Stories from Monday, December 5, 2005

BERRYVILLE -- The Children's Music Ministry of Freeman Heights Baptist Church will present "The Next Noel," a humbling Christmas musical for children, on Sunday, Dec. 11 at 11 a.m., according to Worship Leader Truett Thomas. The choir, better known as the Jesus Jammers, will sing and present the drama about the worship of Christ...

BERRYVILLE -- The Mercy River Boys, a men's quartet from Jacksonville, will be performing their Southern Gospel Christmas concert at First Christian Church in Berryville, Sunday, Dec. 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the church sanctuary at 306 E. Church. Combined, the four men have over 75 years of singing Southern Gospel...

OMAHA -- Good defense and a deep bench got the Green Forest Lady Tigers past their first round opponent in the Omaha Border Classic on Monday and kept their record clean at 4-0. Coach Jim Goins' squad found a groove with their full court press and wore the Kingston Lady Yellowjacket five out in a 62-46 victory...

MRS. AMANDA M. WRIGHT, 98, of Rantoul, Ill., a former Grandview resident, died Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005, at the Illinois Knights Templar Home, Paxton, Ill., where she had resided one and a half years. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005, at the Grandview Southern Baptist Church with Rev. ...

HELEN FLORENCE SWINK, formerly of Berryville, died on Nov. 25, 2005, at the age of 91 in Phoenix, Ariz. She was born on Oct. 7, 1914, in Richmond, Ind., the second of 11 children born to William and Myrl (Eadler) Blue. Helen graduated from Fountain City High School in Fountain City, Ind.. ...

MOLLY KEITH MILLIGAN, a resident of Eureka Springs, died Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005, at the age of 44. Memorial funeral services for Ms. Milligan will be held at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to the Good Shepherd Humane Society. Online condolences may be sent to the family at nelsonfuneral.com...

JACK FULLER, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born April 20, 1927 in Milwaukee, Wisc., a son of Floyd and Lillian (Opperman) Fuller. He died Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005, in Eureka Springs at the age of 78. Mr. Fuller was a veteran, having served with the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He was a 32nd degree Mason. He had been a member of the Basin Spring Masonic Lodge 386 in Eureka Springs for more than 50 years. Before his retirement he was a warehouse supplier for a drug company...

JAMES M.EBERHARDY, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born Sept. 6, 1934, in Tulsa, Okla., a son of Aloysis "Butch" and Rosa (Ray) Eberhardy. He died Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005, in his home at the age of 71. Mr. Eberhardy was a veteran having served with the U.S. Navy for 23 years, including tours of duty in Korea and Vietnam...

HOLIDAY ISLAND -- Debate rages on about whether the Holiday Island Suburban Improvement District (HISID) should build a golf driving range when other costly projects loom. Addressing the Board of Commissioners at its business meeting Nov. 28, property owner James McKinney said he had collected 181 signatures so far opposing the driving range...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- The City Advertising and Promotion Commission decided to delay any further work on a 2006 festival guide pending investigation into its legal standing to do so, with possible assistance of the Arkansas Municipal League. The decision was in response to a letter from Attorney Kent Crow, representing Carroll County Newspapers. In fact, Crow represents the Lovely County Citizen, a subsidiary of CCN...

RUDD -- Working through wind, rain and bone-chilling temperatures, volunteers have erected a new home for a Rudd area resident, Linda Rogers. The "extreme makeover" is a project of the Rudd Baptist Church, of which Linda is a member. Work got underway last Saturday after Linda departed for a mission trip to Louisiana, unaware that her congregation had scheduled the project...

FAYETTEVILLE -- A road trip to play the Fayetteville Christian Eagles paid off Monday for the Eureka Springs junior high teams, as both recorded a win. The Junior Lady Highlanders posted a 31-29 victory to move to 6-4 on the season. The Junior Highlanders got a 48-37 win to move to 5-4...