Stories from Wednesday, November 5, 2003

by David McNeal These Razorback games are killing me! It's not just the tension and excitement of a college overtime game, which normally is enough to give anyone a huge stomach ache anyway. This one was a carotid artery killer for anyone who hung in there for the four hours and fifty-six minutes it took to play seven overtimes at Kentucky on Saturday...

A 56-year-old grandfather was found guilty of raping his teenage granddaughter in Circuit Court Wednesday in Berryville by a jury of nine women and four men. He was sentenced to 12 years in prison for the Class Y felony conviction, which does not allow for credit for good behavior. He will have to serve a minimum of 70 percent of the time...

FLOYD E. TATE, 78, of Cassville, Mo., died Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2003, in Barry County Care Center, Cassville. He was born Feb. 1, 1925, in Osage, Ark., the son of Wilburt J. and Minnie I. (Phillips) Tate. In 1979, in Barry County, he was united in marriage to Ruth Moody, who preceded him in death in 1990. He was also preceded in death by his parents and one brother...

RUTH E. BLUNDON, a resident of Huntsville, Arkansas, was born Nov. 25, 1914, in Oakville, Wash., a daughter of Earnest Alfred and Thelma Bertha (Brown) Loerscher. She died Thursday, Oct. 30, 2003, in Huntsville at the age of 88. Mrs. Blundon was a cook. She was of the Lutheran Faith...

RICHARD L. (DICK) DEEG, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born May 18, 1932, in Bell, Calif., a son of Kenneth and Mabel (Hinson) Deeg. He died Thursday, Oct. 30, 2003, in Eureka Springs at the age of 71. Mr. Deeg was a machinist in the tool and dye industry. ...

JUANITA WOODWARD, a resident of Holiday Island, was born May 16, 1921 in Richmond, Ind., a daughter of Warren Edward and Bessie Mae (Mills) Weaver. She died Thursday, Oct. 30, 2003, in Eureka Springs at the age of 85. Mrs. Woodward attended the Community Church in Holiday Island and was an accounting bookkeeper...

Week of Oct. 27 October 27 9:04 a.m. -- Officer responded to an injured deer near train station. Animal gone upon arrival. 6:54 p.m. -- Officer arrested an intoxicated female near train station. 7:48 p.m. -- Caller reported an intoxicated male subject vomiting on sidewalk on North Main. Officer reported sober female subject would take charge of him and take him home...

Week of Nov. 1 November 1 2:20 p.m. -- Squad #4 responded to a male patient with low blood pressure and erratic heartbeat. Patient taken to CRMC. 4:16 p.m. -- Squad #3 responded to an accident on Hwy. 23 North. 6:34 p.m. -- Squad #3 responded to a two-vehicle accident. No injuries, releases signed...

Week of Nov. 1 November 1 4:22 p.m. ---- Police attempted to deliver a message to a West Third Street resident but the subject was not at home. 4:55 p.m. ---- Police were dispatched to a location near the intersection of White and Walnut streets to investigate a loud music complaint. The subjects were told to keep the music low...

Senior Jessica Parsons was crowned 2003 Homecoming Queen before a packed house last Friday, then shed her gown for a Lady Highlander uniform and scored six points during an exciting one-point 58-57 win over the Kingston Lady Yellowjackets. Coach Josh Hill's senior boys weren't so fortunate in the game played just after the crowning ceremony, as a hot-shooting Kingston team hit seven threes and 24 of 32 free throws on the way to an 89-68 win...

Coach Bill Gotto's Tigers jumped on the Farmington Cardinals early in last Friday's 1AAA league game in Green Forest, but couldn't hold a 14-0 lead and lost 27-14 to an improving Cardinal squad (3-6, 2-4). The Tigers (5-4, 3-3) had a nice drive on their second possession in the first quarter, with fullback Neil McCutcheon punching in for the touchdown. Trey Kerby kicked the PAT and it was 7-0, Green Forest...

The Halloween ghosts and goblins feasted on the Berryville Bobcats last Friday, Oct. 31, and so did the Shiloh Christian Saints, who celebrated with a 49-14 1AAA victory that put them in second place in the conference race. Coach Doug Scheel's Bobcats (6-3, 4-2) may have thought the Saints' Scott Godwin was a ghost as he roamed through the Bobcat secondary for five catches worth 105 yards and a touchdown...

Although organizers expect just 10 percent of the county's population to take advantage of the 4,000 free flu shots to be administered at the bioterrorism preparedness drill and vaccination clinic on Monday, more volunteers are being sought. The 14-hour event, designed to simulate a mass smallpox vaccination clinic, will be held at the Berryville Community Center, from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m...

Gideon and Leviticus Cline are two young boys who face extreme physical and emotional difficulties almost every hour of every day. Their lives are certainly in danger; Gideon is six years old and Leviticus is four, and their family, friends, doctors, therapists and teachers are helping them keep a tenuous hold on existence and, often, reality itself...

The United States Secret Service is investigating the recent passings of counterfeit $100 dollar bills throughout Carroll County, according to Green Forest Police Sgt. Brad Handley. The Secret Service, besides protecting presidents and political figures, is an arm of the Treasury Department, which investigates counterfeit money and forged documents...

A series of grief classes, sponsored by the Eureka Springs Ministerial Association, will get under way on Nov. 11, meeting the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 6:30 p.m. at Sonshine Christian Book Store on U.S. Highway 62 on the east side of Eureka Springs...

The repetitive Christmas song is a long-standing tradition in both secular and religious Christmas programs among both children and adults, often with words speeding up as the list gets longer, except, of course, for the five golden rings. Yet, the song, "The 12 Days of Christmas," is commonly thought of as a simple celebratory song evoking lifestyles of two or three centuries ago...

JUNE M. WAGHER, a resident of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, was born July 12, 1918 in Chicago, Ill., a daughter of George and Beatrice (Grant) Machler. She departed this life Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2003, in Eureka Springs at the age of 85. Mrs. Wagher was a nurse, active in the Good Shepherd Humane Society and a volunteer at the Eureka Springs Carnegie Library...

RUTH E. BLUNDON, a resident of Huntsville, Arkansas, was born Nov. 25, 1914, in Oakville, Wash., a daughter of Earnest Alfred and Thelma Bertha (Brown) Loerscher. She died Thursday, Oct. 30, 2003, in Huntsville at the age of 88. Mrs. Blundon was a cook. She was of the Lutheran faith...

The Central Arkansas Christian (CAC) volleyball team, the No. 1 seed from the tough 5AAA North conference, ended the Berryville Lady Bobcats' volleyball season Wednesday in the first round of the Class AAA State Tournament in Harrison. The Lady Mustangs used their experience and unbeaten streak in tournaments to stop Berryville's young squad 25-9, 25-15, and 25-12 in three games...

In just its third year, the Green Forest volleyball team reached a goal ---- to qualify for the Class AAA State Volleyball Tournament. But qualifying wasn't enough, as satisfying as it was. What the team and Coach Jennifer Bassett wanted was to play well against some of the top competition in the state ---- and they did...

The Eureka Springs junior high basketball teams put their best foot forward on Monday for their first home games and sent two Fayetteville Christian basketball teams packing with losses. Coach Aaron Hall's junior girls won their game 36-22, giving them a 2-1 season mark, while Coach Josh Hill's junior boys overcame a slow start and won 41-31, good for a 1-1 record...

BERRYVILLE ---- "Quick and efficient," was the way many residents described their experience at the mass flu dispensing clinic on Monday at the Berryville Community Center. Individuals and entire families began arriving at 6 a.m. to take advantage of the 4,000 free flu vaccines that were made available by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)...

GREEN FOREST ---- Tuesday's vote on sales tax issues in Green Forest and county-wide will determine the city council's action next week when it decides on a millage rate for the town. Currently, Green Forest residents pay a 2.8 mil rate that generates approximately $36,000 a year for the town...

A 30-year-old Berryville woman, formerly of Golden, Mo., was sentenced Monday in criminal court in Eureka Springs in three cases, including charges of possession and delivery of methamphetamine, violation of Arkansas' hot check law, and two counts of forgery...

A revival in the traditional sense of the word seems to be happening at First United Methodist Church of Eureka Springs. Perhaps it's because of its location, having been in the present sanctuary on Highway 23 South for two years now. Or, it could be the crop of new faces that have shown up in recent months. Maybe it's due to a fired-up music director. Then again, maybe a new pastor has something to do with it...