Stories from Friday, October 5, 2007

EUREKA SPRINGS --A new congregation built on an old theme opens Saturday in Eureka Springs. "We are a continuation of the church you read about in your Bible," says Wayne Mishler, pastor of Restore The Way Ministries, which meets at 11 a.m. Saturdays at Wildflowers Christian Chapel, 6789 Hwy 62 W...

CCN Sports Editor COTTER -- The Green Forest Lady Tiger volleyball teams made short work of the Cotter Lady Warriors on Tuesday evening, with the varsity squad upping its record to 11-1, 9-0 in 3A North Conference play. The JV team started the night out right with 25-20, 25-12 wins, with the varsity winning 25-19, 25-10, 25-12...

CCN Sports Editor HOLIDAY ISLAND -- The course at Holiday Island suited the Berryville Bobcat teams last Saturday as they took home three first place trophies and one second place in the 4A-5A division of the Holiday Island Cross Country Invitational...

JOSEPH WILLIAM WHITEHEAD, a resident of Berryville, was born July 21, 1912, in Irvington, N.J., a son of William and Helen (Lamb) Whitehead. He died Monday, Oct. 1, 2007, in Berryville, at the age of 95. Mr. Whitehead was a retired salesman for Crucible Steel and was of the Catholic faith...

RUTH MARIE LEASE, a resident of Festus, Mo., was born March 15, 1916, in Eureka Springs, a daughter of James Franklin and Mary Rosetta (Starkey) Helms. She died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007, in Festus, Mo. at the age of 91. Mrs. Lease was a salesperson at Walker Brothers and Pivot Rock Gift Shop for many years and she was an active member of the First Assembly of God Church in Eureka Springs, where she played the piano and organ for many years and also taught Sunday school...

near Cosmic Cavern By Anna Mathews Carroll County News BERRYVILLE -- Several property owners concerned about possible land application of post-processing food waste from Tyson Foods on acreage north of Berryville say they remain opposed to the plan -- even after attending an informal meeting hosted by Terra Renewal Services, the company seeking a permit to land-apply the waste...

Carroll County News EUREKA SPRINGS -- The City Advertising and Promotion Commission voted to recommend Anmarie "Ree" Slane for appointment by the city council to the CAPC. Slane would replace past chairman Brian Sumpter, and her term would run to June 30, 2011...

Carroll County News BERRYVILLE -- A renewal project is underway at Saunders Heights, a 90-acre mountaintop get-away owned by the City of Berryville that offers breathtaking vistas of the city and countryside below. A landscaped picnic area with graveled footpaths is in the works, along with a designated parking area, and a hillside covered in wildflowers...

BERRYVILLE --Plans are underway for International Evangelist Perry Stone to speak in early April at the Tri-Lakes Center in Branson, Mo., according to Dr. Stone, who spoke at Harvest Assembly in Oak Grove during September's Harvest Campmeeting '07...

filmed at Passion Play EUREKA?SPRINGS --A National and International movie based on the Biblical story of Ruth will be filmed entirely on location at The Great Passion Play Oct 17-31. The film will be produced by Ray Nikolaison of Reel Frog Films, directed by Steven Patrick Walker and written by Richard Raucci. ...

CCN Sports Editor CLARKSVILLE -- It's a two-hour trip winding down twisty Ark. Hwy. 21 to Clarksville, but it wasn't as long as the varsity volleyball game between the Lady Bobcats of Berryville and the Panthers. The two squads battled through five games before their match was settled in Berryville's favor Tuesday night, breaking a string of close misses...