Stories from Friday, October 19, 2007

EUREKA?SPRINGS -- Rev. Glenn R. Beaver, general presbyter of the General Council of the Assemblies of God, will be in revival services Sunday through?Tuesday, Oct. 28-30, at First Assembly of God, 350 Frontage Road (Ark. Hwy. 23 South), Eureka Springs, according to Pastor Gene Gilmore...

CARROLL COUNTY -- Results from the Chile Pepper Festival cross country races, held last Saturday at the University of Arkansas' Agricultural Park, have been gathered for teams from Eureka Springs, Berryville and Green Forest. GREEN FOREST Senior Girls- Coach Doug Owensby reported that the Lady Tiger team ran in the high school open division, close to what they will run in at the state meet Nov. 10...

GLADYS VEACH, a resident of Shell Knob, Mo., was born March 27, 1919, in Viola, Mo., a daughter of Thomas and Anne (Rider) Martin. She died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007, in Shell Knob, at the age of 88. Mrs. Veach was a homemaker. She is survived by two sons, Roy Veach of Lampe, Mo., and Robert Veach and wife Bonnie of Berryville; two daughters, Shirley Lander of Viola, Mo., and Lena and husband Charles Hamilton of New York; one sister, Ruth Barker of Lanard, Kan.; nine grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews, and a host of other family and friends.. ...

LEOTA FAYE PHARIS, a resident of Grandview, was born Oct. 24, 1930, in Grandview, a daughter of Loyd B. and Edna Frances (Whitney) Aery. She died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007, in Grandview at the age of 76. Mrs. Pharis was a homemaker and worked on the family farm milking cows and gardening. She was of the Baptist faith...

BARBARA ELLEN LOGAN, a resident of Hindsville, was born March 6, 1948, in Dillard, Mo., a daughter of John Leonard and Dorothy (Barr) Turnbough. She died Monday, Oct. 15, 2007, in Hindsville at the age of 59. Mrs. Logan was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith...

BERRYVILLE -- A commercial development near the intersection of Hailey Road and U.S. Hwy. 62 is set to get underway following the Berryville City Council's straw vote approval of a water extension project concept that was proposed. Representing property owners Dwayne Davis and Mike Ragland was real estate agent Don McClung, who said they were in the process of developing 12 commercial lots on highway frontage across from Williams Tractor into retail and office space...

CARROLL COUNTY -- Population growth trends in Harrison and Carroll County will have an impact on future master planning for the Carroll-Boone Water District (CBWD), said Brad Hammond, an engineer with McGoodwin, Williams and Yates. Hammond and fellow engineer Chris Hall presented a preliminary update to the water district's five-year master plan at its Oct. 17 Board meeting...

EAGLE ROCK, Mo. --When Donnie Easley, of Berryville, woke up last Thursday morning, he had no idea he would go to bed $1 million richer. "It's no big deal," said Easley. "Maybe I?can get out of debt. I would like to pay off everything that I owe and have enough left over to buy a new backhoe...

BERRYVILLE -- "In the Shadow of Death," a skit performed by teenagers of Berryville Church of the Nazarene, will be presented on Wednesday, Oct. 24, starting at 7 p.m. at the church. The church is located at 204 Trinnen Lane next to the ballparks on the north side of Berryville. All interested persons are welcome to attend...

GREEN?FOREST -- United Methodist Church of Green Forest will host a Halloween Extravaganza on Halloween night,?Wednesday, Oct. 31, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. According to spokesperson Jennfier Wellborn, the evening will include games and prizes, plenty of candy, and "lots of fun."...

GRAVETTE -- Coach Kristin Smith's Junior Lady Bobcat volleyball team was seeded in third place at the district tournament last Saturday, and defeated Clarksville in their first match, 25-11, 25-11. That put them into the second match of the tournament, facing the Farmington Junior Lady Cardinals, but a close 25-23 loss in the first game led to a 25-14 loss in the second, ending the team's season with an 8-6 record...