Stories from Monday, July 24, 2006

EAGLE ROCK, Mo. -- Royal Rangers from at least four continents convened to the National Camporama of the Assemblies of God this week at Camp Eagle Rock in Eagle Rock, Mo. Royal Rangers is an international Christian program for boys and in many ways resembles the Boy Scouts of America. According to Camporama spokesman Jon M. Hicks, around 5,000 men and boys attended...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- City Advertising and Promotion Commissioners answered criticism, strove to correct misinformation, and took input from the public with a near three-hour public forum Tuesday night at the Western District Courthouse. During the commission's workshop Wednesday, they still had a lot of digesting to do...

HOLIDAY ISLAND -- After months of debate, the Holiday Island Board of Commissioners (BOC) is backing down on two major changes it has attempted to make to its golf course rules and league sanctioning process. Meeting in work session Monday, the Board discussed a draft of Amendment #8 to Reg. 26 on Golf Course Rules in preparation for considering it for second and final reading at the July 24 business meeting...

GREEN FOREST -- A presentation on the advantages of using a monolithic dome to house the new middle school was the main topic at the Green Forest School Board meeting Monday. David B. South, president of the Monolithic Dome Institute, told board members he had been building the "ultra-modern," dome-shaped facility since 1976...

CAITLYN ELNORA CAMP, two-day-old infant daughter of Warren and Amber (Baker) Camp of Eureka Springs, died Tuesday, July 18, 2006, at St. Louis Children's Hospital. She was born July 16, 2006, at St. John's Health Center in Springfield, Mo. No services are scheduled. Cremation and arrangements were by Coffman Funeral Home in Harrison...

CHARLEY McCONAUGHY, a resident of Berryville, was born Aug. 24, 1941, in Dariean, Wisc., a son of Chester Leo and Frances Lorene (Babb) McConaughy. He died Sunday, July 16, 2006, in Berryville, at the age of 64. Mr. McConaughy was a water driller. He is survived by his brother, James McConaughy of Rudd; one sister, Melvina McConnell of Greenwood; and four great-nieces...

Pioneer broadcaster Allan Page passed away May 18, 2006 on Maui, Hawaii after a brief illness. He was born June 4, 1917 in Eldorado, Kan. and attended Kansas State Teachers College in Pittsburg, Kan., where he began his broadcasting career at KOAM in 1937...

GROVE, Okla. -- Dr. Orville "Harry" Rathjen died Monday, June 19, 2006, at the Integris Grove General Hospital in Grove. He was 85. Dr. Rathjen was born Jan. 10, 1921, to Harry and Laura (Tromerhauser) Rathjen in Marengo, Iowa. He married Bette Jean Fortner Jan. ...

BABE RUTH STATE TOURNEY -- Clear your calenders and get ready to attend the Babe Ruth State Tournament at A. L. Carter Field, July 21 through 25. The 15-year-olds will be playing from 1 p.m. until the last inning ends on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The gate fee will be $4 for adults, $3 for children or you can buy a $25 weekend pass for the family...