Stories from Monday, November 6, 2006

EUREKA SPRINGS -- The annual Thanksgiving Community Service will be held starting at 7 p.m. on Nov. 16 at First Christian Church, 763 Passion Play Road The all-Eureka celerbation will be sponsored by the Eureka Springs Ministerial Association. Local musicians will perform, prayers of thanksgiving will be lifted, an ecumenical chorus will sing two seasonal pieces and Pastor John J. Turner of Christview Ministries will deliver the message...

HARRISON -- The first day of November was big for the Green Forest Lady Tiger volleyball team as they won their match with Mayflower in the 31st State Volleyball Championships at the Harrison Youth Center. It was the first time ever that a Lady Tiger team had won a game at state, and they did it decisively, 25-21, 25-15, 25-14...

CECILIA JANE MOODY SJOBERG, daughter of the late Norman and Hannorah V. (Coleman) Moody, was born April 29, 1923, in Englewood, Colo. As a young girl, Cecilia attended school in Colorado. After graduating from high school, Cecilia went to Catholic University in Washington, D.C...

ALTA M. SCROGGS, 92, of Monett, Mo., died Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2006, at Lawrence County Manor in Mt. Vernon, Mo. She was born on Nov. 25, 1913, in Carroll County to Madison and Doscia Garrison Swofford. On June 30, 1931, she was united in marriage to John Henry Scroggs in Carroll County. He preceded her in death in 1999...

EDWARD WILLIAM SCHULTZ, JR., a resident of Eureka Springs, was born Jan. 14, 1928, in Chicago, a son of Edward William, Sr. and Antoinette (Ambrose) Schultz, He died Monday, Oct. 30, 2006, in Eureka Springs at the age of 78. Mr. Schultz was a veteran, having served with the U.S. Army during World War II. Until his retirement, he worked as a machinist for Electro Motive a division of General Motors. He was a member of the American Legion, the V.F.W. and was affiliated with the Catholic Church...

Rev. Ray Langley, 92, died on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2006. Rev. Langley was born on Dec. 6, 1913, in Traskwood, Ark. He was a Baptist pastor for 38 years, and a graduate of Ouachita Baptist University and Southern Baptist Seminary. He pastored only three churches in Arkansas: Crawfordsville, Parkin, and Eureka Springs. Upon retirement, Ray moved to Tulsa in 1979, where he became an active member of Memorial Baptist Church...

THAD M. COOK, a resident of Berryville, was born Nov. 8, 1923, in Egypt, Ark., a son of George and Julia (Harral) Cook. He died Monday, Oct. 30, 2006, in Berryville at the age of 82. Mr. Cook was a carpenter-foreman, retired from Flint Community Schools...

CARL WAYNE CARMICAL, a resident of Bentonville, was born May 5, 1936, in Baxter, Mo., a son of Zillie (Bill) and Avil Augusta (Creekmore) Carmical. He died on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2006, in Bentonville at the age of 70. Mr. Carmical did various types of construction and was a custodian for Bentonville School District for 15 years. He attended the First Baptist Church in Bentonville. He loved gardening, fishing, traveling, and spending time with his family...

GWEN BULLOCK, a resident of Green Forest, was born June 19, 1914, in Lynd, Minn., a daughter of Homer L. and Myrtle Florence (Rouse) Davis. She died Friday, Oct. 27, 2006, in Berryville at the age of 92. Mrs. Bullock was a member of the Alpena Baptist Church and worked as a retail sales clerk until her retirement...

BERRYVILLE -- The final piece of equipment purchased with Homeland Security grant funds was installed at the Carroll County Central Dispatch center Tuesday. A video monitor, mounted on the wall, provides easy viewing of images captured by seven serveilance cameras placed in and around the county courthouse in Berryville...

BERRYVILLE -- A lawsuit seeking the removal from office of County Judge Ulys K. Smith, Sheriff Chuck Medford and County Clerk Shirley Doss was filed Tuesday afternoon in Carroll County Circuit Court. The class action was filed by Attorney Cindy Baker and former Public Defender Rachel Runnels, and also names the individual members of the Quorum Court, and Prosecuting Attorney Tony Rogers as defendants...

GREEN FOREST -- Mark Gordon, of Oak Grove, and Neil Rudd, of Green Forest, took their team roping abilities to the United States Team Roping Championships (USTRC) in Oklahoma City last week, and came back national champions. "We both thought we could place," said Gordon, "but we never thought that we would win it."...

BERRYVILLE -- The Franz Family, of rural Berryville, will be in concert at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m., at Calvary Bible Church, 801 S. Springfield St., Green Forest. The family group is known for its close harmony, with fiddle, guitar, banjo, mandolin, dobro and upright bass. The group writes many of their own songs...

OAK GROVE -- A third outlet in Carroll County has been added to Angel?Food Ministries, a monthly low-cost groceries program available to all regardless of income. Harvest Assembly, located just west of Oak Grove on Ark. Hwy. 21, is taking Angel Food orders for November through Nov. 5, joining Green Forest United Methodist Church and Eureka Kids in making the program available to area residents...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- The Highlanders had their hands full on Halloween night when the top-ranked Tigers of Valley Springs came to town. After a tremendous first half that saw Eureka with a 21-20 halftime lead, the Tigers caught the Highlanders in a lapse in the third quarter and slowly pulled away to a 51-36 win...