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Column: "One Layman's Outlook": Church's ministry grows in absence of pastor
(Local News ~ 01/23/06)
For those of you who don't know, my church has been without a pastor for the last six months. That does seem like a long time, but the board members decided to wait on God. What is six months to an eternal being? To their credit, the church held together. We even picked up a few new families...
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Green Forest UMC Alpha course nears
(Local News ~ 01/23/06)
GREEN FOREST -- An Alpha course, a 10-week practical introduction to the Christian faith, will get underway on Thursdays starting on Jan. 26 at Green Forest United Methodist Church, according to Brooke Coffey, director of ministry. The course offers answers to key questions, and has been used by thousands who have found answers to their questions about life and God and how they relate, Coffey said...
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HI commissioners get outline of district's goals and objectives
(Local News ~ 01/23/06)
HOLIDAY ISLAND -- At its work session Jan. 16, the Holiday Island Suburban Improvement District (HISID) Board of Commissioners heard District Manager Kevin Crosson present the 2006 Goals and Objectives, with several new objectives added. The six over-arching goals remain the same as in previous years, Crosson told the board...
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Man posing as newspaper representative in local scam
(Local News ~ 01/23/06)
A young man posing as a representative of Carroll County Newspapers has been attempting to solicit money from unwary citizens by going door-to-door to collect for subscriptions without authorization. CCN Publisher Bob Moore said the young man has no affiliation with the newspaper...
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CAPC creates online bulletin board for venting frustrations, getting answers
(Local News ~ 01/23/06)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- A new Web site bulletin board to get answers straight from the source was announced during Wednesday's work session of the City Advertising and Promotion Commission. On-line since Jan. 3, the bulletin board was prompted by a question from a 30-year resident of Eureka Springs asking if salaries of the CAPC staff comprised 50 percent of the CAPC budget...
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Bobcat boys play 1-point nailbitter with Lions (High School Sports ~ 01/23/06)
BERRYVILLE -- One game was a run-away and the other a one-point nailbiter when the Gravette Lions came to Bobcat gym for 1AAA Conference games Tuesday night. Coach Matt Carter's Lady Bobcats roared out 22-6 in the first quarter and never looked back in a 59-37 game that saw Emily Bell and Courtney Moore post double-doubles... -
Leo B. Scates
(Obituary ~ 01/23/06)
LEO B. SCATES, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born Nov. 15, 1929, in Forum, Ark., a son of Oscar Nunnley and Faye (Marshall) Scates. He died Monday, Jan. 16, 2006, in his home at the age of 76. Mr. Scates was a logger, sawmiller and of the Assembly of God faith...
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Charline L. Mathews
(Obituary ~ 01/23/06)
Charline L. Mathews, died Friday, Jan. 13, 2006, in Dallas, Texas, at the age of 88. Charline was born Aug. 2, 1917, in Marion, Ind., to the late DeForest and Lois Sheron Worden. She lived in Eureka Springs for many years and was an active member of First United Methodist Church...
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S. Boyd Gibson
(Obituary ~ 01/23/06)
s. boyd gibson of El Campo, Texas, died Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2006, in El Campo at the age of 84. He was born in Berryville on Nov. 27, 1921, a son of Homer B. and Gretch (Bunch) Gibson. Mr. Gibson was a meat grading supervisor for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He was of the Baptist faith...
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David "Dave" Clemence
(Obituary ~ 01/23/06)
david "dave" clemence, 62, of Harrison, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2006, in Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville. He was born on June 30, 1943, to Roy Lee and Marjorie (Dixon) Clemence in San Mateo, Calif. He was a Vietnam veteran, and was owner/operator of Dave's Radio Electronics, which he established in 1972. He was a member of the North Arkansas Amateur Radio Society, the Bellefonte Masonic Lodge, and a member of the Bellefonte City Council. He was of the Baptist faith...
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Yellowjackets sting Highlanders (High School Sports ~ 01/23/06)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- The Highlander basketball teams hosted the Kingston Yellowjackets in non-conference action Tuesday night and were stung by both senior high teams. Coach Aaron Hall's Lady Highlanders (7-13, 2-2) lost 61-48 when Kingston's hot-shooting Barron in the first half hit 2 threes, 5 twos, and was 6 of 8 on free throws for 22 points. She finished with 32 points and was 12 of 16 from the line...
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