Stories from Monday, October 23, 2006

GREEN FOREST -- "All kids have heroes," says Pastor David Hanshaw of Green Forest United Methodist Church. At a Heroes Unmasked event children are invited to meet heroes worth having -- and have a ball at carnival games as well. Heroes Unmasked is an all-fun, no-fear Bible adventure. ...

BERRYVILLE -- Unashamed, a bluegrass gospel group based in Jasper, will be singing and play at Berkes Community Church on Saturday, Oct. 28, starting at 7 p.m. The church is located north of U.S Hwy. 62 off of Ark. Hwy. 143 at The Outpost. At the first curve on Hwy. 143, go right at the Berkes Church sign...

EAGLE ROCK, Mo. -- All Faith United Methodist Church, located on Mo. Hwy. 86 at Eagle Rock, Mo., is having a bazaar Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be booths and tables of handmade gift baskets, crochet and knitted items, all unique, and which will make gifts for the holidays and special occasions...

BERRYVILLE -- With early voting set to begin Monday, Carroll County Election Commissioners met this week to conduct a public test on two electronic voting machines that will be used for early voting -- along with paper ballots. The two, to be placed in the eastern and western district courthouses, were not part of the group of machines that were placed under lock and key after a lawsuit was filed challenging the outcome of the prosecutor's race in the primary election...

WALLY LINTECUM, 79, of Rogers, died Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006, in St. Mary's Hospital. He was born Jan. 25, 1927, in Eureka Springs to Thomas Lintecum and Minnie Wilder Lintecum. Wally retired after 23 years of service with Emerson Electric, enjoyed hunting, fishing, and listening to classical music. He attended First United Methodist Church in Rogers...

DOYLE M. KING, JR., 71, retired Wichita, Kan., Federal Aviation Administration district manager, died Aug. 12, 2006, in Peck, Kan. He was born in Mount Pleasant, Ark., a son of Doyle, Sr. and Berta King. Survivors include his wife, Yvonne (Meek), a native of Green Forest; sons Allan Sr. and Steven of Wichita, three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; his mother, Berta; brothers Paul and his wife Shirley and Mike and his wife Debbie, of Wenatchee, Wash; and numerous other relatives...

Marion R. Hester, 50, of Pea Ridge, died on Friday, Oct. 13, 2006, at his home. Mr. Hester, son of Howard and Ona Lerene Magee Hester, was born on July 24, 1956, in Pomona, Calif. Mr. Hester was a 1974 graduate of Southwest High School in Washburn, Mo. and was a veteran of the U. S. Marine Corp. He was a machinist with Bekaert Corporation in Rogers, and was a hunting and fishing enthusiast. Mr. Hester attended the Robinson Avenue Church of Christ, Springdale...

HOLIDAY ISLAND -- The Holiday Island Board of Commissioners (BOC) held a lengthy work session Monday morning in order to listen and discuss options pertaining to the proposed wastewater treatment facilities improvement plan. Members from the engineering firm McGoodwin Williams & Yates started off the meeting with a Power Point program showing the reasons for the project, environmental issues, treatment alternatives, cost analysis and project funding...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- The City Advertising and Promotion Commission struggled to incorporate recommendations from a proposed budget from the Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce while sticking to its long-range plans during an outdoor workshop Wednesday afternoon...

WALTER REGINALD WARD, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born July 11, 1941, in Hollandale, Miss., a son of Dannie Albert and Ella F. (Nichols) Ward. He died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006, in Eureka Springs, at the age of 65. Mr. Ward owned and operated the Pine Lodge in Eureka Springs for 20 years. He was a veteran, having served with the United States Navy...