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Consecration service conducted at St. James' (Local News ~ 12/15/06)
BERRYVILLE -- The 12th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas, Larry Earl Maze, said mass and conducted consecration ceremonies Sunday at St. James' Episcopal Church in Eureka Springs as one of his last official acts prior to his retirement the end of December... -
Teams battle for Holiday Tourney semifinals (High School Sports ~ 12/15/06)
GREEN FOREST -- The 50th Annual Green Forest Holiday Tournament was marching on toward the finals Wednesday night with three games that would put the winners into the semifinal round on Thursday. The Bobcats of Berryville started the action with a 55-35 win over the Yellville-Summit Panthers. Then the host Lady Tigers sent Eureka Springs packing in a 50-30 victory. The nightcap saw the host Tigers stop the Kingston Yellowjackets 42-35... -
Virginia Warren
(Obituary ~ 12/15/06)
VIRGINIA WARREN, a resident of Berryville, was born Sept. 7, 1924, in Grandview, a daughter of Austin and Lillie Mae (Thompson) Karnes. She died Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006, in Berryville at the age of 82. Mrs. Warren was a homemaker. She was a longtime member of the hospital auxiliary and was a Wal-Mart greeter...
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Zillah Blanch (Holt) Seitz
(Obituary ~ 12/15/06)
ZILLAH BLANCH (HOLT) SEITZ passed away Dec. 11, 2006, at Berryville. Mrs. Seitz was born Feb. 26, 1908, at Marble, to the Rev. John D. and Lula Belle (Robinson) Holt. Mrs. Seitz became a Christian at an early age. She was teaching Sunday school by age 15 and continued for 75 years. ...
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Maralyn Loveall
(Obituary ~ 12/15/06)
MARALYN LOVEALL, a resident of Berryville, was born Dec. 23, 1923, in Perry, Mich., a daughter of George Owen and Pearl (Cloar) Loomis. She died Saturday, Dec. 9, 2006, in Berryville at the age of 82. Mrs. Loveall was a clerk for Gamble Hardware and was of the Methodist faith...
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Class learns valuable lessons in giving by aiding those in need
(Local News ~ 12/15/06)
BERRYVILLE -- Giving up their traditional gift exchange and holiday party so they could help others, a group of fourth-graders pooled their money together and learned several valuable lessons along the way. The group of 25 from Kelly Swofford's classroom at the Berryville School traveled to Price Cutter last Friday to spend their money on Christmas dinner and decorations for families in need...
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Outdoor tourism group gathers ideas at its first meeting (Local News ~ 12/15/06)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- Eureka Spring's first annual Outdoor Tourism Conference was held here on Thursday, in the Convention Center of the Best Western Inn of the Ozarks. Approximately 50 people attended the nearly daylong discussion and brainstorming session. The event was organized by Ruth Goodwin-Hager who heads the Outdoor Tourism Sub-committee of the Economic Development Committee (EDC) of the Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce, and Jack Moyer, chair of the EDC... -
Highest traffic counts in county found in Berryville, planners told
(Local News ~ 12/15/06)
BERRYVILLE -- Traffic flow and possible street improvements was the main topic of discussion at the Berryville Planning and Zoning meeting Tuesday night. City Administrative Assistant Jay Lee tossed the topic on the table for discussion after Commissioner Jason Williams provided state highway department traffic counts for the town's main thoroughfares...
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Tibetan Buddhist monks catch attention of 'Metafizzies' (Local News ~ 12/15/06)
EUREKA?SPRINGS -- On Dec. 11 the meeting room of the Christian Science Reading Room in Eureka Springs was filled to "sitting on the floor space only" by "Metafizzies," according to spokesperson Kora Lehman de Lahnsfeld, of Alpena. Geshe-la Thupten Dorjee and Rinzin Dorjee, two Tibetan Buddhist monks who reside in Fayetteville, gave a two-hour introduction in?Tibetan Buddhist philosophy... -
Advent retreat focuses on living religious life (Local News ~ 12/15/06)
Near Grandview -- The Brothers and Sisters of Charity ushered in the season of Advent by spending "A Week with Jesus." Retreat Director for the silent retreat, held Dec. 3-6, at Little Portion Monastery, was Sister Emilie Eilers, I.W.B.S. from Victoria, Texas. John Michael Talbot was the prayer leader at daily Masses, celebrated by Little Portion's Chaplain, Fr. Bob Dombrowski... -
Saints teams loaded, sweep wins from E.S. (High School Sports ~ 12/15/06)
SPRINGDALE -- The Highlander senior high basketball teams may have gotten a look at what the Class AAA State Tournament might look like when they faced the Shiloh Christian Saints on Tuesday. A Lady Saints team that has already defeated the Huntsville Lady Eagles took a 49-29 win over Coach Aaron Hall's girls as they used size and tough defense to take the victory... -
Bobcats take two road wins from Cardinals (High School Sports ~ 12/15/06)
FARMINGTON -- The Berryville Bobcat senior high basketball teams took two key 1-4A conference road wins Tuesday when they defeated the Farmington Cardinals in their first conference games of the season. Coach Brett Compton's Bobcats moved their record to 8-1, 1-0, with a 53-50 win, clinched by Cody Curtis' 4 of 4 free throws in the fourth quarter...
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