Stories from Friday, November 17, 2006

GREEN FOREST -- The food bank ministry of Beth'el Baptist Church is in need of monetary and food donations for holiday baskets, which have annually been given to the underprivlegded of Carroll County since 1997. "We are low on food and funds," said Cathy Miranda, director of the Beth'el Food Pantry. "We need financial donations as well as Thanksgiving meal items."...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- The original Eureka Springs Community Thanksgiving Potluck dinner is being held at the Unitarian Church, 17 Elk St., on Thanksgiving day. Doors open at 1 p.m. and dinner will be served at 2 p.m. Everyone is asked to bring a dish, if possible, as well as their own eating utensils and plates...

SHELL?KNOB, Mo. -- As the music fades from The Melodears' annual Christmas Benefit Concert next month, the group will ring down the curtain on a 25-year run. Dating back to June 18, 1982, the Melodears' initial performance was "American?Heritage Festival." It was held at the Shell Knob-Viola Community Building, and Mary Armitage was the music director, a post she would hold for the next five years...

YELLVILLE-SUMMIT -- Coach Brent Compton's Bobcat senior boys teams started its season off right Tuesday night with a 62-24 victory over the Panthers. Senior High Boys 16-6, 22-16, 45-24, 62-24 "We came out strong. Brad Newberry had 10 points the first quarter," Compton said. "We were aggressive and in sync. But the second quarter Brad got in foul trouble and we subbed and they caught up some."...

TEDDY GLEN ORRELL was born Aug. 11, 1918, in the Zion Hill Community of Green Forest to Riley and Arminta (Collier) Orrell. He died Nov. 13, 2006, at Berryville at the age of 88. Teddy was preceded in death by eight brothers and sisters: Ben, Bessie, Lucy, Raymond, Ilene, Dedah, Lundy and Auburn...

A.J. Clark, 89, of Holiday Island, died Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006, in Fayetteville. He was born Feb. 8, 1917, in Berryville. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marjory Smith Clark and two sisters, Kathryn Hill and Betty June Fair. Survivors include three daughters, Kathryn and her husband Joe Head of Eureka Springs, Claudia Wright of Malvern, and Connie and her husband Bob Bragassa of Windsor, Colo.; eight grandchildren; and 17 great grandchildren; and a sister, Nora Hasty of Springdale...

Lois E. Snyder Cannon, 85, of Greenwood, Ark., passed away Friday, Nov. 10, 2006, in Fort Smith. She was born Feb. 8, 1921, in Newkirk, Okla. to Roy and Mildred (Poland) Snyder. She was a retired school teacher. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Rogers...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- Wednesday nights' strong wind and cold rain didn't stop at least 300 local dog and cat lovers from attending the 25th annual Silver Threads style show presented by the Good Shepherd Humane Society. Dick Oberg, vice president of the Humane Society and co-chair of the event, said the shelter took in an approximate $13,000...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- A majority of the 29 persons present for a public hearing Tuesday night were opposed to the idea of construction of a number of upscale condominium-type structures between Glenn Avenue (Ellis Grade) and Spring Street down hill from the Crescent Hotel, with most saying that the project is being pushed through too fast...

GREEN FOREST -- A water rate increase that will mostly impact high users in the north rural and east rural areas was passed during a Monday council meeting to become effective as of March 2007. Although the average user in the city limits of Green Forest will see a $3.15 increase on their water bill, the biggest change was made to the rates associated with the number of gallons used at residences in the north rural extension, which is located between the city limits and the Enon bridge, and the east rural extension, which is located between the city limits and Alpena.. ...

ROGERS -- Lady Tiger coach Kayla Madewell believes you get better if you play better people, which is why she took her senior basketball team to Rogers to take on the Class 7A Lady Mounties on Monday. Green Forest, Class 3A, took a 59-23 loss as Rogers put the pressure on and forced turnovers that turned into easy baskets for the Lady Mounties...