foundation Board so I could help with Books in Bloom. Every writer and every reader in our area should be so proud of our cool “garden party” celebration. However, I now know a lot more about all that the Library Foundation Board facilitates for the six libraries in Carroll and Madison Counties. So I asked fellow Board member, Lin Wellford, who first came up with the idea for Books in Bloom, to explain more of what happens behind the scenes, so that you can understand and celebrate your libraries at this season of Thanksgiving.

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A “Foundation” for our Libraries

he public face of the Carroll and Madison Public Library Foundation is their annual free literary festival, Books in Bloom. It’s an event aimed in bringing nationally known authors to speak and read from their work, meet their fans (and make new ones!) and sign copies of their books. It’s also a celebration of books, writers and readers.

But like an iceberg, there is much more to the Foundation than their signature event.

Since its inception eleven years ago, a series of devoted board members have worked to enhance and support the six libraries in our

two-county system.

What is it about libraries that inspire such devotion? Recently author Neil Gaiman gave a speech on the importance of libraries and reading that included an anecdote about attending the first-ever convention on science fiction held in China, a country that previously discouraged that genre. When he asked an official what had changed, he was told that the Chinese realized that while they were excellent at copying the ideas of others, they lacked the ability to come up with their own inventions. In order to discover why this was, they sent a delegation to the U.S. to try and find out what our country was doing differently. One major discovery was that innovative people tended to have been readers of science fiction as youngsters. The connection between imagination and innovation is clear: you can’t dream up anything new without an imagination. And nothing stimulates imagination like reading.

Every time we turn a child on to the joy of a great book, we are making an investment in their future, and ours.

This, then, is what keeps the Carroll and Madison Public Library Foundation focused on ensuring that libraries continue to play a vital part in our society. And to do this, they need your help.

Besides building an Endowment Fund and supporting services benefiting all libraries in the Carroll and Madison Library System (CAMALS), the Foundation serves as a tax-exempt entity that allows individuals to donate to the individual libraries in CAMALS as well.

In the past the Foundation paid for the development of the websites for each library to keep patrons informed of programs and new materials available. They continue to underwrite Library2Go, the downloadable books

and audios program available to all six libraries. They have also provided funds for professional development opportunities for the library staff and strategic planning.

“The Foundation supports all the libraries in our library system. We accept gifts which may be in the form of cash, gifts of property, or investments. We can also accept larger gifts and work with estate planners for those who wish to make more substantial contributions,” said Jean Elderwind, who has been actively involved with the organization from its inception, when the late Burton O. George approached her with the idea of creating a way to give the libraries more financial stability. “Such a Foundation gives donors a means to contribute financial gifts through a 501 (c)(3) tax deductible entity.”

The primary source of the funding for the Foundation’s efforts, however, is the Fall Fundraising Campaign. Letters are

sent to members of the community, asking for donations in any amount, to be used to ensure that all our libraries can continue to provide materials and services that keep them relevant. If you receive a letter requesting your help, please respond. If you don’t get a letter, please stop by your local library with a check. The librarian will happily accept your gift and see that it makes its way to the Foundation. And don’t forget to mark your calendar. Books in Bloom 2014 will take place May 18th!

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Lin Wellford is an author and artist who’s been actively involved with her local Green Forest Library Board as well as a member of the Carroll and Madison Public Library Foundation. She also serves as co-chair of Books in Bloom.

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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The Village Writing School What would you tell your village if you had one last opportunity to speak your heart? In this piece, Jody Stephenson imagines her own final say.

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What to say

e have a rule in writers’ group: no disclaimers. No excuses before you read. So I’m treading in a gray area when I admit my fear that I have nothing worthwhile to impart to you. Because the first rule in writing is that the writer must have something to say. So for this piece, I tried to imagine that if this were the last speech of my life, what would I want to say?

What would there be that I could say to you, my fellow pilgrims on this journey through our collective lives--except thank you. Thank you for living alongside me in our beloved Eureka Springs.

Thank you for your example. Thank you for your care and concern, your creativity and compassion in making this community what it us. I’ve learned so much from you all. It helps me to live better.

We teach each other how to live. We learn how to love and be loved in our shared experience of life. Yeah, yeah, we have some squabbling in local politics, some disagreements on issues, and some problems. So what? That’s what makes it interesting. Our lives are open books in this fishbowl of a small town.

But when things get tough, we seem to manage to pull together. I hear all the time about your random acts of Good Samaritan kindness. I watch you volunteering at food banks and free clinics, fighting Swepco to preserve our beautiful habitat, tending public garden spaces, expending your lives to keep local history alive, and contributing to our local version of catastrophic health insurance: the benefit auction where you, who often struggle for your own economic survival, band together to raise needed funds for someone in trouble. There are a thousand other examples, and most of them I don’t even know about. Many of you serve this community without ever calling attention to yourselves.

I learned about service in church, not from sermons on serving, but by watch-

ing one woman faithfully in the kitchen week after week at our Sunday evening church free meal. For almost a year, I chatted with her while she worked— from the other side of the counter. I said goodnight to her as I walked out the door while she was still doing the dishes (dishes I had eaten from). I watched her serving others while her own life was in a season of great tragedy. One night it hit me: Oh my God, I should be helping her. And I have been, ever since then.

It was her example that inspired me to change, to become better than I was, to see that there were things that were important to do, and that they had my name on them.

Jesus trained his band of followers by example, by living a daily life of love in their midst. It was his model for changing the world. Pretty straightforward.

Somewhere along the historical path, it got overcomplicated. Really the best way to show appreciation for someone else’s generosity is to follow their example. The appropriate way to thank God for the gift of life is to live in his love, and then let it spill into the lives of those around us. And I thank you all for your example of true humanity.

Let us never take it for granted that we are privileged to live here. What other town has a history like Eureka Springs? A town founded on reports of the miraculous, people getting cured of their ailments and diseases by the magic healing waters. They came here because they believed. When they stopped believing, the reports of miracle cures dwindled. I believe this town’s rich heritage of health and healing is still in the air, and people experience a bit of its magic whenever they visit. People come here to experience what we have.

Perhaps our way of life can inspire them to go back home and be their best selves. Then, maybe someday, the rest of the world can be as vibrant as Eureka Springs.

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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:

Jody Stephenson Jody Stephenson is an artist and the author of Faltering Towards Perfection: Art, Faith, and Everything In Between. Jody and her husband, Ron Lutz, live and work at Studio 62, their gallery in beautiful Eureka Springs, Arkansas. They are proud to be a part of this thriving artists community. Jody’s work has been represented by many fine galleries and is collected all over the country. What to Say was originally presented at “Food for Thought,” a quarterly performance of works by the Eureka Springs Christian Writers Group.

Village Writers capture Holiday Stories

Village Writer Cris Senseman interviews Miriam Jaschke

14 writers from the Village Writing School have been interviewing residents of Peach Tree and Green Acres retirement communities to help them preserve a holiday memory. Some of the stories are funny, some are dramatic, but all are important to the resident, who has cho-

sen this memory from hundreds of others.

The stories will be suitable for the residents to give to their descendants as a holiday gift, if they choose. Some will be published in the Lovely County Citizen during the month of December.

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Lively Entertainment

By Kristal Kuykendall

By Kristal Kuykendall

GOBO kickoff party likely to be a hoot

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ollowing are my recommendations for the best entertainment in Eureka Springs this weekend. Happy Thanksgiving!

FRIDAY It’s probably about to get a little rowdy around Eureka Springs this weekend – but in a totally harmless, fun and even beneficial way! Friday, Nov. 29 is the beginning of the first annual Great Ozarkan Beard Off beard and facial hair festival here in Eureka; it benefits the Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation.

(For more information about the events, check out our GOBO Guide on newsstands all over town, or view it in PDF format online by visiting www.LovelyCitizen.com and clicking on the left edge on “The Citizen’s GOBO Guide.”)

The chamber’s Santa in the Park at 6 p.m. at Basin Park Friday starts the weekend off on a family-friendly

note, and alongside that event will be the Beard Off’s first competition: The Grandpa/Elder Beard Contest.

But later on Friday night, the grownups — and especially lots of bearded men and the women who love them, I’m betting — will be out to play as Mountain Sprout headlines the GOBO Kickoff Party at Chelsea’s Corner Cafe & Bar and the GOBO (female) judges are sworn in – and the evening is likely to be the rowdy, testosterone-filled party of the season, hands down.

It is Mountain Sprout’s second show here with a new fiddler after the recent departure of longtime member Blayne Thiebaud. But with a new album just recorded, Mountain Sprout is not slowing down, and the 24-year-old fiddle prodigy who’s just joined the group promises to be a stellar addition to the band’s already-top-notch lineup of mu-

sicians.

You won’t hear Mountain Sprout cover old bluegrass standards; but you won’t mind when you hear these humorous story-songs about this group of back-country, pot-smoking, nature-lovin’ good ol’ boys trying to survive life in an unnamed dry county.

The Sprouts are a full-time working band and play shows year-round all over the country, including at Wakarusa Music Festival and its younger, smaller sister festival, Yonder Mountain String Band Harvest Fest, also held at Mulberry Mountain Ranch near Ozark.

Critics and fans alike adore Mountain Sprout, which also features Grayson Van Sickle playing his machine-gun banjo, singing out a redneck novel of the members’ hilarious lives; guitarist Adam “Chucky Waggs” Wagner, who yanks the melody up by the ear and keeps it kickin’; smilin’ Daniel Redmond, who pulls out cannon-fire notes pounding the stand-up bass; new fiddler Mike Schembre, who you can expect to see loosen up and let go as the night progresses; and Dean Thiebaud,

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The Sprouts have shared the stage with the likes of global icons Willie Nelson and Leon Russell as well as with jamgrass standard-bearers Yonder Mountain String Band and jamband titan Widespread Panic.

Mountain Sprout will take the stage around 9 p.m. It WILL be crowded so get there early. Admission is $5; open to ages 21 and up. Chelsea’s is located at 10 Mountain St., 479-253-6723.

SATURDAY Chelsea’s Corner Cafe & Bar is practically the second home of an outstanding and nationally respected blues act – in case you didn’t know.

Earl & Them, which performs Saturday, Nov. 30 at Chelsea’s, is led by the infamous Earl Cates of The Cate Brothers; he was listed in Steve Cropper’s Top Ten Guitar Players of All Time, after gaining fame with his twin Ernie as The Cate Brothers.

Writing and performing music for five decades, he has a unique style of playing that sets him apart, and his level of experience and professionalism is unmatched. He’s played and toured with Levon Helm and The Band, Crosby Stills and Nash, Bo Diddley, Little Feat and many others. His bands have shared the stage with Queen, Fleetwood Mac, Boz Skaggs, Lynyrd Skynyrd and many other rock legends of our time.

And, we would be remiss if we did not note the outstanding vocalist who sits in with Earl and Them frequently, Baby Jason, and the band’s excellent new-ish bassist, John Davies, who previously toured the globe with the Michael Burks Blues Band. What a group of amazing musicians!

Earl and Them’s show will begin around 9 p.m. Open to ages 21 and up; admission is $5.

••• Following is the complete entertainment schedule for Eureka Springs venues for the coming week: THURSDAY, NOV. 28 Happy Thanksgiving!

• Chaser’s, 169 E. Van Buren, 479-253-

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5522: ‘80s Throwback Party, 6 p.m.

• Chelsea’s, 10 Mountain St., 479-2536723: Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner, 3 p.m., the public is invited, free • Rowdy Beaver Tavern, 417 W. Van Buren, 479-253-8544: Thanksgiving Buffet FRIDAY, NOV. 29 • Basin Park Hotel Balcony Bar & Restaurant, 12 Spring St., 479-2537837: Hogscalders, noon to 2 p.m.; Hogscalders, 6 to 8 p.m.

• Berean Coffee House, 4032 E. Van Buren, 479-244-7495: live music, 7 p.m.

• Blarney Stone: Sweetwater Gypsies, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

• Cathouse / Pied Piper, 82 Armstrong St., 479-363-9976: Fire and Flood, 9 p.m.

• Chaser’s: Terri & Brett, 9 p.m.

• Chelsea’s: GOBO Kickoff Party featuring Mountain Sprout, 9 p.m., $5 • Eureka Live!, 35 N. Main St., 479253-7020: DJ & Dancing, 9 p.m. to close • Eureka Paradise, 75 S. Main St., 479363-6574: DJ & Dance music, 8 p.m.

• 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: Karaoke with DJ Goose, 8 p.m. to midnight • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard), 105 E. Van Buren, 479-253-2500: DJ and Karaoke, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.

• New Delhi Cafe, 2 N. Main St., 479253-2525: Craig Kinsey, 1 to 5 p.m.; Spare Parts, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Den, 45 Spring St., 479-363-6444: Beard Contest, featuring Left of Center, 8 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Tavern: Beard Contest, featuring Scott Shipley, 7 p.m.

• Squid & Whale, 37 Spring St., 479253-7147: Live Music, 9 p.m.

• Voulez-Vous Lounge, 63 Spring St., 479-363-6595: Lola Van Ella Burlesque, 8:30 p.m.. $20.00 ticket SATURDAY, NOV. 30 • Basin Park Hotel Balcony Bar & Restaurant: Catherine Reed, noon to 2 p.m.; Chris Diablo, 6 to 8 p.m.

• Blarney Stone: 221, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

• Cathouse / Pied Piper: Fire and Flood, 8 p.m.

• Chaser’s: Terri & The Executives, 9 p.m.

• Chelsea’s: Earl and Them, 9 p.m., $5 • Eureka Live!: DJ & Dancing 9 p.m. to close • Eureka Paradise: DJ & Dance music, 8 p.m.

• Henri’s Just One More: Juke Box, 9 p.m.

• Jack’s Place: Karaoke with DJ Goose, 8 p.m. to midnight • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard): DJ and Karaoke, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

• New Delhi Cafe: Sweetwater Gypsies, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Spare Parts, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Den: Ride Shy, noon to 4 p.m.; Ride Shy, 8 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Tavern: Tightrope, 7:30 p.m.

• Squid & Whale: Live Music, 9 p.m.

• Voulez-Vous Lounge: Lola Van Ella Burlesque, 8:30 p.m., $20 SUNDAY, DEC. 1 • Basin Park Hotel Balcony Bar & Restaurant: Jeff Lee, noon to 2 p.m.; Live Music, 5 to 7 p.m.

• Blarney Stone: Pro Football Game Day • Chaser’s: Pro Football Game Day • Chelsea’s: GOBO Beard Church featuring live music by Brian Martin, 2 p.m., free • Eureka Paradise: Locals night • Jack’s Place: Pro Football with Dylan • New Delhi Cafe: Live Music, noon to 4 p.m.

• Rowdy Beaver Tavern: Pro Football Game Day with free pool • Squid & Whale: Pro Football Game Day MONDAY, DEC. 2 • Blarney Stone: Pro Football night • Chaser’s: Pro Football night and pool tournament • Chelsea’s: Springbilly, 9 p.m.

TUESDAY, DEC. 3 • Chaser’s: Game Challenge night • Chelsea’s: Open Mic, 9 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4 • Chaser’s: Ladies night • Chelsea’s: Live Music, 9 p.m.

• Squid & Whale: Sweetwater Gypsies — Ladies Night & Pie Social, 7:30 p.m.

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Getting ready for the Beard Parade

Photo by Margo Elliott

Artist David “D-Bob” Crook helps save the day Tuesday evening at the “Bearded Drink-n-Draw” held at Chelsea’s Corner Cafe & Bar, where volunteers were painting wooden, cut-out beard shapes and bearded faces to be carried in the Great Ozarkan Beard Off’s Beard Parade Saturday at 2 p.m. downtown. For more information about GOBO events, check out the GOBO Guide or view it in PDF format by visiting www.LovelyCitizen.com and clicking on GOBO Guide.

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ies in Arkansas. If the ordinance passes its other readings, then all multifamily housing owners will need to apply for a business license and will be fined if they do not submit to the requirements of the ordinance.

The council also had the second reading of Ordinance 2191, which adds intimate theater to uses in C-3 zones.

The ordinance was first amended to exclude the library, because due to its occasional film showings, it could have possibly been reclassified as intimate theater.

The council also approved the third and final reading to rezone 80 Mountain Street form R-1 to C-3. There will be a 30-day waiting period before it becomes law.

Also, the ordinance to adopt a land bank for the city has failed and will have to be substantially changed before it can be reintroduced to the council, Weaver said. The council also

scheduled a workshop to discuss increased parking rates or special events for Dec. 9 at 5 p.m.

Mayor Morris Pate updated the council on the yellow trash bag initiate. The new trash bags with the drawstrings will be purchased after the city runs out of the ones they are using now, the mayor said.

In other business, the council: • Approved Joe Gunnels’ application for a group tour business.

• Numbered and read for the first time an ordinance to vacate the 100foot portion of Palo Pinto Street recently reclaimed from the Parks Department. After much debate, it was decided to do more research on the Nut Street vacation before having the first reading of the ordinance.

• Approved Resolution 630, to renew the agreement with the Arts Council to continue to manage the art wall. The Arts Council is currently working on a theme for the wall for the next two years, said Diane Wilkerson of the mayor’s office.

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Students shine at state chess meet

Beard Up & Grow!

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Wearing their yellow Arvest Bank T-shirts, Colton Jecker, left, Sara Bloch and Gabriela Bloch play chess at the Arkansas State Junior Chess Tournament in Searcy.

By Jennifer Jackson

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Nov. 29 - Dec. 1, 2013 Contests and events scheduled across our historic, walkable downtown. Cash and prize packages for over 15 categories! Visit our website for event schedule, contest information and entry.

All proceeds to benefit the Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation.

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A team of three students from Eureka Springs Middle School scored fourth overall in the Arkansas State Junior Chess Tournament.

Sara Bloch, Gabriela Bloch and Colton Jecker competed against 67 other seventh- through ninth-graders at the tournament, held in Searcy on Nov. 16. Sara, an eighth-grader, won four games and tied one to finish in second place. Colton, a

seventh-grader, and Gabriela, Sara’s twin, both won four matches and lost one, coming in sixth and seventh respectively.

The Eureka Springs Middle School chess team is coached by James Wainscott, a SunFest employee who lives in Cassville. The team also practices with the Fayetteville Chess Team, and takes classes from team president Les Kline and chess master Bill Orton.

The E.S.M.S. chess team is sponsored

by Arvest Bank.

Pet of the Week Tootsie is a beautiful petite, long haired tortie who came to the shelter in February along with two siblings She was born to be a lap cat. Her favorite activities include lounging in the sun and being lavished with attention.

She has been spayed, is current on all of her vaccinations and can be adopted for half the usual fee.For more information, call the Good Shepherd Humane Society Animal Shelter at 479-253-9188 or stop by the shelter on Highway 62 East in Eureka Springs. Shelter hours are noon to 5 p.m. daily except Wednesdays.

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The Natural Way

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Heartburn!

he government shutdown isn’t due again until mid January so that dealing with indigestion this month and next is likely to be the feasting often coupled with stomJim Fain ach troubles. In non-election periods many people suffer with a burning feeling in the back of the throat or just at the bottoms of the ribs on the left side once or twice each week. With the government such as we have, that number surely increases.

The weak rubber-band-like valve at the base of our esophagus has an enormous amount of pressure placed against it by not only a full belly but also by the beating heart (right on top of it), the lung filling up and the body tension caused by emotional events such as the exasperation of elections.

This pressure can cause an acidic mist of stomach air (burp) to puff up into the low end of that long tube. Acid on delicate tissue feels like the heart is on fire (heartburn).

Many people suffer with heartburn many times a week or even on a daily basis. This is when something really needs to be done as that delicate tissue isn’t made to be under that kind of assault.

In the long run, serious damage can occur and a regular MD might call this GERD or Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease, a condition that may only be found in a small number of people with heartburn.

One of the most common causes of frequent heartburn is a hiatal hernia. I’ve heard that to be as common as one in three. Mostly, the natural approach is the same regardless of the cause.

Lots of things can be going on in the body that can easily be mistaken for heartburn, so be sure to check things out with a qualified health care practitioner. If you know for sure you have simple indigestion/heartburn then natural products can be very helpful.

If an ulcer causes the problem be sure to be checked with a blood test for H-pylori infection. Monolaurin is exceptional for that bad bug. Additionally, special chewable licorice tablets help protect and rebuild the damaged esophageal tissue.

Adding liquid aloe juice – being sure it is for human consumption – brings much relief to many.

Also, a patented supplement made up of zinc and carnosine has been clinically tested in medical trials. This is proven to heal the erosions caused by too much acid greatly reducing and healing painful heartburn.

Of course, weight loss and making better food choices will help keep the problem at bay for many. Enjoy the feasting times and be ready for heartburn – but please don’t talk about politics and eat, at least until mid-January!

Wisecrack Zodiac Aries:You’re crowing over a recent accomplishment, but a fox in the henhouse may grab you by the chicken tenders. Stay cool and don’t get your feathers ruffled; you’ll be the cock of the walk again soon.

Taurus: Keeping a security blanket close is fine, but you’ve stapled the entire bed to your forehead.

Quit hiding under the covers and be brave; the bogeyman has problems of his own, so you’re in the clear.

Gemini: Your mood takes more twists and turns this week than an M.C. Escher canvas in a washing machine. If you can’t commit to wholesale happiness, find the fine line in between and grab a balancing bar; your tightrope act will be appreciated by the whole family.

Cancer: Just when you have the decorations just right amid the perfect backdrop, someone comes along to shake your snowglobe.

Laugh it off and come out of your shell, because the best memories are the imperfect ones, even for crabs.

Leo: Sure, you are the finest example of grace under pressure, but it would be easier if you didn’t turn up the heat yourself. Dignity and the spotlight rarely go hand-in-hand; just ask Jon and Kate Gosselin.

Virgo: You may see nothing efficient or practical about a lampshade on your head, but that may be exactly what you need right now.

Suck it up, cowboy, and slap on that new 100-watt hat; just remember to let your hair down first, so it doesn’t scorch.

Libra: You’re smoother than a chocolate- oil body rub, but even your charm school ways are challenged by an Animal House candidate. Don’t write off this slob too soon; opposites do attract, especially if your calendar has been empty most Friday nights.

Scorpio: That famed mojo of yours is set on high, so just make up your own horoscope, and play it like a fortune cookie saying: end it

© Beth Bartlett, 2013 Want more? Visit Beth at www.wisecrackzodiac.com

‘in bed.’

Sagittarius: Being in the right place at the right time is great, but you’ve somehow found the wrong dimension. Keep working on that cosmic timing, and you’ll strike all cherries on the karmic slot machine soon.

Capricorn: You’re swinging for the top prize, but that particular piñata is empty. Instead of taking the bat to the one dangling the donkey, focus on the positive: at least you didn’t smack a hornet’s nest.

Aquarius: Compassion is

Crossword Puzzle

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one thing, but not every Dr. Jekyll can be saved from turning into Mr. Hyde. Use that kindness on things you can change, like global warming or the outcome of American Idol.

Pisces: Lately, you’ve been in the air more than a one-legged bully kicking tail. Sure, the parking spots are great, but you should come down to earth before someone steps on your toes.

Answers on page 29

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Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Arkansas

Trained Personal Care Assistant

Library Director Position Full-time director position available at the Green Forest Public Library in Green Forest, Arkansas.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ARE: completion of studies earning a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science from a 4-year institution of higher education, excellent communication skills, experience with the public, extensive knowledge of computers and computer programs, good managerial skills, adept at long range planning, knowledge of Spanish and library experience desirable.

Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Arkansas is currently accepting applications for trained Personal Care Assistants to work with our In-Home clients in Carroll County. We are looking for outstanding individuals with terrific work ethics that truly care about our senior citizens. In exchange for your good efforts we offer you flexible hours, a competitive starting wage of $9.10 per hour, a generous bonus plan and participation in the Agency’s retirement plan.

Experience preferred.

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For more information and to apply go to www.aaanwar.org and click on the Employment tab.

Position will remain open until filled.

AA/EEO employer

To apply, mail or email letter of intent, resume, and references to Library Director Search Committee c/o Jean Elderwind, 106 Spring Street, Berryville, AR 72616.

All inquiries should be directed to Jean Elderwind, 870-423-5300 or elderwind@camals.org.

Applications must be received or postmarked by December 2, 2013.

The Carroll County Library Board is an Equal Opportunity Employeer.

Classifieds work! Call the Lovely County Citizen today and place your ad. (479) 253-0070.

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

Traditional Thanksgiving Buffet OPEN Winter Hours: Open 5pm Thurs - Sat 304 Mundell Road,West Eureka Springs off Highway 187 479-253-5525

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Lunch & Dinner 7 days a week Breakfast Sat. & Sun. Burgers • Brisket • Chicken

All-You-Can-Eat CATFISH “The Best Around” Wi-Fi Access Take-Out Available

“A Family Atmosphere” Playing on the deck Fri. & Sat. evenings

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Fire

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Beth even lost her purse, identification, cell phone and other important things a woman typically keeps in her handbag.

“It’s just all too monumental to think about right now,” she said late Monday.

The Red Cross has immediately jumped in to help as much as it can, she said, providing some assistance to buy groceries and everyday necessities. The couple has a place to stay for the next several days where they can keep their pets with them, Beth said, but where they will stay after that is unknown at this time.

A call for help posted Monday on Facebook by the Citizen and Carroll County News and various other friends already has garnered some donations and offers of help — for which the Bartletts are very grateful, Beth emphasized.

“Everybody has been so wonderful to us today,” she said. “The kindness everyone has shown to us has been unbelievable and we’re so thankful to live in this community.

“Everything we’ve been given so far, we open the bag and say, ‘Oh yeah we

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need that,’” she added. “When everything is gone, you forget what all you need, even just everyday things like just Chapstick.”

Beth choked up when describing a meaningful moment on Monday when the Citizen’s Margo Elliott took Beth a pen and pad to write on.

“I lost 15 years of work on my computer, so to this writer, that pad and paper and pen meant a lot,” Beth said.

The Lovely County Citizen and the Crescent and Basin Park Hotels are leading the drive to collect donations for the Bartletts. Most urgently needed: cash for housing expenses, household necessities, clothing and food. Beth wears a size 14 or XL and a size 8 shoe; Greg wears a 2XL or size 48 waist paints and a size 13 shoe.

Donated items can be dropped off at the Citizen office at 3022 E. Van Buren Suite H in Eureka, or at 33 Prospect Ave. at the hotels’ administrative offices.

Cash donations should be made at any Community First Bank (ask for the Bartlett Benefit Account) or may be dropped off at the Citizen office, where they will then be deposited in the Bartlett Benefit Account.

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Pine Mountain Theater Presents A Thanksgiving Weekend Spectacular

Direct from Branson

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Two Nights Only

Jukebox Li v e Starring:

David Brooks Everett Dean The Keith Sisters & Rockin 50’s Band Rock and Roll the night away!!!

Friday & Saturday, November 29th & 30th • 7:30 p.m.

Pine Mountain Theater Highway 62 East • Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Tickets Only

$24

Tickets Available at: THE PINE MOUNTAIN THEATER Or Call 877-504-2092 or www.PineMountainTheater.com For Reserved Seats and Information Photos submitted

Pictured are some of Cantele’s “tattoo flash” drawings, top left, and bird paintings, top right and bottom.

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to perfecting your craft.”

Tattoo “flash,” or sample tattoo drawings done on paper, is another specialty of Cantele’s and something she is always working on here and there. But she’s ready to get back to putting those drawings on human flesh for her tattoo clients – and ready to put her stamp on Eureka Springs’ business community.

Cantele says she specializes in classic, “old-school” tattoo designs that she often will personalize and give a modern twist for the person wearing the art. Her work is sprinkled with drawings of mid-century pinup girl images, gypsy girls, old sailor tattoos, Moms and roses – usually with a little flavor added by the artist to reflect the personality of the person requesting it.

She explains the difference between painting and tattoo art – “I can transform any image into a beautiful tattoo, but they are definitely completely different styles of art” – as she says that she particularly enjoys helping her clients make a statement or share a funny part of their personality or story via their tattoos.

“And some things just don’t make good tattoos, such as tiny words and certain colors,” Cantele explained. “It’s not like you can just put an image of a photograph on your skin. The black lines have to be bolder, for longevity and clarity of the image. But I can make a beautiful tattoo out of about any image or painting.

“I can’t put the Sistine Chapel on your back, but if you love the Sistine Chapel I can create a wonderful tattoo just for you,” she adds.

And chances are it won’t take her very long, either.

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