Stories from Friday, December 8, 2006

SHELL KNOB, Mo. -- Lohmer Full Gospel Church will host its second annual drive-through nativity and Bethlehem city tour on Sunday, Dec. 10, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. All interested persons are encouraged to view the presentation, which includes about 60 people costumed as various characters, live animals, a bakery, rug shop, woodworking shop, fabric shop, a live choir and a pillar-flanked entry near a recreation of the inn where there was no room for Joseph and Mary...

GREEN FOREST -- The Bobcats of Berryville traveled to Green Forest Tuesday night for an unfamiliar non-conference match-up with the Tigers. This year, Berryville is in 1-4A, while Green Forest is in 1-3A. Berryville won both contests going away, but not before some tough competition early...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- It was 1-4 A's top teams taking on the 1-3A Highlanders on Tuesday night when the Huntsville Eagles came to town. The Eagles have a senior squad that went undefeated as ninth-graders and that group isn't looking back this year. So in a game that was much closer than the final 44-28 score indicated, the Eagles stayed on top...

THELMA MYRL PINKLEY, a resident of Berryville, was born Feb. 28, 1916, in the Rock House Community, a daughter of Louis and Clem (Johnson) Worley. She died Monday, Dec. 4, 2006, in her home at the age of 90. Mrs. Pinkley became a Christian at the age of 17. She was a charter member of the West Side Christian Church, which she attended faithfully until her health failed...

VERNON COOPER BRIGHT, a resident of Green Forest, was born Oct.15, 1933, in Lincoln, Neb., a son of Finley Metcalf and Queen Henrietta (Weinheime) Bright. He died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006, in Berryville, at the age of 73. Mr. Bright was a poultry farmer...

ALICE PHOEBE PENN BOTTOMLEY, 61, of Eureka Springs, died Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006, at her home. She was born Oct. 21, 1945, in Chicago, Ill., the daughter of William H. and Janet Rosain Penn. She was a retired teacher, having taught at Eureka Springs Elementary School for 25 years...

PATRICIA INEZ ALLEN, a resident of Hereford, Texas, formerly of Eureka Springs, was born Dec. 14, 1934, in Eureka Springs, a daughter of Grant and Cleo (Allen) Kelley. She died Friday, Dec. 1, 2006, in Hereford at the age of 71. Pat was an assistant chemist for Holly Sugar Co. in Hereford. She was of the Baptist faith...

BERRYVILLE -- Carroll County's Quorum Court declined to take action on budgets for the detention center, central dispatch and sheriff's office. The court decided to revisit the prosecuting attorney's budget, and gave approval to the sheriff's budget, conditioned with review after the first of the new year...

GREEN FOREST -- Mayor Richard Deweese presented a preliminary plan to annex land north and west of the city at a Monday Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. "Most of this land is not developed," said Deweese. "It is mostly agricultural, so it's real good for growth and a lot of its infrastructure is already in place...

HOLIDAY ISLAND -- More than 40 people representing various church groups met Wednesday to consider establishment of a Carroll County chapter of Habitat for Humanity. That was the topic of discussion as Deborah Wieneke, executive director, Habitat for Humanity of Benton County Inc. addressed the group at Geraldi's...

HARRISON -- The Fine Arts Ministries of Faith Assembly, Harrison, will present a Broadway-style Christmas musical, "A Christmas Extravaganza! featuring Two From Galilee," three times during the Christmas weekend, Dec. 22 and 23 at 7 p.m., and at 10:45 a.m. on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24...

GREEN FOREST -- Word has been received from Jason and Malinda Lilly, of AngelFood's Central Arkanas Outreach, that, as of Nov. 30, "no host site is to collect sals tax until further notice," according to Shirley McKay of Green Forest United Methodist Church...

GREEN FOREST The Tiger junior high teams hosted Lincoln on Monday night, with the Lady Tigers earning their first win of the season, a 26-21 1-3A Conference victory. The junior boys kept it close, but fell 47-33 at the end. Junior High Girls 2-0, 10-3, 16-12, 26-21...