Stories from Friday, October 12, 2007

GREEN FOREST -- Donna Douglas, known for her role as Elly Mae Clampett in the popular 1960s television comedy, "The Beverly Hillbillies," will return to Carroll County to appear with Cannan Bound, a popular regional gospel group from Neosho, Mo., on Saturday starting at 6 p.m. at Cattlemen's Steak House Restaurant in Green Forest...

CCN Sports Editor VALLEY SPRINGS -- It was another notch in the Green Forest Lady Tigers' belt after they gunned down those other Lady Tigers in 3A North volleyball action Tuesday night to remain unbeaten at 11-0 in league play, 13-1 overall. Green Forest won all three matches, ruining Valley's senior night, with 25-16, 25-19, and 25-14 scores...

GREEN FOREST -- Elijah Coffey, age 5, of the Country Rooster Gold Tigers evades Ty Spencer, age 5, of the Woodland Acres Bible Camp Orange Tigers during week three of Green Forest youth soccer's seven-week fall season. On an adjacent field, Coach Enrique Ramos confers with players Micah Hutchinson, age 6, and Reese Johnson, age 4, of the SWT Trucking Blue Tigers...

WADE SMITH, born Jan. 8, 1918, in Berryville, died Oct. 5, 2007, at Sutter Tracy in Tracy, Calif. at the age of 89. He was a resident of Tracy for 57 years and was a maintenance worker for the Tracy School District for 23 years. He was a veteran, serving in the U.S. Army during WWII...

BLANCHE M. REISSENWEBER, a resident of Holiday Island, was born Dec. 30, 1921, in Shenandoah, Iowa, a daughter of Mark W. and Ina (Schwizer) Smith. She died Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007, at Holiday Island at the age of 85. Ms. Reissenweber worked in the design center for Ford Motor Co. She was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church at Holiday Island, an auxiliary member of the Elks Lodge, and a volunteer worker for several charities in Eureka Springs...

Carroll County News EUREKA SPRINGS -- A lot of talk with little voting took place during a four-and-three-quarter hour meeting of the Eureka Springs City Council Monday night. In response to Eureka Springs Fire Department Review Board Chairman Mike Fitzpatrick regarding his board's right to take part in hiring a new fire chief, the council went into executive session for about 20 minutes...

The remaining two "Load Up Your Pickup" recycling events will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. An earlier story mistakenly reported that the events would run until 3 p.m. This Saturday's event is in Metalton at the Cedar Creek Store, and the last event is at River Lake Exxon, located at the junction of Hwys. 62 and 187, on Saturday, Oct. 20...

Carroll County News HOLIDAY ISLAND -- With only standing room still available, more than 50 persons attended a meeting of air ambulance providers, state legislators, County Sheriff Bob Grudek and County Judge Richard Williams Tuesday afternoon in the meeting room of the Holiday Island Suburban Improvement District...

BERRYVILLE -- A little more than 200 protestors gathered in three Carroll County towns Sunday, protesting what organizers call "The Greatest American Holocaust." The Life Chain event took place Sunday, with approximately 75 abortion protestors gathered in Green Forest on U.S. Hwy. 62, 100 people in Berryville, and the Eureka Springs protest had 28 people for the 2 to 3 p.m. event...

EUREKA SPRINGS --Kerusso Christian outlet, located on Passion Play Road, is hosting a book signing for Wanda Brunstetter on Monday, Nov. 5, from 1 to 3 p.m. Brunstetter is a nationally recognized expert on the Amish community. Last autumn her Amish book sales surpassed the million mark, bringing her total of books sold to 1.6 million. ...

C.J. Owens, a former Bobcat athlete and graduate of Berryville is the offensive co-ordinator at Marshall High School. Marshall is currently 5-0 and ranked fifth in Class 3-A. Under C.J.'s leadership they knocked off perennial power, Harding Academy 52-15 last Friday at Searcy...